Why would it be useful to not apply the PDF style sheet to single page exports via TOOLS -> EXPORT to PDF ?

[Deleted user]

This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: Stylesheet does not apply when exporting a page to PDF

I tend to see this a s a bug, not a feature.

[Deleted user]

Matthias, thank you for the quick response.

Maybe I should mention that we use the cloud version, not the on-premise installation.

In our environment, I can confirm that the simple export of a page via TOOLS -> EXPORT TO PDF does not make use of any pdf  generation customization. I tried it with pretty simple things like a footer line with fixed text or a simple picture as a header. Some tests without CSS, some with simple CSS like setting page margins. 

Absolutely no customization is used when I just export from the page.

So for me, https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/customize-exports-to-pdf-190480945.html describes the behavior of our Confluence installation absolutely correctly.

Ralph

[Matthias Born]

I've to read labels next time 
Sorry, no usefull cloud experience from my side.
Never guest, there are so much and illogical differences.
Matthias 

[Matthias Born]

Hello Ralph,

I think some Confluence documentation is wrong at this point: The PDF Export Stylesheet applies to single page export.

Wrong is: https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/customize-exports-to-pdf-190480945.html

Please have a look at: https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/advanced-pdf-export-customizations-198806890.html#AdvancedPDFExportCustomizations-AddingHeadersandFooterstoSinglePageExports this page says yes. And that's true. 

Perhaps you try sth. like this in the PDF Export stylesheet:

/* Page title */
div.wiki-content h1{
	color: green;
}
/* H1 on page => H2 on page export */
div.wiki-content h2:before{
	content:"XXX ";
}

Regards!

Matze