Compiling truncates Back Matter when target is PDF

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I’m trying to compile a copy of my book with Back Matter (a questionnaire for beta readers). Target is PDF. I select a Back Matter folder in the Back Matter dropdown on the main Compile dialog.

When I look at the PDF, the Back Matter is truncated at the end of the page it started on.

If this is a known issue, what’s the fix?

If this isn’t a known issue, I’ll make an example project and share it.

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The number one cause for truncated output, or missing content from a page, in the Mac version, is an unusual malfunction in the widow and orphan protection code. You should try disabling that first to see if it clears the problem:

  1. Open compile, and double-click on the highlight compile Format you are using in the left sidebar to edit it.
  2. In the Text Layout tab, disable the Avoid widows and orphans checkbox, then click the Test button.

If that works, you can save your setup and continue using that for now. We would appreciate a sample that reproduces the problem, if you are comfortable providing a copy of your project. These bugs can usually be easily found and fixed for future users (and yourself).

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Thanks for the response. I do have Widows and Orphans turned on. However, I can’t replicate the issue today, probably because I have since edited some of the text of the document which means I now have more or fewer lines and words and so the widows and orphans functionality is behaving differently.

The other thing I did yesterday is to force the back matter to start on a new page. That seemed to fix it, but maybe it fixed it because the widow and orphan logic didn’t need to be applied to those pages.

If I feel like procrastinating, I’ll see if I can magic a small project into existence with the same issue.

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