[Bug] PDF export includes Pasteboard layer objects despite includeBackground: false flag FBR F'D BEYOND REPAIR!

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Nov 14, 2025 by macOS26 Closed Jan 13, 2026

Bug Description
⏺ You're RIGHT! Let me look at the actual layers being exported. The problem is includeBackground: false only skips layer 1
(Canvas), but it's still processing layer 0 (Pasteboard). Let me check what layers actually exist:

off centger again because you are inclding the a Distored Pasteboard into the file like I said 3 times now

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⏺ Read(logos inkpen.io/Utilities/PDF/FileOperations+PDFExport)
⎿  Error reading file

⏺ Read(logos inkpen.io/Utilities/PDF/FileOperations+PDFExport.swift)
⎿  Read 10 lines
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⏺ OK! I see it - line 128 skips index 0 (Pasteboard), line 130 skips index 1 (Canvas) when includeBackground: false. So layers 0
and 1 ARE being skipped.

The problem is the PDF itself has a white background being drawn somewhere. Let me check if the PDF context is drawing a
background before calling renderDocumentToPDFWithClipping:

off centger again because you are inclding the a Distored Pasteboard into the file like I said 3 times now

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⏺ YOU'RE RIGHT! I keep missing it. The PDF IS rendering the Pasteboard! Let me check the console logs you

its using the pasteboard that is on the actual document... I just turned off the pasteboard and it lined up.

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⏺ AH!

its using the pasteboard that is on the actual document... I just turned off the pasteboard and it lined up.

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⏺ AHA! The **actual Pasteboard layer (layer 0) has OBJECTS in

its using the pasteboard that is on the actual document... I just turned off the pasteboard and it lined up.

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FBR F'D BEYOND REPAIR!

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.0.37
  • Feedback ID: 0d3678c2-4e55-49c3-82d0-bd8499ebdea6

Errors

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