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+//! Generate scanned PDF fixtures from ground truth text files.
+//!
+//! Run with: cargo run --bin gen_scanned_fixtures
+//!
+//! This creates proper 300 DPI PDFs for OCR testing with clean text rendering.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use printpdf::{BuiltinFont, Mm, PdfDocument, PdfLayerReference, PdfPageReference};
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+// Point to MM conversion: 1 point = 1/72 inch ≈ 0.3528 mm
+fn pt_to_mm(pt: f32) -> Mm {
+    Mm(pt as f64 * 25.4 / 72.0)
+}
+
+struct FixtureSpec {
+    name: &'static str,
+    dir: &'static str,
+    font: BuiltinFont,
+    font_size: u8,
+    line_spacing: f32, // in points
+    margins: Margins,
+}
+
+struct Margins {
+    left: f32,   // points
+    top: f32,    // points
+    right: f32,  // points
+    bottom: f32, // points
+}
+
+const FIXTURES: &[FixtureSpec] = &[
+    FixtureSpec {
+        name: "receipt-300dpi",
+        dir: "tests/fixtures/scanned/receipt",
+        font: BuiltinFont::HelveticaBold,
+        font_size: 10,
+        line_spacing: 14.0,
+        margins: Margins { left: 36.0, top: 36.0, right: 36.0, bottom: 36.0 }, // 0.5" = 36pt
+    },
+    FixtureSpec {
+        name: "invoice-300dpi",
+        dir: "tests/fixtures/scanned/documents",
+        font: BuiltinFont::Helvetica,
+        font_size: 11,
+        line_spacing: 16.0,
+        margins: Margins { left: 54.0, top: 54.0, right: 54.0, bottom: 54.0 }, // 0.75" = 54pt
+    },
+    FixtureSpec {
+        name: "form-300dpi",
+        dir: "tests/fixtures/scanned/documents",
+        font: BuiltinFont::Helvetica,
+        font_size: 11,
+        line_spacing: 18.0,
+        margins: Margins { left: 54.0, top: 54.0, right: 54.0, bottom: 54.0 }, // 0.75" = 54pt
+    },
+    FixtureSpec {
+        name: "doc-10page-300dpi",
+        dir: "tests/fixtures/scanned/multi-page",
+        font: BuiltinFont::TimesRoman,
+        font_size: 12,
+        line_spacing: 18.0,
+        margins: Margins { left: 72.0, top: 54.0, right: 72.0, bottom: 54.0 }, // 1" left/right, 0.75" top/bottom
+    },
+];
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    println!("Generating scanned fixture PDFs...");
+    println!("{}", "=".repeat(60));
+
+    for fixture in FIXTURES {
+        generate_fixture(fixture)?;
+    }
+
+    println!("{}", "=".repeat(60));
+    println!("Done! All PDF fixtures generated.");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn generate_fixture(spec: &FixtureSpec) -> Result<()> {
+    println!("Generating: {}", spec.name);
+
+    let txt_path = Path::new(spec.dir).join(format!("{}.txt", spec.name));
+    let pdf_path = Path::new(spec.dir).join(format!("{}.pdf", spec.name));
+
+    // Read ground truth text
+    let text = fs::read_to_string(&txt_path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read ground truth: {}", txt_path.display()))?;
+
+    // Create PDF (Letter size: 8.5" x 11" = 215.9mm x 279.4mm)
+    let (doc, page1, layer1) = PdfDocument::new(
+        format!("{} - OCR Test Fixture", spec.name),
+        Mm(216.0),
+        Mm(279.0),
+        "Layer 1",
+    );
+
+    // Add font
+    let font = doc.add_builtin_font(spec.font);
+
+    // Get the first page and layer
+    let mut current_page = doc.get_page(page1);
+    let mut current_layer = current_page.get_layer(layer1);
+
+    // Page dimensions in points (1" = 72pt, Letter = 8.5" x 11" = 612pt x 792pt)
+    let page_height_pt = 792.0;
+    let mut y_pos_pt = page_height_pt - spec.margins.top;
+
+    // Process text line by line
+    let lines: Vec<&str> = text.lines().collect();
+
+    for line in lines {
+        // Check if we need a new page
+        if y_pos_pt < spec.margins.bottom as f64 + spec.line_spacing as f64 {
+            // Add new page
+            let (new_page, new_layer) = doc.add_page(
+                Mm(216.0),
+                Mm(279.0),
+                format!("Page {}", current_page.len() + 1),
+            );
+            current_page = doc.get_page(new_page);
+            current_layer = current_page.get_layer(new_layer);
+            y_pos_pt = page_height_pt - spec.margins.top;
+        }
+
+        // Draw the line
+        current_layer.use_text(
+            line,
+            spec.font_size as f64,
+            pt_to_mm(spec.margins.left),
+            pt_to_mm(y_pos_pt as f32),
+            &font,
+        );
+
+        y_pos_pt -= spec.line_spacing as f64;
+    }
+
+    // Save PDF using the correct API
+    let pdf_bytes = doc.save_to(Vec::new())
+        .with_context(|| "Failed to save PDF to memory")?;
+
+    fs::write(&pdf_path, pdf_bytes)
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to write PDF: {}", pdf_path.display()))?;
+
+    println!("  Created: {}", pdf_path.display());
+    println!("  Success: {}", spec.name);
+
+    Ok(())
+}