Improve Multi-Page layout

 # Changelog
 # Changelog
 
 
+## 3.8.4
+
+- Improve Multi-Page layout
+
 ## 3.8.3
 ## 3.8.3
 
 
 - Fix Arabic TextAlign.justify issues Set default text align based on text direction [Milad akarie]
 - Fix Arabic TextAlign.justify issues Set default text align based on text direction [Milad akarie]

@@ -35,17 +35,13 @@ class _GridViewContext extends WidgetContext {
   void apply(_GridViewContext other) {
   void apply(_GridViewContext other) {
     firstChild = other.firstChild;
     firstChild = other.firstChild;
     lastChild = other.lastChild;
     lastChild = other.lastChild;
-    childCrossAxis = other.childCrossAxis;
-    childMainAxis = other.childMainAxis;
+    childCrossAxis = other.childCrossAxis ?? childCrossAxis;
+    childMainAxis = other.childMainAxis ?? childMainAxis;
   }
   }
 
 
   @override
   @override
   WidgetContext clone() {
   WidgetContext clone() {
-    return _GridViewContext()
-      ..firstChild = firstChild
-      ..lastChild = lastChild
-      ..childCrossAxis = childCrossAxis
-      ..childMainAxis = childMainAxis;
+    return _GridViewContext()..apply(this);
   }
   }
 
 
   @override
   @override

@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ import 'theme.dart';
 import 'widget.dart';
 import 'widget.dart';
 
 
 abstract class WidgetContext {
 abstract class WidgetContext {
+  /// Called after layout to save the state
   WidgetContext clone();
   WidgetContext clone();
 
 
+  /// Called before relayout to restore the saved state and
+  /// restart the layout in the same conditions
   void apply(covariant WidgetContext other);
   void apply(covariant WidgetContext other);
 }
 }
 
 
@@ -46,9 +49,20 @@ mixin SpanningWidget on Widget {
   @protected
   @protected
   WidgetContext saveContext();
   WidgetContext saveContext();
 
 
-  /// Apply the context for next layout
+  /// Apply the context for next page layout.
+  /// Called before layout to prepare for next page
   @protected
   @protected
   void restoreContext(covariant WidgetContext context);
   void restoreContext(covariant WidgetContext context);
+
+  /// Called after layout to save the state
+  @protected
+  WidgetContext cloneContext() => saveContext().clone();
+
+  /// Called before relayout to restore the saved state and
+  /// restart the layout in the same conditions
+  @protected
+  void applyContext(covariant WidgetContext context) =>
+      saveContext().apply(context);
 }
 }
 
 
 class NewPage extends Widget {
 class NewPage extends Widget {
@@ -88,7 +102,7 @@ class _MultiPageInstance {
   final List<_MultiPageWidget> widgets = <_MultiPageWidget>[];
   final List<_MultiPageWidget> widgets = <_MultiPageWidget>[];
 }
 }
 
 
-/// Create a mult-page section, with automatic overflow from one page to another
+/// Create a multi-page section, with automatic overflow from one page to another
 ///
 ///
 /// ```dart
 /// ```dart
 /// final pdf = Document();
 /// final pdf = Document();
@@ -101,7 +115,7 @@ class _MultiPageInstance {
 /// ```
 /// ```
 ///
 ///
 /// An inner widget tree cannot be bigger than a page: A [Widget] cannot be drawn
 /// An inner widget tree cannot be bigger than a page: A [Widget] cannot be drawn
-/// partially on one page and the remaining on another page: It's insecable.
+/// partially on one page and the remaining on another page: It's unbreakable.
 ///
 ///
 /// A small set of [Widget] can automatically span over multiple pages, and can
 /// A small set of [Widget] can automatically span over multiple pages, and can
 /// be used as a direct child of the build method: [Flex], [Partition], [Table], [Wrap],
 /// be used as a direct child of the build method: [Flex], [Partition], [Table], [Wrap],
@@ -288,9 +302,13 @@ class MultiPage extends Page {
       }
       }
 
 
       // If we are processing a multi-page widget, we restore its context
       // If we are processing a multi-page widget, we restore its context
-      if (widgetContext != null && child is SpanningWidget) {
-        child.restoreContext(widgetContext);
-        widgetContext = null;
+      WidgetContext? savedContext;
+      if (child is SpanningWidget && child.canSpan) {
+        if (widgetContext != null) {
+          child.restoreContext(widgetContext);
+          widgetContext = null;
+        }
+        savedContext = child.cloneContext();
       }
       }
 
 
       child.layout(context, constraints, parentUsesSize: false);
       child.layout(context, constraints, parentUsesSize: false);
@@ -307,7 +325,7 @@ class MultiPage extends Page {
           continue;
           continue;
         }
         }
 
 
-        // Else we crash if the widget is too big and cannot be splitted
+        // Else we crash if the widget is too big and cannot be separated
         if (!canSpan) {
         if (!canSpan) {
           throw Exception(
           throw Exception(
               'Widget won\'t fit into the page as its height (${child.box!.height}) '
               'Widget won\'t fit into the page as its height (${child.box!.height}) '
@@ -317,14 +335,19 @@ class MultiPage extends Page {
 
 
         final span = child as SpanningWidget;
         final span = child as SpanningWidget;
 
 
+        if (savedContext != null) {
+          // Restore saved context
+          span.applyContext(savedContext);
+        }
+
         final localConstraints =
         final localConstraints =
             constraints.copyWith(maxHeight: offsetStart - offsetEnd);
             constraints.copyWith(maxHeight: offsetStart - offsetEnd);
-        child.layout(context, localConstraints, parentUsesSize: false);
-        assert(child.box != null);
+        span.layout(context, localConstraints, parentUsesSize: false);
+        assert(span.box != null);
         widgetContext = span.saveContext();
         widgetContext = span.saveContext();
         _pages.last.widgets.add(
         _pages.last.widgets.add(
           _MultiPageWidget(
           _MultiPageWidget(
-            child: child,
+            child: span,
             constraints: localConstraints,
             constraints: localConstraints,
             widgetContext: widgetContext.clone(),
             widgetContext: widgetContext.clone(),
           ),
           ),
@@ -345,9 +368,8 @@ class MultiPage extends Page {
         _MultiPageWidget(
         _MultiPageWidget(
           child: child,
           child: child,
           constraints: constraints,
           constraints: constraints,
-          widgetContext: child is SpanningWidget && canSpan
-              ? child.saveContext().clone()
-              : null,
+          widgetContext:
+              child is SpanningWidget && canSpan ? child.cloneContext() : null,
         ),
         ),
       );
       );
 
 
@@ -394,8 +416,7 @@ class MultiPage extends Page {
           lastFlexChild = child;
           lastFlexChild = child;
         } else {
         } else {
           if (child is SpanningWidget && child.canSpan) {
           if (child is SpanningWidget && child.canSpan) {
-            final context = child.saveContext();
-            context.apply(widget.widgetContext!);
+            child.applyContext(widget.widgetContext!);
           }
           }
 
 
           child.layout(page.context, widget.constraints, parentUsesSize: false);
           child.layout(page.context, widget.constraints, parentUsesSize: false);
@@ -522,6 +543,10 @@ class MultiPage extends Page {
             x = 0;
             x = 0;
             break;
             break;
         }
         }
+        final child = widget.child;
+        if (child is SpanningWidget && child.canSpan) {
+          child.applyContext(widget.widgetContext!);
+        }
         _paintChild(page.context, widget.child, _margin.left + x, pos,
         _paintChild(page.context, widget.child, _margin.left + x, pos,
             pageFormat.height);
             pageFormat.height);
         pos -= betweenSpace;
         pos -= betweenSpace;

@@ -84,11 +84,9 @@ class _PartitionsContext extends WidgetContext {
   final List<WidgetContext?> partitionContext;
   final List<WidgetContext?> partitionContext;
 
 
   @override
   @override
-  void apply(WidgetContext other) {
-    if (other is _PartitionsContext) {
-      for (var index = 0; index < partitionContext.length; index++) {
-        partitionContext[index]?.apply(other.partitionContext[index]!);
-      }
+  void apply(_PartitionsContext other) {
+    for (var index = 0; index < partitionContext.length; index++) {
+      partitionContext[index]?.apply(other.partitionContext[index]!);
     }
     }
   }
   }
 
 
@@ -220,7 +218,7 @@ class Partitions extends Widget with SpanningWidget {
   }
   }
 
 
   @override
   @override
-  void restoreContext(WidgetContext context) {
+  void restoreContext(_PartitionsContext context) {
     _context.apply(context);
     _context.apply(context);
     var index = 0;
     var index = 0;
     for (final child in children) {
     for (final child in children) {

@@ -148,9 +148,7 @@ class _TableContext extends WidgetContext {
 
 
   @override
   @override
   WidgetContext clone() {
   WidgetContext clone() {
-    return _TableContext()
-      ..firstLine = firstLine
-      ..lastLine = lastLine;
+    return _TableContext()..apply(this);
   }
   }
 
 
   @override
   @override

@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ class RichText extends Widget with SpanningWidget {
   bool get canSpan => overflow == TextOverflow.span;
   bool get canSpan => overflow == TextOverflow.span;
 
 
   @override
   @override
-  bool get hasMoreWidgets => overflow == TextOverflow.span;
+  bool get hasMoreWidgets => canSpan;
 
 
   @override
   @override
   void restoreContext(_RichTextContext context) {
   void restoreContext(_RichTextContext context) {

@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ class _WrapContext extends WidgetContext {
 
 
   @override
   @override
   WidgetContext clone() {
   WidgetContext clone() {
-    return _WrapContext()
-      ..firstChild = firstChild
-      ..lastChild = lastChild;
+    return _WrapContext()..apply(this);
   }
   }
 
 
   @override
   @override

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: A pdf producer for Dart. It can create pdf files for both web or fl
 homepage: https://github.com/DavBfr/dart_pdf/tree/master/pdf
 homepage: https://github.com/DavBfr/dart_pdf/tree/master/pdf
 repository: https://github.com/DavBfr/dart_pdf
 repository: https://github.com/DavBfr/dart_pdf
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/DavBfr/dart_pdf/issues
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/DavBfr/dart_pdf/issues
-version: 3.8.3
+version: 3.8.4
 
 
 environment:
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.12.0 <3.0.0"
   sdk: ">=2.12.0 <3.0.0"