Template being ignored when attaching pdf in e-mail

The following code attaches my pdf with success. However, my e-mail
template is not being rendered in the e-mail. Any idea’s why my
template is ignored?

require ‘pdf/writer’
class NotifierRequest < ActionMailer::Base

def inforequest(name, email, notice_request, message)
@subject = ‘Notice’
@body = {:name => name, :email => email, :notice_request
=> notice, :message => message}
@recipients = email
@from = “[email protected]
@sent_on = Time.now
@content_type = “text/html”

attachment :content_type => "application/pdf", :filename =>

“notice.pdf”, :transfer_encoding => “send_pdf” do |a|
a.body = generate_pdf(notice_request)
end
end

def generate_pdf(notice_request)

  pdf = PDF::Writer.new(:paper => "LETTER")
  pdf.select_font 'Times-Roman'


  pdf.text "HELLO WORLD", :font_size => 17, :justification

=> :center
pdf.move_pointer(5)

  pdf.render :filename => 'NoticeRequest.pdf', :type =>

‘application/pdf’

end

end