PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::BdFont - Module for using bitmapped Fonts.
# use PDF::Builder; # $pdf = PDF::Builder->new(); $sft = $pdf->bdfont($file); #
This creates a bitmapped font from a .bdf (bitmap distribution font) file. The default is to use square elements, and the style can be changed to use filled dots (looking more like a dot-matrix printer). The font will be embedded in the PDF file.
Bitmapped fonts are quite rough, low resolution, and difficult to read, so unless you're a sadist who wants to force readers back to the good old days of dot-matrix printers and bitmapped X terminals, try to limit the use of such a font to decorative or novelty effects, such as chapter titles and major headings. Have mercy on your readers and use a real font (TrueType, etc.) for body text!
Returns a BmpFont object.
Valid %options are:
-pdfname ... changes the reference-name of the font from its default. The reference-name is normally generated automatically and can be retrieved via $pdfname=$font-name()>.
$pdfname=$font-
-style ... a value of 'block' (default) assembles a character from contiguous square blocks. A value of 'dot' assembles a character from overlapping filled circles, in the style of a dot matrix printer.
alfred reibenschuh
To install PDF::Builder, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm PDF::Builder
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install PDF::Builder
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.