PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::SynFont - Module for using synthetic Fonts.
# use PDF::Builder; # $pdf = PDF::Builder->new(); $cft = $pdf->corefont('Times-Roman'); # ttfont, etc. also works $sft = $pdf->synfont($cft, -condense => .75); # condense by 25% #
This works for corefonts, PS fonts, and TTF/OTF fonts; but does not work for CJK fonts or bitmapped fonts. See also "Synthetic Fonts" in PDF::Builder::Docs.
Returns a synfont object.
Valid %options are:
-encode ... changes the encoding of the font from its default. See Perl's Encode for the supported values. Warning: only single byte encodings are supported. Multibyte encodings such as UTF-8 are invalid.
-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().
-condense ... condense/expand factor (0.1-0.9 = condense, 1 = normal, 1.1+ = expand). It's the multiplier for character widths vs. normal.
-slant ... DEPRECATED, will be removed. Use -condense instead.
-condense
-oblique ... italic angle (+/-) in degrees, where the character box is skewed. While it's unlikely that anyone will want to slant characters at +/-360 degrees, they should be aware that these will be treated as an angle of 0 degrees (deg2rad() wraps around). 0 degrees of italic slant (obliqueness) is the default.
-bold ... embolding factor (0.1+, bold=1, heavy=2, ...). It is additional outline thickness (linewidth), which expands the character outwards.
-space ... additional charspacing in em (0-1000).
-caps ... create synthetic small-caps. 0 = no, 1 = yes. These are capitals of lowercase letters, at 80% height and 88% width.
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.