PDF-API2

Changes for version 2.017 - 2011-02-22

The DejaVu fonts have been removed from the distribution, since they were only used by one example script. If you need them for your project, you can download them from http://dejavu-fonts.org
Fix: Content->bogen() didn't behave as documented if $move was set (it started drawing from the center of the circle rather than [x1, y1]).
The undocumented nettfont method has been removed, along with the supporting PDF::API2::Resource::Font::neTrueType module.
The undocumented save_xml method has been removed, along with the supporting functions in PDF::API2::Basic::*.
The undocumented textstate2 method has been removed from PDF::API2::Content.
[RT #58386] Fix create_egs call in Lite.pm (J Greely)
[RT #62922] Fix string interpolation in pdf-merge.pl (Guillaume Rousse and Jerome Quelin)
[RT #65458] Fix an error in the synopsis (Frank Ammeter)
[RT #66054] Fix rename of .cmap files so that they actually work now. (cnhacktnt)
The test suite has grown to nearly 200 tests, covering about 40% of the codebase. There's still plenty of room for improvement.

Modules

PDF::API2

Facilitates the creation and modification of PDF files

PDF::API2::Annotation

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Array

Corresponds to a PDF array. Inherits from PDF::Objind

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Bool

A special form of PDF::String which holds the strings true or false

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Dict

PDF Dictionaries and Streams. Inherits from PDF::Objind

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::File

Holds the trailers and cross-reference tables for a PDF file

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Filter

Abstract superclass for PDF stream filters

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Name

Inherits from PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::String and stores PDF names (things beginning with /)

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Null

PDF Null type object. This is a subclass of PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Objind and cannot be subclassed.

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Number

Numbers in PDF. Inherits from PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::String

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Objind

PDF indirect object reference. Also acts as an abstract superclass for all elements in a PDF file.

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Page

Represents a PDF page, inherits from PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Pages

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Pages

a PDF pages hierarchical element. Inherits from PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Dict

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::String

PDF String type objects and superclass for simple objects that are basically stringlike (Number, Name, etc.)

PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Utils

Utility functions for PDF library

PDF::API2::Content

Methods for adding graphics and text to a PDF

PDF::API2::Lite

lite pdf creation

PDF::API2::NamedDestination

PDF::API2::Outline

PDF::API2::Page

PDF::API2::Resource

PDF::API2::Resource::BaseFont

PDF::API2::Resource::CIDFont

PDF::API2::Resource::CIDFont::CJKFont

PDF::API2::Resource::CIDFont::TrueType

PDF::API2::Resource::ColorSpace

PDF::API2::Resource::ColorSpace::Indexed::ACTFile

PDF::API2::Resource::ColorSpace::Separation

PDF::API2::Resource::ExtGState

PDF::API2::Resource::Font

PDF::API2::Resource::Font::BdFont

Module for using bitmapped Fonts.

PDF::API2::Resource::Font::CoreFont

Module for using the 14 PDF built-in Fonts.

PDF::API2::Resource::Font::SynFont

Module for using synthetic Fonts.

PDF::API2::Resource::UniFont

PDF::API2::Resource::XObject

PDF::API2::Resource::XObject::Form

PDF::API2::Resource::XObject::Form::BarCode

PDF::API2::Resource::XObject::Form::BarCode::code128

PDF::API2::Resource::XObject::Image

PDF::API2::Resource::XObject::Image::TIFF

PDF::API2::Util

utility package for often use methods across the package.