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package PDF::Builder::Docs;

use strict;
use warnings;

our $VERSION = '3.023'; # VERSION
our $LAST_UPDATE = '3.023'; # manually update whenever code is changed

# originally part of Builder.pm, it was split out due to its length

=head1 NAME

PDF::Builder::Docs - additional documentation for Builder module

=head1 SOME SPECIAL NOTES

=head2 Software Development Kit

There are four levels of involvement with PDF::Builder. Depending on what you
want to do, different kinds of installs are recommended.

B<1.> Simply installing PDF::Builder as a prerequisite for running some other
package. All you need to do is install the CPAN package for PDF::Builder, and
it will load the .pm files into your Perl library. If the other package prereqs
PDF::Builder, its installer may download and install PDF::Builder automatically.

B<2.> You want to write a Perl program that uses PDF::Builder functions. In
addition to installing PDF::Builder from CPAN, you will want documentation on
it. Obtain a copy of the product from GitHub
(https://github.com/PhilterPaper/Perl-PDF-Builder) or as a gzipped tar file from CPAN.
This includes a utility to
build (from POD) a library of HTML documents, as well as examples (examples/
directory) and contributed sample programs (contrib/ directory).

B<3.> You want to modify PDF::Builder files. In addition to the CPAN and GitHub
distributions, you I choose to keep a local Git repository for tracking
your changes. Depending on whether or not your PDF::Builder copy is being used
for production purposes, you may want to do your editing and testing in the Perl
library installation (I) or in a different place. The "t" tests (t/
directory) and examples provide good regression tests to ensure that you haven't
broken anything. If you do your editing on the live code, don't forget when done
to copy the changes back into the master version you keep!

B<4.> You want to contribute to the development of PDF::Builder. You will need a
local Git repository (and a GitHub account), so that when you've got it all
done, you can issue a "Pull Request" to bring it to our attention. We can't
guarantee that your work will be incorporated into the project, but at least we
will look at it. From time to time, a new CPAN version will be issued.

If you want to make substantial changes for public use, and can't come to a
meeting of minds with us, you can even start your own GitHub project and
register a new CPAN project (that's what we did, I PDF::API2). Please
don't just assume that we don't want your changes -- at least propose what you
want to do in writing, so we can consider it. We're always looking for people to
help out and expand PDF::Builder.

=head2 Optional Libraries

PDF::Builder can make use of some optional libraries, which are not I
for a successful installation. If you want improved speed and capabilities for
certain functions, you may want to install and use these libraries:

B<*> Graphics::TIFF -- PDF::Builder inherited a rather slow, buggy, and limited
TIFF image library from PDF::API2. If Graphics::TIFF (available on CPAN, uses
libtiff.a) is installed, PDF::Builder will use that instead, unless you specify
that it is to use the old, pure Perl library. The only time you might want to
consider this is when you need to pass an open filehandle to C
instead of a file name. See resolved bug reports RT 84665 and RT 118047, as well
as C, for more information.

B<*> Image::PNG::Libpng -- PDF::Builder inherited a rather slow and buggy pure
Perl PNG image library from PDF::API2. If Image::PNG::Libpng (available on
CPAN, uses libpng.a) is installed, PDF::Builder will use that instead, unless
you specify that it is to use the old, pure Perl library. Using the new library
will give you improved speed, the ability to use 16 bit samples, and the
ability to read interlaced PNG files. See resolved bug report RT 124349, as well
as C, for more information.

B<*> HarfBuzz::Shaper -- This library enables PDF::Builder to handle complex
scripts (Arabic, Devanagari, etc.) as well as non-LTR writing systems. It is
also useful for Latin and other simple scripts, for ligatures and improved
kerning. HarfBuzz::Shaper is based on a set of HarfBuzz libraries, which it
will attempt to build if they are not found. See C for more
information.

Note that the installation process B attempt to install these
libraries automatically. If you don't wish to use one or more of them, you are
free to uninstall the optional librarie(s). If one or more failed to install,
no need to panic -- you simply won't be able to use some advanced features,
unless you are able to manually install the modules (e.g., with "cpan install").

=head2 Strings (Character Text)

Perl, and hence PDF::Builder, use strings that support the full range of
Unicode characters. When importing strings into a Perl program, for example
by reading text from a file, you must be aware of what their character encoding
is. Single-byte encodings (default is 'latin1'), represented as bytes of value
0x00 through 0xFF (0..255), will produce different results if you do something
that depends on the encoding, such as sorting, searching, or comparing any
two non-ASCII characters. This also applies to any characters (text) hard
coded into the Perl program.

You can always decode the text from external encoding (ASCII, UTF-8, Latin-3,
etc.) into the Perl (internal) UTF-8 multibyte encoding. This uses one to four
bytes to represent each character. See pragma C and module C for
details about decoding text. Note that only TrueType fonts (C) can
make direct use of UTF-8-encoded text. Other font types (core, T1, etc.) can
only use single-byte encoded text. If your text is ASCII, Latin-1, or CP-1252,
you I just leave the Perl strings as the default single-byte encoding.

Then, there is the matter of encoding the I to match up with available
font character sets. You're not actually I the text on output, but
are telling the output system (and Reader) what encoding the output byte stream
represents, and what character glyphs they should generate.

If you confine your text to plain ASCII (0x00 .. 0x7F byte values) or even
Latin-1 or CP-1252 (0x00 .. 0xFF byte values), you can
use default (non-UTF-8) Perl strings and use the default output encoding
(WinAnsiEncoding), which is more-or-less Windows CP-1252 (a superset
in turn, of ISO-8859-1 Latin-1). If your text uses any other characters, you
will need to be aware of what encoding your text strings are (in the Perl string
and for declaring output glyph generation).
See L, L and L in L
for additional information.

=head3 Some Internal Details

Some of the following may be a bit scary or confusing to beginners, so don't
be afraid to skip over it until you're ready for it...

Perl (and PDF::Builder) internally use strings which are either single-byte
(ISO-8859-1/Latin-1) or multibyte UTF-8 encoded (there is an internal flag
marking the string as UTF-8 or not).
If you work I in ASCII or Latin-1 or CP-1252 (each a superset of the
previous), you should be OK in not doing anything special about your string
encoding. You can just use the default Perl single byte strings (internally
marked as I UTF-8) and the default output encoding (WinAnsiEncoding).

If you intend to use input from a variety of sources, you should consider
decoding (converting) your text to UTF-8, which will provide an internally
consistent representation (and your Perl code itself should be saved in UTF-8,
in case you want to use any hard coded non-ASCII characters). In any string,
non-ASCII characters (0x80 or higher) would be converted to the Perl UTF-8
internal representation, via C<$string = Encode::decode(MY_ENCODING, $input);>.
C would be a string like 'latin1', 'cp-1252', 'utf8', etc. Similar
capabilities are available for declaring a I to be in a certain encoding.

Be aware that if you use UTF-8 encoding for your text, that only TrueType font
output (C) can handle it directly. Corefont and Type1 output will
require that the text will have to be converted back into a single-byte encoding
(using C), which may need to be declared with C<-encode> (for
C or C). If you have any characters I found in the
selected single-byte I (but I found in the font itself), you
will need to use C to break up the font glyphs into 256 character
planes, map such characters to 0x00 .. 0xFF in the appropriate plane, and
switch between font planes as necessary.

Core and Type1 fonts (output) use the byte values in the string (single-byte
encoding only!) and provide a byte-to-glyph mapping record for each plane.
TrueType outputs a group of four hexadecimal digits representing the "CId"
(character ID) of each character. The CId does not correspond to either the
single-byte or UTF-8 internal representations of the characters.

The bottom line is that you need to know what the internal representation of
your text is, so that the output routines can tell the PDF reader about it
(via the PDF file). The text will not be translated upon output, but the PDF
reader needs to know what the encoding in use is, so it knows what glyph to
associate with each byte (or byte sequence).

Note that some operating systems and Perl flavors are reputed to be strict
about encoding names. For example, B (an alias) may be rejected as
invalid, while B (a canonical value) will work.

By the way, it is recommended that you be using I Perl 5.10 if you
are going to be using any non-ASCII characters. Perl 5.8 may be a little
unpredictable in handling such text.

=head2 Rendering Order

For better or worse, for compatibility purposes, PDF::Builder continues the
same rendering model as used by PDF::API2 (and possibly its predecessors). That
is, all graphics I are put into one record, and all
text output I goes into another
record. Which one is output first, is whichever is declared first. This can
lead to unexpected results, where items are rendered in (apparently) the
wrong order. That is, text and graphics items are not necessarily output
(rendered) in the same order as they were created in code. Two items in the
same object (e.g., C<$text>) I be rendered in the same order as they were
coded, but items from different objects may not be rendered in the expected
order. The following example (source code and annotated PDF excerpts) will
hopefully illustrate the issue:

 use strict;
 use warnings;
 use PDF::Builder;

 # demonstrate text and graphics object order
 #
 my $fname = "objorder";

 my $paper_size = "Letter";

 # see the text and graphics stream contents
 my $pdf = PDF::Builder->new(-compress => 'none');
 $pdf->mediabox($paper_size);
 my $page = $pdf->page();
 # adjust path for your operating system
 my $fontTR = $pdf->ttfont('C:\\Windows\\Fonts\\timesbd.ttf');

For the first group, you might expect the "under" line to be output, then the
filled circle (disc) partly covering it, then the "over" line covering the
disc, and finally a filled rectangle (bar) over both lines. What actually
happened is that the C<$grfx> graphics object was declared first, so everything
in that object (the disc and bar) is output first, and the text object C<$text>
(both lines) comes afterwards. The result is that the text lines are on I
of the graphics drawings.

 # ----------------------------
 # 1. text, orange ball over, text over, bar over

 my $grfx1 = $page->gfx();
 my $text1 = $page->text();
 $text1->font($fontTR, 20);  # 20 pt Times Roman bold

 $text1->fillcolor('black');
 $grfx1->strokecolor('blue');
 $grfx1->fillcolor('orange');

 $text1->translate(50,700);
 $text1->text_left("This text should be under everything.");

 $grfx1->circle(100,690, 30);
 $grfx1->fillstroke();

 $text1->translate(50,670);
 $text1->text_left("This text should be over the ball and under the bar.");

 $grfx1->rect(160,660, 20,70);
 $grfx1->fillstroke();

 % ---------------- group 1: define graphics object first, then text
 11 0 obj << /Length 690 >> stream   % obj 11 is graphics for (1)
  0 0 1 RG    % stroke blue
 1 0.647059 0 rg   % fill orange
 130 690 m ... c h B   % draw and fill circle
 160 660 20 70 re B   % draw and fill bar
 endstream endobj

 12 0 obj << /Length 438 >> stream   % obj 12 is text for (1)
   BT
 /TiCBA 20 Tf   % Times Roman Bold 20pt
 0 0 0 rg   % fill black
 1 0 0 1 50 700 Tm   % position text
 <0037 ... 0011> Tj   % "under" line
 1 0 0 1 50 670 Tm   % position text
 <0037 ... 0011> Tj   % "over" line
   ET
 endstream endobj

The second group is the same as the first, with the only difference being
that the text object was declared first, and then the graphics object. The
result is that the two text lines are rendered first, and then the disc and
bar are drawn I them.

 # ----------------------------
 # 2. (1) again, with graphics and text order reversed

 my $text2 = $page->text();
 my $grfx2 = $page->gfx();
 $text2->font($fontTR, 20);  # 20 pt Times Roman bold

 $text2->fillcolor('black');
 $grfx2->strokecolor('blue');
 $grfx2->fillcolor('orange');

 $text2->translate(50,600);
 $text2->text_left("This text should be under everything.");

 $grfx2->circle(100,590, 30);
 $grfx2->fillstroke();

 $text2->translate(50,570);
 $text2->text_left("This text should be over the ball and under the bar.");

 $grfx2->rect(160,560, 20,70);
 $grfx2->fillstroke();

 % ---------------- group 2: define text object first, then graphics
 13 0 obj << /Length 438 >> stream    % obj 13 is text for (2)
   BT
 /TiCBA 20 Tf   % Times Roman Bold 20pt
 0 0 0 rg   % fill black
 1 0 0 1 50 600 Tm   % position text
 <0037 ... 0011> Tj   % "under" line
 1 0 0 1 50 570 Tm   % position text
 <0037 ... 0011> Tj   % "over" line
   ET
 endstream endobj

 14 0 obj << /Length 690 >> stream   % obj 14 is graphics for (2)
  0 0 1 RG   % stroke blue
 1 0.647059 0 rg   % fill orange
 130 590 m ... h B   % draw and fill circle
 160 560 20 70 re B   % draw and fill bar
 endstream endobj

The third group defines two text and two graphics objects, in the order that
they are expected in. The "under" text line is output first, then the orange
disc graphics is output, partly covering the text. The "over" text line is now
output -- it's actually I the disc, but is orange because the previous
object stream (first graphics object) left the fill color (also used for text)
as orange, because we didn't explicitly set the fill color before outputting
the second text line. This is not "inheritance" so much as it is whatever the
graphics (drawing) state (used for both "graphics" and "text") is left in at
the end of one object, it's the state at the beginning of the next object.
If you wish to control this, consider surrounding the graphics or text calls
with C and C calls to save and restore (push and pop) the
graphics state to what it was at the C. Finally, the bar is drawn over
everything.

 # ----------------------------
 # 3. (2) again, with two graphics and two text objects

 my $text3 = $page->text();
 my $grfx3 = $page->gfx();
 $text3->font($fontTR, 20);  # 20 pt Times Roman bold
 my $text4 = $page->text();
 my $grfx4 = $page->gfx();
 $text4->font($fontTR, 20);  # 20 pt Times Roman bold

 $text3->fillcolor('black');
 $grfx3->strokecolor('blue');
 $grfx3->fillcolor('orange');
 # $text4->fillcolor('yellow');
 # $grfx4->strokecolor('red');
 # $grfx4->fillcolor('purple');

 $text3->translate(50,500);
 $text3->text_left("This text should be under everything.");

 $grfx3->circle(100,490, 30);
 $grfx3->fillstroke();

 $text4->translate(50,470);
 $text4->text_left("This text should be over the ball and under the bar.");

 $grfx4->rect(160,460, 20,70);
 $grfx4->fillstroke();

 % ---------------- group 3: define text1, graphics1, text2, graphics2
 15 0 obj << /Length 206 >> stream   % obj 15 is text1 for (3)
   BT
 /TiCBA 20 Tf   % Times Roman Bold 20pt
 0 0 0 rg  % fill black
 1 0 0 1 50 500 Tm   % position text
 <0037 ... 0011> Tj   % "under" line
   ET
 endstream endobj

 16 0 obj << /Length 671 >> stream   % obj 16 is graphics1 for (3) circle
  0 0 1 RG   % stroke blue
 1 0.647059 0 rg   % fill orange
 130 490 m ... h B   % draw and fill circle
 endstream endobj

 17 0 obj << /Length 257 >> stream   % obj 17 is text2 for (3)
   BT
 /TiCBA 20 Tf   % Times Roman Bold 20pt
 1 0 0 1 50 470 Tm   % position text
 <0037 ... 0011> Tj   % "over" line
   ET
 endstream endobj

 18 0 obj << /Length 20 >> stream   % obj 18 is graphics for (3) bar
  160 460 20 70 re B   % draw and fill bar
 endstream endobj

The fourth group is the same as the third, except that we define the fill color
for the text in the second line. This makes it clear that the "over" line (in
yellow) was written I the orange disc, and still before the bar.

 # ----------------------------
 # 4. (3) again, a new set of colors for second group

 my $text3 = $page->text();
 my $grfx3 = $page->gfx();
 $text3->font($fontTR, 20);  # 20 pt Times Roman bold
 my $text4 = $page->text();
 my $grfx4 = $page->gfx();
 $text4->font($fontTR, 20);  # 20 pt Times Roman bold

 $text3->fillcolor('black');
 $grfx3->strokecolor('blue');
 $grfx3->fillcolor('orange');
 $text4->fillcolor('yellow');
 $grfx4->strokecolor('red');
 $grfx4->fillcolor('purple');

 $text3->translate(50,400);
 $text3->text_left("This text should be under everything.");

 $grfx3->circle(100,390, 30);
 $grfx3->fillstroke();

 $text4->translate(50,370);
 $text4->text_left("This text should be over the ball and under the bar.");

 $grfx4->rect(160,360, 20,70);
 $grfx4->fillstroke();

 % ---------------- group 4: define text1, graphics1, text2, graphics2 with colors for 2
 19 0 obj << /Length 206 >> stream   % obj 19 is text1 for (4)
   BT
 /TiCBA 20 Tf   % Times Roman Bold 20pt
 0 0 0 rg  % fill black
 1 0 0 1 50 400 Tm   % position text
 <0037 ... 0011> Tj   % "under" line
   ET
 endstream endobj

 20 0 obj << /Length 671 >> stream   % obj 20 is graphics1 for (4) circle
  0 0 1 RG   % stroke blue
 1 0.647059 0 rg   % fill orange
 130 390 m ... h B   % draw and fill circle
 endstream endobj

 21 0 obj << /Length 266 >> stream   % obj 21 is text2 for (4)
   BT
 /TiCBA 20 Tf   % Times Roman Bold 20pt
 1 1 0 rg   % fill yellow
 1 0 0 1 50 370 Tm   % position text
 <0037 ... 0011> Tj   % "over" line
   ET
 endstream endobj

 22 0 obj << /Length 52 >> stream   % obj 22 is graphics for (4) bar
  1 0 0 RG   % stroke red
 0.498039 0 0.498039 rg   % fill purple
 160 360 20 70 re B   % draw and fill rectangle (bar)
 endstream endobj

 # ----------------------------
 $pdf->saveas("$fname.pdf");

The separation of text and graphics means that only some text methods are
available in a graphics object, and only some graphics methods are available
in a text object. There is much overlap, but they differ. There's really no
reason the code couldn't have been written (in PDF::API2, or earlier) as
outputting to a single object, which would keep everything in the same order as
the method calls. An advantage would be less object and stream overhead in the
PDF file. The only drawback might be that an object might more easily
overflow and require splitting into multiple objects, but that should be rare.

You should always be able to manually split an object by simply ending output
to the first object, and picking up with output to the second object, I
as it was created immediately after the first object.> The graphics state at
the end of the first object should be the initial state at the beginning of the
second object. B use caution when dealing with text objects -- the
PDF specification states that the Text matrices are I carried over from
one object to the next (B resets them), so you may need to reset some
settings.

 $grfx1 = $page->gfx();
 $grfx2 = $page->gfx();
 # write a huge amount of stuff to $grfx1
 # write a huge amount of stuff to $grfx2, picking up where $grfx1 left off

In any case, now that you understand the rendering order and how the order
of object declarations affects it, how text and graphics are drawn can now be
completely controlled as desired. There is really no need to add another "both"
type object that will handle all graphics and text objects, as that would
probably be a major code bloat for very little benefit. However, it could be
considered in the future if there is a demonstrated need for it, such as
serious PDF file size bloat due to the extra object overhead when interleaving
text and graphics output.

=head2 PDF Versions Supported

When creating a PDF file using the functions in PDF::Builder, the output is
marked as PDF 1.4. This does not mean that all I functionality up through
1.4 is supported! There are almost surely features missing as far back as the
PDF 1.0 standard.

The big problem is when a PDF of version 1.5 or higher is imported or opened
in PDF::Builder. If it contains content that is actually unsupported by this
software, there is a chance that something will break. This does not guarantee
that a PDF marked as "1.7" will go down in flames when read by PDF::Builder,
or that a PDF written back out will break in a Reader, but the possibility is
there. Much PDF writer software simply marks its output as the highest version
of PDF at the time (usually 1.7), even if there is no content beyond, say, 1.2.
There is I handling of PDF 1.5 items in PDF::Builder, such as cross
reference streams, but support beyond 1.4 is very limited. All we can say is to
be careful when handling PDFs whose version is above 1.4, and test thoroughly,
as they may break at some point.

PDF::Builder includes a simple version control mechanism, where the initial
PDF version to be output (default 1.4) can be set by the programmer. Input
PDFs greater than 1.4 (current output level) will receive a warning (can be
suppressed) that the output level will be raised to that level. The use of PDF
features greater than the current output level will likewise trigger a warning
that the output level is to be raised to the necessary level. If this is not
desired, you should avoid using those PDF features which are higher than the
desired PDF output level.

=head2 History

PDF::API2 was originally written by Alfred Reibenschuh, derived from Martin
Hosken's Text::PDF via the Text::PDF::API wrapper.
In 2009, Otto Hirr started the PDF::API3 fork, but it never went anywhere.
In 2011, PDF::API2 maintenance was taken over by Steve Simms.
In 2017, PDF::Builder was forked by Phil M. Perry, who desired a more aggressive
schedule of new features and bug fixes than Simms was providing.

At Simms's request, the name of the new offering was changed from PDF::API4
to PDF::Builder, to reduce the chance of confusion due to parallel development.
Perry's intent is to keep all internal methods as upwardly compatible with
PDF::API2 as possible, although it is likely that there will be some drift
(incompatibilities) over time. At least initially, any program written based on
PDF::API2 should be convertible to PDF::Builder simply by changing "API2"
anywhere it occurs to "Builder". See the INFO/KNOWN_INCOMP known
incompatibilities file for further information.

=head3 Thanks...

Many users have helped out by reporting bugs and requesting enhancements. A
special shout out goes to those who have contributed code and tests, or
coordinated their package development with the needs of PDF::Builder:
Ben Bullock, Cary Gravel, Gregor Herrmann, Petr Pisar, Jeffrey Ratcliffe,
Steve Simms (via PDF::API2 fixes), and Johan Vromans.
Drop me a line if I've overlooked your contribution!

=head1 DETAILED NOTES ON METHODS

=head2 After saving a file...

Note that a PDF object such as C<$pdf> cannot continue to be used after saving
an output PDF file or string with $pdf->C, C, or
C. There is some cleanup and other operations done internally
which make the object unusable for further operations. You will likely receive
an error message about B if
you try to keep using a PDF object.

=head2 IntegrityCheck

The PDF::Builder methods that open an existing PDF file, pass it by the
integrity checker method, C<$self-EIntegrityCheck(level, content)>. This method
servers two purposes: 1) to find any C settings that override the
PDF version found in the PDF heading, and 2) perform some basic validations on
the contents of the PDF.

The C parameter accepts the following values:

=over

=item 0 = Do not output any diagnostic messages; just return any version override.

=item 1 = Output error-level (serious) diagnostic messages, as well as returning any version override.

Errors include, in no place was the /Root object specified, or if it was, the indicated object was not found. An object claims another object as its child (/Kids list), but another object has already claimed that child. An object claims a child, but that child does not list a Parent, or the child lists a different Parent.

=item 2 = Output error- (serious) and warning- (less serious) level diagnostic messages, as well as returning any version override. B

=item 3 = Output error- (serious), warning- (less serious), and note- (informational) level diagnostic messages, as well as returning any version override.

Notes include, in no place was the (optional) /Info object specified, or if it was, the indicated object was not found. An object was referenced, but no entry for it was found among the objects. (This may be OK if the object is not defined, or is on the free list, as the reference will then be ignored.) An object is defined, but it appears that no other object is referencing it.

=item 4 = Output error-, warning-, and note-level diagnostic messages, as well as returning any version override. Also dump the diagnostic data structure.

=item 5 = Output error-, warning-, and note-level diagnostic messages, as well as returning any version override. Also dump the diagnostic data structure and the C<$self> data structure (generally useful only if you have already read in the PDF file).

=back

The version is a string (e.g., '1.5') if found, otherwise C (undefined value) is returned.

For controlling the "automatic" call to IntegrityCheck (via opens), the level
may be given with the option (flag) C<-diaglevel =E I>, where C is between 0 and 5.

=head2 Preferences - set user display preferences

=over

=item $pdf->preferences(%options)

Controls viewing preferences for the PDF.

=back

=head3 Page Mode Options

=over

=over

=item -fullscreen

Full-screen mode, with no menu bar, window controls, or any other window visible.

=item -thumbs

Thumbnail images visible.

=item -outlines

Document outline visible.

=back

=back

=head3 Page Layout Options

=over

=over

=item -singlepage

Display one page at a time.

=item -onecolumn

Display the pages in one column.

=item -twocolumnleft

Display the pages in two columns, with oddnumbered pages on the left.

=item -twocolumnright

Display the pages in two columns, with oddnumbered pages on the right.

=back

=back

=head3 Viewer Options

=over

=over

=item -hidetoolbar

Specifying whether to hide tool bars.

=item -hidemenubar

Specifying whether to hide menu bars.

=item -hidewindowui

Specifying whether to hide user interface elements.

=item -fitwindow

Specifying whether to resize the document's window to the size of the displayed page.

=item -centerwindow

Specifying whether to position the document's window in the center of the screen.

=item -displaytitle

Specifying whether the window's title bar should display the
document title taken from the Title entry of the document information
dictionary.

=item -afterfullscreenthumbs

Thumbnail images visible after Full-screen mode.

=item -afterfullscreenoutlines

Document outline visible after Full-screen mode.

=item -printscalingnone

Set the default print setting for page scaling to none.

=item -simplex

Print single-sided by default.

=item -duplexflipshortedge

Print duplex by default and flip on the short edge of the sheet.

=item -duplexfliplongedge

Print duplex by default and flip on the long edge of the sheet.

=back

=back

=head3 Initial Page Options

=over

=item -firstpage => [ $page, %options ]

Specifying the page (either a page number or a page object) to be
displayed, plus one of the following options:

=over

=item -fit => 1

Display the page designated by page, with its contents magnified just
enough to fit the entire page within the window both horizontally and
vertically. If the required horizontal and vertical magnification
factors are different, use the smaller of the two, centering the page
within the window in the other dimension.

=item -fith => $top

Display the page designated by page, with the vertical coordinate top
positioned at the top edge of the window and the contents of the page
magnified just enough to fit the entire width of the page within the
window.

=item -fitv => $left

Display the page designated by page, with the horizontal coordinate
left positioned at the left edge of the window and the contents of the
page magnified just enough to fit the entire height of the page within
the window.

=item -fitr => [ $left, $bottom, $right, $top ]

Display the page designated by page, with its contents magnified just
enough to fit the rectangle specified by the coordinates left, bottom,
right, and top entirely within the window both horizontally and
vertically. If the required horizontal and vertical magnification
factors are different, use the smaller of the two, centering the
rectangle within the window in the other dimension.

=item -fitb => 1

Display the page designated by page, with its contents magnified just
enough to fit its bounding box entirely within the window both
horizontally and vertically. If the required horizontal and vertical
magnification factors are different, use the smaller of the two,
centering the bounding box within the window in the other dimension.

=item -fitbh => $top

Display the page designated by page, with the vertical coordinate top
positioned at the top edge of the window and the contents of the page
magnified just enough to fit the entire width of its bounding box
within the window.

=item -fitbv => $left

Display the page designated by page, with the horizontal coordinate
left positioned at the left edge of the window and the contents of the
page magnified just enough to fit the entire height of its bounding
box within the window.

=item -xyz => [ $left, $top, $zoom ]

Display the page designated by page, with the coordinates (left, top)
positioned at the top-left corner of the window and the contents of
the page magnified by the factor zoom. A zero (0) value for any of the
parameters left, top, or zoom specifies that the current value of that
parameter is to be retained unchanged.

=back

=back

=head3 Example

    $pdf->preferences(
        -fullscreen => 1,
        -onecolumn => 1,
        -afterfullscreenoutlines => 1,
        -firstpage => [$page, -fit => 1],
    );

=head2 info Example

    %h = $pdf->info(
        'Author'       => "Alfred Reibenschuh",
        'CreationDate' => "D:20020911000000+01'00'",
        'ModDate'      => "D:YYYYMMDDhhmmssOHH'mm'",
        'Creator'      => "fredos-script.pl",
        'Producer'     => "PDF::Builder",
        'Title'        => "some Publication",
        'Subject'      => "perl ?",
        'Keywords'     => "all good things are pdf"
    );
    print "Author: $h{'Author'}\n";

=head2 XMP XML example

    $xml = $pdf->xmpMetadata();
    print "PDFs Metadata reads: $xml\n";
    $xml=<



      xmlns:x='adobe:ns:meta/'
      x:xmptk='XMP toolkit 2.9.1-14, framework 1.6'>

          xmlns:rdf='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#'
          xmlns:iX='http://ns.adobe.com/iX/1.0/'>

              rdf:about='uuid:b8659d3a-369e-11d9-b951-000393c97fd8'
              xmlns:pdf='http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/'
              pdf:Producer='Acrobat Distiller 6.0.1 for Macintosh'>

              rdf:about='uuid:b8659d3a-369e-11d9-b951-000393c97fd8'
              xmlns:xap='http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/'
              xap:CreateDate='2004-11-14T08:41:16Z'
              xap:ModifyDate='2004-11-14T16:38:50-08:00'
              xap:CreatorTool='FrameMaker 7.0'
              xap:MetadataDate='2004-11-14T16:38:50-08:00'>

              rdf:about='uuid:b8659d3a-369e-11d9-b951-000393c97fd8'
              xmlns:xapMM='http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/'
              xapMM:DocumentID='uuid:919b9378-369c-11d9-a2b5-000393c97fd8'/>

              rdf:about='uuid:b8659d3a-369e-11d9-b951-000393c97fd8'
              xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/'
              dc:format='application/pdf'>


                    Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)




                    Adobe Systems Incorporated




                    PDF Reference, version 1.6






    EOT

    $xml = $pdf->xmpMetadata($xml);
    print "PDF metadata now reads: $xml\n";

=head2 "BOX" METHODS

B Use care if specifying a different Media Box (or other "box")
for a page, than the global "box" setting, to define the whole "chain" of boxes
on the page, to avoid surprises. For example, to define a global Media Box
(paper size) and a global Crop Box, and then define a new page-level Media Box
I defining a new page-level Crop Box, may give odd results in the
resultant cropping. Such combinations are not well defined.

All dimensions in boxes default to the default User Unit, which is points (1/72
inch). Note that the PDF specification limits sizes and coordinates to 14400
User Units (200 inches, for the default User Unit of one point), and Adobe
products (so far) follow this limit for Acrobat and Distiller. It is worth
noting that other PDF writers and readers may choose to ignore the 14400 unit
limit, with or without the use of a specified User Unit. Therefore, PDF::Builder
does not enforce any limits on coordinates -- it's I responsibility to
consider what readers and other PDF tools may be used with a PDF you produce!
Also note that earlier Acrobat readers had coordinate limits as small as 3240
User Units (45 inches), and I media size of 72 or 3 User Units.

=head3 User Units

=over

=item $pdf->userunit($number)

The default User Unit in the PDF coordinate system is one point (1/72 inch). You
can think of it as a scale factor to enable larger (or even, smaller) documents.
This method may be used (for PDF 1.6 and higher) to set the User Unit to some
number of points. For example, C will set the scale multiplier to
72.0 points per User Unit, or 1 inch to the User Unit. Any number greater than
zero is acceptable, although some readers and tools may not handle User Units of
less than 1.0 very well.

Not all readers respect the User Unit, if you give one, or handle it in exactly
the same way. Adobe Distiller, for one, does not use it. How User Units are
handled may vary from reader to reader. Adobe Acrobat, at this writing, respects
User Unit in version 7.0 and up, but limits it to 75000 (giving a maximum
document size of 15 million inches or 236.7 miles or 381 km). Other readers and
PDF tools may allow a larger (or smaller) limit.

B Some readers ignore a global
User Unit setting and do I have pages inherit it (PDF::Builder duplicates
it on each page to simulate inheritance). Some readers may give spurious
warnings about truncated content when a Media Box is changed while User Units
are being used. Some readers do strange things with Crop Boxes when a User Unit
is in effect.

Depending on the reader used, the effect of a larger User Unit (greater than 1)
may mean lower resolution (chunkier or coarser appearance) in the rendered
document. If you're printing something the size of a highway billboard, this may
not matter to you, but you should be aware of the possibility (even with
fractional coordinates). Conversely, a User Unit of less than 1.0 (if permitted)
reduces the allowable size of your document, but I result in greater
resolution.

A global (PDF level) User Unit setting is inherited by each page (an action by
PDF::Builder, not necessarily automatically done by the reader), or can be
overridden by calling userunit in the page. Do not give more than one global
userunit setting, as only the last one will be used.
Setting a page's User Unit (if C<< $page-> >> instead) is permitted (overriding
the global setting for this page). However, many sources recommend against
doing this, as results may not be as expected (once again, depending on the
quirks of the reader).

Remember to call C I calling anything having to do with page
or box sizes, or coordinates. Especially when setting 'named' box sizes, the
methods need to know the current User Unit so that named page sizes (in points)
may be scaled down to the current User Unit.

=back

=head3 Media Box

=over

=item $pdf->mediabox($name)

=item $pdf->mediabox($name, -orient => 'orientation' )

=item $pdf->mediabox($w,$h)

=item $pdf->mediabox($llx,$lly, $urx,$ury)

=item ($llx,$lly, $urx,$ury) = $pdf->mediabox()

Sets the global Media Box (or page's Media Box, if C<< $page-> >> instead).
This defines the width and height (or by corner
coordinates, or by standard name) of the output page itself, such as the
physical paper size. This is normally the largest of the "boxes". If any
subsidiary box (within it) exceeds the media box, the portion of the material
or boxes outside of the Media Box will be ignored. That is, the Media Box is
the One Box to Rule Them All, and is the overall limit for other boxes (some
documentation refers to the Media Box as "clipping" other boxes). In
addition, the Media Box defines the overall I for text and
graphics operations.

If no arguments are given, the current Media Box (global or page) coordinates
are returned instead. The former C (page only) function is
B and will likely be removed some time in the future. In addition,
when I the Media Box, the resulting coordinates are returned. This
permits you to specify the page size by a name (alias) and get the dimensions
back, all in one call.

Note that many printers can B print all the way to the
physical edge of the paper, so you should plan to leave some blank margin,
even outside of any crop marks and bleeds. Printers and on-screen readers are
free to discard any content found outside the Media Box, and printers may
discard some material just inside the Media Box.

A I Media Box is B by the PDF spec; if not explicitly given,
PDF::Builder will set the global Media Box to US Letter size (8.5in x 11in).
This is the media size that will be used for all pages if you do not specify
a C call on a page. That is,
a global (PDF level) mediabox setting is inherited by each page, or can be
overridden by setting mediabox in the page. Do not give more than one global
mediabox setting, as only the last one will be used.

If you give a single string name (e.g., 'A4'), you may optionally add an
orientation to turn the page 90 degrees into Landscape mode:
C<< -orient => 'L' >> or C<< -orient => 'l' >>. C<-orient> is the only option
recognized, and a string beginning with an 'L' or 'l' (for Landscape) is the
only value of interest (anything else is treated as Portrait mode). The I
axis still runs from 0 at the bottom of the page to what used to be the page
I (now, I) at the top, and likewise for the I axis: 0 at left
to (former) I at the right. That is, the coordinate system is the same
as before, except that the height and width are different.

The lower left corner does not I to be 0,0. It can be any values you want,
including negative values (so long as the resulting media's sides are at least
one point long). C sets the coordinate system (including the origin)
of the graphics and text that will be drawn, as well as for subsequent "boxes".
It's even possible to give any two opposite corners (such as upper left and
lower right). The coordinate system will be rearranged (by the Reader) to
still be the conventional minimum C and C in the lower left (i.e., you
can't make C I from top to bottom!).

B

    $pdf = PDF::Builder->new();
    $pdf->mediabox('A4'); # A4 size (595 Pt wide by 842 Pt high)
    ...
    $pdf->saveas('our/new.pdf');

    $pdf = PDF::Builder->new();
    $pdf->mediabox(595, 842); # A4 size, with implicit 0,0 LL corner
    ...
    $pdf->saveas('our/new.pdf');

    $pdf = PDF::Builder->new;
    $pdf->mediabox(0, 0, 595, 842); # A4 size, with explicit 0,0 LL corner
    ...
    $pdf->saveas('our/new.pdf');

See the L source code for the full list of
supported names (aliases) and their dimensions in points. You are free to add
additional paper sizes to this file, if you wish. You might want to do this if
you frequently use a standard page size in rotated (Landscape) mode. See also
the C call in L. These names (aliases) are
also usable in other "box" calls, although useful only if the "box" is the same
size as the full media (Media Box), and you don't mind their starting at 0,0.

=back

=head3 Crop Box

=over

=item $pdf->cropbox($name)

=item $pdf->cropbox($name, -orient => 'orientation')

=item $pdf->cropbox($w,$h)

=item $pdf->cropbox($llx,$lly, $urx,$ury)

=item ($llx,$lly, $urx,$ury) = $pdf->cropbox()

Sets the global Crop Box (or page's Crop Box, if C<< $page-> >> instead).
This will define the media size to which the output will
later be I. Note that this does B itself output any crop marks
to guide cutting of the paper! PDF Readers should consider this to be the
I portion of the page, and anything found outside it I be clipped
(invisible). By default, it is equal to the Media Box, but may be defined to be
smaller, in the coordinate system set by the Media Box. A global setting will
be inherited by each page, but can be overridden on a per-page basis.

A Reader or Printer may choose to discard any clipped (invisible) part of the
page, and show only the area I the Crop Box. For example, if your page
Media Box is A4 (0,0 to 595,842 Points), and your Crop Box is (100,100 to
495,742), a reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader may show you a page 395 by
642 Points in size (i.e., just the visible area of your page). Other Readers
may show you the full media size (Media Box) and a 100 Point wide blank area
(in this example) around the visible content.

If no arguments are given, the current Crop Box (global or page) coordinates
are returned instead. The former C (page only) function is
B and will likely be removed some time in the future. If a Crop Box
has not been defined, the Media Box coordinates (which always exist) will be
returned instead. In addition,
when I the Crop Box, the resulting coordinates are returned. This
permits you to specify the crop box by a name (alias) and get the dimensions
back, all in one call.

Do not confuse the Crop Box with the C, which shows where printed
paper is expected to actually be I. Some PDF Readers may reduce the
visible "paper" background to the size of the crop box; others may simply omit
any content outside it. Either way, you would lose any trim or crop marks,
printer instructions, color alignment dots, or other content outside the Crop
Box. I would be limit printing to the area where a
printer I reliably put down ink, and leave white the edge areas where
paper-handling mechanisms prevent ink or toner from being applied. This would
keep you from accidentally putting valuable content in an area where a printer
will refuse to print, yet permit you to include a bleed area and space for
printer's marks and instructions. Needless to say, if your printer cannot print
to the very edge of the paper, you will need to trim (cut) the printed sheets
to get true bleeds.

A global (PDF level) cropbox setting is inherited by each page, or can be
overridden by setting cropbox in the page.
As with C, only one crop box may be set at this (PDF) level.
As with C, a named media size may have an orientation (l or L) for
Landscape mode.
Note that the PDF level global Crop Box will be used I the page gets
its own Media Box. That is, the page's Crop Box inherits the global Crop Box,
not the page Media Box, even if the page has its own media size! If you set the
page's own Media Box, you should consider also explicitly setting the page
Crop Box (and other boxes).

=back

=head3 Bleed Box

=over

=item $pdf->bleedbox($name)

=item $pdf->bleedbox($name, -orient => 'orientation')

=item $pdf->bleedbox($w,$h)

=item $pdf->bleedbox($llx,$lly, $urx,$ury)

=item ($llx,$lly, $urx,$ury) = $pdf->bleedbox()

Sets the global Bleed Box (or page's Bleed Box, if C<< $page-> >> instead).
This is typically used in printing on paper, where you want
ink or color (such as thumb tabs) to be printed a bit beyond the final paper
size, to ensure that the cut paper I (the cut goes I the ink),
rather than accidentally leaving some white paper visible outside.  Allow
enough "bleed" over the expected trim line to account for minor variations in
paper handling, folding, and cutting; to avoid showing white paper at the edge.
The Bleed Box is where I could actually extend to; the Trim Box is
normally within it, where the paper would actually be I. The default
value is equal to the Crop Box, but is often a bit smaller. The space between
the Bleed Box and the Crop Box is available for printer instructions, color
alignment dots, etc., while crop marks (trim guides) are at least partly within
the bleed area (and should be printed after content is printed).

If no arguments are given, the current Bleed Box (global or page) coordinates
are returned instead. The former C (page only) function is
B and will likely be removed some time in the future. If a Bleed Box
has not been defined, the Crop Box coordinates (if defined) will be returned,
otherwise the Media Box coordinates (which always exist) will be returned.
In addition, when I the Bleed Box, the resulting coordinates are
returned. This permits you to specify the bleed box by a name (alias) and get
the dimensions back, all in one call.

A global (PDF level) bleedbox setting is inherited by each page, or can be
overridden by setting bleedbox in the page.
As with C, only one bleed box may be set at this (PDF) level.
As with C, a named media size may have an orientation (l or L) for
Landscape mode.
Note that the PDF level global Bleed Box will be used I the page gets
its own Crop Box. That is, the page's Bleed Box inherits the global Bleed Box,
not the page Crop Box, even if the page has its own media size! If you set the
page's own Media Box or Crop Box, you should consider also explicitly setting
the page Bleed Box (and other boxes).

=back

=head3 Trim Box

=over

=item $pdf->trimbox($name)

=item $pdf->trimbox($name, -orient => 'orientation')

=item $pdf->trimbox($w,$h)

=item $pdf->trimbox($llx,$lly, $urx,$ury)

=item ($llx,$lly, $urx,$ury) = $pdf->trimbox()

Sets the global Trim Box (or page's Trim Box, if C<< $page-> >> instead).
This is supposed to be the actual dimensions of the
finished page (after trimming of the paper). In some production environments,
it is useful to have printer's instructions, cut marks, and so on outside of
the trim box. The default value is equal to Crop Box, but is often a bit
smaller than any Bleed Box, to allow the desired "bleed" effect.

If no arguments are given, the current Trim Box (global or page) coordinates
are returned instead. The former C (page only) function is
B and will likely be removed some time in the future. If a Trim Box
has not been defined, the Crop Box coordinates (if defined) will be returned,
otherwise the Media Box coordinates (which always exist) will be returned.
In addition, when I the Trim Box, the resulting coordinates are
returned. This permits you to specify the trim box by a name (alias) and get
the dimensions back, all in one call.

A global (PDF level) trimbox setting is inherited by each page, or can be
overridden by setting trimbox in the page.
As with C, only one trim box may be set at this (PDF) level.
As with C, a named media size may have an orientation (l or L) for
Landscape mode.
Note that the PDF level global Trim Box will be used I the page gets
its own Crop Box. That is, the page's Trim Box inherits the global Trim Box,
not the page Crop Box, even if the page has its own media size! If you set the
page's own Media Box or Crop Box, you should consider also explicitly setting
the page Trim Box (and other boxes).

=back

=head3 Art Box

=over

=item $pdf->artbox($name)

=item $pdf->artbox($name, -orient => 'orientation')

=item $pdf->artbox($w,$h)

=item $pdf->artbox($llx,$lly, $urx,$ury)

=item ($llx,$lly, $urx,$ury) = $pdf->artbox()

Sets the global Art Box (or page's Art Box, if C<< $page-> >> instead).
This is supposed to define "the extent of the page's
I content (including [margins])". It might exclude some content,
such as Headlines or headings. Any binding or punched-holes margin would
typically be outside of the Art Box, as would be page numbers and running
headers and footers. The default value is equal to the Crop Box, although
normally it would be no larger than any Trim Box. The Art Box may often be
used for defining "important" content (e.g., I advertisements) that
may or may not be brought over to another page (e.g., N-up printing).

If no arguments are given, the current Art Box (global or page) coordinates
are returned instead. The former C (page only) function is
B and will likely be removed some time in the future. If an Art Box
has not been defined, the Crop Box coordinates (if defined) will be returned,
otherwise the Media Box coordinates (which always exist) will be returned.
In addition, when I the Art Box, the resulting coordinates are
returned. This permits you to specify the art box by a name (alias) and get
the dimensions back, all in one call.

A global (PDF level) artbox setting is inherited by each page, or can be
overridden by setting artbox in the page.
As with C, only one art box may be set at this (PDF) level.
As with C, a named media size may have an orientation (l or L) for
Landscape mode.
Note that the PDF level global Art Box will be used I the page gets
its own Crop Box. That is, the page's Art Box inherits the global Art Box,
not the page Crop Box, even if the page has its own media size! If you set the
page's own Media Box or Crop Box, you should consider also explicitly setting
the page Art Box (and other boxes).

=back

=head3 Suggested Box Usage

See C for an example of using boxes.

How you define your boxes (or let them default) is up to you, depending on
whether you're duplex printing US Letter or A4 on your laser printer, to be
spiral bound on the bind margin, or engaging a professional printer. In the
latter case, discuss in advance with the print firm what capabilities (and
limitations) they have
and what information they need from a PDF file. For instance, they may not want
a Crop Box defined, and may call for very specific box sizes. For large press
runs, they may print multiple pages (N-up) duplexed on large web roll
"signatures", which are then intricately folded and guillotined (trimmed) and
bound together into books or magazines. You would usually just supply a PDF
with all the pages; they would take care of the signature layout (which
includes offsets and 180 degree rotations).

(As an aside, don't count on a printer having
any particular font available, so be sure to ask. Usually they will want you
to embed all fonts used, but ask first, and double-check before handing over
the print job! TTF/OTF fonts (C) are embedded by default, but other
fonts (core, ps, bdf, cjk) are not! A printer I have a core font
collection, but they are free to substitute a "workalike" font for any given
core font, and the results may not match what you saw on your PC!)

On the assumption that you're using a single sheet (US Letter or A4) laser or
inkjet printer, are you planning to trim each sheet down to a smaller final
size? If so, you can do true bleeds by defining a Trim Box and a slightly
larger Bleed Box. You would print bleeds (all the way to the finished edge)
out to the Bleed Box, but nothing is enforced about the Bleed Box. At the other
end of the spectrum, you would define the Media
Box to be the physical paper size being printed on. Most printers reserve a
little space on the sides (and possibly top and bottom) for paper handling, so
it is often good to define your Crop Box as the printable area. Remember that
the Media Box sets the coordinate system used, so you still need to avoid
going outside the Crop Box with content (most readers and printers will not
show any ink outside of the Crop Box). Whether or not you define a Crop Box,
you're going to almost always end up with white paper on at least the sides.

For small in-house jobs, you probably won't need color alignment dots and other
such professional instructions and information between the Bleed Box and the
Crop Box, but crop marks for trimming (if used) should go just outside the Trim
Box (partly or wholly within the Bleed Box), and
be drawn I all content. If you're I trimming the paper, don't try
to do any bleed effects (including solid background color pages/covers), as
you will usually have a white edge around the
sheet anyway. Don't count on a PDF document I being physically printed,
and not just displayed (where you can do things like bleed all the way to the
media edge). Finally, for single sheet printing, an Art Box is
probably unnecessary, but if you're combining pages into N-up prints, or doing
other manipulations, it may be useful.

=head3 Box Inheritance

What Media, Crop, Bleed, Trim, and Art Boxes a page gets can be a little
complicated. Note that usually, only the Media and Crop Boxes will have a
clear visual effect. The visual effect of the other boxes (if any) may be
very subtle.

First, everything is set at the global (PDF) level. The Media Box is always
defined, and defaults to US Letter (8.5 inches wide by 11 inches high). The
global Crop Box inherits the Media Box, unless explicitly defined. The Bleed,
Trim, and Art Boxes inherit the Crop Box, unless explicitly defined. A global
box should only be defined once, as the last one defined is the one that will
be written to the PDF!

Second, a page inherits the global boxes, for its initial settings. You may
call any of the box set methods (C, C, etc.) to explicitly
set (override) any box for I page. Note that setting a new Media Box for
the page does B reset the page's Crop Box -- it still uses whatever it
inherited from the global Crop Box. You would need to explicitly set the page's
Crop Box if you want a different setting. Likewise, the page's Bleed, Trim, and
Art Boxes will not be reset by a new page Crop Box -- they will still inherit
from the global (PDF) settings.

Third, the page Media Box (the one actually used for output pages), clips or
limits all the other boxes to extend no larger than its size. For example, if
the Media Box is US Letter, and you set a Crop Box of A4 size, the smaller of
the two heights (11 inches) would be effective, and the smaller of the two
widths (8.26 inches, 595 Points) would be effective.
The I dimensions of a box are returned on query (get), not the
I dimensions clipped by the Media Box.

=head2 FONT METHODS

=head3 Core Fonts

Core fonts are limited to single byte encodings. You cannot use UTF-8 or other
multibyte encodings with core fonts. The default encoding for the core fonts is
WinAnsiEncoding (roughly the CP-1252 superset of ISO-8859-1). See the
C<-encode> option below to change this encoding.
See L method for information on
accessing more than 256 glyphs in a font, using planes, I
guarantee that future changes to font files will permit consistent results>.

Note that core fonts use fixed lists of expected glyphs, along with metrics
such as their widths. This may not exactly match up with whatever local font
file is used by the PDF reader. It's usually pretty close, but many cases have
been found where the list of glyphs is different between the core fonts and
various local font files, so be aware of this.

To allow UTF-8 text and extended glyph counts, you should
consider replacing your use of core fonts with TrueType (.ttf) and OpenType
(.otf) fonts. There are tools, such as I, which can do a fairly good
(though, not perfect) job of converting a Type1 font library to OTF.

B

    $font1 = $pdf->corefont('Times-Roman', -encode => 'latin2');
    $font2 = $pdf->corefont('Times-Bold');
    $font3 = $pdf->corefont('Helvetica');
    $font4 = $pdf->corefont('ZapfDingbats');

Valid %options are:

=over

=item -encode

Changes the encoding of the font from its default. Notice that the encoding
(I the entire font's glyph list) is shown in a PDF object (record), listing
256 glyphs associated with this encoding (I that are available in this
font).

=item -dokern

Enables kerning if data is available.

=back

B

Even though these are called "core" fonts, they are I shipped
with PDF::Builder, but are expected to be found on the machine with the PDF
reader. Most core fonts are installed with a PDF reader, and thus are not
coordinated with PDF::Builder. PDF::Builder I ship with core font
I files (width, glyph names, etc.), but these cannot be guaranteed to
be in sync with what the PDF reader has installed!

There are some 14 core fonts (regular, italic, bold, and bold-italic for
Times [serif], Helvetica [sans serif], Courier [fixed pitch]; plus two symbol
fonts) that are supposed to be available on any PDF reader, B
fonts with very similar metrics are often substituted.> You should I count
on any of the 15 Windows core fonts (Bank Gothic, Georgia, Trebuchet, Verdana,
and two more symbol fonts) being present, especially on Linux, Mac, or other
non-Windows platforms. Be aware if you are producing PDFs to be read on a
variety of different systems!

If you want to ensure the widest portability for a PDF document you produce,
you should consider using TTF fonts (instead of core fonts) and embedding them
in the document. This ensures that there will be no substitutions, that all
metrics are known and match the glyphs, UTF-8 encoding can be used, and
that the glyphs I be available on the reader's machine. At least on
Windows platforms, most of the fonts are TTF anyway, which are used behind the
scenes for "core" fonts, while missing most of the capabilities of TTF (now
or possibly later in PDF::Builder) such as embedding, ligatures, UTF-8, etc.
The downside is, obviously, that the resulting PDF file will be larger because
it includes the font(s). There I also be copyright or licensing issues
with the redistribution of font files in this manner (you might want to check,
before widely distributing a PDF document with embedded fonts, although many
I permit the part of the font used, to be embedded.).

See also L.

=head3 PS Fonts

PS (T1) fonts are limited to single byte encodings. You cannot use UTF-8 or
other multibyte encodings with T1 fonts.
The default encoding for the T1 fonts is
WinAnsiEncoding (roughly the CP-1252 superset of ISO-8859-1). See the
C<-encode> option below to change this encoding.
See L method for information on
accessing more than 256 glyphs in a font, using planes, I
guarantee that future changes to font files will permit consistent results>.
B many Type1 fonts are limited to 256 glyphs, but some are available
with more than 256 glyphs. Still, a maximum of 256 at a time are usable.

C accepts both ASCII (.pfa) and binary (.pfb) Type1 glyph files.
Font metrics can be supplied in either ASCII (.afm) or binary (.pfm) format,
as can be seen in the examples given below. It is possible to use .pfa with .pfm
and .pfb with .afm if that's what's available. The ASCII and binary files have
the same content, just in different formats.

To allow UTF-8 text and extended glyph counts in one font, you should
consider replacing your use of Type1 fonts with TrueType (.ttf) and OpenType
(.otf) fonts. There are tools, such as I, which can do a fairly good
(though, not perfect) job of converting your font library to OTF.

B

    $font1 = $pdf->psfont('Times-Book.pfa', -afmfile => 'Times-Book.afm');
    $font2 = $pdf->psfont('/fonts/Synest-FB.pfb', -pfmfile => '/fonts/Synest-FB.pfm');

Valid %options are:

=over

=item -encode

Changes the encoding of the font from its default. Notice that the encoding
(I the entire font's glyph list) is shown in a PDF object (record), listing
256 glyphs associated with this encoding (I that are available in this
font).

=item -afmfile

Specifies the location of the I font metrics file (.afm). It may be used
with either an ASCII (.pfa) or binary (.pfb) glyph file.

=item -pfmfile

Specifies the location of the I font metrics file (.pfm). It may be used
with either an ASCII (.pfa) or binary (.pfb) glyph file.

=item -dokern

Enables kerning if data is available.

=back

B these T1 (Type1) fonts are I shipped with PDF::Builder, but are
expected to be found on the machine with the PDF reader. Most PDF readers do
not install T1 fonts, and it is up to the user of the PDF reader to install
the needed fonts. Unlike TrueType fonts, PS (T1) fonts are not embedded in the
PDF, and must be supplied on the Reader end.

See also L.

=head3 TrueType Fonts

B BaseEncoding is I set by default for TrueType fonts, so B
in the PDF isn't searchable> (by the PDF reader) unless a ToUnicode CMap is
included. A ToUnicode CMap I included by default (-unicodemap set to 1) by
PDF::Builder, but allows it to be disabled (for performance and file size
reasons) by setting -unicodemap to 0. This will produce non-searchable text,
which, besides being annoying to users, may prevent screen
readers and other aids to disabled users from working correctly!

B

    $font1 = $pdf->ttfont('Times.ttf');
    $font2 = $pdf->ttfont('Georgia.otf');

Valid %options are:

=over

=item -encode

Changes the encoding of the font from its default (WinAnsiEncoding).

Note that for a single byte encoding (e.g., 'latin1'), you are limited to 256
characters defined for that encoding. 'automap' does not work with TrueType.
If you want more characters than that, use 'utf8' encoding with a UTF-8
encoded text string.

=item -isocmap

Use the ISO Unicode Map instead of the default MS Unicode Map.

=item -unicodemap

If 1 (default), output ToUnicode CMap to permit text searches and screen
readers. Set to 0 to save space by I including the ToUnicode CMap, but
text searching and screen reading will not be possible.

=item -dokern

Enables kerning if data is available.

=item -noembed

Disables embedding of the font file. B
as the glyphs provided on the PDF reader machine may not match what was used on
the PDF writer machine (the one running PDF::Builder)!> If you know I
that all PDF readers will be using the same TTF or OTF file you're using with
PDF::Builder; not embedding the font may be acceptable, in return for a smaller
PDF file size. Note that the Reader needs to know where to find the font file
-- it can't be in any random place, but typically needs to be listed in a path
that the Reader follows. Otherwise, it will be unable to render the text!

The only value for the C<-noembed> flag currently checked for is B<1>, which
means to I embed the font file in the PDF. Any other value currently
results in the font file being embedded (by B), although in the future,
other values might be given significance (such as checking permission bits).

Some additional comments on embedding font file(s) into the PDF: besides
substantially increasing the size of the PDF (even if the font is subsetted,
by default), PDF::Builder does not check the font file for any flags indicating
font licensing issues and limitations on use. A font foundry may not permit
embedding at all, may permit a subset of the font to be embedded, may permit a
full font to be embedded, and may specify what can be done with an embedded
font (e.g., may or may not be extracted for further use beyond displaying this
one PDF). When you choose to use (and embed) a font, you should be aware of any
such licensing issues.

=item -nosubset

Disables subsetting of a TTF/OTF font, when embedded. By default, only the
glyphs used by a document are included in the file, and I the entire font.
This can result in a tremendous savings in PDF file size. If you intend to
allow the PDF to be edited by users, not having the entire font glyph set
available may cause problems, so be aware of that (and consider using
C<< -nosubset => 1 >>. Setting this flag to any value results in the entire
font glyph set being embedded in the file. It might be a good idea to use only
the value B<1>, in case other values are assigned roles in the future.

=item -debug

If set to 1 (default is 0), diagnostic information is output about the CMap
processing.

=item -usecmf

If set to 1 (default is 0), the first priority is to make use of one of the
four C<.cmap> files for CJK fonts. This is the I way of processing TTF
files. If, after all is said and done, a working I CMap hasn't been
found (for -usecmf=>0), C will fall back to using a C<.cmap> file
if possible.

=item -cmaps

This flag may be set to a string listing the Platform/Encoding pairs to look
for of any internal CMaps in the font file, in the desired order (highest
priority first). If one list (comma and/or space-separated pairs) is given, it
is used for both Windows and non-Windows platforms (on which PDF::Builder is
running, I the PDF reader's). Two lists, separated by a semicolon ; may be
given, with the first being used for a Windows platform and the second for
non-Windows. The default list is C<0/6 3/10 0/4 3/1 0/3; 0/6 0/4 3/10 0/3 3/1>.
Finally, instead of a P/E list, a string C may be given to tell it to
simply call the Font::TTF C method to find a (preferably Windows)
internal CMap. C<-cmaps> set to 'find_ms' would emulate the I way of
looking for CMaps. Symbol fonts (3/0) always use find_ms(), and the new default
lookup is (if C<.cmap> isn't used, see C<-usecmf>) to try to get a match with
the default list for the appropriate OS. If none can be found, find_ms() is
tried, and as last resort use the C<.cmap> (if available), even if C<-usecmf>
is not 1.

=back

=head3 CJK Fonts

B

    $font = $pdf->cjkfont('korean');
    $font = $pdf->cjkfont('traditional');

Valid %options are:

=over

=item -encode

Changes the encoding of the font from its default.

=back

B Unlike C, the font file is I embedded in the output
PDF file. This is
evidently behavior left over from the early days of CJK fonts, where the
C and C were always external files, rather than internal tables.
If you need a CJK-using PDF file to embed the font, for portability, you can
create a PDF using C, and then use an external utility (e.g.,
C) to embed the font in the PDF. It may also be possible to use
C instead, to produce the PDF, provided you can deduce the correct
font file name from examining the PDF file (e.g., on my Windows system, the
"Ming" font would be C<< $font = $pdf->ttfont("C:/Program Files (x86)/Adobe/Acrobat Reader DC/Resource/CIDFont/AdobeMingStd-Light.otf") >>.
Of course, the font file used would have to be C<.ttf> or C<.otf>.
It may act a little differently than C (due a a different Cmap), but
you I be able to embed the font file into the PDF.

See also L

=head3 Synthetic Fonts

B BaseEncoding is I set by default for these fonts, so text
in the PDF isn't searchable (by the PDF reader) unless a ToUnicode CMap is
included. A ToUnicode CMap I included by default (-unicodemap set to 1) by
PDF::Builder, but allows it to be disabled (for performance and file size
reasons) by setting -unicodemap to 0. This will produce non-searchable text,
which, besides being annoying to users, may prevent screen
readers and other aids to disabled users from working correctly!

B

    $cf  = $pdf->corefont('Times-Roman', -encode => 'latin1');
    $sf  = $pdf->synfont($cf, -condense => 0.85);   # compressed 85%
    $sfb = $pdf->synfont($cf, -bold => 1);          # embolden by 10em
    $sfi = $pdf->synfont($cf, -oblique => -12);     # italic at -12 degrees

Valid %options are:

=over

=item -condense

Character width condense/expand factor (0.1-0.9 = condense, 1 = normal/default,
1.1+ = expand). It is the multiplier to apply to the width of each character.

=item -oblique

Italic angle (+/- degrees, default 0), sets B of character box.

=item -bold

Emboldening factor (0.1+, bold = 1, heavy = 2, ...), additional thickness to
draw outline of character (with a heavier B) before filling.

=item -space

Additional character spacing in milliems (0-1000)

=item -caps

0 for normal text, 1 for small caps.
Implemented by asking the font what the uppercased translation (single
character) is for a given character, and outputting it at 80% height and
88% width (heavier vertical stems are better looking than a straight 80%
scale).

Note that only lower case letters which appear in the "standard" font (plane 0
for core fonts and PS fonts) will be small-capped. This may include eszett
(German sharp s), which becomes SS, and dotless i and j which become I and J
respectively. There are many other accented Latin alphabet letters which I
show up in planes 1 and higher. Ligatures (e.g., ij and ffl) do not have
uppercase equivalents, nor does a long s. If you have text which includes such
characters, you may want to consider preprocessing it to replace them with
Latin character expansions (e.g., i+j and f+f+l) before small-capping.

=back

Note that I fonts (created with the C method) do B work
properly with C. This is due to a different internal structure of the
I fonts, as compared to I, I, and I base fonts.
If you require a synthesized (modified) CJK font, you might try finding the
TTF or OTF original, use C to create the base font, and running
C against that, in the manner described for embedding L.

See also L

=head2 IMAGE METHODS

This is additional information on enhanced libraries available for TIFF and
PNG images. See specific information listings for GD, GIF, JPEG, and PNM image
formats. In addition, see C for an example of placing an
image on a page, as well as using in a "Form".

=head3 Why is my image flipped or rotated?

Something not uncommonly seen when using JPEG photos in a PDF is that the
images will be rotated and/or mirrored (flipped). This may happen when using
TIFF images too. What happens is that the camera stores an image just as it
comes off the CCD sensor, regardless of the camera orientation, and does not
rotate it to the correct orientation! It I store a separate
"orientation" flag to suggest how the image might be corrected, but not all
image processing obeys this flag (PDF::Builder does B.). For example, if
you take a "portrait" (tall) photo of a tree (with the phone held vertically),
and then use it in a PDF, the tree may appear to have been cut down! (appears
in landscape mode)

I have found some code that should allow the C or C routine
to auto-rotate to (supposedly) the correct orientation, by looking for the Exif
metadata "Orientation" tag in the file. However, three problems arise:
B<1)> if a photo has been edited, and rotated or flipped in the process, there is no guarantee that the Orientation tag has been corrected.
B<2)> more than one Orientation tag may exist (e.g., in the binary APP1/Exif header, I in XML data), and they may not agree with each other -- which should be used?
B<3)> the code would need to uncompress the raster data, swap and/or transpose rows and/or columns, and recompress the raster data for inclusion into the PDF. This is costly and error-prone.
In any case, the user would need to be able to override any auto-rotate function.

For the time being, PDF::Builder will simply leave it up to the user of the
library to take care of rotating and/or flipping an image which displays
incorrectly. It is possible that we will consider adding some sort of query or warning that the image appears to I be "normally" oriented (Orientation value 1 or "Top-left"), according to the Orientation flag. You can consider either (re-)saving the photo in an editor such as PhotoShop or GIMP, or using PDF::Builder code similar to the following (for images rotated 180 degrees):

    $pW = 612; $pH = 792;  # page dimensions (US Letter)
    my $img = $pdf->image_jpeg("AliceLake.jpeg");
    # raw size WxH 4032x3024, scaled down to 504x378
    $sW = 4032/8; $sH = 3024/8;
    # intent is to center on US Letter sized page (LL at 54,207)
    # Orientation flag on this image is 3 (rotated 180 degrees).
    # if naively displayed (just $gfx->image call), it will be upside down

    $gfx->save();

    ## method 0: simple display, is rotated 180 degrees!
    #$gfx->image($img, ($pW-$sW)/2,($pH-$sH)/2, $sW,$sH);

    ## method 1: translate, then rotate
    #$gfx->translate($pW,$pH);             # to new origin (media UR corner)
    #$gfx->rotate(180);                    # rotate around new origin
    #$gfx->image($img, ($pW-$sW)/2,($pH-$sH)/2, $sW,$sH);
                                           # image's UR corner, not LL

    # method 2: rotate, then translate
    $gfx->rotate(180);                     # rotate around current origin
    $gfx->translate(-$sW,-$sH);            # translate in rotated coordinates
    $gfx->image($img, -($pW-$sW)/2,-($pH-$sH)/2, $sW,$sH);
                                           # image's UR corner, not LL

    ## method 3: flip (mirror) twice
    #$scale = 1;  # not rescaling here
    #$size_page = $pH/$scale;
    #$invScale = 1.0/$scale;
    #$gfx->add("-$invScale 0 0 -$invScale 0 $size_page cm");
    #$gfx->image($img, -($pW-$sW)/2-$sW,($pH-$sH)/2, $sW,$sH);

    $gfx->restore();

If your image is also mirrored (flipped about an axis), simple rotation will
not suffice. You could do something with a reversal of the coordinate system, as in "method 3" above (see L). To mirror only left/right, the second C<$invScale> would be positive; to mirror only top/bottom, the first would be positive. If all else fails, you could save a mirrored copy in a photo editor.
90 or 270 degree rotations will require a C call, possibly with "cm" usage to reverse mirroring.
Incidentally, do not confuse this issue with the coordinate flipping performed
by some Chrome browsers when printing a page to PDF.

Note that TIFF images may have the same rotation/mirroring problems as JPEG,
which is not surprising, as the Exif format was lifted from TIFF for use in
JPEG. The cure will be similar to JPEG's.

=head3 TIFF Images

Note that the Graphics::TIFF support library does B currently permit a
filehandle for C<$file>.

PDF::Builder will use the Graphics::TIFF support library for TIFF functions, if
it is available, unless explicitly told not to. Your code can test whether
Graphics::TIFF is available by examining C<< $tiff->usesLib() >> or
C<< $pdf->LA_GT() >>.

=over

=item = -1

Graphics::TIFF I installed, but your code has specified C<-nouseGT>, to
I use it. The old, pure Perl, code (buggy!) will be used instead, as if
Graphics::TIFF was not installed.

=item = 0

Graphics::TIFF is I installed. Not all systems are able to successfully
install this package, as it requires libtiff.a.

=item = 1

Graphics::TIFF is installed and is being used.

=back

Options:

=over

=item -nouseGT => 1

Do B use the Graphics::TIFF library, even if it's available. Normally
you I want to use this library, but there may be cases where you don't,
such as when you want to use a file I instead of a I.

=item -silent => 1

Do not give the message that Graphics::TIFF is not B. This message
will be given only once, but you may want to suppress it, such as during
t-tests.

=back

=head3 PNG Images

PDF::Builder will use the Image::PNG::Libpng support library for PNG functions,
if it is available, unless explicitly told not to. Your code can test whether
Image::PNG::Libpng is available by examining C<< $png->usesLib() >> or
C<< $pdf->LA_IPL() >>.

=over

=item = -1

Image::PNG::Libpng I installed, but your code has specified C<-nouseIPL>,
to I use it. The old, pure Perl, code (slower and less capable) will be
used instead, as if Image::PNG::Libpng was not installed.

=item = 0

Image::PNG::Libpng is I installed. Not all systems are able to successfully
install this package, as it requires libpng.a.

=item = 1

Image::PNG::Libpng is installed and is being used.

=back

Options:

=over

=item -nouseIPL => 1

Do B use the Image::PNG::Libpng library, even if it's available. Normally
you I want to use this library, when available, but there may be cases
where you don't.

=item -silent => 1

Do not give the message that Image::PNG::Libpng is not B. This
message will be given only once, but you may want to suppress it, such as
during t-tests.

=item -notrans => 1

No transparency -- ignore tRNS chunk if provided, ignore Alpha channel if
provided.

=back

=head2 USING SHAPER (HarfBuzz::Shaper library)

    # if HarfBuzz::Shaper is not installed, either bail out, or try to
    # use regular TTF calls instead
    my $rc;
    $rc = eval {
        require HarfBuzz::Shaper;
	1;
    };
    if (!defined $rc) { $rc = 0; }
    if ($rc == 0) {
        # bail out in some manner
    } else {
        # can use Shaper
    }

    my $fontfile = '/WINDOWS/Fonts/times.ttf'; # used by both Shaper and textHS
    my $fontsize = 15;                         # used by both Shaper and textHS
    my $font = $pdf->ttfont($fontfile);
    $text->font($font, $fontsize);

    my $hb = HarfBuzz::Shaper->new(); # only need to set up once
    my %settings; # for textHS(), not Shaper
    $settings{'dump'} = 1; # see the diagnostics
    $settings{'script'} = 'Latn';
    $settings('dir'} = 'L';  # LTR
    $settings{'features'} = ();  # required

    # -- set language (override automatic setting)
    #$settings{'language'} = 'en';
    #$hb->set_language( 'en_US' );
    # -- turn OFF ligatures
    #push @{ $settings{'features'} }, '-liga';
    #$hb->add_features( '-liga' );
    # -- turn OFF kerning
    #push @{ $settings{'features'} }, '-kern';
    #$hb->add_features( '-kern' );
    $hb->set_font($fontfile);
    $hb->set_size($fontsize);
    $hb->set_text("Let's eat waffles in the field for brunch.");
      # expect ffl and fi ligatures, and perhaps some kerning

    my $info = $hb->shaper();
    $text->textHS($info, \%settings); # -strikethru, -underline allowed

The package HarfBuzz::Shaper may be optionally installed in order to use the
text-shaping capabilities of the HarfBuzz library. These include kerning and
ligatures in Western scripts (such as the Latin alphabet). More complex scripts
can be handled, such as Arabic family and Indic scripts, where multiple forms
of a character may be automatically selected, characters may be reordered, and
other modifications made. The examples/HarfBuzz.pl script gives some examples
of what may be done.

Keep in mind that HarfBuzz works only with TrueType (.ttf) and OpenType (.otf)
font files. It will not work with PostScript (Type1), core, bitmapped, or CJK
fonts. Not all .ttf fonts have the instructions necessary to guide HarfBuzz,
but most proper .otf fonts do. In other words, there are no guarantees that a
particular font file will work with Shaper!

The basic idea is to break up text into "chunks" which are of the same script
(alphabet), language, direction, font face, font size, and variant (italic,
bold, etc.). These could range from a single character to paragraph-length
strings of text. These are fed to HarfBuzz::Shaper, along with flags, the font
file to be used, and other supporting
information, to create an array of output glyphs. Each element is a hash
describing the glyph to be output, including its name (if available), its glyph
ID (number) in the selected font, its x and y displacement (usually 0), and
its "advance" x and y values, all in points. For horizontal languages (LTR and
RTL), the y advance is normally 0 and the x advance is the font's character
width, less any kerning amount.

Shaper will attempt to figure out the script used and the text direction, based on the Unicode range; and a reasonable guess at the language used. The language
can be overridden, but currently the script and text direction cannot be
overridden.

B the number of glyphs (array elements) may not be equal to
the number of Unicode points (characters) given in the chunk's text string!
Sometimes a character will be decomposed into several pieces (multiple glyphs);
sometimes multiple characters may be combined into a single ligature glyph; and
characters may be reordered (especially in Indic and Southeast Asian languages).
As well, for Right-to-Left (bidirectional) scripts such as Hebrew and Arabic
families, the text is output in Left-to-Right order (reversed from the input).

With due care, a Shaper array can be manipulated in code. The elements are more
or less independent of each other, so elements can be modified, rearranged,
inserted, or deleted. You might adjust the position of a glyph with 'dx' and
'dy' hash elements. The 'ax' value should be left alone, so that the wrong
kerning isn't calculated, but you might need to adjust the "advance x" value by
means of one of the following:

=over

=item B is a value to be I for 'ax' (points)

=item B is a I value (I) of the original 'ax'

=item B I 'ax' by the value (points). If negative, increase 'ax'

=item B I 'ax' by the given I. Again, negative increases 'ax'

=back

B a given character's glyph ID is I necessarily going to be the
same between any two fonts! For example, an ASCII space (U+0020) might be
C0001E> in one font, and C0003E> in another font (even one
closely related!). A U+00A0 required blank (non-breaking space) may be output
as a regular ASCII space U+0020. Take care if you need to find a particular
glyph in the array, especially if the number of elements don't match. Consider
making a text string of "marker" characters (space, nbsp, hyphen, soft hyphen,
etc.) and processing it through HarfBuzz::Shaper to get the corresponding
glyph numbers. You may have to count spaces, say, to see where you could break
a glyph array to fit a line.

The C method uses the same inputs as does C.
Like C, it returns the chunk length in points. Unlike
C, you cannot override the glyph array's font, font size, etc.

Once you have your (possibly modified) array of glyphs, you feed it to the
C method to render it to the page. Remember that this method handles
only a single line of text; it does not do line splitting or fitting -- that
I currently need to do manually. For Western scripts (e.g., Latin), that
might not be too difficult, but for other scripts that involve extensive
modification of the raw characters, it may be quite difficult to split
I, but you still may be able to split at inter-word spaces.

A useful, but not exhaustive, set of functions are allowed by C use.
Support includes direction setting (top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top directions,
e.g., for Far Eastern languages in traditional orientation), and explicit
script names and language (depending on what support HarfBuzz itself gives).
B supported are features such as discretionary ligatures and manual
selection of glyphs (e.g., swashes and alternate forms).

Currently, C can only handle a single text string. We are looking at
how fitting to a line length (splitting up an array) could be done, as well as
how words might be split on hard and soft hyphens. At some point, full paragraph
and page shaping could be possible.

=cut

sub _docs {
	# dummy stub
}

1;