Changes for version 2.041 - 2021-07-27

  • Bug reports should now be made at GitHub Issues rather than RT.
  • Rename openpage to open_page in PDF::API2. The old name is deprecated.
  • [RT #136648] Fix when writing PDFs containing cross-reference streams (reported by Chris Papademetrious, fix by Vadim Repin from RT #117184).
  • [RT #44877] GIFs containing comments or plain-text representations will no longer result in an error (reported by Chris Czub).
  • [RT #132844] Fix corruption when a PGM image is included (reported by Jeff Ratcliffe, fix by Vadim Repin).
  • Expand PNM support to include all image types.
  • [RT #131657] Disable recursion warnings while releasing (destroying) PDF indirect objects, which can be highly-interconnected (reported by Leon Winter).
  • [RT #41971] Fix when attempting to read an existing PDF's outlines (reported by Damyan Ivanov, fix based on a patch by Vadim Repin).

Modules

Facilitates the creation and modification of PDF files
Add annotations to a PDF
Corresponds to a PDF array. Inherits from PDF::Objind
A special form of PDF::String which holds the strings true or false
PDF Dictionaries and Streams. Inherits from PDF::Objind
Holds the trailers and cross-reference tables for a PDF file
Abstract superclass for PDF stream filters
Inherits from PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::String and stores PDF names (things beginning with /)
PDF Null type object. This is a subclass of PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Objind and cannot be subclassed.
Numbers in PDF. Inherits from PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::String
PDF indirect object reference. Also acts as an abstract superclass for all elements in a PDF file.
Represents a PDF page, inherits from PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Pages
a PDF pages hierarchical element. Inherits from PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Dict
PDF String type objects and superclass for simple objects that are basically stringlike (Number, Name, etc.)
Utility functions for PDF library
Methods for adding graphics and text to a PDF
lite pdf creation
Add named destination shortcuts to a PDF
Manage PDF outlines (a.k.a. bookmarks)
Methods to interact with individual pages
Base class for PDF resources
Base class for font resources
Base class for CID fonts
Base class for CJK fonts
Base class for PDF color spaces
Support for color space separations
Graphics state dictionary support
Module for using bitmapped Fonts.
Module for using the 14 PDF built-in fonts.
Module for using synthetic Fonts.
Unicode Font Support
Base class for external objects
Base class for external form objects
Base class for one-dimensional barcodes
Code 128 and EAN-128 barcode support
Base class for external raster image objects
utility package for often use methods across the package.

Provides

in lib/PDF/API2/Win32.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Basic/PDF/Filter/ASCII85Decode.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Basic/PDF/Filter/ASCIIHexDecode.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Basic/PDF/Filter/FlateDecode.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Basic/PDF/Filter/LZWDecode.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Basic/PDF/Filter/RunLengthDecode.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Basic/PDF/Literal.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Content/Text.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Matrix.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Outlines.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/CIDFont/TrueType/FontFile.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/ColorSpace/DeviceN.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/ColorSpace/Indexed.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/ColorSpace/Indexed/Hue.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/ColorSpace/Indexed/WebColor.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Colors.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/bankgothic.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/courier.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/courierbold.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/courierboldoblique.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/courieroblique.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/georgia.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/georgiabold.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/georgiabolditalic.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/georgiaitalic.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/helvetica.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/helveticabold.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/helveticaboldoblique.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/helveticaoblique.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/symbol.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/timesbold.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/timesbolditalic.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/timesitalic.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/timesroman.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/trebuchet.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/trebuchetbold.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/trebuchetbolditalic.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/trebuchetitalic.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/verdana.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/verdanabold.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/verdanabolditalic.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/verdanaitalic.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/webdings.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/wingdings.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/CoreFont/zapfdingbats.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Font/Postscript.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Glyphs.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/PaperSizes.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Pattern.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/Shading.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Form/BarCode/codabar.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Form/BarCode/code3of9.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Form/BarCode/ean13.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Form/BarCode/int2of5.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Form/Hybrid.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Image/GD.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Image/GIF.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Image/JPEG.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Image/PNG.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Image/PNM.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Resource/XObject/Image/TIFF/File.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/UniWrap.pm
in lib/PDF/API2/Win32.pm