NAME

PDF::API2::Lite - lite pdf creation

SYNOPSIS

$pdf = PDF::API2::Lite->new;
$pdf->page(595,842);
$img = $pdf->image('some.jpg');
$font = $pdf->corefont('Times-Roman');
$font = $pdf->ttfont('TimesNewRoman.ttf');

METHODS

$pdf = PDF::API2::Lite->new

$pdf->page

$pdf->page $width,$height

$pdf->page $llx, $lly, $urx, $ury

Opens a new page.

$pdf->mediabox $w, $h

$pdf->mediabox $llx, $lly, $urx, $ury

Sets the global mediabox.

$pdf->saveas $file

Saves the document (may not be modified later) and deallocates the pdf-structures.

$font = $pdf->corefont $fontname

Returns a new or existing adobe core font object.

Examples:

$font = $pdf->corefont('Times-Roman');
$font = $pdf->corefont('Times-Bold');
$font = $pdf->corefont('Helvetica');
$font = $pdf->corefont('ZapfDingbats');

$font = $pdf->ttfont $ttfile

Returns a new or existing truetype font object.

Examples:

$font = $pdf->ttfont('TimesNewRoman.ttf');
$font = $pdf->ttfont('/fonts/Univers-Bold.ttf');
$font = $pdf->ttfont('../Democratica-SmallCaps.ttf');

$font = $pdf->psfont $pfb, $afm, $encoding

Returns a new type1 font object.

Examples:

$font = $pdf->psfont('TimesRoman.pfb','TimesRoman.afm','latin1');
$font = $pdf->psfont('/fonts/Univers.pfb','/fonts/Univers.afm','latin2');

$egs = $pdf->create_egs

Returns a new extended-graphics-state object.

Examples:

$egs = $pdf->create_egs;

$img = $pdf->image_jpeg $file

Returns a new jpeg-image object.

$img = $pdf->image_png $file

Returns a new png-image object.

$img = $pdf->image_tiff $file

Returns a new tiff-image object.

$img = $pdf->image_pnm $file

Returns a new pnm-image object.

$pdf->savestate

Saves the state of the page.

$pdf->restorestate

Restores the state of the page.

$pdf->egstate $egs

Sets extended-graphics-state.

$pdf->fillcolor $color

Sets fillcolor.

$pdf->strokecolor $color

Sets strokecolor.

Defined color-names are:

aliceblue, antiquewhite, aqua, aquamarine, azure, beige, bisque, black, blanchedalmond,
blue, blueviolet, brown, burlywood, cadetblue, chartreuse, chocolate, coral, cornflowerblue,
cornsilk, crimson, cyan, darkblue, darkcyan, darkgoldenrod, darkgray, darkgreen, darkgrey,
darkkhaki, darkmagenta, darkolivegreen, darkorange, darkorchid, darkred, darksalmon,
darkseagreen, darkslateblue, darkslategray, darkslategrey, darkturquoise, darkviolet,
deeppink, deepskyblue, dimgray, dimgrey, dodgerblue, firebrick, floralwhite, forestgreen,
fuchsia, gainsboro, ghostwhite, gold, goldenrod, gray, grey, green, greenyellow, honeydew,
hotpink, indianred, indigo, ivory, khaki, lavender, lavenderblush, lawngreen, lemonchiffon,
lightblue, lightcoral, lightcyan, lightgoldenrodyellow, lightgray, lightgreen, lightgrey,
lightpink, lightsalmon, lightseagreen, lightskyblue, lightslategray, lightslategrey,
lightsteelblue, lightyellow, lime, limegreen, linen, magenta, maroon, mediumaquamarine,
mediumblue, mediumorchid, mediumpurple, mediumseagreen, mediumslateblue, mediumspringgreen,
mediumturquoise, mediumvioletred, midnightblue, mintcream, mistyrose, moccasin, navajowhite,
navy, oldlace, olive, olivedrab, orange, orangered, orchid, palegoldenrod, palegreen,
paleturquoise, palevioletred, papayawhip, peachpuff, peru, pink, plum, powderblue, purple,
red, rosybrown, royalblue, saddlebrown, salmon, sandybrown, seagreen, seashell, sienna,
silver, skyblue, slateblue, slategray, slategrey, snow, springgreen, steelblue, tan, teal,
thistle, tomato, turquoise, violet, wheat, white, whitesmoke, yellow, yellowgreen

or the rgb-hex-notation:

#rgb, #rrggbb, #rrrgggbbb and #rrrrggggbbbb

or the cmyk-hex-notation:

%cmyk, %ccmmyykk, %cccmmmyyykkk and %ccccmmmmyyyykkkk

or the hsl-hex-notation:

&hsl, &hhssll, &hhhssslll and &hhhhssssllll

and additionally the hsv-hex-notation:

!hsv, !hhssvv, !hhhsssvvv and !hhhhssssvvvv

$pdf->linedash @dash

Sets linedash.

$pdf->linewidth $width

Sets linewidth.

$pdf->transform %opts

Sets transformations (eg. translate, rotate, scale, skew) in pdf-canonical order.

Example:

$pdf->transform(
    -translate => [$x,$y],
    -rotate    => $rot,
    -scale     => [$sx,$sy],
    -skew      => [$sa,$sb],
)

$pdf->move $x, $y

$pdf->line $x, $y

$pdf->curve $x1, $y1, $x2, $y2, $x3, $y3

$pdf->arc $x, $y, $a, $b, $alfa, $beta, $move

$pdf->ellipse $x, $y, $a, $b

$pdf->circle $x, $y, $r

$pdf->rect $x,$y, $w,$h

$pdf->rectxy $x1,$y1, $x2,$y2

$pdf->poly $x1,$y1, ..., $xn,$yn

$pdf->close

$pdf->stroke

$pdf->fill

$pdf->fillstroke

$pdf->image $imgobj, $x,$y, $w,$h

$pdf->image $imgobj, $x,$y, $scale

$pdf->image $imgobj, $x,$y

Please Note: The width/height or scale given is in user-space coordinates which is subject to transformations which may have been specified beforehand.

Per default this has a 72dpi resolution, so if you want an image to have a 150 or 300dpi resolution, you should specify a scale of 72/150 (or 72/300) or adjust width/height accordingly.

$pdf->textstart

$pdf->textfont $fontobj,$size

$txt->textlead $leading

$pdf->text $string

Applys the given text.

$pdf->nl

$pdf->textend

$pdf->print $font, $size, $x, $y, $rot, $just, $text

Convenience wrapper for shortening the textstart..textend sequence.

AUTHOR

alfred reibenschuh