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Developing with PDF

by Leonard Rosenthol

October 2013

Intermediate to advanced

215 pages

4h 29m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Who Should Read This BookOrganization of ContentConventions Used in This BookSafari® Books OnlineHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
PDF ObjectsNull ObjectsBoolean ObjectsNumeric ObjectsName ObjectsString ObjectsArray ObjectsDictionary ObjectsName treesNumber treesStream ObjectsDirect versus Indirect ObjectsFile StructureWhite-SpaceThe Four Sections of a PDFHeaderTrailerBodyCross-reference tableIncremental UpdateLinearizationDocument StructureThe Catalog DictionaryThe Page TreePagesPDF unitsRects and boxesInheritanceThe Name DictionaryWhat’s Next
Content StreamsGraphic StateThe Painter’s ModelOpen versus Closed PathsClippingDrawing PathsTransformationsBasic ColorMarked Content OperatorsProperty ListsResourcesExternal Graphic StateBasic TransparencyWhat’s Next
Raster ImagesAdding the ImageImage dictionariesImages in content streamsJPEG ImagesTransparency and ImagesSoft MasksStencil MasksColor-Keyed MasksVector ImagesAdding the Form XObjectThe Form DictionaryCopying a Page to a Form XObjectWhat’s Next
FontsGlyphsFont TypesThe Font DictionaryEncodingsText StateFont and SizeRendering ModeDrawing TextPositioning TextWhat’s Next
DestinationsExplicit DestinationsNamed DestinationsActionsThe Action DictionaryGoTo ActionsURI ActionsGoToR and Launch ActionsMultimedia ActionsNested ActionsBookmarks or OutlinesWhat’s Next
IntroductionAnnotation DictionariesAppearance StreamsMarkup AnnotationsText MarkupDrawing MarkupAttributesSquares and circlesLinesPolygons and polylinesInkStamps MarkupText Annotations and Pop-upsNon-Markup AnnotationsWhat’s Next
The Interactive Form DictionaryThe Field DictionaryField NamesField FlagsFields and AnnotationsField ClassesButton FieldsText FieldsPlain textRich textText field flagsChoice FieldsMultiSelect flagOptionsValuesScrolling listsCombo boxesEditable combo boxesSignature FieldsForm ActionsSubmitFormSubmission formatsResetFormImportDataWhat’s Next
File SpecificationsEmbedded File StreamsURL File SpecificationsWays to Embed FilesFileAttachment AnnotationsThe EmbeddedFiles Name TreeCollectionsThe Collection DictionaryCollection SchemaGoToE ActionsWhat’s Next
Simple MediaSound AnnotationsSound actionsMovie AnnotationsThe movie dictionaryThe movie activation dictionaryMovie actionsMultimediaScreen AnnotationThe appearance characteristics dictionaryRendition ActionsRendition objects3D3D AnnotationsThe 3D annotation dictionary3D views3D streamsMarkups on 3DWhat’s Next

Optional Content GroupsContent StateUsageOptional Content MembershipVisibility PoliciesVisibility ExpressionsOptional Content ConfigurationOrder KeyRBGroupsAS (Automatic State)Optional Content PropertiesMarking Content as OptionalOptional Content in Content StreamsOptional Content for Form XObjectsOptional Content for AnnotationsWhat’s Next
Structured PDFThe Structure TreeStructure ElementsStandard structure typesGrouping elementsBlock-level structural elementsInline-level structural elementsArtifactsRole MappingAssociating Structure to ContentTagged PDFsWhat’s Next
The Document Information DictionaryMetadata StreamsXMPSchemasXMP in PDFXMP versus the Info DictionaryWhat’s Next
PDF (ISO 32000)PDF/X (ISO 15930)PDF/A (ISO 19005)PDF/E (ISO 24517)PDF/VT (ISO 16612-2)PDF/UA (ISO 14289)Other PDF-Related StandardsPAdES (ETSI TS 102 778)PDF Healthcare

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About the Author

Leonard Rosenthol is a Principal Scientist and PDF Architect for Adobe Systems, having been involved with PDF technology for more than 15 years. He represents Adobe on various international standards bodies including the ISO (where he is the Project Editor for PDF/A and PDF/E), W3C and ETSI/ESI (where he authored the PDF Electronic Signature standard, PAdES). Prior to re-joining Adobe in 2006, Leonard worked as the Director of Software Development for Appligent, and the Chief Innovation Officer for Apago, while also running the successful consulting business of PDF Sages. Before becoming involved in PDF, Leonard was the Director of Advanced Technology for Aladdin Systems and responsible for the development of the StuffIt line of products.