PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::BdFont - Module for using bitmapped Fonts
Inherits from PDF::Builder::Resource::Font
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use PDF::Builder;
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$pdf = PDF::Builder->new();
$sft = $pdf->bdfont($file);
#This creates a bitmapped font from a .bdf (bitmap distribution font) file. The default is to use square elements, and the style can be changed to use filled dots (looking more like a dot-matrix printer). The font will be embedded in the PDF file.
Bitmapped fonts are quite rough, low resolution, and difficult to read, so unless you're a sadist who wants to force readers back to the good old days of dot-matrix printers and bitmapped X terminals, try to limit the use of such a font to decorative or novelty effects, such as chapter titles and major headings. Have mercy on your readers and use a real font (TrueType, etc.) for body text!
$font = PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::BdFont->new($pdf, $font, %opts)Returns a BmpFont object.
Valid options (%opts) are:
A value of 'block' (the default) assembles a character from contiguous square blocks. A value of 'dot' assembles a character from overlapping filled circles, in the style of a dot matrix printer.
Alfred Reibenschuh, extensively rewritten by Phil Perry
Master Index
PDF::Builder -- Facilitates the creation and modification of PDF files
PDF::Builder::Resource -- Base class for PDF resources
PDF::Builder::Resource::Font -- Some common support routines for font files
PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::CoreFont -- Module for using the 14 standard PDF built-in Fonts (plus 15 Windows Fonts)
PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::Postscript -- Support routines for using PostScript (Type 1) fonts
PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::SynFont -- Module for creating temporary synthetic Fonts