Mark Stephens

  https://www.idrsolutions.com Mark founded the company and has worked with Java and PDF since 1997. The original creator of the core code, he is also a NetBeans enthusiast who enjoys speaking at conferences and reading. He holds an Athletics Blue and an MA in Mediaeval History from St. Andrews University.

   



194 Stories by Mark Stephens

How to generate a PDF file

Last time, we showed you how to write your own PDF file. This is useful for understanding the complexities of PDF files (and why...
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How to make a PDF file manually

PDF Files are very complex files and we always recommend you use a library such as JPedal when working with them. But it is...
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Is moving NetBeans to Apache good or bad news?

As a keen NetBeans user with no affiliation to Oracle or any vested interest (IDRsolutions – my company – pays my salary and I am...
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A timely lesson on why it is a bad idea to edit a PDF file directly

At IDR Solutions whilst working on some files we found we had a very good example last week to show why it is a...
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Understanding the PDF File Format: Document and Page level

In my latest article on “Understanding the PDF File Format”, I want to to give you a better understanding of how a PDF file is...
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Is the PDF file format Open and Free?

One of my pet annoyances on forums is the number of people who think that the PDF file format is a proprietary format. So...
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