Mark Stephens

  https://www.idrsolutions.com Mark has been working with Java and PDF since 1999 and is a big NetBeans fan. He enjoys speaking at conferences. He has an MA in Medieval History and a passion for reading.

   



187 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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