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.

   



193 Stories by Mark Stephens

What are Indexed Colorspaces?

What are Indexed Colorspaces? Indexed Colorspaces store a list of the colors used and reference that list to get the color of each pixel,...
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Running JavaFX on a server

JavaFX on the server??? JavaFX is heavily promoted as a desktop technology to replace Swing. So it might seem slightly strange to suggest running...
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What are Blend Modes in PDF files?

The PDF File Format includes some very sophisticated features. One of the most interesting ones is the Blend Mode (introduced in PDF version 1.4)....
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How we migrated our website from Hubspot to WordPress

Over the last week, we have been busy moving our main website from the Hubspot platform (where it has been since 2008 when I...
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How to Extract Data from XFA files

Introduction XFA data exists in a different format to normal PDF data. This article is designed to help you understand how this happens and...
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5 Java Formatting options in NetBeans you probably missed

One of the advantages of being involved in the NetCat test program is that I get to develop my skills with using the IDE....
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