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.

   



191 Stories by Mark Stephens

Java PDF to Image conversion (Tutorial)

Do you need to convert your PDF files to images in Java? PDF files are not directly supported in Java but you can solve...
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Why we have abandoned ImageIO and JAI for Image support in our commercial Java code

At IDRsolutions, we are now using our own Java Image Library (JDeli) as a replacement for ImageIO and JAI. We had previously been using ImageIO...
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Converting a Swing application into JavaFX – Listeners and fast scrolling

Recently, I have been working on producing a PDF Viewer, which uses both Swing and JavaFX, in our JPedal PDF library. This has involved a...
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What is the difference between Java and JavaFX?

In my last article I explained the difference between HTML5 and SVG. Since then, another request has been for a simple answer to the...
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HTML and SVG Explained (Along with Use Cases)

In his article I will explain what is HTML and SVG, how they’re related and which might be suited for your use case. What...
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