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 work with PDF files in Java

To work PDF files in Java, you will need a Java PDF library to help you. PDF files are not handled natively by Java,...
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Adding a PDF file Debugger to JPedal PDF Viewer

Why is a PDF file debugger useful? PDF files are complex and can go wrong in lots of ways. We have been writing JPedal...
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Top 9 PDF file questions with answers for developers

PDF stands for “portable document format”. It is a binary format made of objects -number, strings, arrays, dictionaries, streams and keywords ‘null’. Let’s understand...
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How to view PDF objects

When you develop software to work with PDF files, you often need to be able to drill down into a file and see the...
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4 tools for viewing Image Metadata

In previous articles we have told you what Image metadata is. In this article, we will show you some free and commercial multi-platform tools...
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What is EXIF metadata?

What is Exif? EXIF is a common International standard format for storing metadata as part of an image. This has the advantage of simplicity...
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