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What is a PDF dictionary?

The basis of a PDF file is a set of linked PDF objects, and the key part of a PDF object is the PDF...
Mark Stephens
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Java images – 5 tips for Java ImageIO image…

We have been doing a lot of work recently on images in Java and will be writing a series of articles on JPEG2000 support,...
Mark Stephens
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What are CID fonts?

There are 2 main font technologies used in PDF font files (Postscript/Type1 and Truetype). There is also a ‘merged’ format which borrows features from...
Mark Stephens
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How is text stored in a PDF file?

Text is defined in PDF files by a Font object and a set of TJ commands. So you will see something like this in...
Mark Stephens
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Open source software that uses JPedal LGPL

It never ceases to amaze us what creative ways people find to use our library. Unfortunately a lot of these are commercial ones we...
Daniel
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