Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

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How much memory does your Java application use

I wanted to investigate the memory usage of our Java application to see how much memory was being used for a task – in...
Mark Stephens
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How are text links defined in a PDF file?

When you are viewing a PDF file, you may well notice that (like a web page) there are blue clickable links. These are defined...
Mark Stephens
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What are PDF Xref tables?

What are PDF Xref tables? Xref tables are part of the original PDF file specification and one of the features which gives the PDF...
Mark Stephens
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What are AcroForms?

AcroForms are the original Forms technology added to the PDF file format to provide interactive form elements such at radio buttons, text fields, combo...
Chris Wade
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PDF stack overflow and underflow

The PDF format makes extensive use of stacks. A stack is like a pile of books. If you add an item it goes on...
Mark Stephens
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