PDF::API2::Lite - lite pdf creation

    $pdf = PDF::API2::Lite->new;
    $pdf->page(595,842);
    $img = $pdf->image('some.jpg');
    $font = $pdf->corefont('Times-Roman');
    $font = $pdf->ttfont('TimesNewRoman.ttf');

$pdf = PDF::API::Lite->new

$pdf->page

Opens a new page. Sets the global mediabox. Saves the document (may not be modified later) and deallocates the pdf-structures. Returns a new or existing adobe core font object.

Examples:

    $font = $pdf->corefont('Times-Roman');
    $font = $pdf->corefont('Times-Bold');
    $font = $pdf->corefont('Helvetica');
    $font = $pdf->corefont('ZapfDingbats');

Examples:

    $font = $pdf->ttfont('TimesNewRoman.ttf');
    $font = $pdf->ttfont('/fonts/Univers-Bold.ttf');
    $font = $pdf->ttfont('../Democratica-SmallCaps.ttf');

Examples:

    $font = $pdf->psfont('TimesRoman.pfb','TimesRoman.afm','latin1');
    $font = $pdf->psfont('/fonts/Univers.pfb','/fonts/Univers.afm','latin2');

Examples:

    $egs = $pdf->create_egs;

$pdf->savestate

Saves the state of the page.

$pdf->restorestate

Restores the state of the page. Sets extended-graphics-state. Sets fillcolor. Sets strokecolor.

Defined color-names are:

    aliceblue, antiquewhite, aqua, aquamarine, azure, beige, bisque, black, blanchedalmond,
    blue, blueviolet, brown, burlywood, cadetblue, chartreuse, chocolate, coral, cornflowerblue,
    cornsilk, crimson, cyan, darkblue, darkcyan, darkgoldenrod, darkgray, darkgreen, darkgrey,
    darkkhaki, darkmagenta, darkolivegreen, darkorange, darkorchid, darkred, darksalmon,
    darkseagreen, darkslateblue, darkslategray, darkslategrey, darkturquoise, darkviolet,
    deeppink, deepskyblue, dimgray, dimgrey, dodgerblue, firebrick, floralwhite, forestgreen,
    fuchsia, gainsboro, ghostwhite, gold, goldenrod, gray, grey, green, greenyellow, honeydew,
    hotpink, indianred, indigo, ivory, khaki, lavender, lavenderblush, lawngreen, lemonchiffon,
    lightblue, lightcoral, lightcyan, lightgoldenrodyellow, lightgray, lightgreen, lightgrey,
    lightpink, lightsalmon, lightseagreen, lightskyblue, lightslategray, lightslategrey,
    lightsteelblue, lightyellow, lime, limegreen, linen, magenta, maroon, mediumaquamarine,
    mediumblue, mediumorchid, mediumpurple, mediumseagreen, mediumslateblue, mediumspringgreen,
    mediumturquoise, mediumvioletred, midnightblue, mintcream, mistyrose, moccasin, navajowhite,
    navy, oldlace, olive, olivedrab, orange, orangered, orchid, palegoldenrod, palegreen,
    paleturquoise, palevioletred, papayawhip, peachpuff, peru, pink, plum, powderblue, purple,
    red, rosybrown, royalblue, saddlebrown, salmon, sandybrown, seagreen, seashell, sienna,
    silver, skyblue, slateblue, slategray, slategrey, snow, springgreen, steelblue, tan, teal,
    thistle, tomato, turquoise, violet, wheat, white, whitesmoke, yellow, yellowgreen

or the rgb-hex-notation:

    #rgb, #rrggbb, #rrrgggbbb and #rrrrggggbbbb

or the cmyk-hex-notation:

    %cmyk, %ccmmyykk, %cccmmmyyykkk and %ccccmmmmyyyykkkk

or the hsl-hex-notation:

    &hsl, &hhssll, &hhhssslll and &hhhhssssllll

and additionally the hsv-hex-notation:

    !hsv, !hhssvv, !hhhsssvvv and !hhhhssssvvvv

Example:

    $pdf->transform(
        -translate => [$x,$y],
        -rotate    => $rot,
        -scale     => [$sx,$sy],
        -skew      => [$sa,$sb],
    )

$pdf->close

$pdf->stroke

$pdf->fill

$pdf->fillstroke

Please Note: The width/height or scale given is in user-space coordinates which is subject to transformations which may have been specified beforehand.

Per default this has a 72dpi resolution, so if you want an image to have a 150 or 300dpi resolution, you should specify a scale of 72/150 (or 72/300) or adjust width/height accordingly.

$pdf->textstart

Applys the given text.

$pdf->nl

$pdf->textend

Convenience wrapper for shortening the textstart..textend sequence.

alfred reibenschuh

    $Log: Lite.pm,v $
    Revision 2.0  2005/11/16 02:16:00  areibens
    revision workaround for SF cvs import not to screw up CPAN

    Revision 1.2  2005/11/16 01:27:48  areibens
    genesis2

    Revision 1.1  2005/11/16 01:19:24  areibens
    genesis

    Revision 1.12  2005/06/17 19:43:47  fredo
    fixed CPAN modulefile versioning (again)

    Revision 1.11  2005/06/17 18:53:33  fredo
    fixed CPAN modulefile versioning (dislikes cvs)

    Revision 1.10  2005/03/14 22:01:05  fredo
    upd 2005

    Revision 1.9  2005/02/28 18:00:06  fredo
    removed color method since businesscolor is not available anymore in PDF::API2

    Revision 1.8  2004/12/16 00:30:51  fredo
    added no warn for recursion

    Revision 1.7  2004/06/15 09:11:38  fredo
    removed cr+lf

    Revision 1.6  2004/06/07 19:44:12  fredo
    cleaned out cr+lf for lf

    Revision 1.5  2004/05/21 15:04:43  fredo
    fixed NAME pod bug for cpan indexer

    Revision 1.4  2003/12/08 13:05:19  Administrator
    corrected to proper licencing statement

    Revision 1.3  2003/11/30 17:11:55  Administrator
    merged into default

    Revision 1.2.2.1  2003/11/30 16:56:21  Administrator
    merged into default

    Revision 1.2  2003/11/30 11:32:56  Administrator
    added CVS id/log