Encoding of Name Objects
Hi there! I just stumbled over a problem I'm not sure how to handle. It's about handling Name objects with hexadecimal notation. [...]Regular characters that are outside the range EXCLAMATION MARK(21h)...
View Article"Data Execution Prevention Problems" with Adobe 9.3 (Win)
Dear All: I have recently submitted some applications with an Australian university, and this university has difficultiesopening my MAC-generated PDF Portfolio. They keep insisting that there may be a...
View ArticleDetermine ICC output profile (name) in PDF/X output intent
Hi all, I have a PDF of which I need to determine the ICC output profile (name) of the PDF/X output intent. This is what I have in the 'content stream': <</Metadata 6 0...
View ArticleHow to create a pdf file from multiple images ?
Dear All, I want to create a SINGLE page pdf file from two or more page size images that are combined to make a single page pdf. Again, this question is on pdfs that are made out of several, atleast...
View ArticleWhy have a default user password feauture?
Hi, I (understood) read in the manual that there could be a default user password - 28 BF 4E 5E 4E 75 8A 41 64 00 4E 56 FF FA 01 082E 2E 00 B6 D0 68 3E 80 2F 0C A9 FE 64 53 69 7A. If the file is...
View ArticleAbsolute text glyph positioning and size on PDF page
Hi there, I'm processing some old scans by vectorizing the best glyph for each character, converting this into a Type 3 font and then drawing the text on the page from the font. The problem I'm having...
View ArticleFast web view & Tagged PDF
Hi eveyone, when we right click on PDF and go to Document Property and then I found that in Description tab at botton side is their are two Line 1st is Tagged PDF : Yes2nd is Fast Web View : Yes how...
View ArticlePDF Encryption: encrypted string with 0x0D gives error in Acrobat.
I am generating enrypted PDF using Standard password security handler with CFM "AESV3" i.e 256-bit AES. The issue is that if encrypted string in the PDF contains byte 0x0D i.e "CR", Acrobat 9/X does...
View ArticleDigital signature Filter / SubFilter
Hi, i have a question regarding the use of digital signatures.As a filter value i am usingPDF32000.bookAdobe.PPKLite but i am not quite sure about the SubFilter. As i understand there are three...
View ArticleDealing with Predictors when decoding PDFs
I've seen a lot of questions about how to "unpredict" Xref streams. The answer usually goes something like "RTFM!" Well, I have R'd the FM, and it's still complicated. So, to save others the pain I've...
View ArticleProblem with embedding an OpenType CFF font
I'm trying to embed an OpenType CFF font into a simple PDF file and can't get it to work. I'm hoping that someone here could spot my error or give me someplace to go for a better example/help.<br...
View ArticlePDF password problem
Hi,I am developing a application in which I am creating PDF files using PDF specifications given in PDF 1.3. All things are working, for data encryption I am using FlateDecode. Now I have to implement...
View ArticleColors in PDF
I am "experimenting" a little with colors in a PDF file.In the file I create two squares. The first square is colored using DeviceCMYK.The second square has the same color as the first one, but using...
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To support Japanese font in the PDF
Hi, In my application i have supported the 14 Type 1 fonts(Standard fonts),using PDEFontCreate(&pdeFontAttrs, sizeof(pdeFontAttrs), 0, 255, 0, /* Widths*/ 0, ASAtomNull, /*Encoding*/0 , 0, 0,...
View ArticleParent/child fonts problem
Hi all I'm developing a program which has been writing out servicable PDF files for a few months, with embedded Truetype fonts; the files open without problem and display correctly. However, I am now...
View ArticlePages and resources dictionary
When we read a Page object with a Resources dictionary , do we need to look also at Resources of Parent(s) of the Page and do some merging of resources?Thank You
View ArticleIf, then, javascript calculation on pdf form
I have a form with a grid which lists credit cards transaction amounts, with a drop down box for "type of credit" (visa, mastercard, discover). The bottom of the form has 3 different total lines; one...
View ArticleEnumerating selected thumbnails - 2
Sorry. browser have some error. :(HelloI want to enumerate selected page ranges at Thumbnails panel. I've tried to use AVDocGetSelection but it returns some pointer which I can't interpret as any...
View ArticlePDF features
Hi everyone, I developed a solution based on a third party open source PDF library called poppler. There's no report about which pdf features(as to PDF 1.7 specification) does poppler library support...
View ArticleSwf in PDF does not play on MAC
We create a PDF(programatically) with SWF embedded in it. Now when the pdf is opened: the SWF plays fine when played on a windows machine but it does not plays (when the PDF is opened) on a MAC. Do you...
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