PDF::API2::Resource::Font::SynFont(3)      User Contributed Perl Documentation


NAME
       PDF::API2::Resource::Font::SynFont - Module for creating synthetic
       Fonts.

SYNOPSIS
           my $pdf = PDF::API2->new();
           my $base_font = $pdf->font('Helvetica');

           # Create a condensed synthetic font
           my $condensed = $pdf->synthetic_font($base_font, hscale => 80);

           # Compare the two fonts
           my $text = $pdf->page->text();

           $text->font($base_font, 18);
           $text->distance(72, 720);
           $text->text('Hello World!');

           $text->font($condensed, 18);
           $text->distance(0, -36);
           $text->text('Hello World!');

           $pdf->save('sample.pdf');

DESCRIPTION
       This module allows you to create a custom font based on an existing
       font, adjusting the scale, stroke thickness, angle, and other
       properties of each glyph.

FONT OPTIONS
   hscale
       A percentage to condense (less than 100) or expand (greater than 100)
       the glyphs horizontally.

   angle
       A number of degrees to lean the glyphs to the left (negative angle) or
       to the right (positive angle).

   bold
       A stroke width, in thousandths of a text unit, to add to the glyph's
       outline, creating a bold effect.

   smallcaps
       Set to true to replace lower-case characters with small versions of
       their upper-case glyphs.

   space
       Additional space, in thousandths of a text unit, to add between glyphs.

perl v5.38.1                      2023-12-21
                                         PDF::API2::Resource::Font::SynFont(3)