PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::BdFont(3)    User Contributed Perl Documentation


NAME
       PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::BdFont - Module for using bitmapped
       Fonts.

SYNOPSIS
           #
           use PDF::Builder;
           #
           $pdf = PDF::Builder->new();
           $sft = $pdf->bdfont($file);
           #

       This creates a bitmapped font from a .bdf (bitmap distribution font)
       file.  The default is to use square elements, and the style can be
       changed to use filled dots (looking more like a dot-matrix printer).
       The font will be embedded in the PDF file.

       Bitmapped fonts are quite rough, low resolution, and difficult to read,
       so unless you're a sadist who wants to force readers back to the good
       old days of dot-matrix printers and bitmapped X terminals, try to limit
       the use of such a font to decorative or novelty effects, such as
       chapter titles and major headings. Have mercy on your readers and use a
       real font (TrueType, etc.)  for body text!

METHODS
   new
           $font = PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::BdFont->new($pdf, $font, %options)

           Returns a BmpFont object.

       Valid %options are:

       style
           A value of 'block' (default) assembles a character from contiguous
           square blocks. A value of 'dot' assembles a character from
           overlapping filled circles, in the style of a dot matrix printer.

AUTHOR
       Alfred Reibenschuh, extensively rewritten by Phil Perry

perl v5.38.1                      2023-12-21
                                       PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::BdFont(3)