NAME

       PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::SynFont - Module for using synthetic Fonts.

SYNOPSIS

           #
           use PDF::Builder;
           #
           $pdf = PDF::Builder->new();
           $cft = $pdf->corefont('Times-Roman');  # ttfont, etc. also works
           $sft = $pdf->synfont($cft, -condense => .75);  # condense by 25%
           #

       This works for corefonts, PS fonts, and TTF/OTF fonts; but does not work for CJK fonts or
       bitmapped fonts.  See also "Synthetic Fonts" in PDF::Builder::Docs.

METHODS

       $font = PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::SynFont->new($pdf, $fontobj, %options)
           Returns a synfont object.

           Valid %options are:

           -encode ... changes the encoding of the font from its default.  See Perl's Encode for
           the supported values. Warning: only single byte encodings are supported. Multibyte
           encodings such as UTF-8 are invalid.

           -pdfname ... changes the reference-name of the font from its default.  The reference-
           name is normally generated automatically and can be retrieved via
           $pdfname=$font->name().

           -condense ... condense/expand factor (0.1-0.9 = condense, 1 = normal, 1.1+ = expand).
           It's the multiplier for character widths vs. normal.

           -oblique ... italic angle (+/-) in degrees, where the character box is skewed. While
           it's unlikely that anyone will want to slant characters at +/-360 degrees, they should
           be aware that these will be treated as an angle of 0 degrees (deg2rad() wraps around).
           0 degrees of italic slant (obliqueness) is the default.

           -bold ... embolding factor (0.1+, bold=1, heavy=2, ...). It is additional outline
           thickness (linewidth), which expands the character outwards.

           -space ... additional charspacing in em (0-1000).

           -caps ... create synthetic small-caps. 0 = no, 1 = yes. These are capitals of
           lowercase letters, at 80% height and 88% width.