oracular (3) PDF::Builder::Resource::Font::BdFont.3pm.gz

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