Developing with PDF

Preface;
Who Should Read This Book;
Organization of Content;
Conventions Used in This Book;
Safari® Books Online;
How to Contact Us;
Acknowledgments;
Chapter 1: PDF Syntax;
1.1 PDF Objects;
1.2 File Structure;
1.3 Document Structure;
1.4 What's Next;
Chapter 2: PDF Imaging Model;
2.1 Content Streams;
2.2 The Painter's Model;
2.3 Drawing Paths;
2.4 Transformations;
2.5 Basic Color;
2.6 Marked Content Operators;
2.7 Resources;
2.8 External Graphic State;
2.9 Basic Transparency;
2.10 What's Next;
Chapter 3: Images;
3.1 Raster Images;
3.2 JPEG Images;
3.3 Transparency and Images;
3.4 Vector Images;
3.5 What's Next;
Chapter 4: Text;
4.1 Fonts;
4.2 Text State;
4.3 Drawing Text;
4.4 Positioning Text;
4.5 What's Next;
Chapter 5: Navigation;
5.1 Destinations;
5.2 Actions;
5.3 Bookmarks or Outlines;
5.4 What's Next;
Chapter 6: Annotations;
6.1 Introduction;
6.2 Appearance Streams;
6.3 Markup Annotations;
6.4 Non-Markup Annotations;
6.5 What's Next;
Chapter 7: AcroForms;
7.1 The Interactive Form Dictionary;
7.2 The Field Dictionary;
7.3 Field Classes;
7.4 Form Actions;
7.5 What's Next;
Chapter 8: Embedded Files;
8.1 File Specifications;
8.2 Ways to Embed Files;
8.3 Collections;
8.4 GoToE Actions;
8.5 What's Next;
Chapter 9: Multimedia and 3D;
9.1 Simple Media;
9.2 Multimedia;
9.3 3D;
9.4 What's Next;
Chapter 10: Optional Content;
10.1 Optional Content Groups;
10.2 Optional Content Membership;
10.3 Optional Content Configuration;
10.4 Optional Content Properties;
10.5 Marking Content as Optional;
10.6 What's Next;
Chapter 11: Tagging and Structure;
11.1 Structured PDF;
11.2 Tagged PDFs;
11.3 What's Next;
Chapter 12: Metadata;
12.1 The Document Information Dictionary;
12.2 Metadata Streams;
12.3 What's Next;
Chapter 13: PDF Standards;
13.1 PDF (ISO 32000);
13.2 PDF/X (ISO 15930);
13.3 PDF/A (ISO 19005);
13.4 PDF/E (ISO 24517);

Leonard Rosenthol is a Principal Scientist and PDF Architect for Adobe Systems, having been involved with PDF technology for more than 15 years. He represents Adobe on various international standards bodies including the ISO (where he is the Project Editor for PDF/A and PDF/E), W3C and ETSI/ESI (where he authored the PDF Electronic Signature standard, PAdES). Prior to re-joining Adobe in 2006, Leonard worked as the Director of Software Development for Appligent, and the Chief Innovation Officer for Apago, while also running the successful consulting business of PDF Sages. Before becoming involved in PDF, Leonard was the Director of Advanced Technology for Aladdin Systems and responsible for the development of the StuffIt line of products.