I just embed images, generated from iText On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Tilman Hausherr <[email protected]> wrote:
> Am 07.05.2015 um 18:59 schrieb John Hewson: > >> On 7 May 2015, at 09:04, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> I would like to generate a barcode, then embed it in the PDF. >>> >>> The O'Reilly 'Developing with PDF' book says that you can use XObjects >>> to embed vectorial images (such as, perhaps, EPS). Has anyone here ever >>> tried it? >>> >> I have that book too, it actually says "PDF doesn't really have the >> concept of a vector image such as an EPS or EMF" (p58). It's description of >> what an Form XObject is is rather brief though. To clarify, it's a way of >> embedding an existing PDF content stream, e.g. perhaps a diagram or a page >> from another PDF. It does not provide support for any other file formats. >> >> Most barcodes I've encountered in PDFs use special fonts, rather than >> graphics. >> > > Can't remember if the 1.8.9 version can work properly, i.e. embed the > font. And yes, a dedicated font best. There are some "3 of 9" fonts > available on the web. With the font I use at work, one has to include the > text wwith "*", i.e. *12345678* . > > Tilman > > > >> -- John >> >> ----- Mail original ----- >>> De: "Maruan Sahyoun" <[email protected]> >>> À: [email protected] >>> Envoyé: Jeudi 7 Mai 2015 17:38:54 >>> Objet: Re: Embedding an EPS >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Am 07.05.2015 um 17:36 schrieb Tilman Hausherr <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> Am 07.05.2015 um 09:15 schrieb [email protected]: >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> is it possible to embed an EPS in a PDF, with PDFBox? >>>>> >>>> No because PDF doesn't support it: >>>> https://forums.adobe.com/thread/285464 >>>> >>>> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2029700/how-do-i-embed-eps-into-a-pdf-with-pdfapi2 >>>> >>> or did you mean to embed the EPS file as an attachment to the PDF? >>> >>> BR >>> Maruan >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
