Leonard Rosenthol | Developing with PDF (2014) [PDF, EPUB]

Organization of Content

Chapter 1
We begin by looking at the various objects that make up a PDF file and how they are combined together into a cohesive whole.
Chapter 2
In this chapter we look at the core aspect of PDF—its imaging model. We learn how to create a page and draw some graphics on it.
Chapter 3
Continuing on from our discussion of the core imaging model, in this chapter we explore how to incorporate raster images into your PDF content.
Chapter 4
Next, we learn how to incorporate the last of the common types of PDF content — text. Of course, a discussion of text in PDF wouldn’t be complete without an understanding of fonts and glyphs.
Chapter 5
PDF isn’t just about static content. This chapter will introduce various ways in which a PDF can gain interactivity, specifically around enabling navigation within and between documents.
Chapter 6
This chapter explores the special objects that are annotations, which are drawn on top of the regular content to enable everything from interactive links to 3D to video and audio.
Chapter 7
Next, we look at how interactive forms are provided for in the PDF language.
Chapter 8
This chapter demonstrates how a PDF can be used in a way similar to a ZIP archive by embedding files inside of it.
Chapter 9
This chapter explains how video and audio content can be referenced in or embedded into a PDF for playing as part of rich content.
Chapter 10
This chapter introduces optional content, which only appears at certain times, such as on the screen but not when printed or only for certain users.
Chapter 11
This chapter looks at how to add semantic richness to your content by tagging it with HTML-like structures such as paragraphs and tables.
Chapter 12
This chapter explores the various ways in which metadata can be incorporated into a PDF file, from the simplest document level strings to rich XML attached to individual objects.
Chapter 13
Finally, this chapter introduces the various open international standards based on PDF, including the full PDF standard itself (ISO 32000-1), the various subsets (such as PDF/A and PDF/X), as well as related work (such as PAdES).