1PDF::API2::Annotation(3U)ser Contributed Perl DocumentatiPoDnF::API2::Annotation(3)
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6 PDF::API2::Annotation - Add annotations to a PDF
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9 my $pdf = PDF::API2->new();
10 my $font = $pdf->font('Helvetica');
11 my $page1 = $pdf->page();
12 my $page2 = $pdf->page();
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14 my $content = $page1->text();
15 my $message = 'Go to Page 2';
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17 $content->distance(1 * 72, 9 * 72);
18 $content->font($font, $size);
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21 my $annotation = $page1->annotation();
22 my $width = $content->text_width($message);
23 $annotation->rect(1 * 72, 9 * 72, 1 * 72 + $width, 9 * 72 + $size);
24 $annotation->link($page2);
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26 $pdf->save('sample.pdf');
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32 $annotation = $annotation->link($destination, $location, @args);
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34 Link the annotation to another page in this PDF. $location and @args
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38 $destination can be either a PDF::API2::Page object or the name of a
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45 Launch $uri -- typically a web page -- when the annotation is selected.
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51 Open $file when the annotation is selected.
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55 $annotation = $annotation->pdf($file, $page_number, $location, @args);
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57 Open the PDF file located at $file to the specified page number.
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64 $annotation = $annotation->text($text);
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66 Define the annotation as a text note with the specified content.
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72 Embed and link to the movie located at $filename with the specified
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75 Common Annotation Attributes
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86 Define the border style. Defaults to 0, 0, 0 (no border).
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92 Define the text content of the annotation, if applicable.
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98 Set the annotation to initially be either open or closed. Only
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