MichaelStill2002Michael Still Panda is a PDF generation API developed by Michael Still. It is released under the terms of the GNU GPL, which might affect your commerical use of this product. Please check the file labelled COPYING in the source distribution before relying on this product for your commercial activities. ...more content here... libpngDummyFlushProc 3 libpngDummyFlushProc mangle libpng to do image conversion in memory without temportary files void libpngDummyFlushProc(png_structp png); PANDA INTERNAL. This call implements a dummy flush proceedure for libpng. This is needed so that Panda can get at the compressed PNG data, whilst converting it on the fly from unsupported PNG variants, and while not having to deal with temporary files. PDF documents only need the content of the IDAT chunks within the PNG file, and this method eases gaining access to those chunks. Zero ee panda_insertPNG for an example usage panda_insertPNG, libpngDummyReadProc, libpngDummyWriteProc This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. libpngDummyWriteProc 3 libpngDummyWriteProc mangle libpng to do image conversion in memory without temportary files void libpngDummyWriteProc(png_structp png, png_bytep data, png_uint_32 len); PANDA INTERNAL. This call implements a dummy write proceedure for libpng. This is needed so that Panda can get at the compressed PNG data, whilst converting it on the fly from unsupported PNG variants, and while not having to deal with temporary files. PDF documents only need the content of the IDAT chunks within the PNG file, and this method eases gaining access to those chunks. Zero ee panda_insertPNG for an example usage panda_insertPNG, libpngDummyReadProc, libpngDummyFlushProc This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. libtiffDummyCloseProc 3 libtiffDummyCloseProc mangle libtiff to do image conversion in memory without temportary files static int libtiffDummyCloseProc (thandle_t); PANDA INTERNAL. This call implements a dummy close procedure for libtiff to allow for the conversion of TIFF images on the fly in memory without the use of temporary files. It is an internal call and should NEVER be called by users of the API. Zero ee panda_insertTIFF for an example usage panda_insertTIFF, libtiffDummWriteProc This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. libtiffDummyReadProc 3 libtiffDummyReadProc mangle libtiff to do image conversion in memory without temportary files static tsize_t libtiffDummyReadProc (thandle_t fd, tdata_t buf, tsize_t size); PANDA INTERNAL. This call implements a dummy read procedure for libtiff to allow for the conversion of TIFF images on the fly in memory without the use of temporary files. It is an internal call and should NEVER be called by users of the API. The amount of data read ee panda_insertTIFF for an example usage panda_insertTIFF, libtiffDummWriteProc This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. libtiffDummySeekProc 3 libtiffDummySeekProc mangle libtiff to doc image conversion in memory without temportary files static toff_t libtiffDummySeekProc (thandle_t, toff_t off, int i); PANDA INTERNAL. This call implements a dummy seek procedure for libtiff to allow for the conversion of TIFF images on the fly in memory without the use of temporary files. It is an internal call and should NEVER be called by users of the API. Where the seek took us to ee panda_insertTIFF for an example usage panda_insertTIFF, libtiffDummWriteProc This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. libtiffDummyWriteProc 3 libtiffDummyWriteProc mangle libtiff to do image conversion in memory without temportary files static tsize_t libtiffDummyWriteProc (thandle_t fd, tdata_t buf, tsize_t size); PANDA INTERNAL. This call implements a dummy write procedure for libtiff to allow for the conversion of TIFF images on the fly in memory without the use of temporary files. It is an internal call and should NEVER be called by users of the API. The amount of daat written ee panda_insertTIFF for an example usage panda_insertTIFF, libtiffDummWriteProc This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_addchild 3 panda_addchild add an object to the object tree #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_addchild (panda_object *parent, panda_object *child); PANDA INTERNAL. Once an object has been created with panda_newobject() it is added to the object tree with this call. This ensures it is written out to disc via panda_writeobject() when panda_close() is called. None #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_object *obj, *obj2; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); obj = panda_newobject(document, panda_object_normal); obj2 = panda_newobject(document, panda_object_normal); panda_addhild(obj, obj2); panda_newobject, panda_freeobject, panda_writeobject, panda_traverseobjects This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_addcubiccurvesegment 3 panda_addcubiccurvesegment add a curved segment to the line shape we are drawing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_addcubiccurvesegment (panda_page * target, int x, int y, int cx1, int cy1, int cx2, int cy2); Add a point to the shape we are currently drawing with a cubic curve between the current cursor location and (x,y). There are two control points used to generate the cubic curve. They are (cx1, cy1) and (cx2, cy2). Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_setlinestart (currPage, 210, 210); panda_addcubiccurvesegment (currPage, 310, 210, 225, 300, 275, 400); panda_setlinestart, panda_addlinesegment, panda_addquadraticsegmentone, panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo, panda_closeline, panda_rectangle, panda_endline, panda_strokeline, panda_fillline, panda_setlinewidth, panda_setlinecap, panda_setlinejoin, panda_setlinedash, panda_setfillcolor, panda_setlinecolor This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_addlinesegment 3 panda_addlinesegment add a straight segment to the line shape we are drawing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_addlinesegment (panda_page * target, int x, int y); Add a point to the shape we are currently drawing with a straight line between the current cursor location and (x,y). Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_setlinestart (page, 100, 200); panda_addlinesegment (page, 200, 200); panda_setlinestart, panda_addcubiccurvesegment, panda_addquadraticsegmentone, panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo, panda_closeline, panda_rectangle, panda_endline, panda_strokeline, panda_fillline, panda_setlinewidth, panda_setlinecap, panda_setlinejoin, panda_setlinedash, panda_setfillcolor, panda_setlinecolor This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_addquadraticcurvesegmentone 3 panda_addquadraticcurvesegmentone add a curved segment to the line shape that we are drawing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_addquadraticcurvesegmentone (panda_page * target, int x, int y, int cx1, int cy1); This function adds a curved segment to the line shape that we are drawing. The curved segment has a control point, namely (cx1, cy1). This call creates slightly different curves from panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo(); Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_setlinestart (page, 100, 200); panda_addquadraticcurvesegmentone (page, 200, 200, 12, 32); panda_setlinestart, panda_addlinesegment, panda_addcubiccurvesegment, panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo, panda_closeline, panda_rectangle, panda_endline, panda_strokeline, panda_fillline, panda_setlinewidth, panda_setlinecap, panda_setlinejoin, panda_setlinedash, panda_setfillcolor, panda_setlinecolor This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo 3 panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo add a curved segment to the line shape that we are drawing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo (panda_page * target, int x, int y, int cx1, int cy1); This function adds a curved segment to the line shape that we are drawing. The curved segment has a control point, namely (cx1, cy1). This call creates slightly different curves from panda_addquadraticcurvesegmentone(); Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_setlinestart (page, 100, 200); panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo (page, 200, 200, 12, 32); panda_setlinestart, panda_addlinesegment, panda_addcubiccurvesegment, panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo, panda_closeline, panda_rectangle, panda_endline, panda_strokeline, panda_fillline, panda_setlinewidth, panda_setlinecap, panda_setlinejoin, panda_setlinedash, panda_setfillcolor, panda_setlinecolor This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_applytemplate 3 panda_applytemplate use a template page previously created #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_applytemplate (panda_pdf * output, panda_page * target, panda_page * template) This function is used to use a template created with the panda_newtemplate function call. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *templatepage, *realpage; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); templatepage = panda_newtemplate (document, panda_pagesize_a4); realpage = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); ... the order of the drawing commands to the two pages doesn't matter ... panda_applytemplate(document, realpage, templatepage); panda_newpage, panda_newtemplate This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_centerwindow 3 panda_centerwindow ask the viewer to center the document's window on the screen when the PDF is displayed #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_centerwindow (panda_pdf *document, int onoroff); This function records information in the output PDF document requesting that the viewing application center the displayed PDF document on the screen when it is opened. This option is not supported by all viewers, and therefore should not be relied upon. The on or off arguement is a panda_true value, which does the obvious thing. The default is to not center the window. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); panda_centerwindow(document, panda_true); This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_checkinfo 3 panda_checkinfo ensure an info object exists #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_checkinfo (panda_pdf *output); PANDA INTERNAL. This function call ensures that the info object exists inside the PDF document so that information may be safely added. This function call is unlikely to be needed by users of the API because it is used whenever one of the info object functions is called by the Panda code itself. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); panda_checkinfo(document); panda_setauthor, panda_setcreator, panda_settitle, panda_setsubject, panda_setkeywords This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_closeline 3 panda_closeline close off the line shape we are drawing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_closeline(panda_page * target); Close the line shape we are drawing by returning to the starting point as set by panda_setlinestart(); Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_setlinestart (page, 100, 200); panda_addlinesegment (page, 200, 200); panda_addlinesegment (page, 400, 300); panda_closeline (page); panda_setlinestart, panda_addlinesegment, panda_addcubiccurvesegment, panda_addquadraticsegmentone, panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo, panda_rectangle, panda_endline, panda_strokeline, panda_fillline, panda_setlinewidth, panda_setlinecap, panda_setlinejoin, panda_setlinedash, panda_setfillcolor, panda_setlinecolor This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_close 3 panda_close write a PDF document out to disk #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_close (panda_pdf *document); Write out the PDF document we have created to disk, clean up and free memory. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_close(document); panda_open This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_closetext 3 panda_closetext a traversal callback used for closing text streams within the PDF #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_closetext(panda_pdf *document, panda_object *victim); PANDA INTERNAL. This function is called by the panda_traverseobjects() function to write out streams attached to objects when panda_close() call. You shouldn't need to ever call this function. Nothing ou shouldn't need to use this function. This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_createandinsertpage 3 panda_createandinsertpage create a page within the PDF document #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_createandinsertpage (panda_pdf *output); PANDA INTERNAL. This function creates the objects required for a page to exist within Panda. This function is wrappered by other Panda function calls. A pointer to a panda_page object #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_createandinsertpage(document); This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_createfont 3 panda_createfont return a handle to the requested font #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> char * panda_createfont (panda_pdf * output, char *fontname, int type, char *encoding) PANDA INTERNAL. This funtion call creates a font object for the requested font and returns the identifier that should be used when the font is set within the PDF document. A font identifier (handle) as a null terminated string. #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *output; char *fonthandle; panda_init(); output = panda_open("output.pdf", "w"); fonthandle = (output, "Helventica", 3, "MacRomanEncoding"); panda_setfont This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_dbclose 3 panda_dbclose finalize the use of the Panda internal database #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_dbclose(panda_pdf *document); PANDA INTERNAL. This command closes the TDB database which is used to store information about things like dictionary items which have been created in the document. The use of this database makes Panda much more reliable than it has previously been. Nothing here is no examples for this internal call panda_dbopen, panda_dbwrite, panda_dbread This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_dbopen 3 panda_dbopen prepare the Panda internal database for use #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_dbopen(panda_pdf *document); PANDA INTERNAL. This command opens the TDB database which is used to store information about things like dictionary items which have been created in the document. The use of this database makes Panda much more reliable than it has previously been. Nothing here is no examples for this internal call panda_dbclose, panda_dbwrite, panda_dbread This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_dbread 3 panda_dbread read a value from the Panda internal database #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> char *panda_dbread(panda_pdf *document, char *key); PANDA INTERNAL. This function reads a value from the Panda internal database. The value, or NULL if there is no value. here is no examples for this internal call panda_dbopen, panda_dbclose, panda_dbread This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_dbwrite 3 panda_dbwrite write a value into the Panda internal database #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_dbwrite(panda_pdf *document, char *key, char *value); PANDA INTERNAL. This function write a value into the Panda internal database. Nothing here is no examples for this internal call panda_dbopen, panda_dbclose, panda_dbread This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_endline 3 panda_endline finalise the current line shape #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_endline( panda_page *target); Finalise the line shape we are drawing. Only one line shape may be drawn at any one time. There is no need for this call with the panda_rectangle() call. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_setlinestart (page, 100, 200); panda_addlinesegment (page, 200, 200); panda_endline (page); panda_setlinestart, panda_addlinesegment, panda_addcubiccurvesegment, panda_addquadraticsegmentone, panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo, panda_closeline, panda_rectangle, panda_strokeline, panda_fillline, panda_setlinewidth, panda_setlinecap, panda_setlinejoin, panda_setlinedash, panda_setfillcolor, panda_setlinecolor This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_entergraphicsmode 3 panda_entergraphicsmode make sure the page description stream is in graphics mode #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_entergraphicsmode (panda_page * target); PANDA INTERNAL. PDF pages are described with a text stream full of commands. Many of these commands are similar to those used within Postscript. This function call ensures that the text stream is in a graphics state. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_entergraphicsmode (page); panda_exitgraphicsmode This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_error 3 panda_error handle a Panda error #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_error (int fatal, char *msg); Print out the error message to stderr and then exit (if fatal is panda_true). Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_error ("All is rotten in the state of Denmark"); This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_exitgraphicsmode 3 panda_exitgraphicsmode make sure the page description stream is out of graphics mode #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_exitgraphicsmode (panda_page * target); PANDA INTERNAL. PDF pages are described with a text stream full of commands. Many of these commands are similar to those used within Postscript. This function call ensures that the text stream is not in a graphics state. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_entergraphicsmode (page); ... panda_exitgraphicsmode (page); panda_entergraphicsmode This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_fillline 3 panda_fillline fill the closed shape we just drew #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_fillline (panda_page * target); Fill the shape we have just drawn with the previously defined fill. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_setlinestart (page, 100, 200); panda_addlinesegment (page, 200, 200); panda_addlinesegment (page, 250, 250); panda_endline (page); panda_fillline (page); panda_setlinestart, panda_addlinesegment, panda_addcubiccurvesegment, panda_addquadraticsegmentone, panda_addquadraticcurvesegmenttwo, panda_closeline, panda_rectangle, panda_endline, panda_strokeline, panda_setlinewidth, panda_setlinecap, panda_setlinejoin, panda_setlinedash, panda_setfillcolor, panda_setlinecolor This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_fitwindow 3 panda_fitwindow ask the viewer to fit the viewer window to the first page of the PDF document when it is opened #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_fitwindow (panda_pdf *document, int onoroff); This function records information in the output PDF document requesting that the viewing application fit the display window to the first page of the PDF document when it is opened. This option is not supported by all viewers, and therefore should not be relied upon. The on or off arguement is a panda_true value, which does the obvious thing. The default is to not fit the document to the window. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); panda_fitwindow(document, panda_true); This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_freeobject 3 panda_freeobject free the memory used by a previously created object #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_freeobject (panda_pdf *output, panda_object *); PANDA INTERNAL. This function call frees the memory used by an object. It is used during the cleanup process prior to finishing closing a PDF document. Even if a user of the API has added object types to their code, they should not have to call this function, as their objects should be added to the object tree via panda_addchild() to ensure they are written to disc by panda_writeobject() having been traversed by panda_traverseobjects() at PDF close time. None #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_object *obj; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); obj = panda_newobject(document, panda_object_normal); panda_freeobject(document, obj)l panda_newobject, panda_writeobject, panda_traverseobjects, panda_addchild This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_freetextannotation 3 panda_freetextannotation draw a text annotation which doesn't look like a sticky note onto a page #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_freetextannotation(panda_pdf *document, panda_page *page, char *text, int top, int left, int bottom, int right, int flags); This function inserts a text annotation onto one of the pages in your PDF document. The possible values for the flags arguement are: panda_annotationflag_invisible; panda_annotationflag_hidden; panda_annotationflag_print; panda_annotationflag_nozoom; panda_annotationflag_norotate; panda_annotationflag_noview; panda_annotationflag_readonly -- the values for this arguement may by OR'ed together if needed. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *demo; panda_page *currPage; panda_init(); if ((demo = panda_open ("output.pdf", "w")) == NULL) panda_error (panda_true, "demo: could not open output.pdf to write to."); currPage = panda_newpage (demo, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_freetextannotation(demo, currPage, "Hello", 10, 10, 50, 50, 0); panda_textannotation, panda_insertannotation This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_fullscreen 3 panda_fullscreen ask the viewer to display the PDF document in fullscreen mode #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_fullscreen (panda_pdf *document, int onoroff); This function records information in the output PDF document requesting that the viewing application display the document in full screen mode. This option is not supported by all viewers, and therefore should not be relied upon. The on or off arguement is a panda_true value, which does the obvious thing. The default is to not display the PDF in fullscreen mode. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); panda_fullscreen(document, panda_true); This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_getfontobj 3 panda_getfontobj get the object that the named font is stored in #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_getfontobj (panda_pdf *output, char *fontident); PANDA INTERNAL. This function is used to map a font identifier handed to Panda by a user to the object that actually stores the font requested. This is because the PDF specification actually wants a reference to this object, instead of merely the name of the font. The font object #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *output; panda_init(); output = panda_open("output.pdf", "w"); fonthandle = panda_createfont (output, "Helventica", 3, "MacRomanEncoding"); printf("The font was stored in object number %d\n", (panda_getfont (output, fonthandle))->number); panda_createfont This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_hidemenubar 3 panda_hidemenubar ask the viewer to hide it's menu bar when this PDF is displayed #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_hidemenubar (panda_pdf *document, int onoroff); This function records information in the output PDF document requesting that the viewing application's menu bar not be displayed when this PDF is opened. This option is not supported by all viewers, and therefore should not be relied upon. The on or off arguement is a panda_true value, which does the obvious thing. The default is to show the menu bar. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); panda_hidemenubar(document, panda_true); This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_hidetoolbar 3 panda_hidetoolbar ask the viewer to hide it's tool bar when this PDF is displayed #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_hidetoolbar (panda_pdf *document, int onoroff); This function records information in the output PDF document requesting that the viewing application's tool bar not be displayed when this PDF is opened. This option is not supported by all viewers, and therefore should not be relied upon. The on or off arguement is a panda_true value, which does the obvious thing. The default is to show the tool bar. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); panda_hidetoolbar(document, panda_true); This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_hidewindowui 3 panda_hidewindowui ask the viewer to hide it's display window user interface when this PDF is displayed #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_hidewindowui (panda_pdf *document, int onoroff); This function records information in the output PDF document requesting that the viewing application's window user interface not be displayed when this PDF is opened. This option is not supported by all viewers, and therefore should not be relied upon. The on or off arguement is a panda_true value, which does the obvious thing. The default is to display the user interface. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); panda_hidewindowui(document, panda_true); This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_imageboxrot 3 panda_imageboxrot insert an image into the PDF document at the specified location #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_panda_imageboxrot (panda_pdf * output, panda_page * target, int top, int left, int bottom, int right, double angle, char *filename, int type); This function call inserts an image into the PDF document at the specified location, including the ability to rotate the image on the page. It should be noted that xpdf will sometimes make the rotated image look quite sickly. This is in fact a bug in xpdf (which has beenr eported), and not a bug in Panda. The image types accepted by this call are: panda_image_tiff, panda_image_jpeg and panda_image_png. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *demo; panda_page *currPage; panda_init (); if ((demo = panda_open ("output.pdf", "w")) == NULL) panda_error (panda_true, "demo: could not open output.pdf to write to."); currPage = panda_newpage (demo, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_imagebox (demo, currPage, 0, 0, currPage->height / 2, currPage->width, 45.0, "input.tif", panda_image_tiff); panda_imagebox This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_imagebox 3 panda_imagebox insert an image into the PDF document at the specified location #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_panda_imagebox (panda_pdf * output, panda_page * target, int top, int left, int bottom, int right, char *filename, int type); This function call inserts an image into the PDF document at the specified location using a reasonable default for rotation (none). This call is included for backward compatability withprevious releases of the API and it is recommened that new code call panda_imageboxrot(). It is unlikely that this call will be retired however. The image types accepted by this call are: panda_image_tiff, panda_image_jpeg and panda_image_png. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *demo; panda_page *currPage; panda_init (); if ((demo = panda_open ("output.pdf", "w")) == NULL) panda_error (panda_true, "demo: could not open output.pdf to write to."); currPage = panda_newpage (demo, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_imagebox (demo, currPage, 0, 0, currPage->height / 2, currPage->width, "input.tif", panda_image_tiff); panda_imageboxrot This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_imagesize 3 panda_imagesize determine the size of an image END This function can be used to determine the size of an image before a panda_imagebox() function call. Nothing END panda_imagebox, panda_imageboxrot This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_init 3 panda_init setup Panda ready for use #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_init (void); Performs some simple setup of Panda before it is used for the first time in your application. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_init(); This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_insertannotation 3 panda_insertannotation actually insert an annotation #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_object *panda_insertannotation(panda_pdf *document, panda_page *page, int top, int left, int bottom, int right, int flags) PANDA INTERNAL. This function call creates the object to store the annotation and the common elements which are required. The annotation object which was created. ou shouldn't need an example because this is an internal call panda_textannotation, panda_freetextannotation This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_insertJPEG 3 panda_insertJPEG insert a JPEG image into the PDF #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_insertJPEG (panda_pdf * output, panda_page * target, panda_object * imageObj, char *filename); PANDA INTERNAL. Do the actual insertion of the JPEG image into the PDF document. This routine handles the conversion of the JPEG image into the form supported by the PDF specification, and similar operations. It is an internal Panda call and should not be needed by users of the API. Nothing ee panda_imageboxrot for an example usage panda_imagebox, panda_imageboxrot, panda_insertTIFF, panda_insertPNG This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_insertPNG 3 panda_insertPNG insert a PNG image into the PDF #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_insertPNG (panda_pdf * output, panda_page * target, panda_object * imageObj, char *filename); PANDA INTERNAL. Do the actual insertion of the PNG image into the PDF document. This routine handles the conversion of the PNG image into the form supported by the PDF specification, and similar operations. It is an internal Panda call and should not be needed by users of the API. hile developing this function call, some reference was made to the source code for iText (http://www.lowagie.com/iText), which is a GPL'ed PDF generator written in Java. The code in Panda is original though... Nothing ee panda_imageboxrot for an example usage panda_imagebox, panda_imageboxrot, panda_insertJPEG, panda_insertTIFF This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_insertTIFF 3 panda_insertTIFF insert a TIFF image into the PDF #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_insertTIFF (panda_pdf * output, panda_page * target, panda_object * imageObj, char *filename); PANDA INTERNAL. Do the actual insertion of the TIFF image into the PDF document. This routine handles the conversion of the TIFF image into the form supported by the PDF specification, and similar operations. It is an internal Panda call and should not be needed by users of the API. Nothing ee panda_imageboxrot for an example usage panda_imagebox, panda_imageboxrot, panda_insertJPEG, panda_insertPNG This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_makedate 3 panda_makedate format a date into the internal PDF representation #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_makedate (int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minutes, int seconds); PANDA INTERNAL. The function makedate generates a date that is suitable to be embedded into a PDF. This date will include information about the timezone in which the PDF was created and the relationship that this timezone has with GMT (Zulu) time. Mostly this function is used internally within Panda, and should not concern the average programmer too much. The date passed formatted as a null terminated string. #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> printf("Panda would encode 19 July 1977 3:14:23 AM as: %s\n", panda_makedate(1977, 7, 19, 3, 14, 23)); panda_nowdate This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_newobject 3 panda_newobject create a new object #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_object *panda_newobject (panda_pdf *output, int type); PANDA INTERNAL. Create a new object within the PDF document output. The types of object are panda_object_normal and panda_object_placeholder -- the difference is that a placeholder object wont be written out when the PDF is dumped to disc. This is an internal function call and would only be need by API users if they are creating support for object types not currently supported by Panda. If this is the case, then these users are encouraged to submit their code changes back to mikal@stillhq.com for inclusion with the next release of Panda, and are reminded of their obligations under the GNU GPL. A pointer to the new object (a panda_object *) #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_object *obj; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); obj = panda_newobject(document, panda_object_normal); panda_freeobject, panda_writeobject, panda_traverseobjects, panda_addchild This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_newpage 3 panda_newpage create a new page in the PDF #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_page *panda_newpage(panda_pdf *document, char *pagesize); Create a new blank page at the end of the PDF with the specified size. Use the standard pagesize strings that are defined by Panda for most things. These are panda_pagesize_a4, and panda_pagesize_usletter. If you need to create your own page sizes, then have a look at these for hints. Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *page; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); page = panda_newpage (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_open, panda_close This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_newtemplate 3 panda_newtemplate create a template page in the PDF #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_newtemplate(panda_pdf *document, char *pageSize); This function is used to create 'template' pages which can then be refered to on other pages. For instance, if you were creating a document that used a standard letter head, then it would make sense to construct the letterhead as a template, and then use this on all the pages. The created template looks and feels just like any other page in the document for the purposes of creating content. Refer to the panda_newpage man page for details on how to use pages. A pointer to the template page #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_page *templatepage; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); templatepage = panda_newtemplate (document, panda_pagesize_a4); panda_newpage, panda_applytemplate This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_nfspagemodde 3 panda_nfspagemodde defines display characteristics for the PDF document if it is using non fullscreen mode after defaulting to fullscreen mode #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_nfspagemode (panda_pdf *document, int pagemode); If the document in question is using fullscreen mode and then exits from fullscreen mode, then this function configures the behaviour of several of the 'eye candy' options available in some viewers. The possible values for pagemode are: panda_window_usenone, which displays neither the outline or thumbnails (if present); panda_window_useoutlines, which displays only the outline for the document; panda_window_usethumbs, which only displays thumbnails. Please note that this function will only have an effect on the viewer if the page mode has been set to fullscreen with the panda_fullscreen() function call Nothing #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf *document; panda_init(); document = panda_open("filename.pdf", "w"); panda_nfspagemode(document, panda_window_usenone); panda_fullscreen This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_nowdate 3 panda_nowdate return the string for now #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> void panda_nowdate (); PANDA INTERNAL. The function nowdate generates a date that is suitable to be embedded into a PDF. This date will include information about the timezone in which the PDF was created and the relationship that this timezone has with GMT (Zulu) time. Mostly this function is used internally within Panda, and should not concern the avaerage programmer too much. This version takes no input, and makes a date for the current time. The current time in PDF format in a null terminated string. #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> printf("The time now is %s\n", panda_nowdate()); panda_makedate This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know. panda_open_actual 3 panda_open_actual actually open a PDF document #include<panda/constants.h> #include<panda/functions.h> panda_pdf * panda_open_actual (char *filename, char *mode); PANDA INTERNAL. Open the named PDF document with the mode specified. The only mode currently supported is "w", but others will be integrated later. The interface to this function is identical in it's behaviour to the fopen() function call offered by the ANSI C standard IO library. This call actually does the opening for panda_open() and panda_open_suppress(). A pointer to a panda_pdf structure se panda_open! panda_init, panda_open, panda_open_suppress, panda_close This documentation was generated for Panda 0.4.2 by autodocbook (http://www.stillhq.com). Panda is under development by Michael Still (mikal@stillhq.com). All code is Copyright Michael Still 2000 and 2001, and is released under the GNU GPL. Code submissions are welcomed. Contact Michael at the address above if you have something you would like to contribute. There are no known bugs in Panda. If you find one, please contact mikal@stillhq.com and let me know.