BeBits - Haiku PDF Writer driver

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Haiku PDF Writer driver

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v2.0 Beta 1

License: BSD/MIT
Updated: July 22, 2003
Source: Source Available

PDFlib BeOS port source code is no more included to reduce file size.
See separate PDFlib BeOS port BeBits page for PDFlib source code.

New:

Updated to PDFLib Lite 5.0.0
Static linked to PDFLib: no more lib version conflicts, no dependency!
Basic support for stroke/fill opacity (aka transparency)
Image caching: should help reduce output size
Cleaner Advanced Settings window
Expanded/collapsed bookmarks support
Link destination added
Error/log window added
Some bugs fixed

Known bugs / currents limitations:

No security settings support.
Clipping to inverse BPicture not supported.
Please report! :)

Intel Version - requires R5 (940 KB)

5,364 downloads

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PowerPC Version - requires R5 (830 KB)

610 downloads

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v1.5 Beta 2

License: BSD/MIT
Updated: July 8, 2002
Source: Source Available

PDFlib BeOS port source code is no more included to reduce file size.
See separate PDFlib BeOS port BeBits page for PDFlib source code.

What's new:

Fixed bug in Install script.
Better position detection of bookmarks on a page.
Updated to PDFLib 4.0.3 (included).

Known bugs / currents limitations:

Limited alpha transparency support (bitmap/pattern only). Please note that BePDF does not take the alpha channel of transparent bitmaps or patterns into account, but Acrobat Reader shows them properly!
Not all drawing modes supported.
No security settings support.
Clipping to inverse BPicture not supported.
A log file is still generated, but now in /tmp/pdf_writer.log ;-).

Any Processor - requires R5 (473 KB)

4,293 downloads

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Intel Version - requires R5 (863 KB)

6,372 downloads

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PowerPC Version - requires R5 (754 KB)

550 downloads

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v1.5 Beta 1

License: BSD/MIT
Updated: May 31, 2002
Source: Source Available

PDFlib BeOS port source code is no more included to reduce file size.
See separate PDFlib BeOS port BeBits page for PDFlib source code.

This release is a 99.99999% Michael Pfeiffer's work. Did I say this guy ROCKS?

What's new:

Added interactive pdf features (Web links, cross references, bookmarks).
Added advanced settings for configuration of interactive features.
Added bookmarks definition "Sample" file.
Added xref definition sample files "English" and "Deutsch".
Added Bookmarks.zip sample document (StyledEdit and gP).
Added sample document that shows the interactive features of PDF Writer (gP document and generated PDF file).
Added doc info window for configuration of PDF document information.
Fixed Document information is now UCS2 encoded.
Added font embedding configuration window (Fonts-Embedding).
Added CJK search order configuration window (Fonts-CJK).
Added Korean font support.
Added pattern support.
Implemented clipping to "stroked" graphic primitives.
Fixed font color is always high color and not the current pattern.
Fixed ClipChar() creates a rectangle if the glyph can not be retrieved from BFont.
Update to PDFlib 4.0.2 (Intel only).
Fixed: no more crash if you cancel the Print To File file panel :-).
Report information in status window.
Install script copies bookmark and xref definition files to PDF Writer settings directory.
Install script restarts print_server before termination.
Fixed window title of page setup window.
And many more...

Known bugs / currents limitations:

Limited alpha transparency support (bitmap/pattern only).
Not all drawing modes supported.
No security settings support.
Clipping to inverse BPicture not supported.
A log file is still generated, but now in /tmp/pdf_writer.log ;-).

Intel Version - requires R5 (858 KB)

1,683 downloads

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PowerPC Version - requires R5 (744 KB)

181 downloads

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Source Code - requires R5 (961 KB)

223 downloads

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v1.0 Beta 1

License: BSD/MIT
Updated: February 19, 2002
Source: Source Available

PDFlib BeOS port source code is no more included to reduce file size.
See separate PDFlib BeOS port BeBits page for PDFlib source code.

What's new:

First Beta version!
PPC binary, cross-compiled from x86. (Untested, please send feedback)
Full user's system fonts support (both TrueType and Postscript).
Text spacing (justification) support.
Basic PDF settings (compression, compatibility) support added.
Better status window added.
Generation can now be cancelled.
About window added (press Command + I)...

Known bugs / currents limitations:

print_server crash after cancelling the file dialog!
No alpha transparency support.
No pattern support.
Some advanced clipping mode may don't works well.
No security settings support.
A log file is still generated, but now in /tmp/pdf_writer.log ;-).

Intel Version - requires R5 (961 KB)

3,518 downloads

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PowerPC Version - requires R5 (461 KB)

425 downloads

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Source Code - requires R5 (291 KB)

450 downloads

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v0.4

License: BSD/MIT
Updated: December 12, 2001
Source: Source Included

PDFlib BeOS port source code is no more included to reduce file size.
See separate PDFlib BeOS port BeBits page for PDFlib source code.

What's new:

Next pages offset bug fixed!
Page format and orientation support added.
Basic PDF settings (compression, compatibility) support added.
Most of drawing commands are now handled.
Simple status window added.

Known bugs / currents limitations:

Limited image support; basic transparency support.
BeOS standard fonts support only; fonts are embebded as needed.
No text justification support yet.
A log file is (still! sorry...) generated in /boot/home/Desktop/pdf_writer.log.

Intel Version - requires R5 (751 KB)

1,671 downloads

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v0.3

License: Other Open Source License
Updated: October 23, 2001
Source: Source Will Be Available Later

This version is a contribution from Michael Pfeiffer, BePDF author (and many other softwares).
Thanks Michael!

PDFlib BeOS port source code is no more included to reduce file size.
See separate PDFlib BeOS port BeBits page for PDFlib source code.

Known bugs / currents limitations:

Worst bug: only first page works! :-(
Limited image support; first transparency support.
BeOS defaults fonts support; fonts are embebded as needed.
No text justification support yet.
Compression level is set to full and not yet setable.
Not all advanced drawing modes are supported yet.
No page format support.
A log file is generated in /boot/home/Desktop/pdf_writer.log.
Page and Job Setup dialogs are empty/useless at this time. Just validate them.

Intel Version - requires R5 (688 KB)

854 downloads

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v0.2 slim version

License: Other Open Source License
Updated: September 12, 2001
Source: Source Included

Proof of concept release!
Please, keep in mind it's alpha code.

PDFlib BeOS port source code is no more included to reduce file size.
See separate PDFlib BeOS port BeBits page for PDFlib source code.

Known bugs / currents limitations:

Very limited image support; no transparency support.
Limited text support; no font support.
No drawing support.
No page format support.
A log file is generated in /boot/home/Desktop/pdf_writer.log.
Page and Job Setup dialogs are empty/useless at this time. Just validate them.

Intel Version - requires R5 (835 KB)

788 downloads

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