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Perl Graphics Programming Creating SVG, SWF (Flash), JPEG and PNG files with Perl

By Shawn Wallace
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[ Symbols ], [ Numbers ], [ A ], [ B ], [ C ], [ D ], [ E ], [ F ], [ G ], [ H ], [ I ], [ J ], [ K ], [ L ], [ M ], [ N ], [ O ], [ P ], [ Q ], [ R ], [ S ], [ T ], [ U ], [ V ], [ W ], [ X ], [ Z ]

Symbols[ Top ]
< > (angle brackets)
<< and >>, enclosing PDF object definitions, 302
, in SVG comments, 177
in XML tags, 177
@ (at sign), first character in primitive string for Draw( ) (Image::Magick), 105
. (dot)
. (dot) operator, accessing object methods or properties, 420
.= (string assignment) operator, 164
% (percent sign), %% and %! in PostScript comments, 297

Numbers[ Top ]
8-bit indexed images
creating, 36
creating from PNG files, 37
16-bit grayscale images, 37
24-bit color images
converting to 8-bit color images, 44
creating, 36
48-bit truecolor images, PNG file format and, 37
216-color web-safe palette, converting image colormap to, 98

A [ Top ]
<a> tag, SVG, 193
AA-Lib ASCII art library, 381
abort( ), 370
absolute coordinate space in SVG, 185
ActionScript, 215, 418-436
actions, 421
control structures, 420
DoAction tags (SWF), 219
event loops in Astral Trespassers game, 243
movement of gun, aliens, and bullet, controlling, 244
functions, 423
objects, 425-436
Array object methods, 425
Boolean object methods, 426
Color object methods, 426
Date object methods, 427
Key code constants, 428
Key object methods, 428
Math object methods, 429
Mouse object methods, 430
MovieClip object methods, 430
MovieClip object properties, 431
Number object properties, 432
Object methods, 432
Selection object methods, 432
Sound object methods, 433
String object methods, 433
XML object methods, 434
XML object properties, 435
XMLSocket object properties, 435
operators, 418-420
properties, 424
Sprites, operating on, 250
SWF::Action module, 240, 272
XMLSocket object, 285
ActiveState Win32, GD in standard Perl distribution, 26
Adam7 (PNG) interlacing, 13
add( )
SWF::Movie module, 247
SWF::Sprite module, 249
addAction( ) (SWF::Movie), 247
addArc( ) (PostScript::Elements), 330
addBox( ) (PostScript::Elements), 331
addEntry( ) (SWF::Gradient), 269
addEPS( ) (PostScript::Elements), 331
addFill( ) (SWF::Shape), 256
addFooter( ) (PostScript::Document), 328
addHeader( ) (PostScript::Document), 327
additive color spaces, 5
RGB (see RGB color space)
addLine( ) (PostScript::Elements), 331
AddNoise( ) (Image::Magick), 107
addPt( ) (GD::Polygon), 52, 55
address labels PDF document (example), 336-341
addShape( ) (SWF::Button), 260
addString( )
SWF::Text module, 263
SWF::TextField module, 265
addText( )
PostScript::Document module, 327
PostScript::TextBlock module, 322-324
adjoin attribute, GIF animation files, 75
Adobe
PostScript Document Structuring Conventions, 299
SVG viewer, 177
(see also PostScript)
airbrush tool (Gimp), 394
Aladdin Systems version of Ghostscript, 292
aliases
for fonts, 67
for Get( ) and Set( ), 65
openPolygon( ) (for polygon( )), 52
align( ) (SWF::TextField), 265
ALIGN tags (HTML), 377
alpha blending in SVG, 179
alpha channels, 9, 153
adjusting, script for, 167-170
changing to specified matte value, 98
PDF image masks, use in, 344
alpha mask (see alpha channels)
ALT tag (HTML), 379
anchor points for SWF curved edges, 232
Animate( ), 65
Image::Magick, 81
animate program (ImageMagick), 63
<animate> tag, 203
<animateMotion> tag, 202
animations
Astral Trespassers game , 240-246
Flash, with SWF format, 20
GIF files, 3, 16, 74-79
color palette, 8
SVG, 201-208
bouncing ball (example), 202
creating with JavaScript, 205
SWF::DisplayItem, using, 251
Annotate( ) (Image::Magick), 67, 101
special annotation characters, 101
Annotation object, PDF, 360
Apache
Batik viewer for SVG documents, 177
web server, 363
modules, writing directly in Perl, 368
Append( ) (Image::Magick), 91
APPLET tag, 383
Application Extension block for GIF animation, 77
Apply Tint plug-in (Gimp), 159-162
<apply-templates> element (XSLT), 212, 213
arc( ), 29
PDF::API2::Gfx module, 353
arc function, PostScript, 295
arcs
drawing to create a circle, 274
drawing with PostScript::Elements module, 328
arithmetic operators
ActionScript, 418
overloaded by PDL, 163
arrays
Array object methods, ActionScript, 425
dereferenced, 197
direction array (Astral Trespasser game), 243
fill style, in SWF tags, 227
line style, in SWF tags, 228
artbox( ) (PDF::API2::Page), 348
ASCII art, 379
Gimp AA save file plug-in, 381-383
assignment operators
ActionScript, 419
string assignment (.=) operator, 164
Astral Trespassers game, 240-246
SWF document, steps in creating, 240
attributes
<animateMotion> XML tag, 202
DisplayItem objects, 250
image size and resolution information in Image::Magick, 86
for information on image files, 82-85
SVG shape elements, 188
XML, case-sensitivity in, 177
autoincrement/autodecrement operators, 163
automation scripts, 149
Average( ) (Image::Magick), 107
axes (graphs)
attributes of graphs with, 136-138
setting fonts for labels, 134

B [ Top ]
background color
rotated images in Image::Magick, 90
setting for movie, 248
background images, 383
bar graphs, 127
attributes of, 138
Barcode object, PDF, 360
Batik viewer for SVG documents, 177
Bezier curves, 103
Bezier selection tool, 391
defining and drawing in PDF, 308
drawing circles with, 273-277
drawing in PDF documents, 353
in SWF shapes, 232
billboard image from user input, 29-33
binary large objects (BLOBs)
converting images to/from, 81
file formats supported by ImageMagick, 413
binary strings, converting to hex, 229
binmode( ), 32, 39
printing movies to STDOUT, 248
biorhythm server (GD::Graph application), 125-130
biopage.cgi script, 125
biorhythm.cgi script, 127
bit fields (SWF), 222
bitmapped GD fonts, 53
bitmaps, 7
defining in SWF files, 218
incorporating into movie, 262
SWF::Bitmap module, 239, 262
bits
get_bits( ), 236
NumFillBits and NumLineBits (SWF tags), 228
bitwise operators
ActionScript, 420
overloaded by PDL, 163
black_box( ), 33
bleedbox( ) (PDF::API2::Page), 348
blend tool (Gimp), 393
BlobToImage( ) (Image::Magick), 81
Blur( ) (Image::Magick), 107
blur attribute (Image::Magick), 89
blurring images, 161
body
of PDF documents, 302-305
of PDF files, 301
body section, PostScript documents, 298
Boolean object methods, ActionScript, 426
borders
adding to Image::Magick images, 110
Border( ) (Image::Magick), 107
BORDER tags (HTML), 377, 379
bouncing ball SVG animation (example), 202
bounding boxes
DesignShape3 SWF tag, 226
PDF documents, 348
defining for pages, 303
setting for, 345
PostScript documents, 297
setting width and height for text fields, 266
SWF DefineShape3 tag, 224
for text, 55
bounds( ), 57
Boutell, Thomas, 25
boxes, drawing with PostScript::Elements module, 328, 331
(see also bounding boxes)
BrokenImage module, 33, 34, 372
browsers
caching images, 366
HTML feature handling, inconsistency in, 363
requesting images from servers, 364
text-only, 379-383
web graphics and, 369-371
brushes, 43, 44
drawing with, 45
bucket fill tool (Gimp), 392
buffering output, XML files, 198
bullet lists
SVG presentation, 199
XML, transforming to SVG with XSLT, 213
burn tool (Gimp), 395
buttons
SWF files, definition tags for, 218
SWF::Button module, 239, 259-261
Astral Trespasser game, use in, 243
byte-aligned types, 236
bytecode interpreters for Ming, 272
byte-order, little-endian, 221, 226

C [ Top ]
C language
Gimp functions, calling, 155
libgd library, 26
Ming library (see Ming)
caching, controlling for browser, 366
callback methods (XMLSocket class), 285
can_do_ttf( ) (GD::Graph), 131
can_read( ) (IO::Select), 283
can_write( ) (IO::Select), 283
carriage returns, 364
inserting into PDF text, 357
Cascading StyleSheets (CSS), 211
case-sensitivity in XML tags and attributes, 177
Catalog dictionary object in PDF, 302
CDATA tags, 204
centered text, 265
drawing four lines of in SVG (example), 190
in PDF files, 357
CGI scripts, 363-369
biorhythm server (example), 125-130
CGI.pm module, implementing with, 365-367
generating HTTP headers, 366
parsing CGI input, 365
converting astral_trespassers.swf to, 246
image generation (makeimage.cgi), 374
increasing server performance for, 367-369
image farming, 368
installing mod_perl, 368
CGI::Carp module, 372
ChangeColor( ) function (JavaScript), 206
Channel( ) (Image::Magick), 97
channels (RGB primaries), 5
char( ), 53
character data (CDATA) tags, 204
character id (SWF tags), 224, 226
characters( ) (XML::Writer), 198
Charcoal( ) (Image::Magick), 108
charspace( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 355
charts
data, handling with GD::Graph::Data, 120
legends for, 133
fonts, 133
mixed, 120
pie charts
attributes of, 141
example, 122-125
(see also graphs)
charUp( ), 54
chat server (Perl), communicating with SWF client, 283-285
Chop( ) (Image::Magick), 88
circle( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 353
circles
bouncing ball application (example), 203
drawing, 29
drawing in Image::Magick, 103
drawing with SWF::Shape module, 257
SWF files, drawing with Ming, 273-277
clients (SWF), communicating with Perl backend, 282-288
clip( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 353
clipping JPEG image with PDF::API2 module, Gfx object, 335
clipping layer, 220
Clone( )
GIF animation, use in, 74
Image::Magick, 92
clone( ) (Image), 48
clone tool (Gimp), 394
clonepage( ) (PDF::API2), 343
close( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 353
CLUT (Color Lookup Table), 7
CMYK color space, 6
converting RGB to, 6
color, 5
background
rotated images in Image::Magick, 90
setting for movie, 248
brushes, using, 45
CMYK color space, 6
color and transparency attributes, Image::Magick, 95-97
color depth, 7
Color object methods (ActionScript), 426
color tables, images with, 7
display items in SWF, 253
for Draw( ) in Image::Magick, 103
enhancing contrast in Image::Magick, 112
entries to gradient object, adding, 269
fill color for PDF document pages, 349
in graphs, 142-144
colour_list( ), 143
hex2rgb( ), 144
importing rgb, hue, and luminance functions, 143
predefined color names and hex values for, 142
read_rgb( ), 144
rgb2hex( ), 144
sorted_colour_list( ), 144
Image::Magick methods for
Gamma( ), 97
Map( ), 98
Profile( ), 98
Quantize( ), 98
QueryColor( ), 99
Segment( ), 99
line styles, using, 45
local and global palettes for GIF animations, 78
negating intensities of color channels in Image::Magick, 112
PDF::API2::Color module, 360
raster file formats, 10
RGB color space, 5
setting for text, 264
smudging, 395
stroke color in PDF, 352
text fields, setting for, 266
text in graphs, 133
transparency and alpha, 9
transparent, 44
color indexes, converting with rgb( ), 43
Color Lookup Table (CLUT), 7
color picker tool (Gimp), 392
color profiles, 95
attaching to image file in Image::Magick, 98
color reduction, 8
color spaces, 5
color tables, manipulation methods, 41-44
colorAllocate( ), 27, 31, 42
colorClosest( ), 42
colorClosestHWB( ), 42
colorDeallocate( ), 42
colorExact( ), 43
ColorFloodfill( ) (Image::Magick), 102
Colorize( ) (Image::Magick), 108
colormaps, synchronizing for different Image::Magick images, 98
colorResolve( ), 43
colorsTotal( ), 43
combine program (ImageMagick), 65
command-line scripts (Gimp-Perl), 171
command-line tools, ImageMagick library, 63
Comment( ) (Image::Magick), 85
comments
PostScript, 297
SVG, 177
Common Gateway Interface, 365
(see also CGI scripts)
compare( ) (GD), 40
comparison operators, 420
overloaded by PDL, 163
complete( ), 370
Composite( ) (Image::Magick), 92
composite images (Image::Magick), 104
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (see CPAN)
compress( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 349
compressed SVG files, serving, 179
compression, 10-12
interlacing and, 12
lossy and lossless, 11
PDF documents, use in, 300
raster file formats, 10
zlib library, 26
"Confidential" stamp, adding to pages of PDF document (example), 341-343
constants
Key code, in ActionScript, 428
Math object, ActionScript, 429
container tags (XML), 177
Content object, PDF, 349-352
content stream objects, PDF, 333
Contents attribute of PDF pages, 304
Content-type header, 364
Contrast( ) (Image::Magick), 108
control point for SWF curved edges, 232
control structures, ActionScript, 420
control tags (SWF), 216, 219, 220
convert utility (ImageMagick), 64
Convolve( ) (Image::Magick), 108
convolver tool (Gimp), 395
coordinates
current point in PostScript, 295
Draw( ), in Image::Magick, 103
in Image::Magick, 66
PostScript pages, 291
SVG, 179
path data commands, 185
text elements, 189
SWF, 223
copy( ), 48
GD, 124
copyMerge( ), 48
copyMergeGray( ), 49
copyResampled( ), 49
copyResized( ), 49
copyRotate90( ), 49
copyRotate180( ), 49
copyRotate270( ), 49
corefront( ) (PDF::API2), 344
CPAN
GD::Graph and GD::TextUtil modules, 117
Perl scripting extension for Gimp, 147
cr( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 356
Cristy, John, 62
Crop( ) (Image::Magick), 75, 88
crop tool (Gimp), 391
cropbox( ) (PDF::API2::Page), 348
cross-reference (XREF) table, PDF files, 301, 305
CSS (Cascading StyleSheets), 211
cubic Bezier curves (see Bezier curves; curves)
current path (PostScript), 295
current pen position, changes in SWF, 230
current point
in PDF files, 308
in PostScript files, 295
cursor for text, moving, 264
curve( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 353
curved edge records (SWF shapes), 232
curves
Bezier selection tool, 391
cubic Bezier curves
defining/drawing in PDF, 308
drawing circles with, 273-277
drawing with SWF::Shape module, 257
Gtk::Curve widget, 168
PDF documents, flatness tolerance, 350
curves_explicit( ), 169
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black (CMYK color space), 6
CycleColormap( ) (Image::Magick), 108

D [ Top ]
dashed lines, 45
PDF documents, 350
data types, SWF, 221-223
bit fields, 222
coordinates, 223
integers, 221
Date object methods, ActionScript, 427
Date::Calc module, 127
decoders, image, 370
decoding process for images (Mozilla), 370
default user space (PostScript), 291
DefineFont tags, 218
DefineShape3 tag (SWF), 223-233
components of, 224
curved edge records, 232
End record, 233
fill style array, 227
header record, 225
line style array, 228
NumFillBits and NumLineBits, 228
StraightEdge Records, 232
DefineText tags, 218
definition tags (SWF), 216, 217-219, 220
bitmaps, 218
buttons, 218
fields, structure of, 223-233
morph shapes, 218
shapes, 217
sounds, 218
Sprites, 219
text and fonts, 218
Deflate compression algorithm, 11
<defs> tags in SVG, 182
deg2rad( ) (Math::Trig module), 55
deletePt( ), 58
density attribute (images), 86
depth
of colors, 7
items in Display List, 254
SWF file objects, 220
<desc> tags in SVG, 182
DesignShape3 tag
character id, 226
ShapeRecord list, 230
Despeckle( ) (Image::Magick), 108
dest( ) (PDF::API2::Outline), 359
destroying images, 68
device space, 292
dialog boxes, creating with Gtk module, 169
Dialogs menu (Gimp images), 410
dictionaries
font, adding to PDF documents, 344
of PDF objects, 302
Dictionary (SWF files), 219
die( ), errors with PNG files, 37
digital signatures, 86
dimensions, setting for movies, 249
Display( ) (Image::Magick), 65, 81
Display List (SWF files), 219
SWF::DisplayItem methods for, 250
Display PostScript, 21
display program (ImageMagick), 63
DisplayItem, 250-254
displays_flush( ) (Gimp), 169
disposal method (GIF animation), 77
dithering, 7
converting 24-bit color images to 8-bit, 44
converting truecolor image to 16 colors, 8
Floyd-Steinberg process, 8
setting attribute for (Image::Magick), 65
DoAction tags (SWF), 219
document events (JavaScript SVG scripting), 204
document file formats, 3, 21-24
PDF, 23
PostScript, 21-23
(see also PDF; PostScript)
Document Object Model (see DOM)
document tree, rendering for SVG, 179
documents
PDF, structural objects in, 333
PostScript::Document module, 315, 326-328
dodge and burn tool (Gimp), 395
DOM
JavaScript, use in, 205
SVG documents, using with, 175, 176
dotted lines, 45
Draw( ), 66
Image::Magick, 103
rectangle, drawing, 68
drawables, 152
getting new Pixel Region for, 162
updating, 161
drawCircle( ) (SWF::Shape), 257
drawCurve( ) (SWF::Shape), 257
drawCurveTo( ) (SWF::Shape), 257
drawFontGlyph( ) (SWF::Shape), 258
drawGlyph( ) (SWF::Shape), 263
drawLine( ) (SWF::Shape), 258
drawLineTo( ) (SWF::Shape), 258
drawRect( ), 241, 246
DYNSRC attribute for inline AVI movies, 383

E [ Top ]
ECMAscript (see JavaScript)
Edge( ) (Image::Magick), 109
Edit menu (Gimp images), 402
effects
Gimp plug-ins for, 149
Image::Magick images, 106
AddNoise( ), 107
Border( ), 107
Charcoal( ), 108
Contrast( ), 108
CycleColormap( ), 108
Edge( ), 109
Frame( ), 109
Implode( ), 111
OilPaint( ), 113
Raise( ), 113
Shade( ), 114
Solarize( ), 115
Swirl( ), 115
Texture( ), 115
Wave( ), 116
element events (JavaScript), 204
elements
font, creating for PDF documents, 337
HTML, links with images in, 379
HTML::Element module, 371
SVG, 180
id attribute, 181
path, 180
stroke attributes, 188
structural, 181-183
text, 189-193
XML
<animateMotion>, 202
start and end tags, 281
<text>, 213
XSLT, transforming slide description format into SVG, 211
(see also tags)
Elements module (see PostScript::Elements module)
ellipse( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 354
ellipses, drawing in Image::Magick, 104
elliptical selection tool (Gimp), 390
EMBED tag (Netscape), 383
Emboss( ) (Image::Magick), 109
empty tags, 177
encapsulated movies (Sprites), 219
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), 21
adding file in PostScript::Elements module, 331
end( ) (PDF::API2), 344
End record (SWF tags), 233
End tag (SWF), 219
end tags, XML, 177, 281
endpath( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 354
end_tag( ), 282
endTag( ) (XML::Writer), 198
Enhance( ) (Image::Magick), 109
environment variable, HTTP USER AGENT, 363
EPSF files, 21
EPSI (Encapsulated PostScript Interchange) file, 21
Equalize( ) (Image::Magick), 109
eraser tool (Gimp), 394
errors
CGI, reporting in server log file, 372
Image::Magick module, listing of errors and warning codes, 69
even-odd fill method (PDF), 310
event loops in ActionScript, 243
events
document, JavaScript SVG scripting, 204
element, JavaScript SVG scripting, 204
exiting Gimp plug-ins, 154
explosion effect (Image::Magick images), 111
Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL), 211

F [ Top ]
FDB file, 267
fields
bit fields in SWF, 222
Refresh, in HTTP header, 367
SWF::TextField module, 239, 265-267
file formats, 3
animation, 3
document, 3, 21-24
PDF, 23
PostScript, 21-23
Flash platform, 216
GD2, 36
image, 3
raster, 10
raster and vector, 3
support libraries for Gimp, 146
supported by Image::Magick, 65, 413-417
getting information on, 85
SVG, 175-194
creating with Perl, 195-214
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), 11
File menu (Gimp images), 401
File menu (Gimp toolbox), 395
filehandles, reading/writing images through, 35
fill( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 354
fill style array (SWF tags), 224, 227
Fillcolor( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 349
filledPolygon( ), 55
fills
bucket fill tool (Gimp), 392
Pattern object, PDF, 360
PDF graphics path, 309
StyleChangeRecord (SWF tags), 230
SVG shape elements, 188
SWF::Fill module, 239, 268
SWF::Shape module, 256
left and right, 259
tint, controlling with PostScript::Elements module, 328
fillstroke( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 354
filtering or special effect scripts, 149
filters
applying to Image::Magick images, 106
Charcoal( ), 108
Convolve( ), 108
Despeckle( ), 108
Emboss( ), 109
Enhance( ), 109
Equalize( ), 109
MedianFilter( ), 111
Modulate( ), 112
ReduceNoise( ), 114
Gaussian blur filter, 161
Gimp Filters menu, 411
Gimp plug-ins for, 149
findfont function, 296
Flash
animation, SWF format, 20
file formats, 216
Generator Authoring Extensions for, 267
history of, 215
Ming and, 238
(see also SWF file format)
Flatness( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 350
flip tool (Gimp), 392
flipHorizontal( ), 50
flipVertical( ), 50
floating layers, handling in Gimp, 159-162
Flop( ) (Image::Magick), 88
Floyd-Steinberg dithering process, 8
font( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 356
font dictionary, 296
fonts
GD module, 53
GD::Font class, 26
graph labels, setting for, 134
graph titles, setting for, 133
in graphs, 142-144
Image::Magick, 67
legends for graphs, 133
PDF
adding font dictionary to document, 344
API2 module, creating font elements for document, 337
Font dictionary object, 303
Font objects, 304
fourteen base fonts for PDF viewer, 304
management of, 300
PostScript Type 1, 346
TrueType, 347
pie chart labels, setting for, 132
PostScript files, 296
PostScript::Metrics module, 322
accessing information about, 324
QueryFont( ) (Image::Magick), 106
QueryFontMetrics( ) (Image::Magick), 102, 106
setting, 264
strings and, 53
bitmapped GD fonts, 53
standard GD fonts, 53
width and height, 55
SWF files, defining for, 218
SWF::Font module, 239, 267
text fields, setting for, 266
footers, PostScript documents, 328
Frame( ) (Image::Magick), 109
frame rates, SWF, 235
frames
labeling current, 247
moving on to next, 248
SWF::Sprite methods, 249
FreeType fonts, downloading Version 2, 26
functions
ActionScript, 423
Gimp
calling in C or Perl, 156
object-oriented vs. procedural style, 155-158
PDL, 163
PostScript, 294-296
trigonometric, overloaded by PDL, 163

G [ Top ]
Gamma( ) (Image::Magick), 97
Gaussian blur filter, 161
gd( ), 27, 39, 130
gd graphics library, 25
GD module, 26
applications, examples of, 27
BrokenImage module, 33
customized billboard, 29-33
hello world, 27
file formats supported, 27
fonts, 53
image data from the Web, processing, 37
image generation script, 374
Image::Magick image object, converting to, 81
reading and writing methods, 35
gd2( ), 39
GD2 file format, 36
creating images from, 36
creating new images from, 37
gdBrushed constant, 43, 45
GD::Chart module, 122
GD::Convert module, 25
GD::Font module, 26
GD::Graph module, 25, 117-144
attributes of graph objects, 134-142
all graphs, 134-136
bar graphs, 138
graphs with axes, 136-138
graphs with lines, 139
graphs with points, 140
logos and legends, 141
mixed graphs, 141
pie graphs, 141
colors and fonts, 142-144
predefined color names and hex values for, 142
methods, 130-134
can_do_ttf( ), 131
gd( ), 130
get( ), 131
get_hotspot( ), 132
new( ), 130
plot( ), 131
set( ), 132
set_label_font( ), 132
set_legend( ), 133
set_legend_font( ), 133
set_text_clr( ), 133
set_title_font( ), 133
set_value_font( ), 132
set_x_axis_font( ), 134
set_x_label_font( ), 134
set_y_axis_font( ), 134
set_y_label_font( ), 134
types of graphs implemented by, 130
web-based biorhythm server (example), 125-130
GD::Graph::bars module, 127
GD::Graph::Data module, 120
GD::Image module, 26, 35
GD::Polygon class, 27, 52
GD::Polygon module, 26
gdStyledBrushed constant, 43, 46
GD::TextUtil package, 117
gdTransparent constant, 46
Generator Authoring Extensions for Macromedia Flash, 267
generic Object, ActionScript, 432
geometry parameter (Image::Magick images), 89
Get( ), 65
get( ) (GD::Graph), 131
GetAttribute( ), 65
get_bits( ), 236
getBounds( ), 41
getBytesLoaded( ), 277
getBytesTotal( ), 277
getHeight( ) (SWF::Bitmap), 263
get_hotspot( ) (GD::Graph), 132
getPixel( ), 43
getPt( ), 58
getShape1( ) (SWF::Morph), 271
getShape2( ) (SWF::Morph), 271
getStringWidth( ) (SWF::Text), 264
gettext program, 150
get_vector( ), 170
getWidth( ) (SWF::Bitmap), 263
gfx( ) (PDF::API2::Page), 348
Gfx objects, PDF documents, 334-336, 353-355
Ghostscript interpreter, 23
Ghostscript package, 291
getting, 292
GhostView PostScript viewer, 315
GIF file format, 3, 16
animations, 3, 74-79
Application Extension block, 77
color palette, 8
Graphics Control Extension Block, 77
color depth, 7
compression, 11
converting JPEG to, 8
indexed colors, 8
interlacing, 12
MIME type, 364
transparency, support of, 9
Gimp, 145-172, 385-412
adding new features to, 158-170
handling selections and layers, 159-162
manipulating raw data with PixelRegions, 162-167
user interfaces, creating more complex, 167-170
getting, 145
Gimp::Fu module, register( ), 385-389
image menu hierarchy, 401-412
Dialogs menu, 410
Edit menu, 402
File menu, 401
Filters menu, 411
Guides menu, 412
Image menu, 406-409
Layers menu, 409
Script-Fu menu, 412
Select menu, 403
Tools menu, 410
View menu, 405
installing, 146
installing Perl scripting extension, 147
menu structure, 155
modules in Gimp-Perl extension, 149
object-oriented vs. procedural programming, 155-158
plug-ins
AA save file, 381-383
writing in Perl, 148-150
Procedural Database (see PDB)
standalone scripts, 171
toolbox, 389-395
airbrush tool, 394
blend tool, 393
bucket fill tool, 392
clone tool, 394
color picker tool, 392
convolver tool, 395
crop tool, 391
dodge and burn tool, 395
eraser tool, 394
flip tool, 392
ink tool, 395
magnifying glass tool, 391
measure tool, 395
move tool, 391
paintbrush tool, 394
pencil tool, 394
selection tools, 389-391
smudge tool, 395
text tool, 392
transform tool, 392
toolbox menu hierarchy, 395-401
File menu, 395
Xtns menu, 398
writing scripts, 150-155
exiting plug-in, 154
text grid script (example), 150-154
Gimp module, 148
Gimp-data-extras, 146
gimp_drawable_get( ), 162
gimp_floating_sel_anchor( ), 154
Gimp::Fu module, 148
Gimp::Fu::register( ), 155, 159
Gimp::GDrawable class, 162
gimp_image_layer_new, 152
gimp_install_procedure( ), 168
gimp_layer_copy( ), calling in C and Perl, 156
Gimp::Net module, 171
Gimp::on_net( ), 171
Gimp::on_query( ), 167
Gimp::on_run( ), 167
Gimp::PixelRgn class, 162
Gimp-plugins-unstable, 146
gimptool utility, 154
global palette for GIF animation files, 78
GNU
autoconf tools for GD components, 26
Ghostscript, 292
Image Manipulation Program (see Gimp)
LGPL (Lesser GNU Public License), 238
Public License (GPL), 145
Golden Mean, logarithmic spiral using, 255
gradients
gradient tool (Gimp), 393
SWF::Gradient module, 239, 269
Graphic Interchange Format (see GIF file format)
graphics, 3-24
color, 5
CMYK color space, 6
color depth, 7
images with color tables, 7
RGB color space, 5
compression, 10-12
document file formats, 21-24
PDF, 23
PostScript, 21-23
file formats, 3
GNU Image Manipulation Program (see Gimp)
raster, 10-16
compression, 10-12
compression and interlacing, 10
transparency and alpha, 9
vector, 17-20
SVG, XML images with, 17-20
Graphics Control Extension Block (GIF animation), 77
graphics state operators (PDF), 308
graphs, 117-144
attributes of, 134-142
all graphs, 134-136
bar graphs, 138
graphs with axes, 136-138
graphs with lines, 139
graphs with points, 140
logos and legends, 141
mixed graphs, 141
pie graphs, 141
bar graphs, 127
colors and fonts, 142-144
colour_list( ), 143
predefined color names and hex values for, 142
legends for, 133
fonts, 133
pie chart (example), 122-125
stock graph with mixed chart types (example), 120-122
types implemented by GD::Graph, 130
grayscale images
Channel( ) (Image::Magick), 97
combining, 49
converting RGB colors to, 6
Enhance( ) (Image::Magick), creating with, 109
mask files for PDF images, 344
PNG format, 7
grouping tags (XML), 177
groups, defining in SVG documents, 181
GTK libraries, 146
Gtk module, 167
Gtk::Curve widget, 168
Guides menu (Gimp images), 412
GUIs, creating more complex with Gimp, 167-170

H [ Top ]
hand-drawn selection tool (Gimp), 390
hashes (lookup), for SWF tag codes, 234
Hayden, Dave, 238
header record (SWF tags), 225
headers
HTTP, 364
generating with CGI.pm, 366
PDF documents, 302
PostScript documents, 297, 327
SWF tags, 224
height
bitmaps, 263
bounding box for text field, 266
fonts in text fields, setting for, 266
fonts, setting for, 264
HEIGHT attribute (Img tag), 375-377
setting for movies, 249
height( ), 53, 55
hello world application (example), 27
creating with ImageMagick, 66
creating with PDF::API2 module,
graphics, adding, 334
Text object, using, 333
hexadecimal values
color names, converting to rgb values, 144
converting binary strings to, 229
representations of GD::Graph color names, 142
RGB colors, 5
hexconvert.pl script, 229
histogram equalization on Image::Magick images, 109
hit area for buttons, 261
horizontal lines, indicating for SWF shapes, 232
hspace( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 356
HSPACE tags (HTML), 377
HTML
biorhythm graphing (example), generating for, 127
browser handling of features, inconsistencies in, 363
embedding SVG images, 178
MIME type for documents, 364
presenting images in, 371-384
background images, 383
layout and spacing attributes, 377
OBJECT tag, 383
HTML, presenting images in
SRC attribute, 371-374
WIDTH and HEIGHT attributes, 375-377
HTML::Element module, 371
HTTP
headers, 364
generating with CGI.pm, 366
Refresh field in, 367
request/response cycle for web servers, 363
USER AGENT environment variable, 363
hue, 143
hybrid( ) (PDF::API2::Page), 348

I [ Top ]
ICC (International Color Consortium), Profile Format Specification, 95
icon( ), 33
id attribute (SVG elements), 181
identify program (ImageMagick), 64
IJG JPEG library, 39
image( )
PDF::API2 module, 344
PDF::API2::Gfx module, 354
Image drawing primitive for Draw( ) in Image::Magick, 104
<image> element (XML), 213
Image Library (Mozilla browser), 369
image menu hierarchy (Gimp), 401-412
Dialogs menu, 410
Edit menu, 402
File menu, 401
Filters menu, 411
Guides menu, 412
Image menu, 406-409
Layers menu, 409
Script-Fu menu, 412
Select menu, 403
Tools menu, 410
View menu, 405
Image::clone( ), 48
Image::Magick module, 8, 40, 62-116
adding comments to files, 85
annotation and drawing, 100-106
Annotate( ), 101
attributes for, 100
ColorFloodfill( ), 102
Draw( ), 103
Label( ), 105
QueryFont( ), 106
QueryFontMetrics( ), 106
applications, examples of, 70
GIF animation, 74-79
hello world application, 66
thumbnails, 70-74
color and transparency, 95-100
attributes for, 95-97
Channel( ), 97
Gamma( ), 97
Map( ), 98
MatteFloodfill( ), 98
Profile( ), 98
Quantize( ), 98
QueryColor( ), 99
Segment( ), 99
Transparent( ), 99
command-line tools, 63
converting image objects to GD, 81
converting images to/from BLOBs, 81
copying and composing images, 91-95
Append( ), 91
Clone( ), 92
Composite( ), 92
Montage( ), 93-95
display utility, 39
errors, 69
features, 65
file formats supported, 413-417
getting information about, 85
filters and effects, 106-116
AddNoise( ), 107
attributes for, 107
Average( ), 107
Blur( ), 107
Border( ), 107
Charcoal( ), 108
Colorize( ), 108
Contrast( ), 108
Convolve( ), 108
CycleColormap( ), 108
Despeckle( ), 108
Edge( ), 109
Emboss( ), 109
Enhance( ), 109
Equalize( ), 109
Frame( ), 109
Implode( ), 111
MedianFilter( ), 111
Modulate( ), 112
Mogrify( ), 112
MogrifyRegion( ), 112
Negate( ), 112
Normalize( ), 112
OilPaint( ), 113
Opaque( ), 113
Raise( ), 113
ReduceNoise( ), 114
Shade( ), 114
Sharpen( ), 114
Solarize( ), 115
Spread( ), 115
Swirl( ), 115
Texture( ), 115
Threshold( ), 116
Wave( ), 116
fonts, 67
installing, 63
MD5 public key signature for files, 86
Ping( ), 377
PostScript documents, handling, 23
reading and writing images, 79
retrieving and setting file information, 82-85
returning file information with Ping( ), 85
sizing and transforming images, 86-91
Chop( ), 88
Crop( ), 88
Flop( ), 88
Magnify( ), 88
Minify( ), 89
page sizes and geometries, 87
Resize( ), 89
Roll( ), 89
Rotate( ), 90
Sample( ), 90
Scale( ), 90
Shear( ), 91
sizing and resolution attributes, 86
Trim( ), 91
Zoom( ), 91
imagemask( ) (PDF::API2), 344
ImageReq data structure, 370
images
ASCII art representations of, 379
saving image as ASCII approximation, 381
copying and transforming, 48
display by Mozilla image library, 369
drawing and manipulation methods, 50-53
GNU Image Manipulation Program (see Gimp)
line styles, assigning to, 46
presenting in HTML, 371-384
background images, 383
layout and spacing attributes, 377
OBJECT tag, 383
SRC attribute, 371-374
text-only browsers, 379-383
WIDTH and HEIGHT attributes, 375-377
SVG, Unicode text in, 208-210
Image::Size module, 377
ImageToBlob( ) (Image::Magick), 81
IMG tags (HTML), 368, 371
OBJECT tag as replacement for, 383
SRC attribute, 371-374
Implode( ) (Image::Magick), 111
import program (ImageMagick), 64
importpage( ) (PDF::API2), 345
indentation for first line of text fields, 266
index( ), 164
indexed color images
8-bit, creating, 36
GIF and PNG files, 8
transparency, 9
infinite loops, defining in Image::Magick, 77
info( ) (PDF::API2), 345
init( ), 370
ink tool (Gimp), 395
inline images (SVG, embedded in XHTML), 178
inplace( ), 164
input/output (I/O)
input data from chat clients, 284
input from user, tracking with buttons, 259
input to CGI script, parsing, 365
reading in binary image file and printing it to STDOUT, 372
integers in SWF, 221
converting little-endian binary values to, 222
intelligent scissors tool (Gimp), 391
interlaced(), 41
interlacing, 10, 12
Adam7 (PNG) format, 13
progressive JPEGs, 14
scanline (GIF) format, 12
International Color Consortium (ICC) Profile Format Specification, 95
internationalization, translating strings into different languages, 150
Internet standard newlines, 364
interpreters
Perl, 147, 368
PostScript, 291
invoice (PostScript), creating for online transactions, 318-320
IO::Handle module, 198
IO::Scalar module, 198
IO::Select module, 283
IO::Socket module, 283
IO::Socket::INET module, 283
isTrueColor( ), 41

J [ Top ]
JavaScript
DOM, use in, 205
SVG animation, creating, 204-208
document events, 204
element events, 204
functions, 206
JFIF file format (JPEG File Interchange Format), 15
Joint Pictures Expert Group (see JPEG file format)
jpeg( ), 39
JPEG file format, 3, 15
color depth, 7
color reduction, 8
compression, 10
custom system, 12
lossy, 11
creating images from, 36
library, downloading, 26
MIME type, 364
Progressive JPEGs, 14
transparency and, 9
justified text, 265

K [ Top ]
Key code constants, ActionScript, 428
Key object methods, ActionScript, 428
keyboard events, tracking with buttons, 259
keys (legends) for graphs, 133
Kids attribute, PDF Pages object, 303
Kimball, Spencer, 145

L [ Top ]
Label( ) (Image::Magick), 105
labelFrame( )
SWF::Movie module, 247
SWF::Sprite module, 249
labels
graph axes, setting fonts for, 134
pie charts, 124
setting fonts, 132
text fields, setting for, 267
layers
Gimp Layers menu, 409
handling in Gimp, 159-162
lead( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 356
leading in PDF documents, 356
legends for graphs, 133, 141
Lehmann, Marc, 148
Lempel-Ziv-Welch compression (see LZW compression algorithm)
Length attribute for PDF pages, 304
libgd C library, 26
libgimp, 156
objects used to call functions, 157
licenses
GNU Public License, 145
LGPL (Lesser GNU Public License), 238
line( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 354
line style array (SWF tags), 224, 228
line styles, 45
gdStyled and gdStyledBrushed constants, 44
shape stroking, 259
SWF shapes
changes in, 230
StraightEdge Records, 232
linecap( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 350
linedash( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 350
linefeeds, 364
linejoin( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 351
lines
drawing in PostScript, 295
drawing with Draw( ) (Image::Magick), 104
drawing with PDF Gfx object, 334
drawing with PostScript::Elements module, 328, 331
drawing with SWF::Shape module, 258
graphs with, 139
spacing in text fields, 266
linewidth( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 351
links
images within link elements in HTML, 379
SVG linking elements, 180, 193
xmlns namespace attribute, 191
XLink standard, 176
little-endian byte order, 221, 226
loading SWF documents, creating preloader for, 276-279
loadMovie( ) (SWF::Sprite), 280
local palette for GIF animation files, 78
locked files, SWF, 219
logarithmic spiral using the Golden Mean, 255
logical operators, ActionScript, 419
logos for graphs, 141
long tags (SWF), header records for, 225
Loop Extension, 77
loops
browser iterations through GIF animation files, 77
event loops in ActionScript, 243, 244
infinite, in Image::Magick, 77
lossless compression, 11
lossy compression, 11
luminance, 143
LWP module, 37
LZW (Lempel-Ziv-Welch) compression algorithm, 11
GIF files and, 16

M [ Top ]
MacPerl, GD in standard Perl distribution, 26
Macromedia
Flash (see Flash)
player and browser plug-in, 216
magic number and version in PostScript documents, 297
magic wand tool (Gimp), 390
Magnify( ) (Image::Magick), 88
magnifying glass tool (Gimp), 391
make_bounce_path( ), 202
makefdb tool, 267
Makefile.PL script, 147
map( ), 58
Map( ) (Image::Magick), 98
margins, setting for text blocks, 267
mask, adding to PDF images, 344
Math object, ActionScript
constants, 429
methods, 429
Math::Trig module, 55
Matte primitive for Draw( ) (Image::Magick), 104
MatteFloodfill( ) (Image::Magick), 95, 98
Mattis, Peter, 145
MD5 public key signature for image files, 86
measure tool (Gimp), 395
mediabox( )
PDF::API2 module, 345
PDF::API2::Page module, 348
MediaBox attribute for PDF pages, 303
MedianFilter( ) (Image::Magick), 111
menus, Gimp
image menu hierarchy, 401-412
structure of, 155
toolbox, 395-401
File menu, 395
Xtns menu, 398
"method style" object-oriented syntax, 157
MIME types, 364
Ming, 20, 238-288
Astral Trespassers game (example), 240-246
SWF document, steps in creating, 240
downloading and installing, 238
Perl interface, 239
SWF module, 246
SWF recipes, 273-288
communicating between SWF client and Perl backend, 282-288
drawing circles, 273-277
preloader, creating, 276-279
Sprite-based document assembly with XML, 280-283
SWF::Action module, 272
SWF::Bitmap module, 262
SWF::Button module, 259-261
SWF::DisplayItem module, 250-254
SWF::Fill module, 268
SWF::Font module, 267
SWF::Gradient module, 269
SWF::Movie module, 247
SWF::Shape module, 254-259
SWF::Sound module, 272
SWF::Sprite module, 249
SWF::Text module, 263
SWF::TextField module, 265-267
Minify( ) (Image::Magick), 89
mixed graphs, attributes of, 141
mobile SVG, 176
modifying existing PDF files, 341-343
mod_perl, 368
Modulate( ) (Image::Magick), 112
modules
Apache, writing directly in Perl, 368
Gimp and Gimp::Fu, 148
Gimp-Perl extension, 149
Gtk and PDL, 147
PDF, 333-360
PostScript, 22, 315-332
XML, 19
(see also listings for individual module names)
Mogrify( ) (Image::Magick), 112
mogrify program (ImageMagick), 64
MogrifyRegion( ) (Image::Magick), 112
Montage( ) (Image::Magick), 71, 93-95
montage program (ImageMagick), 64
morph shapes (SWF), 218
circle that transforms into 15-point star, 276
SWF::Morph module, 239, 269-271
mouse events, tracking with buttons, 259
Mouse object methods, ActionScript, 430
move( )
PDF::API2::Gfx module, 354
SWF::DisplayItem module, 252
move tool (Gimp), 391
MoveCenter( ) function (JavaScript), 207
MoveElements( ) function (JavaScript), 206
movePen( ) (SWF::Shape), 259
movePenTo( ) (SWF::Shape), 258
moveTo( )
SWF::DisplayItem module, 252
SWF::Fill module, 268
SWF::Text module, 264
moveto function, 295
MovieClip objects, 239, 249
methods, 430
properties, 431
movies
adding MP3 files, 272
building from library of sprites, 280-283
encapsulated (sprites), 219
incorporating bitmap image, 262
SWF files, 215
SWF::Movie module, 239
creating new Movie objects, 243
methods, listed, 247
Mozilla browser, 369
MP3 files
adding to movies, 272
embedded in SWF files, 249
multi-dimensional matrix of bytes, 163
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME), 364

N [ Top ]
name object in PDF, 302
names
items in Display List, 254
text fields, 267
namespaces
perl_fu_, 159
SVG, 181
XLink, importing into SVG, 193
XML, 177
xmlns attribute in SVG, 191
nchars( ), 54
Negate( ) (Image::Magick), 112
Netscape
EMBED tag, 383
Loop Extension, 77
Mozilla browser, 369
new( ), 36
GD::Graph, 130
PDF::API2 module, 337, 345
PostScript::Document module, 327
PostScript::Elements module, 330
PostScript::TextBlock module, 322
SWF::Action module, 272
SWF::Bitmap module, 263
SWF::Button module, 260
SWF::Font module, 267
SWF::Gradient module, 269
SWF::Morph module, 271
SWF::Movie module, 248
SWF::Shape module, 259
SWF::Sound module, 272
SWF::Sprite module, 249
SWF::Text module, 264
SWF::TextField module, 265
newFromGd( ), 36
newFromGd2( ), 36
newFromGd2Data( ), 36
newFromGd2Part( ), 37
newFromPNG( ), 36
newFromPng( ), 37
newFromXbm( ), 38
newlines
Internet standard, 364
PDF::API2::Text module, 356
newPalette( ), 36
newTrueColor( ), 36
next buttons, 200
nextFrame( )
SWF::Movie module, 248
SWF::Sprite module, 249
nl( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 356
non-zero winding rule fill method (PDF), 310
Normalize( ) (Image::Magick), 112
number of bits (SWF DefineShape3 tag), 224
numElements( ) (PostScript::TextBlock), 323
NumFillBits and NumLineBits (SWF tags), 228

O [ Top ]
Object methods, ActionScript, 432
OBJECT tags (HTML), 371, 383
objected-oriented programming vs. procedural style in Gimp, 155-158
objects
ActionScript (see ActionScript, objects)
Gimp, 157
PDF
document body, 302-305
types of, 333
PDL, 163
SWF, depth values, 220
Observer (Mozilla browser), 370
offset( ), 54, 59
OilPaint( ) (Image::Magick), 113
on_net( ) (Gimp), 171
on_query( ) (Gimp), 167
on_run( ) (Gimp), 167
Opaque( ) (Image::Magick), 113
open( ) (PDF::API2), 341, 345
openpage( ) (PDF::API2), 341, 345
openPolygon( ), 52
OpenSWF group, 216
operand stack, 294
operators
ActionScript, 418-420
overloading (Perl operators overloaded by PDL), 163
PDF
graphic drawing, 306-310
stroking and filling operators, 311
text, drawing, 310-313
outline( ) (PDF::API2::Outline), 360
Outline object, PDF, 357-360
outlines( ) (PDF::API2), 346
output( ) (SWF::Movie), 248
overloaded operators, 163

P [ Top ]
page( ) (PDF::API2), 346
page attribute (images), 86
page sizes and corresponding geometries, 87
Page Description Language (see PostScript)
pages
PDF
Page dictionary objects, 303
Page object, cloning, 343
Pages dictionary object, 302
PDF::API2::Page module, 347-349
PostScript
number of pages comment, 297
size in points, 298
size in points, 293
pages( ) (PDF::API2), 346
paintbrush tool (Gimp), 394
paper, standard sizes for, 293
param( ) (CGI), 365
parsing
CGI input with CGI.pm, 365
SWF file with Perl, 233-237
XML::Parser module, 280
password-protected SWF files, 219
path elements, SVG, 180
paths
clipping, 335, 353
closing in PDF documents, 353
ending in PDF, 354
PDF graphic drawing operators
constructing with, 306
filling and stroking, 309
PostScript, 295
SVG, 104, 203
commands, translation of, 185
data comands, 185
<path> element, 184
tags for, 182, 187-189
text, 190
Pattern object, PDF, 360
PDB (Procedural Database), 148
functions and plug-ins, searching, 156
installing plug-in code, 168
standalone script to extract information, 171
PDF, 3, 23, 299-314
collaborative editing and security, 300
creating documents with Perl, 333-360
adding to existing files, 341-343
address labels (example), 336-341
PDF::API2 module (see PDF::API2 module)
efficient document storage, 300
font management, 300
graphic drawing operators, 306-310
constructing paths, 306
filling and stroking the path, 309
setting graphics state, 308
interactive format, 300
MIME type, 364
operators for text drawing, 310-313
references for further reading, 314
structure of files, 301-306
body, 302-305
cross-reference (XREF) table, 305
headers, 302
sections, listed, 301
trailers, 306
Text::PDF module, drawing with, 313
thumbnail images of first page, 73
PDF::API2 module, 23, 333-336
inserting JPEG image and clipping it, using Gfx object, 335
methods, 343-347
clonepage( ), 343
corefront( ), 344
end( ), 344
image( ), 344
imagemask( ), 344
importpage( ), 345
info( ), 345
mediabox( ), 345
new( ), 345
open( ), 345
openpage( ), 345
outlines( ), 346
page( ), 346
pages( ), 346
pdfimage( ), 346
psfont( ), 346
saveas( ), 346
stringify( ), 347
PDF::API2 module, methods
ttfont( ), 347
update( ), 347
PDF::API2::Annotation module, 360
PDF::API2::Barcode module, 360
PDF::API2::Color module, 360
PDF::API2::Content module, 349-352
compress( ), 349
Fillcolor( ), 349
Flatness( ), 350
linecap( ), 350
linedash( ), 350
linejoin( ), 351
linewidth( ), 351
restore( ), 349
rotate( ), 351
save( ), 349
scale( ), 351
skew( ), 351
strokecolor( ), 352
transform( ), 352
translate( ), 352
PDF::API2::Gfx module, 353-355
arc( ), 353
circle( ), 353
clip( ), 353
close( ), 353
curve( ), 353
ellipse( ), 354
endpath( ), 354
fill( ), 354
fillstroke( ), 354
image( ), 354
line( ), 354
move( ), 354
poly( ), 355
rect( ), 355
rectxy( ), 355
stroke( ), 355
PDF::API2::Lite module, 360
PDF::API2::Outline module, 357-360
dest( ), 359
outline( ), 360
PDF::API2::Page module, 347-349
artbox( ), 348
bleedbox( ), 348
cropbox( ), 348
gfx( ), 348
hybrid( ), 348
mediabox( ), 348
text( ), 348
trimbox( ), 349
PDF::API2::Pattern module, 360
PDF::API2::Text module, 355-357
charspace( ), 355
cr( ), 356
font( ), 356
hspace( ), 356
lead( ), 356
nl( ), 356
text( ), 356
text_center( ), 357
textln( ), 357
text_right( ), 357
text_utf8( ), 357
wordspace( ), 357
pdfimage( ) (PDF::API2), 346
PDL (Perl Data Language), 147, 162
objects, 163
pen, moving, 230, 258, 259
pencil tool (Gimp), 394
performance, increasing for servers, 367-369
image farming, 368
installing mod_perl, 368
Perl
Gtk module, 147
Ming, interface to (see Ming)
scripting extension for Gimp, installing, 147
XML modules, 19
Perl Server extension (Gimp), 171
perl_fu_ namespace, 159
perspective mode, 392
piddles, 163
pie charts
attributes of, 141
example of, 122-125
Ping( ) (Image::Magick), 85, 377
information about image size, 82
Pixel Regions, 162-167
pixmaps (see XPM file format)
pkzip utility, Deflate algorithm, 11
PlaceObject tags (SWF), 219
playback rate for movies, setting, 249
plot( ) (GD::Graph), 120, 131
plug-ins
Gimp, 148
AA save file, 381-383
Adjust Alpha, 167-170
Apply Tint, 159-162
building with gimptool, 155
writing in Perl, 148-150
Macromedia/Flash player, 216
standalone scripts, 150
png( ), 32, 39
PNG file format, 3
color depth, 7
compression
lossless, 11
no proprietary restraints, 12
creating images from, 36
graphics library, 26
image data, writing in, 32
indexed colors, 8
interlacing, 13
MIME type, 364
open standard for web graphics, 14
reading/writing data from, 37
transparency, support of, 9
POD (Plain Old Documentation) for Gimp plug-in, 154
points, 292
anchor and control, for SWF curved edges, 232
current point in PDF files, 308
current point in PostScript, 295
drawing with Draw( ) (Image::Magick), 104
graphs with, attributes of, 140
page size in PostScript, 298
standard paper sizes in, 293
poly( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 355
polygon( ), 55
<polygon> elements (SVG), 185
polygons
drawing and manipulation methods, 55-61
drawing with Draw( ) (Image::Magick), 105
polyline, drawing with Draw( ) (Image::Magick), 105
<polyline> element (SVG), 185
Portable Document Format (see PDF)
PostScript, 3, 21-23, 291-299
document structuring conventions, 296-299
body section, 298
example program, 298
prolog section, 297
functions, 294-296
interpreter, 291
MIME type, 364
modules, 315-332
creating printable documents from Web interface, 316-320
page, defining, 291-294
PDF vs., 300
reference for further reading, 314
resolution, controlling in Image::Magick, 86
PostScript::Document module, 315, 326-328
addFooter( ), 328
addHeader( ), 327
addText( ), 327
new( ), 327
Write( ), 328
PostScript::Elements module, 315, 328-332
addArc( ), 330
addBox( ), 331
addEPS( ), 331
addLine( ), 331
new( ), 330
Write( ), 332
PostScript::Metrics module
font information, accessing, 324
fonts, 322
PostScript::TextBlock module, 315, 320-325
addText( ), 322-324
new( ), 322
numElements( ), 323
Write( ), 321, 324
PRE tags (HTML), 381
preloader for SWF documents, creating with Ming, 276-279
presentation, SVG file, 195-201
previous buttons, 200
print spoolers, obtaining information from PostScript structural comments, 297
printer's point, 292
printing with PDF and PostScript (see PDF; PostScript)
Procedural Database (see PDB)
procedural definitions section (PostScript documents), 298
procedural scripting, object-oriented vs. (in Gimp), 155-158
procedure type (PROC_PLUG_IN) for Gimp, 168
Profile( ) (Image::Magick), 98
progressive display of a downloaded image, 12
Progressive JPEGs, 14
prolog (PostScript documents), 297
properties
ActionScript, 424
MovieClip object, ActionScript, 431
Number object, ActionScript, 432
XML object, ActionScript, 435
XMLSocket object, ActionScript, 435
Protect tags (SWF), 219
psfont( ) (PDF::API2), 346

Q [ Top ]
Q factor, 16
quadratic Bezier curves, 232, 353
quantization process, 7
Quantize( ) (Image::Magick), 65, 98
query( ), 167
query strings, 365
QueryColor( ) (Image::Magick), 99
QueryFont( ) (Image::Magick), 106
QueryFontMetrics( ), 67, 102
Image::Magick, 106
QueryFormat( ) (Image::Magick), 85
query_string( ) (CGI), 366

R [ Top ]
radians in trigonometric function values, 129
Raise( ) (Image::Magick), 113
raster file formats, 3, 10-16
compression, 10-12
compression and interlacing, 10
GIF, 16
interlacing, 12-14
JPEG, 15
PNG, 14
PostScript, rendering in, 296
rasterizing SVG files, 19
rate for movie playback, setting, 249
ratios for morph shapes, 254
raw data, manipulating with PixelRegions, 162-167
RDF (Resource Description Framework), 176
Read( ), 66
Image::Magick, 79
reading images, 35, 79
new( ), newPalette( ), and TrueColor( ) methods from GD::Image class, 35
read_rect( ), 237
rect( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 355
rectangle( ), 29, 53
rectangles
drawing in Image::Magick, 68, 104
drawing within shapes, 246
RECT structure in SWF, 226, 237
transformed as group in SVG, 182
rectangular selection tool (Gimp), 390
rectxy( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 355
Redo command, Gimp, 160
ReduceNoise( ) (Image::Magick), 114
Refresh field in HTTP header, 367
register( ) (Gimp::Fu), 385-389
registered MIME types, 364
relative positioning in SVG, 185
RemoteCommand( ), 65
remove( )
SWF::DisplayItem module, 252
SWF::Movie module, 248
SWF::Sprite module, 249
RemoveObject tags (SWF), 219
Resize( ) (Image::Magick), 89
resolution, controlling for PostScript files in Image::Magick, 86
Resource Description Framework (RDF), 176
resource objects, PDF, 333
restore( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 349
restore function, 295
rgb( ), 43
rgb color combinations
hex2rgb( ) (GD::Graph::colour), 144
read_rgb( ) (GD::Graph::colour), 144
rgb2hex( ) (GD::Graph::colour), 144
RGB color space
color depth, 7
colors, representing with numeric and hexadecimal values, 5
converting to CMYK, 6
unit cube, 5
right-aligned text, 265, 357
ripple effect (Image::Magick), 116
Roll( ) (Image::Magick), 89
rotate( )
PDF::API2::Content module, 351
SWF::DisplayItem module, 253
Rotate( ) (Image::Magick), 90
rotate180( ), 50
rotateTo( )
SWF::DisplayItem module, 253
SWF::Fill module, 268
rotating rectangles in SVG, 181
run( ), 167
run_mode parameter in Gimp function calls, 157

S [ Top ]
Sablotron XSLT processor, 213
Sample( ) (Image::Magick), 90
save( )
PDF::API2::Content module, 349
SWF::Movie module, 248
save function, 295
saveas( ) (PDF::API2), 346
Scalable Vector Graphics (see SVG file format)
scale( ), 60
PDF::API2::Content module, 351
SWF::DisplayItem module, 253
Scale( ) (Image::Magick), 90
scale in SWF files, 246
scalefont function, 296
scaleTo( )
SWF::DisplayItem module, 253
SWF::Fill module, 268
scaling images, 375
scaling mode, 392
scanline (GIF) interlacing, 12
scissors tool (Gimp), 391
Script-Fu menu (Gimp images), 412
scripting languages for Gimp, 146
security, PDF documents, 300
Segment( ) (Image::Magick), 99
select( ), 283
Select menu (Gimp images), 403
Selection object methods, ActionScript, 432
selection tools (Gimp), 389-391
magic wand, 390
rectangular selection tool, 390
selections, handling in Gimp, 159-162
Server Side Include (SSI), 373
servers, 363-369
CGI scripts
implementing with CGI.pm module, 365-367
increasing server performance, 367-369
chat server (Perl), communicating with SWF client, 283-285
implementing CGI scripts with CGI.pm module
generating HTTP headers, 366
parsing input, 365
Perl, launching from Gimp, 171
Set( ), 65
set( ) (GD::Graph), 118, 132
setAction( ) (SWF::Button), 260
SetAttribute( ), 65
setBackground( ) (SWF::Movie), 248
SetBackgroundColor tags (SWF), 219
setBounds( ) (SWF::TextField), 266
setBrush( ), 44, 45
setColor( )
SWF::Text module, 264
SWF::TextField module, 266
setColorAdd( ) (SWF::DisplayItem), 253
setColorMult( ) (SWF::DisplayItem), 253
set_connection( ), 172
setDataIndent( ), 198
setDataMode( ), 198
setDepth( ) (SWF::DisplayItem), 254
setDimension( ) (SWF::Movie), 249
setDown( ) (SWF::Button), 261
setFont( )
SWF::Text module, 264
SWF::TextField module, 266
setfont function, 296
setFrames( ) (SWF::Sprite), 249
setgray function, 295
setHeight( )
SWF::Text module, 264
SWF::TextField module, 266
setHit( ) (SWF::Button), 261
setIndentation( ) (SWF::TextField), 266
set_label_font( ) (GD::Graph), 132
setLeftFill( ) (SWF::Shape), 259
setLeftMargin( ) (SWF::TextField), 267
set_legend( ) (GD::Graph), 133
set_legend_font( ) (GD::Graph), 133
setLineSpacing( ) (SWF::TextField), 266
setLineStyle( ) (SWF::Shape), 259
setlinewidth function, 295
setMargin( ) (SWF::TextField), 267
setName( )
SWF::DisplayItem module, 254
SWF::TextField module, 267
setPixel( ), 43
setPT( ), 60
setRate( ) (SWF::Movie), 249
setRatio( ) (SWF::DisplayItem), 254, 271
setRightFill( ) (SWF::Shape), 259
setRightMargin( ) (SWF::TextField), 267
setScale( ) (SWF), 246
setSoundStream( ) (SWF::Movie), 249
setSpacing( ) (SWF::Text), 264
setStyle( ), 45
set_text_clr( ) (GD::Graph), 133
set_title_font( ) (GD::Graph), 133
setUp( ) (SWF::Button), 261
set_value_font( ) (GD::Graph), 132
setVersion( ) (SWF), 247
set_x_axis_font( ) (GD::Graph), 134
set_x_label_font( ) (GD::Graph), 134
set_y_axis_font( ) (GD::Graph), 134
set_y_label_font( ) (GD::Graph), 134
Seyfaie, Soheil, 239
Shade( ) (Image::Magick), 114
ShapeRecord list (SWF tags), 230
shapes
adding to buttons, 260
drawing rectanges within, 246
drawing with PDF Gfx object, 334
morphs, 269-271
SVG tags for, 183, 187-189
attributes, 188
path elements, 180
SWF files
DefineShape3 tag, 223-233
defining text as, 218
defining with tags, 217
morph shapes, 218
SWF::Shape module, 254-259
SWF::Shape objects, 239, 240
Sharpen( ) (Image::Magick), 114
Shear( ) (Image::Magick), 91
shearing mode, 392
Shockwave multimedia platform, 215
Shockwave/Flash (see SWF file format)
short tags (SWF), header records for, 225
show function, 296
ShowFrame tags (SWF), 219, 220
showpage operand, 298
showpage operator (PostScript), 293
signal_connect( ), 169
Signature( ) (Image::Magick), 86
signed integers in SWF, 221
converting little-endian values to, 222
sin( ), 129, 203
size
image attributes in Image::Magick, 86
Image::Size module, 377
skew( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 351
skewX( ) (SWF::DisplayItem), 254
skewXTo( )
SWF::DisplayItem module, 254
SWF::Fill module, 268
skewY( ) (SWF::DisplayItem), 254
skewYTo( )
SWF::DisplayItem module, 254
SWF::Fill module, 268
slice( ), 164
slideshows, 195
sample file, 196
XML
transforming to SVG, 210-214
using XSLT, 210
smudge tool (Gimp), 395
softening sharp edges in an image, 395
Solarize( ) (Image::Magick), 115
sorted_colour_list( ), 144
sound
adding MP3 sound to SWF files, 249
Sound object methods, ActionScript, 433
SWF files, defining, 218
SWF::Sound module, 239, 272
spacing
between characters in PDF, 355
between characters in SWF text, 264
between words in PDF text, 357
lines in text fields, 266
special effects (see effects)
spirals
logarithmic, using the Golden Mean, 255
PDF, drawing in, 307
PostScript, drawing in, 294
Spread( ) (Image::Magick), 115
Sprites
ActionScript commands for, 250
document assembly with XML, 280-283
definition tags in SWF files, 219
Dictionaries and Display Lists, 220
SWF::Sprite module, 239
methods, 249
SRC attribute (HTML IMG tags), 371-374
SSI (Server Side Include), 373
stack-based postfix notation in PDF, 306
stamping pages of existing PDF document, 341-343
standalone documents (SVG), viewing, 178
standalone scripts, 150
Gimp-Perl, 171
standard paper sizes, listing of, 293
star shape, circle that morphs into, 276
start tags, XML, 177
start_tag( ), 281
STDOUT
binary image file, printing to, 372
printing movie to, 248
Stein, Lincoln, 365
stock graph with mixed chart types (example), 120-122
StraightEdge Records (SWF tags), 232
Stream dictionary object in PDF, 303
Stream object in PDF, 304
string( ), 54
string assignment operator (.=), 164
stringFT( ), 29, 55
stringify( ) (PDF::API2), 334, 347
strings
adding to text, 263
adding to text fields, 265
converting between hex and binary, 229
fonts, 53
bitmapped GD fonts, 53
standard GD fonts, 53
String object methods, ActionScript, 433
translation into different languages, 150
stringUp( ), 54
stroke( ) (PDF::API2::Gfx), 355
stroke attributes, SVG shape elements, 188
stroke function, 295
strokecolor( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 352
stroking
line styles for shapes, 259
PDF graphics path, 309
structural comments, PostScript, 297
structural elements, SVG, 180
structural objects, PDF, 333
structural tags (SVG), 181-183
structuring conventions, PostScript documents, 296-299
StyleChangeRecord (SWF tags), 230
styles, 44
stylesheets, 211
HTML 4.0, specification in, 377
SVG, use in, 176
XSLT (see XSLT)
subroutines, 152
apply_tint( ), 160
dereference( ), 197
subtractive color spaces, 5
CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black), 6
suppress_angle attribute, 124
SVG file format, 3, 175-194, 195-214
animation, 201-208
bouncing ball (example), 202
document structure, 176
MIME type, 364
path, 104
presentations, 195-201
rendering a document tree, 179
scripting with JavaScript, 204-208
serving compressed files, 179
tags, 180-194
linking, 193
shapes, paths, and images, 183-189
structural, 181-183
text elements, 189-193
Tiny and Basic standards for mobile devices, 176
transformation with XSLT and Perl, 210-214
Unicode text in images, 208-210
viewing documents, 176-179
embedded as inline images in XHTML, 178
embedded in HTML as image reference, 178
standalone documents, 178
views and coordinate systems, 179
XML images with, 17-20
XML structure and, 177
SWF file format, 3, 17, 20, 215-237
control tags, 219
data types, 221-223
bit fields, 222
coordinate system, 223
integers, 221
definition tags, 217-219
bitmaps, 218
buttons, 218
fields, structure of, 223-233
morph shapes, 218
shapes, 217
sounds, 218
Sprites, 219
text and fonts, 218
Dictionary and Display List, 219
Font Definition Block, 267
history of, 215
Macromedia Flash platform vs., 216
MIME type, 364
Ming API, 20
modules for Perl interface to Ming, 239
parsing with Perl, 233-237
tags, 216
(see also Ming)
SWF module, 246
SWF::Action module, 272
SWF::Bitmap module, 262
SWF::Button module, 259-261
SWF::DisplayItem module, 250-254
animation using, 251
methods, 252-254
SWF::Fill module, 268
SWF::Font module, 267
SWF::Gradient module, 269
SWF::Morph module, 269-271
SWF::Movie module, 239, 247
creating new Movie objects, 243
SWF::MovieClip module, 249
SWF::Movie::setSoundStream( ), 272
SWF::Shape module, 254-259
SWF::Shape::addFill( ), 268
SWF::Shape::drawGlyph( ), 263
SWF::Sound module, 272
SWF::Sprite module, 249
SWF::Text module, 263
SWF::TextField module, 265-267
chat client, use in, 285
Swirl( ) (Image::Magick), 115
SWT Generator template file, 267

T [ Top ]
tag header (SWF), 224
Tagged Image File Format, 11
tags
HTML
image, 371
IMG and OBJECT, 371
SVG images, embedding, 178
SVG, 180-194
linking, 193
shape, 187-189
shapes, paths, and images, 183-189
structural, 181-183
text elements, 189-193
SWF files, 216, 220
control tags, 219
definition tags, 217-219, 223-233
parsing with Perl, 233-237
tags
XML, 177
start and end, 281
SVG elements, 18
SVG presentation, 198
(see also elements)
<template> element (XSLT), 211
templates
SWT Generator template file, 267
XSLT, 211
slide elements, converting to SVG, 213
text
adding to Image::Magick images, 101
drawing, hello world (example), 29
Gimp text tool, 392
graph labels, setting fonts for, 134
graph titles, setting fonts for, 133
in graphs, setting colors, 133
PDF drawing operators, 310-313
PDF Text object, 355-357
PostScript::TextBlock module, 315
SVG elements for, 180, 189-193
listing of basic, 191
path, rendering on, 190
rendering text in an image, 189
SWF files, defining fonts for, 218
SWF::Text module, 239, 263
SWF::TextField module, 265-267
chat client, use in, 285
Text objects, PDF, 333-335
Text primitive for Draw( ) (Image::Magick), 105
text-only browsers, 379-383
Unicode, in SVG images, 208-210
text( )
PDF::API2::Page module, 348
PDF::API2::Text module, 356
<text> element
SVG, 189
Unicode characters in, 190
XML, 213
text grid script (example), 150-154
text_center( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 357
text_get_extents( ), 154
text_grid routine, 152
textln( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 357
<textPath> tags, SVG, 182, 190
Text::PDF module, 313
text_right( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 357
textual elements (see text, SVG elements for)
Texture( ) (Image::Magick), 115
text_utf8( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 357
Threshold( ) (Image::Magick), 116
thumbnail images, 70-74
TIFF file format, 11
tiles, 44
timeline for Astral Trespassers game (example), 242
tint
Gimp plug-in script for applying, 160
in PostScript, 295
lines and fills, 328
tokens in PDF documents, delimiting, 301
toolbox, Gimp, 389-395
airbrush tool, 394
blend tool, 393
bucket fill tool, 392
clone tool, 394
color picker tool, 392
convolver tool, 395
crop tool, 391
dodge and burn tool, 395
eraser tool, 394
flip tool, 392
ink tool, 395
magnifying glass tool, 391
measure tool, 395
menu hierarchy, 395-401
File menu, 395
Xtns menu, 398
move tool, 391
paintbrush tool, 394
pencil tool, 394
selection tools, 389-391
Bezier selection tool, 391
elliptical selection, 390
hand-drawn selection tool, 390
intelligent scissors, 391
magic wand, 390
rectangular selection, 390
smudge tool, 395
text tool, 392
transform tool, 392
Tools menu (Gimp images), 410
toPt( ), 60
trailers in PDF files, 306
transform( ), 60, 341
PDF::API2::Content module, 352
transform tool (Gimp), 392
transformations
morph shapes in SWF, 269-271
SVG elements, 186
with XSLT and Perl, 210-214
XML files, 197
translate( ) (PDF::API2::Content), 352
transparency, 9
alpha levels, 9
attributes for (Image::Magick), 95-97
gdTransparent constant, 46
Image::Magick methods for, 95
MatteFloodfill( ), 98
Transparent( ), 99
transparent( ), 44
Transparent( ) (Image::Magick), 95, 99
trigonometric functions overloaded by PDL, 163
Trim( ) (Image::Magick), 90, 91
trimbox( ) (PDF::API2::Page), 349
trueColor( ), 27, 36, 44
truecolor images, 7
converting to 16 colors, with and without dithering, 8
creating from PNG files, 37
saving as pseudocolor images, 7
trueColorToPalette( ), 27, 44
TrueType fonts, 26
drawing string onto image, 55
FreeType font rendering library for, 26
<tspan> tags, SVG, 189
anchors and, 194
ttfont( ) (PDF::API2), 347
twips, 223
LINESTYLE element, width in, 228
RECT structure fields, 226
two's complement notation, 222
Type attribute in PDF dictionaries, 302

U [ Top ]
undef, destroying image objects, 68
Undo and Redo commands, Gimp, 160
Unicode
in SVG <text> element, 190
text in SVG images, 208-210
UTF-8 character encoding in PDF, 357
units, SVG, 180
unpack( )
converting binary structure to strings of 1's and 0's, 223
converting little-endian binary values to integers, 222
unsigned integers (in SWF), 221
converting from bit values in SWF, 222
reading from SWF tags, 237
update( ) (PDF::API2), 341, 347
updating drawables, 161
URLs
browser requests for images from servers, 364
indicating for images with SRC attribute, 371
use function, 365
user agents
HTTP USER AGENT, 363
for SVG, 176
user coordinate system in SVG, 180
user input, tracking with buttons, 259

V [ Top ]
<value-of> element (XSLT), 212
vector file formats, 3, 17-20
PostScript, drawing with Elements module, 328
PostScript, rendering in, 296
SVG, 175-194
XML images with, 17-20
SWF, 218
vectors, RBG colors represented as, 6
Verbruggen, Martien, 117
versions
PostScript Document Structuring Conventions, 297
SWF, 247
vertical lines, indicating for SWF shapes, 232
vertices( ), 61
View menu (Gimp images), 405
viewer, PostScript, 291
viewers
Adobe, for SVG files, 177
Apache Batik, for SVG documents, 177
GhostView PostScript viewer, 315
viewing SVG documents, 176-179
views in SVG, 179
Visual Image Directory (thumbnails), 70
VSPACE tags (HTML), 377

W [ Top ]
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium), 175
SVG Test Suite, 176
warning codes, Image::Magick, 69
Wave( ) (Image::Magick), 116
wbmp( ), 40
WBMP (Wireless Bitmap) and GD files, 27
web browsers (see browsers)
web servers, 363
(see also servers)
web-safe palette (216-color), converting image colormap to, 98
whitespace
delimiting tokens in PDF documents, 301
line spacing in SWF::TextField module, 266
spacing attributes in HTML, 377
between words in PDF text, 357
width
bitmaps, 263
bounding box for text field, 266
lines in PDF document contents, 351
width
setting for movies, 249
text strings, 264
WIDTH attribute (IMG tag), 375-377
width( ), 53, 55
Win32 systems, using Gimp, 146
Wireless bitmap (WBMP), 40
wordspace( ) (PDF::API2::Text), 357
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), 175
HTML 4.0 specification, ALT tag, 379
wrapper script generating HTML page, 372
Write( ), 66, 68
Image::Magick module, 75, 79, 80
PostScript::Document module, 328
PostScript::Elements module, 332
PostScript::TextBlock module, 321, 324
write( ), 370
write_ready( ), 370
writing images, 35

X [ Top ]
XBM (black and white X-bitmaps), 27
XHTML, SVG images in, 17, 176, 178
XLink
importing namespace into SVG document, 193
SVG, using with, 176
XML, 177
buffering output, 198
converting source document to SVG, 212
elements, 177
images with SVG format, 17-20
tags for SVG elements, 18
Perl modules, 19
Sprite-based document assembly with, 280-283
Stylesheet Language Transformations (see XSLT)
transforming files, 197
XML object, ActionScript
methods, 434
properties, 435
XMLSocket object properties, ActionScript, 435
(see also SVG file format)
xmlns namespace attribute, 191
XML::Parser module, 280
XML::Simple module, 197
PDF address label document, use in, 337
XMLSocket class, 285
XML::Writer module, 197
characters( ), 198
endTag( ), 198
startTag( ) (XML::Writer), 198
SVG animation with JavaScript, 205
XPM file format (pixmaps), 27
creating images from, 36
newFromXbm( ) method and, 38
XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language), 211
SVG documents, use with, 176
XSLT
Sablotron processor, 213
specification, web site for, 210
SVG, using with, 176
transforming SVG, 210-214

Z [ Top ]
zlib compression library, 26
Zoom( ) (Image::Magick), 91

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