Mercurial > hgrepos > Python2 > PyMuPDF
view mupdf-source/docs/reference/common/glossary.rst @ 17:dd9cdb856310
Remove PKG-INFO from the because it is regenerated automatically for the sdist
| author | Franz Glasner <fzglas.hg@dom66.de> |
|---|---|
| date | Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:40:40 +0200 |
| parents | b50eed0cc0ef |
| children |
line wrap: on
line source
Glossary ======== .. glossary:: :sorted: Alpha Opacity Alpha values are real numbers in the closed interval from 0 to 1, where 0 means full transparency, and 1 means full opacity. Blend Mode Blend modes define how a layer of graphics combines with a backdrop. Below is an illustration of the visual effect for RGB colors for the blend modes defined for PDF. For further details refer to the PDF specification's `section on blend modes <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G12.12449365>`_. .. imagesvg:: ../../images/blendmodes.svg :tagtype: object :width: 75% File specification In PDF a file specification names a file. If a file specification only contains a file name or a path, then it represents an external file. Such a file is assumed to be found at the specified location in the file system. A file specification may also embed the file contents as a stream inside the PDF. In this case the file specification represents an embedded file. For embedded files, further metadata may be stored (e.g. file size, creation and modification date). For more details read the PDF specification's section on `file specifications <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G8.1640832>`_. Knockout and Isolation In a knockout transparency group each element overwrites the prior elements in the group instead of compositing with them. In an isolated transparency group the group does not composite with the group's backdrop, but rather a fully transparent backdrop. For further details refer to the PDF specification's sections on `isolation <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G12.1689467>`_ and `knockout <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G12.1689478>`_. .. imagesvg:: ../../images/knockout-isolated.svg :tagtype: object :width: 75% Winding Non-zero Winding Number Rule Even-Odd Rule These rules in PDF defined what parts of a `Path` are inside and outside the curve respectively. This is used to determine what parts of a curve should be filled. See the PDF specification sections on the `Non-zero Winding Number Rule <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G9.1850134>`_ and `Even-Odd Rule <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G9.1850155>`_. Line Cap Style PDFs define three different shapes for the ends of unclosed subpaths: butt cap, round cap, and square cap. See below for the visual effect and refer to the PDF specifications section about `Line Cap Styles <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G9.1849678>`_ for details. .. imagesvg:: ../../images/line-caps.svg :tagtype: object :width: 75% Line Join Style PDFs define three different shapes for the joining of two lines in a subpath: miter join, round join, and bevel join. See below for the visual effects and refer to the PDF specifications section about `Line Join Styles <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G9.1849699>`_ for details. .. imagesvg:: ../../images/line-joins.svg :tagtype: object :width: 50% Miter Limit When mitered line joins are used, then lines joining at sharper and sharper angles will produce longer and longer miters. The miter may stick out longer than anticipated. Therefore PDF defines a miter limit value, at which a longer miter join will be changed to a bevel join. See below for the visual effects and refer to the PDF specifications section about `Miter Limit <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G9.3859627>`_ for details. .. imagesvg:: ../../images/miter-limit.svg :tagtype: object :width: 75% QuadPoint A QuadPoint in PDF is a non-axis aligned quadrilateral, used to define areas on the page that typically cover text (which may be rotated, or skewed). It is given as an array of 8 numbers (four x, y pairs). QuadPoints are used with Link and text markup annotations. The order of the points is a matter of confusion, because the order used in the PDF reference doesn't match the order that Adobe uses. This is the order that is typically used: ``[ ulx uly urx ury llx lly lrx lry ]`` Page Box The PDF reference defines several boxes to determine different parts of a page. See the chapter on `Page Boundaries <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G15.2260711>`_ for more details. MediaBox The MediaBox defines the size of the physical medium on which the page is to be printed. It includes items that will be physically trimmed from the final product like crop marks, registration marks, etc. CropBox The CropBox defines the visible region of the page to be displayed or printed. This has no real meaning, but is used to clip the page contents when rendering. BleedBox The BleedBox defines the region to which the page contents expect to be clipped. This includes any extra bleed area to account for imprecision in the printing process. TrimBox The TrimBox defines the intended dimensions of the finished page after trimming. ArtBox The ArtBox defines the area where it is considered safe to place graphical elements. Standard Structure Type The PDF specification defines how a PDF can specify a logical structure hierarchy of elements, similar to of HTML or XML. Each of the `defined structure elements <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G15.2259688>`_, e.g. Div, BlockQuote, P, H1-H6 etc., are associated with some visual content. Line Ending Style Styles used to draw line endings for certain annotations. Below is an illustration with the name of each style. The example uses black line color, with both none and blue interior color. .. imagesvg:: ../../images/line-ending-styles.svg :tagtype: object :width: 75% Border Style Annotations have have two border styles: Solid, Dashed More fancy borders are defined by the :term:`border effect`. Border Effect Fancier borders can be drawn with a border effect: None, Cloudy Annotation Type There are many annotation types defined in the PDF reference. MuPDF supports the following types: Text, FreeText, Square, Circle, Line, Polygon, PolyLine, Highlight, Underline, Squiggly, StrikeOut, Redact, Stamp, Caret, Ink, Popup, FileAttachment, Redaction These types are not supported yet: Sound, Movie, RichMedia, Widget, Screen, PrinterMark, TrapNet, Watermark, 3D, Projection Widget Type Widgets are a type of annotation. There are a few different subtypes: Btn Pushbutton, Check Boxes, Radio Buttons Tx Text Fields Ch Choice Fields (list box, combo box) Sig Signature Field Icon Name Some annotations appear as an icon. The available icons differ per annotation type. Text Comment, Help, Insert, Key, NewParagraph, Note, Paragraph FileAttachment Graph, PaperClip, PushPin, Tag Sound Mic, Speaker Stamp Approved, AsIs, Confidential, Departmental, Draft, Experimental, Expired, Final, ForComment, ForPublicRelease, NotApproved, NotForPublicRelease, Sold, TopSecret MIME-type A MIME-type is a string describing the type of data. PDF data has the MIME-type "application/pdf", while unknown data has the MIME-type "application/octet-stream". For further details see the specification that the PDF specification references: `RFC 2048 - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2048>`_. Language code Language codes consists of a primary code, followed zero or more by subcodes each preceded by a hyphen, e.g. "en", "en-US", "kr", "zh-CN", "zh-TW". For further details see the PDF specification's section on `Language Identifiers <https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/pdfstandards/pdfreference1.7old.pdf#G15.2262093>`_. Associated File TODO CMYK JPEG The situation with JPEG and CMYK colorspaces is complicated, and depends on many factors such as App markers, the ColorTransform PDF parameter, and whether a JPEG is intended as a standalone or embedded in PDF. TODO: explain our behavior, and adobe's behavior, and when impossible situations appear
