PDF::API3::Compat::API2::Page(3)

$page = PDF::API3::Compat::API2::Page->new $pdf, $parent, $index
Returns a page object (called from $pdf->page).

$page = PDF::API3::Compat::API2::Page->coerce $pdf, $pdfpage
    Returns a page object converted from $pdfpage (called from $pdf->openpage).

$page->update
    Marks a page to be updated (by $pdf->update).

$page->mediabox $w, $h
$page->mediabox $llx, $lly, $urx, $ury
$page->mediabox $alias
    Sets the mediabox. This method supports the following aliases: '4A', '2A', 'A0', 'A1', 'A2', 'A3', 'A4', 'A5', 'A6', '4B', '2B', 'B0', 'B1', 'B2', 'B3', 'B4', 'B5', 'B6', 'LETTER', 'BROADSHEET', 'LEDGER', 'TABLOID', 'LEGAL', 'EXECUTIVE', and '36X36'.

($llx, $lly, $urx, $ury) = $page->get_mediabox
    Gets the mediabox based one best estimates or the default.

$page->cropbox $w, $h
$page->cropbox $llx, $lly, $urx, $ury
$page->cropbox $alias
    Sets the cropbox. This method supports the same aliases as mediabox.

($llx, $lly, $urx, $ury) = $page->get_cropbox
    Gets the cropbox based one best estimates or the default.

$page->bleedbox $w, $h
$page->bleedbox $llx, $lly, $urx, $ury
$page->bleedbox $alias
    Sets the bleedbox. This method supports the same aliases as mediabox.

($llx, $lly, $urx, $ury) = $page->get_bleedbox
    Gets the bleedbox based one best estimates or the default.

$page->trimbox $w, $h
$page->trimbox $llx, $lly, $urx, $ury
    Sets the trimbox. This method supports the same aliases as mediabox.

($llx, $lly, $urx, $ury) = $page->get_trimbox
    Gets the trimbox based one best estimates or the default.

$page->artbox $w, $h
$page->artbox $llx, $lly, $urx, $ury
$page->artbox $alias
    Sets the artbox. This method supports the same aliases as mediabox.

($llx, $lly, $urx, $ury) = $page->get_artbox
    Gets the artbox based one best estimates or the default.

$page->rotate $deg
    Rotates the page by the given degrees, which must be a multiple of 90.

(This allows you to auto-rotate to landscape without changing the mediabox!)

$gfx = $page->gfx $prepend
    Returns a graphics content object. If $prepend is true the content will be prepended to the page description.

$txt = $page->text $prepend
    Returns a text content object. If $prepend is true the content will be prepended to the page description.

$ant = $page->annotation
    Returns a new annotation object.

$page->resource $type, $key, $obj
    Adds a resource to the page-inheritance tree.

Example:

    $co->resource('Font',$fontkey,$fontobj);
    $co->resource('XObject',$imagekey,$imageobj);
    $co->resource('Shading',$shadekey,$shadeobj);
    $co->resource('ColorSpace',$spacekey,$speceobj);

Note: You only have to add the required resources, if they are NOT handled by the *font*, *image*, *shade* or *space* methods.

AUTHOR
alfred reibenschuh

HISTORY
    $Log: Page.pm,v $
    Revision 2.1  2007/05/08 18:32:09  areibens
    renamed compress to compressFlate

    Revision 2.0  2005/11/16 02:16:00  areibens
    revision workaround for SF cvs import not to screw up CPAN

    Revision 1.2  2005/11/16 01:27:48  areibens
    genesis2

    Revision 1.1  2005/11/16 01:19:24  areibens
    genesis

    Revision 1.15  2005/11/02 18:18:20  fredo
    added get_(crop/bleed/trim/art)box methods

    Revision 1.14  2005/08/06 20:59:10  fredo
    fixed anotation pdf-array again for other braindead softs

    Revision 1.13  2005/06/17 19:43:47  fredo
    fixed CPAN modulefile versioning (again)

    Revision 1.12  2005/06/17 18:53:33  fredo
    fixed CPAN modulefile versioning (dislikes cvs)

    Revision 1.11  2005/06/14 12:54:16  fredo
    fix for existing annotation dictionary (ex. ScanSoft PDF)

    Revision 1.10  2005/03/14 22:01:05  fredo
    upd 2005

    Revision 1.9  2004/12/16 00:30:52  fredo
    added no warn for recursion

    Revision 1.8  2004/09/13 15:27:59  fredo
    added rotate for acrobat-wise pdf-creators

    Revision 1.7  2004/06/15 09:11:38  fredo
    removed cr+lf

    Revision 1.6  2004/06/09 16:29:12  fredo
    fixed named page size handling for *box methods

    Revision 1.5  2004/06/07 19:44:12  fredo
    cleaned out cr+lf for lf

    Revision 1.4  2003/12/08 13:05:19  Administrator
    corrected to proper licencing statement

    Revision 1.3  2003/11/30 17:17:37  Administrator
    merged into default

    Revision 1.2.2.1  2003/11/30 16:56:22  Administrator
    merged into default

    Revision 1.2  2003/11/30 11:32:33  Administrator
    added CVS id/log