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# TCPDF Library for Joomla!
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__If you already know how to use TCPDF and you need it for a Joomla! project, than this is a library package to be used in Joomla! Easy to install and update.__
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TCPDF is a PHP class for generating PDF files on-the-fly without requiring external extensions.
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This library includes also a class to extract data from existing PDF documents and classes to generate 1D and 2D barcodes in various formats.
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## Main Features:
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+ no external libraries are required for the basic functions;
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+ all standard page formats, custom page formats, custom margins and units of measure;
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+ UTF-8 Unicode and Right-To-Left languages;
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+ TrueTypeUnicode, OpenTypeUnicode v1, TrueType, OpenType v1, Type1 and CID-0 fonts;
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+ font subsetting;
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+ methods to publish some XHTML + CSS code, Javascript and Forms;
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+ images, graphic (geometric figures) and transformation methods;
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+ supports JPEG, PNG and SVG images natively, all images supported by GD (GD, GD2, GD2PART, GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, XBM, XPM) and all images supported via ImagMagick (http://www.imagemagick.org/script/formats.php)
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+ 1D and 2D barcodes: CODE 39, ANSI MH10.8M-1983, USD-3, 3 of 9, CODE 93, USS-93, Standard 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, CODE 128 A/B/C, 2 and 5 Digits UPC-Based Extension, EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC-A, UPC-E, MSI, POSTNET, PLANET, RMS4CC (Royal Mail 4-state Customer Code), CBC (Customer Bar Code), KIX (Klant index - Customer index), Intelligent Mail Barcode, Onecode, USPS-B-3200, CODABAR, CODE 11, PHARMACODE, PHARMACODE TWO-TRACKS, Datamatrix, QR-Code, PDF417;
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+ JPEG and PNG ICC profiles, Grayscale, RGB, CMYK, Spot Colors and Transparencies;
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+ automatic page header and footer management;
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+ document encryption up to 256 bit and digital signature certifications;
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+ transactions to UNDO commands;
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+ PDF annotations, including links, text and file attachments;
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+ text rendering modes (fill, stroke and clipping);
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+ multiple columns mode;
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+ no-write page regions;
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+ bookmarks, named destinations and table of content;
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+ text hyphenation;
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+ text stretching and spacing (tracking);
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+ automatic page break, line break and text alignments including justification;
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+ automatic page numbering and page groups;
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+ move and delete pages;
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+ page compression (requires php-zlib extension);
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+ XOBject Templates;
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* Layers and object visibility.
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* PDF/A-1b support.
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Version: 6.2.12
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Release date: 2015-09-12
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Author: Nicola Asuni
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Copyright (c) 2002-2015:
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Nicola Asuni
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Tecnick.com LTD
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www.tecnick.com
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> Compiled into an installer for Joomla 3 by [Llewellyn van der Merwe] (mailto:joomla@vdm.io) at [Vast Development Method] (https://www.vdm.io/)
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# Usage in Joomla (PHP)
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```php
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// Import TCPDF library
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jimport('tcpdf.tcpdf');
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```
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or
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```php
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// Import TCPDF library
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require_once JPATH_LIBRARIES . '/tcpdf/tcpdf.php';
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```
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Now you can create a new PDF document:
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```php
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$pdf = new TCPDF();
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```
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# Documentation
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+ [Source Code Documentation] (http://www.tcpdf.org)
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+ [Additional Documentation] (http://www.tcpdf.org)
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# Automatic updates
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This library is integrated with Joomla's automatic updates. Before updating it's mandatory that you check that your documents still work as expected.
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# License
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TCPDF is licensed under LGPL ([GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE] (https://github.com/vdm-io/tcpdf/blob/master/tcpdf/LICENSE.TXT)) |