Sponsor Spotlight: PDFTron

As part of the ongoing series on Planet PDF's sponsors, we wanted to highlight PDFTron and its innovative PDFNet SDK v4 which was released in February. The latest version added full Java support to the PDF library. Version 4.0 also includes a new Java interface that offers API functionality as a set of Java classes to give developers an easier and more expedient way to integrate PDFTron's PDFNet API into already existing applications.

Christopher Smith on Adobe, Gore and eco-friendly PDF

We had a chance to catch up with AGI's Christopher Smith, director of the upcoming PDF 2007 conference, to find out the latest on this "must-PDF" conference and all that it will provide.

PDF goes to ISO: The road ahead

In his second of two articles on the topic, Duff Johnson looks at the consequences of PDF's adoption as a formal standard, drawing on input from 3rd-party PDF gurus and PDF originator, Adobe Systems.

EDITORIAL: Adobe Reader rollercoaster slows to a halt

After such headlines as "Adobe flaw may be 'worst' bug of 2007", one could perhaps be forgiven for feeling a little nervous. As it turns out however, this latest flaw now seems more like a falling acorn than a piece of sky. Dan Shea examines the latest PDF-related security scare.

Accessing the Acrobat Doc Object in LiveCycle Designer

So you've decided to move your Acrobat forms over to an Adobe LiveCycle Designer workflow. What happens to all of the JavaScript code you have written in the past to enhance your PDFs? Here's a tip from Chris Dahl that takes the pain out of this transition.

Slimming PDF bookmarks with JavaScript

PDF bookmarks are a must for the usability and navigability of longer documents. When these bookmarks are created programmatically, they are based on a template created using a combination of user settings and the content of the source document or web page. Since not all such documents were created with PDF bookmarks in mind, cleaning up the resulting bookmark titles can become an important part of the QA process. In this tip, ARTS PDF Product Manager Maryanne Montes takes some of the pain out of this process.

Adding dynamic stamps to PDFs when printing

Do you need to add stamps to hard copies of your PDF documents? This JavaScript tip from ARTS PDF's Sean Stewart allows for the addition of time and date stamps, expiry dates or other information to give you even greater control of your sensitive PDF documents.

Finding user screen resolution with JavaScript

PDF's cross-platform nature makes it very portable, but it also means that there are many different kinds of users and setup configurations. This JavaScript tip explains how to find the user's screen resolution, which can then be used to perform operations such as setting the PDF's initial zoom settings.

This week in PDF: Free PDF library released

This week in PDF has seen the release of a free PDF library, an update to Adobe's PDF-compatible eBook software and Microsoft's certification of a PDF software vendor.

May 15, 2008

This week in PDF: PDF presentation suite released

This week in PDF has seen the release of a new PDF presentation suite along with updates to a PDF reference management product and a PDF developer library.

May 08, 2008

Even Mickey loves a PDF conference

The Adobe Acrobat & PDF Conference is in full swing and chock-full of fantastic information for graphic specialists and PDF aficionados worldwide.

May 01, 2008

This week in PDF: Online security and publishing services updated

This week in PDF has seen the release of updates to a PDF software development kit (SDK) and an online digital rights management (DRM) solution, along with an upgrade to a web-based document collaboration service.

April 24, 2008