Adobe Portable Document Format

Codename: pdf

The Marvin beans and applications are able to export in PDF format (as a vector graphical image). This function does not work in the applets (except signed applets). PDF export requires Java 1.4 (or higher version).

The PdfExport module recognizes the common image export options.

References

• Adobe Portable Document Format
• VectorGraphics (2D Vector and Image Graphics Libary)
• FreeHEP Java Library

PdfExport uses the VectorGraphics package of FreeHEP Java Library that is an "Open Source" library distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGLP). You can freely modify and recompile the source of this library, then replace the binaries in Marvin with your own version, according to the requirements of the LGLP.
To update Marvin with your own version of FreeHep library, substitute the proper jar files (freehep-base.jar, freehep-graphics2d.jar, freehep-graphicsio.jar, freehep-graphicsio-pdf.jar) in your Marvin package.