TCPDF - README

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Name:

	TCPDF



Version:

	2.6.000_PHP4

	

Release date:

	2008-03-07



Author:

	Nicola Asuni 

	

Copyright (c) 2001-2008:

	Nicola Asuni

	Tecnick.com s.r.l.

	Via Della Pace, 11

	09044 Quartucciu (CA)

	ITALY

	www.tecnick.com

	

URLs:

	http://www.tcpdf.org

	http://tcpdf.sourceforge.net/

	

Description:

	TCPDF is a PHP5 class for generating PDF files on-the-fly without requiring external extensions.

	TCPDF has been originally derived from the Public Domain FPDF class by Olivier Plathey (http://www.fpdf.org).

	

	Main Features:

	

  - supports UTF-8 Unicode and Right-To-Left languages; 

  - supports document encryption; 

  - includes methods to publish some xhtml code; 

  - includes graphic and transformation methods;

  - includes bookmarks;

  - includes Javascript and forms support;

  - includes a method to print various barcode formats using an improved version of "Generic Barcode Render Class" by Karim Mribti (http://www.mribti.com/barcode/) (require GD library: http://www.boutell.com/gd/) 

  - supports TrueTypeUnicode, TrueType, Type1 and encoding; 

  - supports custom page formats, margins and units of measure; 

  - includes methods for page header and footer management; 

  - supports automatic page break; 

  - supports automatic page numbering; 

  - supports automatic line break and text justification; 

  - supports JPEG, PNG anf GIF images; 

  - supports colors; 

  - supports links; 

  - support page compression (require zlib extension: http://www.gzip.org/zlib/); 

  - the source code is full documented in PhpDocumentor Style (http://www.phpdoc.org). 



Installation:

	1. copy the folder on your Web server

	2. set your installation path on the config/tcpdf_config.php

	3. call the test_unicode.php page with your browser to see an example

	NOTE: the test_old.php require proper font setup on tcpdf_config.



Source Code Documentation:

	doc/index.html

	

For Additional Documentation check:

	http://www.tcpdf.org



License

	GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v.2.1

	http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html

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