NAME
PDF::FromHTML - Convert HTML documents to PDF
SYNOPSIS
my $pdf = PDF::FromHTML->new( encoding => 'utf-8' );
# Loading from a file:
$pdf->load_file('source.html');
# Or from a scalar reference:
# $pdf->load_file(\$input);
# Perform the actual conversion:
$pdf->convert(
# With PDF::API2, font names such as 'traditional' also works
Font => 'font.ttf',
LineHeight => 10,
Landscape => 1,
);
# Write to a file:
$pdf->write_file('target.pdf');
# Or to a scalar reference:
# $pdf->write_file(\$output);
DESCRIPTION
This module transforms HTML into PDF, using an assortment of XML transformations implemented in PDF::FromHTML::Twig.
There is also a command-line utility, html2pdf.pl, that comes with this distribution.
PUBLIC METHODS
convert(%params)
Convert the loaded file to PDF. Valid parameters are:
PageWidth 640
PageResolution 540
FontBold 'HelveticaBold'
FontOblique 'HelveticaOblique'
FontBoldOblique 'HelveticaBoldOblique'
LineHeight 12
FontUnicode 'Helvetica'
Font (same as FontUnicode)
PageSize 'A4'
Landscape 0
HINTS & TIPS
<img> tags
Add the height and width attributes if you are creating the source HTML,
it keeps PDF::FromHTML from having to open and read the source image
file to get the real size. Less file I/O means faster processing.
CAVEATS
Although PDF::FromHTML will work with both HTML and XHTML formats, it is not designed to utilise CSS.
This means any HTML using external or inline CSS for design and layout, including but not limited to: images, backgrounds, colours, fonts etc... will not be converted into the PDF.
To get an idea of the likely resulting PDF, you may wish to use an non-CSS capable browser for testing first.
There is currently no plan to adapt this module to utilise CSS. (Patches welcome, though!)
SEE ALSO
html2pdf.pl is a simple command-line interface to this module.
PDF::FromHTML::Twig, PDF::Template, XML::Twig.
CONTRIBUTORS
Charleston Software Associates <info@charletonsw.com>
AUTHORS
åé³³ <cpan@audreyt.org>
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To the extent possible under law, åé³³ has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to PDF-FromHTML.
This work is published from Taiwan.