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Preface



Part I. Raster Images and Web Graphics



1. Creating Graphics with Perl

Introduction to File Formats

Color

Raster File Formats

Vector Graphic File Formats

Document File Formats

References



2. On-the-Fly Graphics with GD

GD Basics

Sample GD Applications

Reading and Writing Methods

Getting and Setting General Information

Color Table Manipulation Methods

Brushes, Styles, and Tiles

Copying and Transforming Images

Image Drawing and Manipulation Methods

Strings and Fonts

Polygon Methods



3. Graphics Scripting with Image::Magick

What Is ImageMagick?

Using Image::Magick

Sample Image::Magick Applications

Reading and Writing Images

Retrieving and Setting File Information

Sizing and Transforming Images

Copying and Composing Images

Color and Transparency

Annotation and Drawing

Filters and Effects



4. Charts and Graphs with GD::Graph

Let's Make Some Graphs!

A Sample GD::Graph Application

GD::Graph Methods

Attributes of GD::Graph Objects

Colors and Fonts in GD::Graph



5. Scripting the Gimp with Perl

Getting and Installing the Gimp

Writing Gimp Plug-ins in Perl

Your First Gimp Script

Object-Oriented Versus Procedural Scripting

Adding New Features to the Gimp

Standalone Scripts



Part II. Vector Images and Animations



6. SVG: The Scalable Vector Graphics Format

SVG Document Structure

The Basic SVG Tags



7. Creating SVG with Perl

A Slide-Show Presentation

SVG Animation

Creating a Bouncing Ball

SVG Scripting with JavaScript

Using Unicode Text in SVG Images

Transformation with XSLT and Perl



8. SWF: The Flash File Format

The History of Flash and SWF

The Format and Function of SWF Files

Anatomy of a Tag

Parsing an SWF File with Perl



9. Using Ming

Installation

Overview of the Perl Interface

The Astral Trespassers Game

The SWF Module

The SWF::Movie Module

The SWF::Sprite (or SWF::MovieClip) Module

The SWF::DisplayItem Module

The SWF::Shape Module

The SWF::Button Module

The SWF::Bitmap Module

The SWF::Text Module

The SWF::TextField Module

The SWF::Font Module

The SWF::Fill Module

The SWF::Gradient Module

The SWF::Morph Module

The SWF::Sound Module

The SWF::Action Module

SWF Recipes



Part III. Documents and Printing



10. Printing with Postscript and PDF

PostScript in a Nutshell

Portable Document Format (PDF)

References



11. Using the PostScript Modules

Creating PostScript from a Web Interface

The PostScript::TextBlock Module

The PostScript::Document Module

The PostScript::Elements Module

Other PostScript Modules



12. Creating PDF Documents with Perl

Introduction to PDF::API2

Creating Address Labels

Adding to Existing PDF Files

PDF::API2 Reference

PDF::API2::Page

PDF::API2::Content

PDF::API2::Gfx

PDF::API2::Text

PDF::API2::Outline

References



Part IV. Appendixes



A. Serving Graphics on the Web



B. Gimp Reference



C. Image::Magick File Formats



D. ActionScript Reference



Index