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# RBPDF Template Plugin
A template plugin allowing the inclusion of ERB-enabled RBPDF template files.
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## RBPDF Version (The New or UTF8 Version)
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* Use UTF-8 encoding.
* RTL (Right-To-Left) languages support.
* HTML tag support.
* CSS minimum support.
* Image
- 8bit PNG image support without MiniMagick/RMagick library.
- PNG(with alpha channel)/JPEG/GIF image support. (use MiniMagick or RMagick library)
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## Installing RBPDF
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RBPDF is distributed via RubyGems, and can be installed the usual way that you install gems: by simply typing `gem install rbpdf` on the command line.
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If you are using image file, it is recommended you install:
```
gem install mini_magick
```
or
```
gem install rmagick
```
RBPDF Example of simple use in .html.erb:
```
<%
@pdf = RBPDF.new()
@pdf.set_margins(15, 27, 15)
@pdf.set_font('FreeSans','', 8)
@pdf.add_page()
@pdf.write(5, "text\n", '')
%><%==@pdf.output()%>
```
RBPDF Japanese Example of simple use in .html.erb:
```
<%
@pdf = RBPDF.new()
@pdf.set_margins(15, 27, 15)
@pdf.set_font('kozminproregular','', 8)
@pdf.add_page()
@pdf.write(5, "UTF-8 Japanese text.\n", '')
%><%==@pdf.output()%>
```
See the following files for sample of useage:
test_unicode.rbpdf
utf8test.txt
logo_example.png
ENJOY!
License
The project RBPDF doesn't use same license for all code. There are
code with:
* LGPLv2.1+ (GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or any later version)
* MIT (MIT-LICENSE)
Please, check source code for more details. A license is usually at the start
of each source file.
The MIT-LICENSE file (MIT) is the default license for code without an explicitly
defined license.
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