PDFlib 7.0.3 maintenance release

PDFlib 7.0.3 collects ca. 150 changes to the core code, language bindings, and build system. The most important items are summarized below; the changelog for PDFlib 7.0.3 documents all changes:

Documentation and samples:

the PDFlib Tutorial and API Reference now contain extensive references to the online examples in the PDFlib Cookbook

more Java code samples are available in the PDFlib Cookbook

added more starter code samples for all language bindings

New features:

XMP extension schemas for PDF/A-1 with full validation; see separate metadata pages  for details

Movie annotations and corresponding Movie actions

new options for the table and Textflow formatters

new options for controlling PDF layers

support for CMYK TIFF images with PlanarConfig=2, i.e. separate image planes

new options for controlling details of the Textflow and table formatters

General:

bug fixes in various areas

enhancements for PDF/A conformance

performance enhancements in the TrueType font parser and other finetuning in the text and font engine

automatic solution for Acrobat 8 color rendering issues related to transparency

fixed potential security problems including vulnerability CVE-2007-6561

Platform- and compiler-specific changes:

Support for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) 32-bit and 64-bit and Windows Server 2008

changes for compatibility with Visual Studio 2008

support for i5/OS V6.R1

improvements for zSeries and Cobol as well as for iSeries and Java, RPG

performance enhancements for PPS block filling on zSeries

 Language bindings:

updated PECL package for PHP

support for ActiveState Perl 5.10

bug fixes