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color/color_All_for_cropmarks

Create crop marks which will be visible on all color separations, using the special spot color "All".

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<?php
/*
 * Color space for crop marks:
 * Create crop marks which will be visible on all color separations, using the
 * special color "All".
 *
 * Create a CMYK document by loading a CMYK image and create the special
 * color "All". Draw some crop marks with standard vector graphics and
 * output some info text outside of the actual page area (i.e. outside
 * of the CropBox).
 *
 * Test in Acrobat:
 * Show the MediaBox with Tools, Print Production, Set Page Boxes,
 * Set to Zero.
 * Choose Tools, Print Production, Output Preview:
 * All elements with color "All" will be visible in all combinations of
 * separation previews.
 *
 * Required software: PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 10
 * Required data: CMYK image
 */

/* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */
$searchpath = dirname(__FILE__,3)."/input";
$outfile = "";
$title = "Color 'All' for Crop Marks";
$imagefile = "nesrin_cmyk.jpg";
$info = "Nesrin at Zabrisky point";

$pagewidth=842;
$pageheight=595;

try {
    $p = new PDFlib();

    $p->set_option("searchpath={" . $searchpath . "}");

    /* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */
    $p->set_option("errorpolicy=return");

    if ($p->begin_document($outfile, "") == 0)
        throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg());

    $p->set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook");
    $p->set_info("Title", $title);

    /* 
     * Start the page with a CropBox which is 40 points smaller than
     * the page in both dimensions for placing crop marks and info text.
     */
    $p->begin_page_ext($pagewidth, $pageheight, "cropbox={40 40 802 555}");

    /* Load and fit CMYK image */
    $image = $p->load_image("auto", $imagefile, "");
    if ($image == 0)
        throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg());

    $margin=60;

    $p->fit_image($image, $margin, $margin, "boxsize={" . ($pagewidth-2*$margin) . " " . ($pageheight-2*$margin)
            . "} position=center fitmethod=meet");

    // Create a path object with two lines for the crop mark
    $crop_mark_length = 20;
    $crop_mark_gap = 5;
    $crop_mark = 0;

    $crop_mark = $p->add_path_point($crop_mark, 0, $crop_mark_length + $crop_mark_gap,
            "move", "stroke");
    $crop_mark = $p->add_path_point($crop_mark, $crop_mark_length, 0,
            "line", "relative");
    $crop_mark = $p->add_path_point($crop_mark, $crop_mark_length + $crop_mark_gap, 0,
            "move", "stroke");
    $crop_mark = $p->add_path_point($crop_mark, 0, $crop_mark_length,
            "line", "relative");
    
    // Draw crop marks at each corner
    draw_cropmark($p, $crop_mark, 0, 0, 0);
    draw_cropmark($p, $crop_mark, $pagewidth, 0, 90);
    draw_cropmark($p, $crop_mark, $pagewidth, $pageheight, 180);
    draw_cropmark($p, $crop_mark, 0, $pageheight, 270);

    /* Emit some info text outside the CropBox.
        * The special color "All" is used for crop marks and info
        * text; these items are visible on all color separations.
        */


    $p->fit_textline($info, 30, 8, 
        "fontname=NotoSerif-Regular fontsize=10 fillcolor={spotname All 1}");

    $p->end_page_ext("");

    $p->end_document("");

    $buf = $p->get_buffer();
    $len = strlen($buf);

    header("Content-type: application/pdf");
    header("Content-Length: $len");
    header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=color_All_for_cropmarks.pdf");
    print $buf;

} catch (PDFlibException $e) {
    echo("PDFlib exception occurred:\n".
        "[" . $e->get_errnum() . "] " . $e->get_apiname() .
        ": " . $e->get_errmsg() . "\n");
    exit(1);
} catch (Throwable $e) {
    echo("PHP exception occurred: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n");
    exit(1);
}

$p = 0;

// Draw crop mark at specified location and angle
function draw_cropmark($p, $crop_mark, $x, $y, $alpha) {
    $p->save();
        $p->translate($x, $y);
        $p->rotate($alpha);
        $p->draw_path($crop_mark, 0, 0, "stroke strokecolor={spotname All 1}");
    $p->restore();
}

?>