Big Faceless PDF Library                     version 2.18.1    2015-10-27
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This is the README file for the Big Faceless Organization PDF library.
The homepage for this package is http://bfo.com/products/pdf.


1. MANIFEST
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You should have received the following files in this distribution.

   README.txt               - This file.
   userguide.pdf            - The user guide and installation instructions.
   bfopdf.jar               - Jar file containing the main Java classes.
   bfopdf-14.jar            - As for "bfopdf.jar" but built for Java 1.4l
   bfopdf.jar.pack.gz       - A "pack200" compressed version of bfopdf.jar
   bfopdf-cmap.jar          - Jar containing resources for East Asian languages
   bfopdf-stamp.jar         - Jar containing appearances for AnnotationStamps
   bfopdf-qrcode.jar        - Jar containing resources for QR-Code barcodes
   bfopdf-jws.jnlp          - Template for Java Web Start JNLP file
   bfopdf-applet.jnlp       - Template for Applet JNLP file for Java 1.6u10+
   docs/api                 - Directory containing the Javadoc API documentation
   docs/CHANGELOG.txt       - The list of changes since previous versions.
   docs/LICENSE.txt         - The licence and warranty for this product
   docs/map-normal.pdf      - A mapping showing the non-symbolic standard fonts
   docs/map-zapf.pdf        - A mapping showing the "ZapfDingbats" font
   docs/map-symbol.pdf      - A mapping showing the "Symbol" font
   example/                 - Directory containing example programs 
   src/                     - Miscellaneous source files
   old/                     - Additional files useful when upgrading from
                              version 1.2 of the PDF library



2. LICENSING
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The library as downloaded from http://big.faceless.org is supplied as a
trial version. Every document created with the library will have the word
"DEMO" stamped across it - this can be removed by purchasing a license from
the Big Faceless Organization (Current pricing is available from the package
homepage).

The product can be licensed as either the "standard", "extended" or "viewer"
editions - no additional downloads are required. See
http://bfo.com/comparison.jsp for a list of differences between the versions.

See the file "docs/LICENSE.txt" for more information.



3. DOCUMENTATION
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All documentation with this library is supplied either as

* JavaDoc documentation under the "docs/" subdirectory
* A UserGuide covering basic use and FAQs, in the "userguide.pdf" file
* Inline comments in the files under the "examples/" directory.



4. BUG REPORTS AND SUPPORT
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Bug Reports can be submitted to support@big.faceless.org. Please include
the following information:

* The output of "java -version" and the Operating system you're using.
* The version number of the library: System.out.println(PDF.VERSION)
* The version and platform of the viewer software (if applicable)
* The error message reported by the library (if applicable)
* If possible, attach the PDF document and the font/image causing the problem.

Support is available from the Big Faceless Organization. Details and current
pricing is available from the package homepage. 

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This package may also contain code copyright by third parties - see the
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This package includes fonts which were created by third parties - see the
file examples/fonts/COPYRIGHT for their copyright details.
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