Have the README show setting the page media-box with standard paper sizes [feature request]

[tbrowder]

Also demonstrate user access to the default (portrait) paper dimensions and to the dimensions for landscape orientation.

[tbrowder]

I'm closing this for now. I may submit a PR.

[tbrowder]

I will be glad to submit a PR to demo some of this. Using PDF::Lite I have been able to read and set the media-box coords individually and also use .to-landscape on it.

However, I still need to be able to use the Content::PaperSizes to set the media-box but haven't yet been able to so so.

[tbrowder]

I see how now. Closing this again and I will submit a PR later.

[tbrowder]

I copied the following from PDF::Document::Page into my top-level working directory:

# Copied from PDF::Content
my subset Box of List is export where {.elems == 4}
sub to-landscape(Box $p --> Box) is export {
	[ $p[1], $p[0], $p[3], $p[2] ]
}
# These are the standard paper names and sizes copied from PDF::Content
my Array enum PageSizes is export <<
     ...
>>;

Then I wrote a new sub:

sub set-media-box(PDF::Content::Page :$page!, 
                  Str :$Media!, 
                  :$landscape = 0
) is export {
    die "FATAL: Media '' is not known in enum 'PageSizes'"
        unless %(PageSizes.enums){$Media}:exists;
    if $landscape {
        $page.media-box[] = to-landscape(PageSizes.enums{$Media});
    }
    else {
        $page.media-box[] = PageSizes.enums{$Media};
    }
}

That works for me for now. Elevating those PDF::Content vars to be accessible from PDF::Lite would ease the pain.

[tbrowder]

OBE

[jubilatious1]

Very nice! Will test soon.

[tbrowder]

Better to see the open issue here where I have a corrected script that doesn't yet rely on my modules.

BTW, my email is 'tom.browder@gmail.com' if you'ld like to communicate more directly. Since you're apparently the only person who is interested in my PDF modules, I could use answers to the following:

• What country are you from?
• If not the USA:
  • What Google Nota font language selections would you like me to provide for use with my modules?
  • What standard paper sizes do you use?