Changes

* The '''Standard Edition''' allows the creation of new PDF documents.

* The '''Standard Edition''' allows the creation of new PDF documents.

* The '''Extended Edition''' adds the ability to read, edit and save existing PDF documents, and to read and write values from the PDF Form, including [[XFA]] forms and [[Electronic signatures]].

* The '''Extended Edition''' adds the ability to read, edit and save existing PDF documents, and to read and write values from the PDF Form, including XFA forms and Electronic signatures.

* The '''Extended Edition plus Viewer''' adds the ability to [[Rendering (computer graphics)|render]] a PDF to a [[Bitmap]] image, for printing with the Java Print API or for display on screen. The "Viewer" is a set of [[Swing (Java)|Swing]] components which can be used to display and edit PDF's in a similar fashion to [[Adobe Acrobat]] in an applet, a standalone application or as part of a larger application.

* The '''Extended Edition plus Viewer''' adds the ability to render a PDF to a Bitmap image, for printing with the Java Print API or for display on screen. The "Viewer" is a set of Swing components which can be used to display and edit PDF's in a similar fashion to Adobe Acrobat in an applet, a standalone application or as part of a larger application.

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== Java Packages ==

== Java Packages ==

The [[Java package|Java packages]] that make up the Big Faceless PDF Library are

The Java packages that make up the Big Faceless PDF Library are

* <code>org.faceless.pdf2</code> - the core of the library for reading, writing and editing PDF documents

* <code>org.faceless.pdf2</code> - the core of the library for reading, writing and editing PDF documents

* <code>org.faceless.pdf2.viewer2</code> - the core Swing components making up the Viewer

* <code>org.faceless.pdf2.viewer2</code> - the core Swing components making up the Viewer

Source code for the Swing components making up the Viewer is supplied with the library, although the license restricts their use to projects making using of the PDF Library. Source code for the rest of the library is not available.

Source code for the Swing components making up the Viewer is supplied with the library, although the license restricts their use to projects making using of the PDF Library. Source code for the rest of the library is not available.

Licensing is typically done based on the number of CPUs, although [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]] licensing is also available.

Licensing is typically done based on the number of CPUs, although OEM licensing is also available.

==External links==

==External links==