Re: [PEPr] Comment on PDF::PDF_PageExtractor

> > I'm also in favor of having *one* PDF-read-class. > > Do you mean one package or really only one class? The first is possible, > the second I would discourage in favor for a proper design. > > > There are other tools out which allow reading of PDFs, extracting > > texts and images, reordering pages or even encrypting a PDF etc. > > How many of them are implemented with PHP and could be easily used on a > simple shared host webspace? ;) > > > Also it would be nice if extracting/parsing would allow modifying of > > existing PDFs (adding pages, or even just adding text to a page) and > > saving it again. > > Can you give some more detailed information what you imagine of. I said > it before, the parser will the foundation for all applications that > modify .pdf files and would like to see it as seperate package in PEAR. > All others can maybe summarized in a utility package. I also think it's not a godd idea to have a fat class doing everything. PDF_Parser should be what its name implies. If there is a PDF_Writer package somebody can write a package using the other two. Maintenance is easier and each package does only what it's supposed to do. Arnaud.