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PDF Write Options

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PDF Write Options

These are the common options to functions that write PDF files.

decompress : Decompress all streams (except compress-fonts/images)

compress : Compress all streams. Bi-level images are compressed with CCITT Fax and generic data is compressed with flate.

compress=flate : Compress streams with Flate (default).

compress=brotli : Compress streams with Brotli (WARNING: this is a proposed PDF feature)

compress-fonts : Compress embedded fonts

compress-images : Compress images

compress-effort=0|percentage : Effort spent compressing, 0 is default, 100 is max effort

ascii : ASCII hex encode binary streams

pretty : Pretty-print objects with indentation

labels : Print object labels

linearize : Optimize for web browsers (no longer supported!)

clean : Pretty-print graphics commands in content streams

sanitize : Sanitize graphics commands in content streams

garbage : Garbage collect unused objects

garbage=compact : Garbage collect unsued objects, and compact cross reference table

garbage=deduplicate : Garbage collec unused objects, compact cross reference tables, and remove duplicate objects

incremental : Write changes as incremental update

objstms : Use object streams and cross reference streams

appearance=yes|all : Synthesize just missing, or all, annotation/widget appearance streams

continue-on-error : Continue saving the document even if there is an error

decrypt : Write unencrypted document

encrypt=rc4-40|rc4-128|aes-128|aes-256 : Write encrypted document

permissions=NUMBER : Document permissions to grant when encrypting

user-password=PASSWORD : Password required to read document

owner-password=PASSWORD : Password required to edit document

regenerate-id : Regenerate document id (default yes)