[FOray-commit] SF.net SVN: foray: [7063] trunk/foray/foray-pdf/src/java/org/foray/pdf/object/PDFObject.java

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Revision: 7063
Author:   victormote
Date:     2006-04-25 17:27:11 -0700 (Tue, 25 Apr 2006)
ViewCVS:  http://svn.sourceforge.net/foray/?rev=7063&view=rev

Log Message:
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Change padding character to avoid problems with text editors.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/foray/foray-pdf/src/java/org/foray/pdf/object/PDFObject.java
Modified: trunk/foray/foray-pdf/src/java/org/foray/pdf/object/PDFObject.java
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--- trunk/foray/foray-pdf/src/java/org/foray/pdf/object/PDFObject.java	2006-04-26 00:16:45 UTC (rev 7062)
+++ trunk/foray/foray-pdf/src/java/org/foray/pdf/object/PDFObject.java	2006-04-26 00:27:11 UTC (rev 7063)
@@ -42,14 +42,18 @@
     /** The String that should be used to end a line in the PDF document. */
     public static final String EOL = "\n";
 
-    /** The String that should be used to end a cross-reference line in the
-     * PDF document. The carriage-return is counter-intuitive but required.
+    /**
+     * The String that should be used to end a cross-reference line in the
+     * PDF document.
      * According to the PDF Reference, 3rd Edition, Section 3.4.3, each
      * cross-reference entry must be exactly 20 bytes long, including the
-     * end-of-line character(s). If newline is used for end-of-line, then an
-     * extra character must be padded. According to the Reference, that
-     * character must be either a space or a carriage-return. */
-    public static final String XREF_EOL = "\r\n";
+     * end-of-line character(s).
+     * If a 1-character eol is used (such as a newline), then an extra character
+     * must be padded.
+     * According to the Reference, that character must be a space.
+     * However, a space at the end of a line is often removed by editors, so we
+     * use a hyphen instead. */
+    public static final String XREF_EOL = "-\n";
 
     /** The String that should be used to end a line in log messages. */
     public static final String MSG_EOL = "\n";


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