Optional Content (a.k.a. Layers)

This example shows how to create and assign optional content groups (OCGs) to parts of the content of a page.

Four OCGs are created: Squares, Black, Blue, and Orange. The Squares one is applied to everything, the others to the respectively colored squares.

When viewed in a compatible viewer, the “Optional Content” or “Layers” panel can be used to switch the layers on and off, resulting in the respective squares appearing or disappearing. Initially, the blue one is not shown, only the black and orange ones.

Additionally, if supported by a viewer and if the visibility hasn’t been manually changed, the OCGs for the squares are also configured to only be visible at certain zoom levels. For example, the black one is only visible up to a zoom level of 100%.

Usage:: ruby optional_content.rb

require ‘hexapdf’

Resulting PDF:: optional_content.pdf
Preview:

Code

doc = HexaPDF::Document.new

ocg = doc.optional_content.ocg('Squares')
ocg1 = doc.optional_content.ocg('Black')
ocg1.zoom(max: 1)
ocg1.add_to_ui(path: ocg)
ocg2 = doc.optional_content.ocg('Blue')
ocg2.zoom(min: 1, max: 2)
ocg2.add_to_ui(path: ocg)
ocg2.off!
ocg3 = doc.optional_content.ocg('Orange')
ocg3.zoom(min: 2, max: 20)
ocg3.add_to_ui(path: ocg)

canvas = doc.pages.add([0, 0, 200, 200]).canvas
canvas.optional_content(ocg) do
  canvas.optional_content(ocg1) do
    canvas.fill_color('black').rectangle(20, 80, 100, 100).fill
  end
  canvas.optional_content(ocg2) do
    canvas.fill_color('hp-blue').rectangle(50, 50, 100, 100).fill
  end
  canvas.optional_content(ocg3) do
    canvas.fill_color('hp-orange').rectangle(80, 20, 100, 100).fill
  end
end

doc.optional_content.default_configuration[:AS] = [
  {Event: :View, Category: [:Zoom], OCGs: [ocg1, ocg2, ocg3]}
]

doc.write('optional_content.pdf')