This book is sounding better and better, it's so much easier to read if you're entertained as well.
There's nothing like working when it's actually fun! That's a great idea by the way about the 'Optional Content'. Many developers are going to say "Aha! I need that!". On another note, I like that you are introducing how easy it is to combine iText with everything else out there. That's what truly makes it powerful is it's ability to "Play Nice" with other API's. -Bill Ensley Bear Printing > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of bruno > Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 11:30 PM > To: iText Mail Group > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] RGBColors > > > Bill Ensley wrote: > > >I'm jumping into this thread half-blind, > >is the end goal passing in a color name to get a color? > >if so, the W3C has an RGB color spec used in SVG > >that is "supposed" to be a standard. > > > > > I know, I just needed a quick solution. > I shouldn't have uploaded the class to CVS rightaway ;-) > > There is a fictional story-line in my book. > The protagonist has a map of his (fictional) city in SVG. > First he tries to write his own SVG SAX handler in order > to visualize the map in PDF with iText (using nothing more > than crimson, or Xerces,...). > > This way I, as writer, can explain some of the graphical > features of iText. > > Then the main character realizes he is reinventing the wheel. > There already exists a good SVG parser in Java: Batik. > So he throws away his own SAX handler and he uses > Batik to draw the map to a PdfGraphics2D object. > > This allows me to introduce another part of iText's functionality. > I'll also need examples with JFreeChart and JasperReports for > this chapter. > > Finally, the developer in the book will use Batik to draw > different layers of 'Optional Content', so that the map has > street names in different languages (radio buttons) and shows > the location of restaurants, (movie) theatres, etc... > > I never knew writing would be that fun ;-) > br, > Bruno > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle > Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
