Great, I don't mind getting rid of JasperReports if necessary, but I wanted to make sure I could create tagged PDF's with iText - as I understood iText was on PDF spec 1.3!
Thanks -Adam -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paulo Soares Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 10:37 AM To: Post all your questions about iText here Subject: Re: [iText-questions] iText and PDF Spec 1.6 You'll have to talk to the JasperReports guys. iText can created tagged PDF and marked content in general but JasperReports must insert the tags at the right time. Paulo > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Adam Schaible > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [iText-questions] iText and PDF Spec 1.6 > > Hello, > > > > I'm a Java developer that primarily uses iText > with JasperReports. We've chosen this route and it's worked > well for us, however as you may or may not know, section 508 > (which dictates accessibility standards in the United States) > will soon be bolstered to implement specific requirements, > and most seem to believe the equivalence of an <alt> tag will > be required in all reports - currently supported in PDF spec > 1.6. Is there any plan to upgrade iText to adhere to this > standard? If so, do you have any anticipated time frame? > I'm familiar with the iText and JapserReports api, and have > written a project that wraps the two into a reporting system > - however I'll need to rethink an approach if I cannot > generate more accessible PDF documents in the future. > > > > > > Thank you very much for your time and interest, > > > > Adam Schaible > > Development Infostructure (www.devis.com) > > > > Aviso Legal: Esta mensagem é destinada exclusivamente ao destinatário. Pode conter informação confidencial ou legalmente protegida. A incorrecta transmissão desta mensagem não significa a perca de confidencialidade. Se esta mensagem for recebida por engano, por favor envie-a de volta para o remetente e apague-a do seu sistema de imediato. É proibido a qualquer pessoa que não o destinatário de usar, revelar ou distribuir qualquer parte desta mensagem. Disclaimer: This message is destined exclusively to the intended receiver. It may contain confidential or legally protected information. The incorrect transmission of this message does not mean the loss of its confidentiality. If this message is received by mistake, please send it back to the sender and delete it from your system immediately. It is forbidden to any person who is not the intended receiver to use, distribute or copy any part of this message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
