> i've got several questions about PDF generation with FOP. We want to use a > open-source implementation of XSL-FO in our project, but stumbled across > several open topics. Perhaps you can help us with these: > > 1) Can one use FOP on a host-environment, ie. IBM mainframe computers, or > does EBCDIC somehow cause problems
See Alex's comment. Search the mail archives for info. > 2) Can one use font A, even is font A is _not_ installed on a client? Is > this done automatically when rendering the PDF, or do I have to include > additional fonts somehow in the PDF? You can use font embedding. It's documented on the FOP website. > 3) Is linearilazation possible, ie. displaying the first page while loading > the rest? In Acrobat Reader, this can be queried in the "File- > >Document Info->General->Optimized = true|false" Not with FOP, I think. Linearization requires all PDF objects to be in the right order within the PDF. FOP can't don that, yet. You need to postprocess a PDF if you want that. > 4) How well does FOP perform in comparision to other XSL-FO implementations? See Alex's comment. Cheers, Jeremias M�rki mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] OUTLINE AG Postfach 3954 - Rhynauerstr. 15 - CH-6002 Luzern Tel. +41 41 317 2020 - Fax +41 41 317 2029 Internet http://www.outline.ch
