Hi.
see my comments below.
Daniel Aleksandersen wrote:
Hi list,
I am a little uncertain about whether I need Apache Cocoon or FOP. I am
If you just want to generate pdf, then FOP is enough.
not very familiar with these kind of tools, but I really want to learn. I
will explain what I want to create, and then I hope I will get some
pointers to get going.
I want to create an web archive of articles. The content will be static. I
have decided to store the articles in static XML files instead of using a
database. The main presentation form is an Atom feed; containing the ten
most recent articles. The feed should link to a URL (like Atom feeds most
often do) on the web where the article was originally published. I also
want to enclose the articles in PDF format (for long time preservation).
The second presentation form is a HTML page that links to the individual
PDFs, sorted by date.
This looks like a good job for cocoon.. witch may use FOP for generating
the pdfs on the fly..
I do not want to run an application on my server. Because the content will
not be update too often I think storing the files statically and
generating them on my local machine on demand should suffice.
I assumed you were going to do it on the server.. if you want to do the
transformation on the client, I'm not sure on how to proceed.. but then,
without a server app, you'll lose cocoon and fop.. I believe most
browsers include some kind of XSL processor, but I don't know how
to generate pdf on the client.. maybe you could install a plugin.. or
use an applet..
Hope that helps.
Best regards.
What tool do I need; and where to get started?
Thanks in advance,
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