Hi Martin First problem: PostScript doesn't support transparency. It only supports image masks using an array of mask colors, but that's not currently implemented in FOP. PDF has support for both and both are available in FOP.
The latest snapshot of my PDF plugin supports rendering PDF to PostScript (and every other output format supported by FOP) but only as far as Apache PDFBox can handle the PDF minus some potential restrictions of our PSGraphics2D. Can't you try to paint the barcode and such after the page content so it lies above the original content? On 30.06.2010 15:59:15 Martin Edge wrote: > Hey Guys, > > Quick question - if I use a PNG as an image, is it's transparency properties > taken into account? > > I am attempting to insert a PDF file as in within my document, however using > the PDF plugin, means it doesn't seem to happily output on postscript, so I > have had to convert the file to a JPG and use that. > > I generate barcodes and other information that sites on the outside of the > document, so if I use the image for the full page, it blanks out the barcode > and other text, and by shrinking the form it looks a little silly. > > So, I was thinking, if transparency works, would I be able to see the > barcode, given it's in theory underneath the image? > > Thanks > Martin Jeremias Maerki --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
