What do you mean create svg? FOP allows svg for input. As far as I know it doesn't have an svg output. Do you have a sample giving you an error using svg input?
-----Original Message----- From: Alberto Priore [mailto:alberto.pri...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 9:47 AM To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org Subject: Re: pdftops eps font issue This is why I do not tried to use SVG http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/0.95/output.html#svg I my version on FOP if a try to create a svg it returns me that it isn't a allowed format. Michael Rubin-3 wrote: > > A little bit more research flagged up Batik, which can convert SVG to > EPS but I guess that is off at a tangent. There is plenty of talk > around using EPS images inside a PDF in FOP and other formatters. But > not much about going the other way and converting a PDF to an EPS. > Does anyone else have any idea at all? > > I see Batik can convert SVG to EPS but I gather from the thread that > is not an option. > > Thanks. > > -Mike > > > > On 08/07/11 12:20, Alberto Priore wrote: >> I've already tried to create from FOP the .pd file, but FOP has >> limitations >> http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/1.0/output.html#ps-limitations >> - Only Type 1 fonts are supported. >> I was not able to include .pmf fonts >> - Multibyte characters are not supported. >> If I write a à è ì ò it will not showed on .ps file, I need to show >> that charachter. >> >> Do you know an alternative of FOP to create an eps from xsl-fo? >> >> >> Michael Rubin-3 wrote: >>> Looking at the other posts on this thread too, the suggestion of >>> other formats from FOP was raised. I found this page: >>> >>> http://www.inkguides.com/ps-to-eps.asp >>> >>> So can you not use FOP to generate a Postscript file instead of a >>> PDF which sounds easier to convert to EPS? >>> >>> Also I googled 'ps to eps' and it threw up a few potential >>> converters including a GNU perl based tool and others. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -Mike >>> >>> On 08/07/11 10:55, Alberto Priore wrote: >>>> Hi Mike, >>>> I need to convert it to EPS, this is a necessary point. >>>> >>>> I've tried all the way to translate a pdf to eps passing through an >>>> image and so on... >>>> But all lose quality, they all rasterize the pdf. >>>> >>>> Now I'm using Apache FOP that could create other output formats >>>> http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/0.95/output.html >>>> but I don't know if the other format could be convert to eps. >>>> >>>> With this other information can you suggest me something? >>>> >>>> >>>> Alberto >>>> >>>> >>>> Michael Rubin-3 wrote: >>>>> A quick look online (I googled 'pdf to eps') reveals a number of >>>>> potential solutions. But forum link >>>>> http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=59787 was >>>>> interesting in that is sounds as if there is no absolutely perfect >>>>> solution. Some convert to bitmap so lose quality, while others >>>>> have various other problems. One suggestion even suggested >>>>> rebuilding the pdf in eps format from scratch (I suspect that is >>>>> unacceptable!). >>>>> >>>>> I do quote from that forum link though: "EPS is another >>>>> Adobe-proprietary file format, specifically belonging to >>>>> Illustrator but Photoshop can create and work with some form of >>>>> it. Here's my >>>>> question: >>>>> what are you trying to accomplish in this conversion? Is it >>>>> necessary to convert the file to EPS, or is that mainly a file >>>>> format you're most familiar with?" >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> -Mike >>>>> >>>>> On 07/07/11 17:05, Alberto Priore wrote: >>>>>> I'm creating a pdf with Apache FOP in Linux then I need to >>>>>> convert the pdf it into an eps. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm trying lot of ways, the only one that seems works is the pdftops. >>>>>> But, >>>>>> when I convert it into Linux in command line >>>>>> >>>>>> pdftops file.pdf -eps file.eps >>>>>> >>>>>> This command creates me the eps but when I try to open it in >>>>>> Adobe Illustrator in Windows XP It returns me the error >>>>>> >>>>>> EAAFD+HelveticaNeueLTStd-MdCnO_99-Identify-H; >>>>>> Font not found on the system; missing font has been substituted. >>>>>> >>>>>> But 1: the fonts han not been substituted 2: the eps do not show >>>>>> words inside it is all blank instead of the images >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm sure that in Windows XP I have all the fonts becouse if I >>>>>> convert the pdf to an eps inside the Adobe Illustrator all works >>>>>> fine and Adobe Illustrator do not show me the fonts issue. >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you help me? >>>>>> What I'm doing wrong? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Michael Rubin >>>>> Developer >>>>> >>>>> T: +44 20 8238 7400 >>>>> F: +44 20 8238 7401 >>>>> >>>>> mru...@thunderhead.com >>>>> >>>>> The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. >>>>> It >>>>> contains information that may be confidential. 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