Smicky wrote: > Hi, > > I need to generate PDF documents and want to use a form as a template. Just > like the IText "accreditation card" exemple. I will then fill fields and > merge PDF & form to produce a PDF server side. > > So far, I've played with Acroforms with success but I miss some formating > options > > I've tried to design a form with LiveCycle Designer, which I think produces > XFA forms. With this, I can produce some advanced layout but I wonder : > > - will I be able to "flatten" the XFA Form and the background PDF ?
No. > - will I have access to "floating fields" via IText You will be able to fill out the form, but you'll have a hard time changing other field properties. Also: this functionality is under development. It will be discussed in chapter 8 of the new book, but I'm not even halfway writing chapter 7. > - will I ultimately need another library that IText or even Adobe server > software to manipulate XFA form because it's an Adobe "only" product ? It depends. For instance: if you want to sign the form, you'll need to fund iText development. Note that the new iText functionality in this area will be released as AGPL, not as MPL/LGPL, so you may want to pay for it anyway. If you need Reader Enabling you'll need Adobe products (that's also true for AcroForm technology). -- This answer is provided by 1T3XT BVBA http://www.1t3xt.com/ - http://www.1t3xt.info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
