I'm not sure what the exact name of the PDF feature is, but does FOP
support, directly or indirectly, the PDF technique that allows the
end-user of the PDF to click a page area and type in form information?
I've seen this best done on an IRS Tax Form (1040EZ), but I don't know
if this is a
I have extensively-formatted, 1-4 page PDF Form documents that I would
like to insert text annotations, equivalent to user-side form filling,
but embedded directly in the original PDF.
Does FOP's API, or any combination of supporting tools, have the ability
to render/import a simple FO-PDF
I will be converting a few paper forms into FOP for rendering into PDF.
I'm prioritizing reliability of rendering, with precise static layout,
and compatibility/printing accuracy for the current versions of Adobe
Acrobat on Windows. These documents won't need to flow or be
layout-influenced by
[Jim Urban] As long as development of the C# version does interfere with
the development of the Java version, I have no problem with people
porting FOP to C#. However, I believe the primary effort should remain
the Java version.
If C# FOP or Batik implementations keep pace with the Java state
This project would be very important to those of us that plan to use C#
when Mono (.NET CLR, C# Compiler on Linux/*NIX) is ready. I had always
expected to use Batik and FOP through webservices, decoupled from my
ASP.NET that will run on Mono in the near future.
If C# FOP or Batik implementations
[Tore] If you're going to use JPEG images you're even luckier. Fop
includes the image directly into the pdf document by using the pdf
DCTEncode filter. Embedded ICC profiles are also supported for jpeg
images (this is for the soon to be released Fop-0.20.3 version)
[Jeff] Does that encode filter
I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I would like to know
whether FOP can embed images at full resolution and with no additional
compression into PDF.
I need to make a printable photo-book output with a grid from
1,4,16,etc. digital camera pictures on various paper sizes. The
application
