Re: Why used FOP instead of...

2002-02-01 Thread Jeremias Maerki
FOP does almost all we need. What's missing can be added, since it's OpenSource, right? We're currently working on a project for an insurance company where Compuset is used and is to be replaced by an XML/XSLT/XSL:FO-based approach. One of the reasons for this decision was using freely available

Re: Why used FOP instead of...

2002-02-01 Thread Carlos Araya
When I started working with Docbook, Passivetex was a mistery to me and RenderX was not on the map yet. I've set up all my tool chains to work with Fop as the PDF/PS/PCL rederer so I don't see a reason to change. However there are still times when I'm about to shell out money and spend it on

Re: Why used FOP instead of...

2002-02-01 Thread Patrick Andries
Interesting, I also have experience in Compuset. Do you known Mr. Bulman ? Are you happy with FO's speed ? So do I understand that Jetform does not produce clean PS ? Isn't it easier to use as FO (I do nor really know Jetform) ? Is it expensive ? Thanks a lot (when you have some time).

Re: Why used FOP instead of...

2002-02-01 Thread Jeremias Maerki
Interesting, I also have experience in Compuset. Do you known Mr. Bulman ? I personally don't have any experience with Compuset. Sorry. Are you happy with FO's speed ? No. But that doesn't matter so much at the moment, because we will start small and have designed our solution to be scalable

Re: Why used FOP instead of...

2002-02-01 Thread Cyril Rognon
FO offers a way to produce high quality documents way beyond Crystal Reports possibility. If your needs are entirely fullfiled by tools like Crystal Report, I suggest you stick to it or advise your customer/user to do so. On the other hand, If you have to deal with more sophisticated needs, or