RE: Building a FO document with FOP
I guess it is better to build them as XML documents and use xsl:fo to transform them to FO documents. It is much easier. You could use the XML to render HTML, RTF or any other format. FOP programming is also much easier, as you shift all the java programming burden of building the FO document to FOP. Bhawana -Original Message- From: Ismaeil, Sameh Z [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Building a FO document with FOP Hello All, We are trying to build FO documents through Java code, these documents will be rendered with FOP. I would like to know whether it is recommended to build them using the FOP classes that represent FO elements (FONode/FObj and its decendants), or whether it is better to build them as XML docuemnts and use FOP for rendering only. Thanks in advance
RE: Building a FO document with FOP
Thanks Bhawana, This is not exactly what I mean. I don't have XML data documens, I'm trying to build a pure XSL:FO document through code, not transform an existing XML to FO. It will go like this: Data (from DB) --(Java code)-- FO document --(render with FOP)-- PDF Any clue? -Original Message- From: Katiyar, Bhawana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Building a FO document with FOP I guess it is better to build them as XML documents and use xsl:fo to transform them to FO documents. It is much easier. You could use the XML to render HTML, RTF or any other format. FOP programming is also much easier, as you shift all the java programming burden of building the FO document to FOP. Bhawana -Original Message- From: Ismaeil, Sameh Z [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Building a FO document with FOP Hello All, We are trying to build FO documents through Java code, these documents will be rendered with FOP. I would like to know whether it is recommended to build them using the FOP classes that represent FO elements (FONode/FObj and its decendants), or whether it is better to build them as XML docuemnts and use FOP for rendering only. Thanks in advance
Re: Building a FO document with FOP
Hi Ismaeil, I think Bhawana suggested: DB-JDBC-XML-XSL-FO-FOP-PDF, this includes the additional xml document representation, but puts the XSL:FO instructions outside your java, which would by bypassed by java generated FO documents (your below mentioned construction) It probably boils down to an efficiency decision, but the appealing part of the xsl/xslt layer is the open architecture for applications you might not even think of right now. markus -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Ismaeil, Sameh Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Datum: Dienstag, 30. April 2002 17:25 Betreff: RE: Building a FO document with FOP Thanks Bhawana, This is not exactly what I mean. I don't have XML data documens, I'm trying to build a pure XSL:FO document through code, not transform an existing XML to FO. It will go like this: Data (from DB) --(Java code)-- FO document --(render with FOP)-- PDF Any clue? -Original Message- From: Katiyar, Bhawana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Building a FO document with FOP I guess it is better to build them as XML documents and use xsl:fo to transform them to FO documents. It is much easier. You could use the XML to render HTML, RTF or any other format. FOP programming is also much easier, as you shift all the java programming burden of building the FO document to FOP. Bhawana -Original Message- From: Ismaeil, Sameh Z [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Building a FO document with FOP Hello All, We are trying to build FO documents through Java code, these documents will be rendered with FOP. I would like to know whether it is recommended to build them using the FOP classes that represent FO elements (FONode/FObj and its decendants), or whether it is better to build them as XML docuemnts and use FOP for rendering only. Thanks in advance
Re: Building a FO document with FOP
I recommend you don't build XSL:FO through Java code directly. Produce a simple XML format with just the data in it. Use a XSLT stylesheet afterwards to convert the XMl to XSL:FO. It sounds like a lot of work, but you're actually going to save time. For example, if your layout has to change you have to adjust your Java code, recompile, redeploy. If you're working with XSLT you can use some external XML tool, and you just have to switch the stylesheet if something changes in the layout. The whole idea about XSL (XSLT+XSL:FO) is separation of data/layout. You will be a lot more flexible that way! Just imagine you want to generate HTML or SVG instead of XSL:FO. This way, you (only) have to switch stylesheets. Your way means writing the Java classes that produce the XML all over again. This is not exactly what I mean. I don't have XML data documens, I'm trying to build a pure XSL:FO document through code, not transform an existing XML to FO. It will go like this: Data (from DB) --(Java code)-- FO document --(render with FOP)-- PDF Any clue? -Original Message- From: Katiyar, Bhawana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Building a FO document with FOP I guess it is better to build them as XML documents and use xsl:fo to transform them to FO documents. It is much easier. You could use the XML to render HTML, RTF or any other format. FOP programming is also much easier, as you shift all the java programming burden of building the FO document to FOP. Bhawana -Original Message- From: Ismaeil, Sameh Z [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Building a FO document with FOP Hello All, We are trying to build FO documents through Java code, these documents will be rendered with FOP. I would like to know whether it is recommended to build them using the FOP classes that represent FO elements (FONode/FObj and its decendants), or whether it is better to build them as XML docuemnts and use FOP for rendering only. Cheers, Jeremias Märki mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] OUTLINE AG Postfach 3954 - Rhynauerstr. 15 - CH-6002 Luzern Tel. +41 41 317 2020 - Fax +41 41 317 2029 Internet http://www.outline.ch
RE: Building a FO document with FOP
Thanks All, I'm well aware of the XSL solution. We had long discussions about the subject of using XSL on XML documents. I'd say I'm forced for the time being to write the pure FO directly through code. I'd like to know if anyboy actually has some experience with writing FO through code. I'd also like to know if I can use the FObj and its decendants (available in the FOP source codebase) to write FO documents and whether or not this is favored to writing the FO docuemnts, using code also, but as an ordinary XML document. Best -Original Message- From: Jeremias Maerki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Building a FO document with FOP I recommend you don't build XSL:FO through Java code directly. Produce a simple XML format with just the data in it. Use a XSLT stylesheet afterwards to convert the XMl to XSL:FO. It sounds like a lot of work, but you're actually going to save time. For example, if your layout has to change you have to adjust your Java code, recompile, redeploy. If you're working with XSLT you can use some external XML tool, and you just have to switch the stylesheet if something changes in the layout. The whole idea about XSL (XSLT+XSL:FO) is separation of data/layout. You will be a lot more flexible that way! Just imagine you want to generate HTML or SVG instead of XSL:FO. This way, you (only) have to switch stylesheets. Your way means writing the Java classes that produce the XML all over again. This is not exactly what I mean. I don't have XML data documens, I'm trying to build a pure XSL:FO document through code, not transform an existing XML to FO. It will go like this: Data (from DB) --(Java code)-- FO document --(render with FOP)-- PDF Any clue? -Original Message- From: Katiyar, Bhawana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Building a FO document with FOP I guess it is better to build them as XML documents and use xsl:fo to transform them to FO documents. It is much easier. You could use the XML to render HTML, RTF or any other format. FOP programming is also much easier, as you shift all the java programming burden of building the FO document to FOP. Bhawana -Original Message- From: Ismaeil, Sameh Z [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Building a FO document with FOP Hello All, We are trying to build FO documents through Java code, these documents will be rendered with FOP. I would like to know whether it is recommended to build them using the FOP classes that represent FO elements (FONode/FObj and its decendants), or whether it is better to build them as XML docuemnts and use FOP for rendering only. Cheers, Jeremias Märki mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] OUTLINE AG Postfach 3954 - Rhynauerstr. 15 - CH-6002 Luzern Tel. +41 41 317 2020 - Fax +41 41 317 2029 Internet http://www.outline.ch
RE: Building a FO document with FOP
Exactly, in fact i generate XML fo batch Report using perl, then pass them through FOP utility generating pdf file and finally sending the rendered file to printer [which are printer and mailed to vendors]. Page x of y is easier to do this way... faced with logo display.. initially i tries installing ImageMagic but had a easier way using FOP. -shantanil -Original Message- From: Katiyar, Bhawana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Building a FO document with FOP I guess it is better to build them as XML documents and use xsl:fo to transform them to FO documents. It is much easier. You could use the XML to render HTML, RTF or any other format. FOP programming is also much easier, as you shift all the java programming burden of building the FO document to FOP. Bhawana -Original Message- From: Ismaeil, Sameh Z [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Building a FO document with FOP Hello All, We are trying to build FO documents through Java code, these documents will be rendered with FOP. I would like to know whether it is recommended to build them using the FOP classes that represent FO elements (FONode/FObj and its decendants), or whether it is better to build them as XML docuemnts and use FOP for rendering only. Thanks in advance LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately.
