On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Maruan Sahyoun <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Am 07.11.2014 um 09:50 schrieb Kernel freak <[email protected]>: > > > On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Maruan Sahyoun <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi > >> > >>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Maruan Sahyoun <[email protected] > > > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi > >>>> > >>>>> Hello, > >>>>> > >>>>> Yes, but the examples I see are very basic and the API's are quite > >>>>> extensive. In short PDFBox can do a lot, but I have no way of finding > >>>>> something quickly what I am looking for. I guess I have no option but > >> to > >>>> go > >>>>> through the API's and the basic examples to do what I want. My tasks > >> are > >>>> : > >>>>> > >>>>> 1) getting the data from the database(I have methods for that), > format > >> it > >>>>> in correct way and put it in PDF: > >>>>> 2) As the information in database can be small or big, I have to > adjust > >>>>> that in PDF. > >>>> > >>>> Is that a forms filling application or do you have to output dynamic > >> text > >>>> blocks? > >>>> > >>> Its a note taking application. And the output is the PDF should have > all > >>> the notes as they look on the canvas, and in landscape mode. > >> > >> PDFBox is a low level library if you want to create documents from > scratch > >> as there is no concept such as text blocks, paragraphs …. > >> > >> So also it's a doable job there might be better options. > >> > >> Apache fop might be an option using XSL:FO to create the document. > >> > >> Another option is to use > https://github.com/GlenKPeterson/PdfLayoutManager > >> which is built on top of PDFBox and adds things like tables, line > breaking, > >> page breaking and such. > >> > >> Some other projects (from github didn't check them) which could be used > as > >> a starting point > >> > >> https://github.com/eduardohl/Paginated-PDFBox-Table-Sample > >> https://github.com/dhorions/boxable > >> > > > > Thank you. This helps a lot with the github links, you just saved me > hours > > of work. Also, the XSL:FO is discontinued. > > AFAIK the work on XSL:FO 2 is discontinued but that doesn't mean that > XSL:FO as a whole is discontinued. Apache FOP is very active as are > commercial implementations of the standard. > > > Do you believe the tasks I > > mentioned are achievable with something which is more active, like > PDFBox. > > I checked IText, but it's paid. > > > > don't know if paid vs. unpaid is a good measure to decide on a technology > or a vendor. If paid saves you a lot of time … > > From what I understand the task you have at hand is achievable with PDFBox > (and some additions to get you started quicker - mentioned before), iText, > fop and others such as a report writer … > > If you have a lot of text formatting, tables … something with a higher > level api will help you getting the job done quicker. > Ok. I guess I will go ahead with PDFBox. Thank you for the information. > > > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> > >>>>> 3) The information in database has to be put on top of certain images > >> in > >>>>> the pdf. > >>>> > >>>> So the PDF is preexisting or are the images added as part of your > >>>> application? > >>>> > >>> PDF doesn't exist, I have to create it, images I have saved in the > >> system. > >>> I have a background image which needs to be loaded to give a shadow. > >>> > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Tilman Hausherr < > [email protected] > >>> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> There is no "PDFBox in action" book, if that is what you mean. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Most people learn by seeing examples. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If there's a specific PDF element that you would like as example, > just > >>>> ask. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> However creating PDFs has only very basic support in PDFBox, i.e. > you > >>>> have > >>>>>> to do everything youself, there's no higher API, e.g. for paragraphs > >> or > >>>>>> tables (there's a user who created a class for tables). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> A totally different approach would be Apache FOP. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Tilman > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Am 06.11.2014 um 17:23 schrieb Kernel freak: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hello, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I want to use Apache PDFBox to create some advanced pdf's in Java. > I > >>>>>>> couldn't find any good documentation for PDFBox. Only a few > examples > >>>> and > >>>>>>> directly the API docs. > >>>>>>> Does anyone knows any good book or good documentation like other > >> apache > >>>>>>> products have. Kindly let me know. I don't want tutorials, there > are > >>>> many > >>>>>>> on net and they are very basic, and going through the entire source > >>>> code > >>>>>>> takes a lot of time. Thank you. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>>> Kernel > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > >
