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Revision as of 21:26, 12 June 2008
| Developer(s) | Apache Software Foundation |
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| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | XSL-FO |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop |
Formatting Objects Processor (FOP) is a Java application that converts XSL-FO files to PDF or other printable formats. FOP was originally developed by James Tauber who donated it to the Apache Software Foundation in 1999. It is part of the Apache XML Graphics project.
FOP is open source software, and is distributed under the Apache Software License.
Current Status
The latest version of Apache FOP is 0.95. The code has undergone a substantial rewrite compared to the original 0.20.5 version that was the old stable version. As of release 0.91alpha, FOP is much more compliant to the XSL-FO Recommendation.
Input Support
Apache FOP supports embedding a number of image formats in the XSL-FO (through the <fo:external-graphic> element). These include:
- SVG
- Bitmap BMP
- PostScript (as EPS)
- JPEG
- Some TIFF formats.
Output Formats
Apache FOP supports the following output formats:
- PDF (best output support)
- ASCII text file facsimile
- PostScript
- Direct printer output (PCL)
- AFP
- RTF
- Java2D/AWT for display, printing, and page rendering to PNG and TIFF
In progress:
See also
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