Jeff Kowalczyk wrote: > 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 their content. > > I've worked with SVG, and would find it quite easy to draw the form > boxes, captions and lines in absolute coordinates in SVG. On the other > hand, there may be some merit to making traditional PDF text box > elements with borders, perhaps even tables, assuming row/column/cell > layout was practical. > > Is there a prevailing wisdom in the FOP community that one way is better > than the other, or more predictably rendered, or more compatible with > the Acrobat reader?
In XSLFO, every block element can be absolutely positioned and can have a border, making boxes. FOP implements absolute positioning for fo:block-container only, but this is not really an important restriction. Furthermore, borders for inline elements are not yet implemented, which can be an awkward restriction. I personally prefer a grid layout with a table, perhaps nested two or three levels, over absolute positioned blocks or SVG, but that's to a large degree a matter of taste. A grid layout can often easier deal with changes, especially insertions, but requires much more upfront planning. J.Pietschmann --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
