1.4 (Copyright 2001) is fine for us. --- Clay Leeds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My preference is similar to Jeremias' preference. I > prefer we move to a > higher requirement(s) when there are clear and > expressed needs for such > moves. In fact, I would prefer we support 1.3 by > default, and only > require 1.4 or 1.5 for those items and features > which require it. I > admit, my knowledge of the spec is incomplete at > best, but I'd like to > see FOP work toward greater inclusion, moving toward > wider support > rather than narrowing our list of prospective > consumers. > > On a similar note, I think changes to FOP minimum > requirements for > output (and minimum requirements for running FOP) > should be the result > of an established need. > > On Oct 9, 2004, at 5:46 AM, Glen Mazza wrote: > > OK -- PDF 1.4 it is. I agree with supporting > Acrobat > > V5. However, I don't see backwards compatibility > > concerns as much of an issue here, given the > Acrobat > > Reader is free and pretty easy to download. > > It is free and easy to download, but the issue of > system requirements > [2] come into play, especially with regard to Adobe > Reader 6.0.1 (see > [2] for more on 6.x requirements). Since PDF 1.4 > probably requires > Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.x. I thought I'd post its > requirements here: > > Acrobat Reader 5.0 system requirements > (in addition to 24MB-60MB of Hard Disk) > ================================ > Windows > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > Microsoft Windows 95 OSR 2.0 or better > > ATTACHMENT part 4 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > 64MB of RAM > > Macintosh > > ATTACHMENT part 6 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > Mac OS 8.6*, 9.0.4, 9.1, or Mac OS X* > > ATTACHMENT part 8 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > 64MB of RAM > > ATTACHMENT part 10 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > * Some features may not be available. > > IBM AIX > > ATTACHMENT part 12 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > IBM AIX 4.3.3, 5.1 > > ATTACHMENT part 14 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > 64MB of available RAM (128MB recommended) > > HP-UX > > ATTACHMENT part 16 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > HP-UX 10.2, 11.0 > > ATTACHMENT part 18 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > 64MB of available RAM (128MB recommended) > > Linux > > ATTACHMENT part 20 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > Linux 2.2 kernel on X86 computer > > ATTACHMENT part 22 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > 64MB of available RAM > > Sun Solaris - SPARC® > > ATTACHMENT part 24 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 supported on SPARC and > UltraSPARC® computers > > ATTACHMENT part 26 image/gif x-unix-mode=0666; name=blkbullet.gif > 64MB of available RAM > > After seeing the broad spectrum of support, > requiring Acrobat 5.x is > probably fine, but it would be nice to have a > fall-back for supporting > pre 5.x (PDF 1.3). If it just means not supporting > URLs or bookmarks or > something--especially if it doesn't add too much to > the development--it > may be a small price to pay for the benefit. > > Web Maestro Clay > > > Thanks, > > Glen > > > > --- Jeremias Maerki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Do you have a particular reason for this? A > feature that you need from > >> 1.5? Most of the people I know who are users of > Adobe Acrobat are > >> still > >> with version 5 which uses PDF 1.4. Only a small > number of people have > >> upgraded their Acrobat Reader to version 6. Start > time of AR6 is a > >> PITA > >> so I personally love to stick with v5 as long as > possible. > >> > >> One problem I see is that as soon as you state > PDF 1.5 in your PDF > >> file > >> you will get warnings in Acrobat versions 5.x. > That might annoy some > >> people. I understand that PDF 1.3 is now > outdated, but I'd prefer to > >> stay with PDF 1.4 for the time being. > >> > >> On 09.10.2004 03:28:29 Glen Mazza wrote: > >>> Team, > >>> > >>> Which version [1] of the PDF spec does FOP > follow? > >> > >>> Can HEAD use the most recent, version 1.5 from > August > >>> 2003? > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Glen > >>> > >>> [1] > >> > > > http://partners.adobe.com/asn/tech/pdf/specifications.jsp > >> > >> Jeremias Maerki > > [2] > http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrsystemreqs.html > > Web Maestro Clay > -- > Clay Leeds - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Webmaster/Developer - Medata, Inc. - > <http://www.medata.com/> > PGP Public Key: > <https://mail.medata.com/pgp/cleeds.asc> > >
