It can be faster if your FO generation code is very slow. :-) Seriously, there's no hard rule that says one or the other is faster. XSLT can be slow if done wrong but you can't say that using XML/XSLT is automatically slower than any other approach. Generating FO directly (i.e. hard-wired into an application) is considered bad practice as it usually lacks flexibility and maintainability. XSL-FO is usually meant to be used with XSLT, after all you can already see from the names that they are coming from the same place. XSL-FO + XSLT = XSL. Some people use Velocity or even JSP to generate FO.
It's probably better to analyze the FO you generate to find out if you can trim it a little. The more efficient the FO the faster it can be processed, i.e. it can also have an influence on how fast FOP can process it. On 18.01.2008 13:44:06 Dan F wrote: > > I'm just wondering if I could squeeze more performance out of my PDF > generation buy using XML/XSLT? > > Right now, I create an FO file using server side code and feed that to the > FOP engine. > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/FO-vs-XML-XSLT---is-one-faster-than-the-other--tp14949362p14949362.html > Sent from the FOP - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. Jeremias Maerki --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
