Hi, As Eric already said, the new format should be split into a separate jar, but there is no need to create a new subproject. A dedicated ant task to create the new jar should suffice.
Julien 2010/9/9 Eric Douglas <[email protected]>: > Not only have I never used AFP I don't believe I've heard of it. I had > to look it up, which found multiple definitions. Is this the one you're > referring to? > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Advanced_Function_Printing_(AFP) > > I think any output format which adds considerable overhead should be > split into a separate jar if at all possible, to minimize the amount of > code to load for anyone not using that format. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremias Maerki [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:52 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Brainstorming: AFP subproject? > > I've just committed a basic AFP parser to XGC as discussed on fop-dev > some time ago. While doing that I've started to think that AFP is really > something not many people know about or need. I wonder if it would make > sense to actually create an XML Graphics subproject dedicated to AFP. It > would include the AFP generation library from FOP and the AFP parser > I've started, maybe even the FOP output plug-in. A dream of mine is to > have an actual AFP viewer/converter at some point. > > The rationale behind it is that the AFP library alone increases the FOP > JAR size considerably and only relatively few people actually need AFP > support. > > WDYT? > > Jeremias Maerki > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
