Just a side note about SVG. I obtained good results with batik writing to a PdfGraphics2D. Of course that most of the psychadelic effects that are so keen to the SVG samples floating around don't work very well but FOP doesn't do much with that either.
Best Regards, Paulo Soares ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Rosenthol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Phillip Rhodes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 14:16 Subject: Re: [iText-questions] difference between itext and fop? > At 9:32 PM -0400 8/15/02, Phillip Rhodes wrote: > >Given a valid xml document, Can someone tell me why I may want to > >use itext rather than fop? > > > > In general it's probably a toss up. Some things to consider. > > 1) FOP requires that you use the complex (but standard) XSL:FO > grammar - so that you'll have a higher learning curve in your XSL. > BUT in doing so, you are workign with an established standard. > > 2) iText is faster, because the XML complexities are lower. > > 3) iText supports more PDF features (eg. Acrobat Forms, CMYK) than FOP > does. > > 4) FOP supports better vector graphics insertion though the support > of SVG, while iText only does WMF. > > 5) iText can be driven directly from Java2D. > > > There are probably other things, but that's a start... > > > Leonard > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- > Leonard Rosenthol > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Chief Technical Officer <http://www.pdfsages.com> > PDF Sages, Inc. 215-629-3700 (voice) > 215-629-0789 (fax) > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old > cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! > https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
