Alan wrote: > I had it in mind to contact you off-list to get a mailing address to send > you some samples of the output (the pdf files range in size from 200-700MB).
I've just sent you a mail about this privately. > I am, almost, certain that it is not so much a leak as > fragmentation of the heap that is causing the problem - .Net memory > management is a "black" art. I hope you find the problem. I know from experience that these kind of problems are hard to solve... > It is nice that your local ESRI people are interested; the ESRI people here > are singularly un-impressed... I had the same feeling a few years ago, but especially since Paulo and I went to JavaPolis, I think it's possible to change this. It's just a matter of finding the right angle. > but I believe that will change once people > start to realise the value of pdf as a distribution & archival format for > spatial data (are you listening Leonard?) The tool is at "beta" stage now so > if you have access to (Version 9.x) ArcView, ArcEditor or ArcMap I can > forward it for evaluation and feedback. I don't have access to those tools right now, but as GIS is my soft spot, I'm very interested in promoting such a tool. I have entered a contest in Belgium with the intention to prove that Free/Open Source Software can be used commercially without any problem in proprietary software. Maybe I could present your tool as a business case. The first thing we need to do, is setting up a web page with some information about the tool (without actually providing the software, just a description and some samples in PDF). I can host this page on itext.ugent.be, just make sure you don't send me any files that can't be published publicly (don't send any copyrighted or sensitive material). Then I'll contact the ESRI people I met at JavaPolis, I'll insist that they have a look at it, and I'll try to find some event where I can demonstrate the maps. Maybe we can ask Leonard to bring it to the attention of Adobe. There aren't many PDF viewers that support OCG, so your maps would be a good way to promote the use of Adobe Reader instead of Foxit, Preview, Ghostview, or any other PDF viewer. best regards, Bruno ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
