What is FOP?
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-Apache FOP is the world's first print formatter driven by XSL formatting
-objects. It is a Java application that reads a formatting object tree
-conforming to the XSL 1.1 Recommendation (05 December 2006) and then turns it
-into a PDF document, certain other output formats or allows you to preview it
-directly on screen. Note that not all parts of the XSL 1.1 specification
-have yes been implemented.
+Apache FOP is a print formatter driven by XSL formatting objects. It is a Java
+application that reads a formatting object tree conforming to the XSL 1.1
+Recommendation (05 December 2006) and then turns it into a PDF document,
+certain other output formats or allows you to preview it directly on screen.
+Note that not all parts of the XSL 1.1 specification have yet been
+implemented.
Apache FOP is part of Apache's XML Graphics project. The homepage of Apache
FOP is http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/.
Legal Information
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Apache FOP is published under the Apache License version 2.0. For the license
text, please see the following files:
Where to get help?
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http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/gethelp.html
How do I build FOP?
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If you've downloaded a binary distribution, you don't need to build
FOP.
How do I run FOP?
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Simply by typing "fop" on the command-line. Without any parameters you
will receive a screen with instruction on how to call FOP from the
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Version 1.1
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This release of Apache FOP primarily addresses bug fixes and also adds a number
of new features. See below for details.
http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/1.1/knownissues_overview.html.
Major Changes in Version 1.1
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* Adds support for complex scripts.
* Adds support for TTF fonts in PostScript.