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<title>Status</title> |
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<p>[last updated October 30, 2005]</p> |
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<p>[last updated December 19, 2005]</p> |
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<figure width="585" height="175" src="images/track.png" alt="Planning and branches of FOP development"/> |
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This is the development status of Apache FOP. A branch has been created for |
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maintenance releases while the development is done to address various |
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performance and design issues. Development on the maintenance branch has |
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been halted as the focus was transferred entirely to the redesign effort. |
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This is the development status of Apache FOP. Development on the maintenance branch where |
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FOP 0.20.5 came from has been halted as the focus was transferred entirely to the redesign effort. |
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to the spec and be able to handle large documents. |
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The first preview release will have the following: similar functionality |
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The first preview release (0.90alpha1) had similar functionality |
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to previous FOP releases (although not in every point), some new features |
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(like keeps on all implemented FOs), a rough API and a suitable design for |
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developers to work on more functionality. |
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We originally targeted for October 2005 to publish the first preview release |
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but it takes a little longer than expected to prepare everything for the |
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release. The first (unstable) preview release can be expected in mid-November |
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2005. |
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developers to work on more functionality. It turned out that the new code |
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is more stable and useful than we thought. In the meantime many of the |
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problems reported since the initial release have already been resolved. |
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We now have a good overall design and have been able to add several new features |
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into the code. And we're glad to help you get jumpstarted. Just ask! |
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If you're looking for a road-map we have to disappoint you. This is Open |
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If you're looking for a long-term road-map we have to disappoint you. This is Open |
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Source and we're mostly voluteers working in their free time. What we have |
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is an idea where we want to go. How fast we get there depends on the |
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available time, on how well our ideas work out while developing and on you! |
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There's a <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/xmlgraphics-fop/RoadMap">document in the Wiki</a> |
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where you can get a glimpse of what points we're currently focusing on. |
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<section id="component-status"> |
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<title>Status of the individual components</title> |
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Not all the components of FOP currently have the same quality. The following |
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table tries to give you an overview: |
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<table> |
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<th>Component</th> |
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<th>Status</th> |
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<td>API</td> |
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<td>beta, subject to change, though only in details</td> |
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<td>FO Tree</td> |
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<td>stable</td> |
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<td>Layout Engine</td> |
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<td>beta</td> |
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<td>Area Tree</td> |
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<td>stable</td> |
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<td>PDF (Library and Renderer)</td> |
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<td>stable (SVG: stable)</td> |
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<td>PostScript</td> |
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<td>stable (SVG: beta)</td> |
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<td>Java2D, AWT, Bitmap Renderers</td> |
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<td>beta, needs some detail work</td> |
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<td>Text Renderer</td> |
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<td>beta (feedback wanted)</td> |
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<td>RTF Handler</td> |
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<td>beta, restricted functionality compared to PDF/PS</td> |
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<td>PCL Renderer, SVG Renderer</td> |
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<td>non-functional in sandbox, help needed</td> |
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<td>Font Support</td> |
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<td>stable, but in redesign</td> |
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<td>Image Support</td> |
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<td>stable, but in need of a redesign</td> |
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<td>Hyphenation Subsystem</td> |
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<td>stable</td> |
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</table> |
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<title>Maintenance Status</title> |