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Contents of this file: Contents of this file:
- What is FOP? - What is FOP?
- Legal Information
- Where to get help? - Where to get help?
- How do I build FOP? - How do I build FOP?
- How do I run FOP? - How do I run FOP?
objects. It is a Java application that reads a formatting object tree objects. It is a Java application that reads a formatting object tree
conforming to the XSL 1.0 Recommendation (15 October 2001) and then turns it conforming to the XSL 1.0 Recommendation (15 October 2001) and then turns it
into a PDF document, certain other output formats or allows you to preview it into a PDF document, certain other output formats or allows you to preview it
directly on screen.
directly on screen. Some parts of the XSL 1.1 specification (work in progress!)
have also been implemented.


Apache FOP is part of Apache's XML Graphics project. The homepage of Apache Apache FOP is part of Apache's XML Graphics project. The homepage of Apache
FOP is http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/. FOP is http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/.
Legal information
Legal Information
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Apache FOP is published under the Apache License version 2.0. For the license Apache FOP is published under the Apache License version 2.0. For the license
If you've downloaded a binary distribution, you don't need to build FOP. If you've downloaded a binary distribution, you don't need to build FOP.


Otherwise, please follow the instructions found here: Otherwise, please follow the instructions found here:
http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/0.90/compiling.html
http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/latest/compiling.html




How do I run FOP? How do I run FOP?
RELEASE NOTES RELEASE NOTES
============================================================================== ==============================================================================


Version 0.91 beta
Version 0.92 beta
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We don't list all the changes since the 0.20.5 release, since this release
represents the first after a complete redesign of the FOP codebase. This
is basically a new software. But the changes since 0.90 alpha 1 can be looked
up under http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/changes.html.
We don't list all the changes since the 0.20.5 release, since the codebase
was practically rewritten in large areas as part of a big redesign effort.
This is basically a new software. But the changes since 0.90 alpha 1 can be
looked up under http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/changes.html.


Upgrading from 0.20.5: Upgrading from 0.20.5:
Please read http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/latest/upgrading.html Please read http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/latest/upgrading.html


- This release is a beta release. If you intend to use this software - This release is a beta release. If you intend to use this software
in a production environment, please perform careful testing. in a production environment, please perform careful testing.
- The API is not to be considered stable, yet. Please be prepared
for the API to be changed in a backwards-incompatible way.
- With the latest changes, the API is now considered stable. Please
note that the API has changed in a backwards-incompatible way since
the last release.
- You may experience different behaviour compared to version 0.20.5. - You may experience different behaviour compared to version 0.20.5.
Please consult the "Upgrading" page indicated above for details. Please consult the "Upgrading" page indicated above for details.


- PCL, MIF and SVG support have not been restored, yet. - PCL, MIF and SVG support have not been restored, yet.
- Java2D/AWT support contains some problems, for example with - Java2D/AWT support contains some problems, for example with
block-containers. block-containers.
- Support for kerning has not been restored, yet.
- Auto table layout is not implemented, yet. - Auto table layout is not implemented, yet.
- The collapsing border model on tables is not implemented, yet. Please - The collapsing border model on tables is not implemented, yet. Please
use border-collapse="separate" for now. use border-collapse="separate" for now.
- block-containers with no height currently don't create a fence for - block-containers with no height currently don't create a fence for
spaces as they should (they behave like a normal block). spaces as they should (they behave like a normal block).
- Preserved linefeeds in fo:character are not handled correctly. - Preserved linefeeds in fo:character are not handled correctly.
- Zero-width spaces are not handled correctly.
- An empty block currently produces a fence for stacking constraints - An empty block currently produces a fence for stacking constraints
which it shouldn't. which it shouldn't.
- There are several small problems around white space handling. - There are several small problems around white space handling.
too big and shrinking is allowed to happen. too big and shrinking is allowed to happen.
- Block-level content in fo:inlines may produce unwelcome results. - Block-level content in fo:inlines may produce unwelcome results.
- inline-container may not work as expected. - inline-container may not work as expected.
- letter-spacing and word-spacing properties may not work as expected.
- leaders with leader-pattern="use-content" may not work as expected. - leaders with leader-pattern="use-content" may not work as expected.
- keep-with-previous doesn't work inside tables and lists, yet. - keep-with-previous doesn't work inside tables and lists, yet.
- White space on direct inline-level children of a marker is not - White space on direct inline-level children of a marker is not
and attempting to create columns implicitly from the first and attempting to create columns implicitly from the first
table row is not implemented, yet (Bugzilla #35656). table row is not implemented, yet (Bugzilla #35656).
- Leaders with the "rule" pattern don't work for PostScript output. - Leaders with the "rule" pattern don't work for PostScript output.
- break-after may in some cases cause subsequent content to be swallowed.
Please use break-before, if possible.
- Internal basic-links don't point to the exact location on a page, yet, - Internal basic-links don't point to the exact location on a page, yet,
as they did in 0.20.5. Currently you land in the upper left corner of as they did in 0.20.5. Currently you land in the upper left corner of
the page. the page.

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