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| author | Simon Pepping <spepping@apache.org> | 2007-01-07 13:19:45 +0000 |
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| committer | Simon Pepping <spepping@apache.org> | 2007-01-07 13:19:45 +0000 |
| commit | f02d9c1b949d496bd72a840e22d50ae5b3581499 (patch) | |
| tree | 9044d82390a05aad26c75eb8ba98ddac6f3f7fa5 /src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml | |
| parent | 77dc613c7a01946b183846bafb91e8a37bdebcdc (diff) | |
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Merging changes from branch fop-0.93 back into trunk, change year 2006
in build.xml into 2007, remove PCL from unsupported output formats in
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git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/fop/trunk@493717 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml index 206dd9fcd..3765889c2 100644 --- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml +++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml @@ -27,40 +27,24 @@ <body> <section> <title>Status</title> - <p>[last updated December 19, 2005]</p> + <p>[last updated 9 January 2007]</p> <figure width="585" height="175" src="images/track.png" alt="Planning and branches of FOP development"/> <p> - This is the development status of Apache FOP. Development on the maintenance branch where - FOP 0.20.5 came from has been halted as the focus was transferred entirely to the redesign effort. + This is the development status of Apache FOP. Development on + the maintenance branch where FOP 0.20.5 came from has been + halted. The code base has been largely redesigned. The new + code base has reached release 0.93. </p> </section> <section> <title>Development Status</title> - <p> - Development for FOP Trunk (aka Redesign) is addressing the design issues for layout and - performance. The new design is focusing on making it possible to be conformant - to the spec and be able to handle large documents. - </p> - <p> - The first preview release (0.90alpha1) had similar functionality - to previous FOP releases (although not in every point), some new features - (like keeps on all implemented FOs), a rough API and a suitable design for - developers to work on more functionality. It turned out that the new code - is more stable and useful than we thought. In the meantime many of the - problems reported since the initial release have already been resolved. - </p> - <p> - We now have a good overall design and have been able to add several new features - besides recreating most of the features from 0.20.5. We are doing ongoing work - to make it easier for newbies to jump in and help. Furthermore, an extensive - test suite helps us maintain and improve the quality of the package. - </p> - <p> - Of course, we also welcome any help on the layout managers. So if you - want to push your brain to the limit, come and join us! But don't worry: - there are also various other locations where you can find an easier start - into the code. And we're glad to help you get jumpstarted. Just ask! - </p> + <p>The FOP code base has been largely rewritten, to address + design issues for layout and performance. The new design makes + it better possible to be conformant to the spec and be able to + handle large documents.</p> + <p>The redesign of the code base has largely been completed. The + new code reached production quality with release 0.93. In the + course of 2007 we plan to release version 1.0.</p> <p> If you're looking for a long-term road-map we have to disappoint you. This is Open Source and we're mostly voluteers working in their free time. What we have @@ -82,7 +66,7 @@ </tr> <tr> <td>API</td> - <td>beta, but finalized (feedback wanted)</td> + <td>stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>FO Tree</td> @@ -97,32 +81,44 @@ <td>stable</td> </tr> <tr> + <td>Intermediate Format Support</td> + <td>stable (could use a speed upgrade)</td> + </tr> + <tr> <td>PDF (Library and Renderer)</td> <td>stable (SVG: stable)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PostScript</td> - <td>stable (SVG: beta)</td> + <td>stable (SVG: stable with restrictions)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Java2D, AWT, Bitmap Renderers</td> - <td>beta, needs some detail work</td> + <td>stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Text Renderer</td> - <td>beta (feedback wanted)</td> + <td>stable (not much feedback)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RTF Handler</td> <td>beta, restricted functionality compared to PDF/PS</td> </tr> <tr> - <td>PCL Renderer, SVG Renderer</td> + <td>PCL Renderer</td> + <td>stable (not much feedback)</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>AFP Renderer</td> + <td>status unknown (not much feedback)</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>SVG Renderer</td> <td>non-functional in sandbox, help needed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Font Support</td> - <td>stable, but in redesign</td> + <td>stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Image Support</td> @@ -138,10 +134,11 @@ <section> <title>Maintenance Status</title> <p> - The latest maintenance release is FOP 0.20.5, released on July 18th, 2003. - See <a href="relnotes.html">release notes</a> for more details. - The maintenance branch has been frozen in 2004 so the team can concentrate - on the redesign efforts. + The latest release of the maintenance branch is FOP 0.20.5, + released on July 18th, 2003. See <a + href="relnotes.html">release notes</a> for more details. The + maintenance branch has been frozen in 2004 so the team can + concentrate on the new code base. </p> </section> <!--section id="stats"> |