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diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/trunk/pdfa.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/trunk/pdfa.xml index bfa1ae33e..db5f56482 100644 --- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/trunk/pdfa.xml +++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/trunk/pdfa.xml @@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ lack of a full license to get a detailed error protocol. </p> <p> - <strong>PDF/A-1a</strong> is not implemented, yet. This is mostly because of the requirement - for tagged PDF which is not available in FOP, yet. + <strong>PDF/A-1a</strong> is based on PDF-A-1b and adds accessibility features + (such as Tagged PDF). This format is available within the limitation described on + the <a href="accessibility.html">Accessibility page</a>. </p> </section> <section id="command-line"> @@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ as a parameter. If there is a violation of one of the validation rules for PDF/A, an error message is presented and the processing stops. </p> + <p> + PDF/A-1a is enabled by specifying "-pdfprofile PDF/A-1a". + </p> </section> <section id="embedded"> <title>Usage (embedded)</title> @@ -80,6 +84,9 @@ Fop fop = fopFactory.newFop(MimeConstants.MIME_PDF, userAgent); If one of the validation rules of PDF/A is violated, an PDFConformanceException (descendant of RuntimeException) is thrown. </p> + <p> + For PDF/A-1a, just use the string "PDF/A-1a" instead of "PDF/A-1b". + </p> </section> <section id="rules"> <title>PDF/A in Action</title> @@ -118,12 +125,17 @@ Fop fop = fopFactory.newFop(MimeConstants.MIME_PDF, userAgent); embedded in clear text so non-PDF-aware applications can extract the XMP metadata. </li> </ul> + <note> + There are additional requirements if you want to enabled PDF/A-1a (Tagged PDF). This is + particularly the specification of the natural language and alternative descriptions for + images. Please refer to the <a href="accessibility.html">Accessibility page</a> for details. + </note> </section> <section id="profile-compatibility"> <title>PDF profile compatibility</title> <p> - The PDF profiles "PDF/X-3:2003" and "PDF/A-1b" are compatible and can both be - activated at the same time. + The PDF profiles "PDF/X-3:2003" and "PDF/A-1b" (or "PDF/A-1a") are compatible and can + both be activated at the same time. </p> </section> <section id="interoperability"> |