Status

Development Status -

- 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. -

- 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. -

- 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. -

- 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! -

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.

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.

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 @@ API - beta, but finalized (feedback wanted) + stable FO Tree @@ -96,33 +80,45 @@ Area Tree stable + + Intermediate Format Support + stable (could use a speed upgrade) + PDF (Library and Renderer) stable (SVG: stable) PostScript - stable (SVG: beta) + stable (SVG: stable with restrictions) Java2D, AWT, Bitmap Renderers - beta, needs some detail work + stable Text Renderer - beta (feedback wanted) + stable (not much feedback) RTF Handler beta, restricted functionality compared to PDF/PS - PCL Renderer, SVG Renderer + PCL Renderer + stable (not much feedback) + + + AFP Renderer + status unknown (not much feedback) + + + SVG Renderer non-functional in sandbox, help needed Font Support - stable, but in redesign + stable Image Support @@ -138,10 +134,11 @@

Maintenance Status

- The latest maintenance release is FOP 0.20.5, released on July 18th, 2003. - See release notes 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 release notes for more details. The + maintenance branch has been frozen in 2004 so the team can + concentrate on the new code base.