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[ANN] Apache FOP 0.93 Released

  • 1.  [ANN] Apache FOP 0.93 Released

    Posted 01-09-2007 09:59
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    The Apache FOP team is proud to announce the release of Apache FOP
    version 0.93.

    The new codebase for FOP was started several years ago in order to
    achieve better compliance with the XSL-FO spec. After three alpha and
    beta releases, the new codebase has now reached production
    quality. Therefore we present version 0.93 as the successor of version
    0.20.5, FOP's production grade version during the past years.

    * FOP 0.93 contains the new API first introduced in release 0.92
    beta. The preceding API has been removed.
    * FOP 0.93 again contains many bug fixes and new features. See
    below for details.

    Compliance
    - ----------

    FOP 0.93 implements the XSL 1.0 and 1.1 recommendations to a high
    degree of compliance. See the compliance page
    http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/compliance.html for a detailed
    overview.

    Known issues
    - ------------

    The known issues of FOP 0.93 are listed at
    http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/knownissues.html.

    Upgrading
    - ---------

    You will experience different behaviour compared to version
    0.20.5. Please consult the "Upgrading" page
    (http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/stable/upgrading.html) for
    details.

    Major Changes in Version 0.93
    - -----------------------------

    * Added support for the use of Open Type fonts.
    * Support for the rgb-icc() function and for a proprietary cmyk()
    function (for device CMYK colors only through the PDF renderer so
    far).
    * Enabled Copy/Paste from PDF content in Acrobat Reader for
    text using embedded TrueType fonts.
    * Added support for PDF/A-1b and PDF/X-3:2003. (Note: this may still
    be a bit incomplete.)
    * The Java2DRenderer (and therefore the print and bitmap renderers) is
    now offering the same quality as the PDF and PS renderers.
    * Automatic support for all fonts available to the Java2D subsystem
    for all Java2D-descendant renderers (TIFF, PNG, print, AWT).

    The long list of changes in this release is available at
    http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/0.93/changes_0.93.html.

    The long list of changes in this and earlier releases is available at
    http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/changes.html.

    The Apache FOP team asks you for your continued feedback on the
    software. We're also interested in success stories with the new
    release. So if the latest version works fine for you, please tell us!
    And if it doesn't, you may tell us as well, of course. ;-)

    Release notes for older FOP versions can be found on:
    http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/relnotes.html

    For the FOP team,
    Simon Pepping
    Vincent Hennebert
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