XSL Formatter V3.0 Release Information
August 7, 2003
Antenna House, Inc.
Antenna House, Inc is pleased to inform you that the Beta version of our XSL-FO
processor [XSL Formatter V3.0] is now available. Building on over 4 years of
experience developing XSL-FO software Antenna House has completely written from
scratch an entirely new Formatter that offers significant enhancements and
provides
a solid foundation on which to continue to move forward.
Some of the key features of V3.0 are:
1. Format a very very large document
The V3 formatting engine has been developed from scratch to be able to format
"any" size of document. This overcomes the V2.X limitation of approximately
4,000 pages in a single document.
2. High speed
V3.0 is the fastest XSL Formatter available and is significantly faster then
XSL Formatter V2.X.
3. PDF output on a server with PDF direct creation module
PDF output is a standard function of V3. An unlimited number of users can
now convert XML to PDF on a web server by utilizing our PDF direct creation
engine.
4. New SVG support for output module
V3.0 has newly developed SVG support to retain the vector information for
the output module thus meeting the increasing demands for SVG delivery and
viewing.
5. Integration Interface
Antenna House provides Command line, COM interface, .NET interface,
Java interface and C++/C interface. (The COM and the .NET interfaces
are available only for Windows.). The various interfaces make for easy
system
integration.
6. Possible to stream input/output
V3.0 supports direct streaming of both the input FO and output PDF. Since it
does not go through a temporary disk file, system integration is easier and
moreover is safer.
7. Possible to hyphenate over 40 or more languages
XSL Formatter Hyphenation Option makes it possible to hyphenate 40 or more
languages without preparing dictionaries.
Limitations - XSL Formatter V3.0 currently has the following limitations which
will be
supported in the near future with newer versions of the software:
* V3.0 does not have a GUI.
*Thai, Hebrew and Arabic(HAT) languages are only supported on the Windows
version
when output is via Acrobat Distiller.
*The FO support implemented is not as extensive as V2.5.
The Beta Version 3.0 of Formatter for Windows can be downloaded from:
http://www.antenna.co.jp/XML/axf30/xsl_fmt_we.html
The distribution of Beta version for UNIX and Linux version is planned
from 18th, August.
8. Contact us
For any inquiries, system consulting and product integration, please contact us
at:
info(_at_)antennahouse(_dot_)com
http://www.antennahouse.com
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