As XML is becoming a standard way for representing and exchanging information, the need to convert this information to a user friendly PDF file also increases. XSL-FO is a standard for converting XML to PDF and other output formats. Apache FOP is an open source product that can execute XSL-FO file.
J4L FO Designer is an easy-to-use report and XML editor (what you see is what you get) which help you create XSL-FO files to be used with Apache FOP. These files are used to convert XML documents to PDF files (and other formats).
· No need to learn XSL-FO.
· Easy to use and learn.
· Increased productivity througth integrated design and test environment.
· Conversion of XML documents to PDF in integration tools like IBM Websphere, Oracle Business Integration and SAP XI or PI.
· Generation of PDF files in web applications using AJAX
· As a generic reporting tool in Java: Java classes can be converted to XML and to PDF.
Requirements:
· Java
What's New in This Release:
· Added user functions
· Aadded functions in the xpath editor
· Added support for TTF fonts