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Subject: DOCBOOK-APPS: About FO (was db2latex)
Sebastian Rahtz wrote: > FOP: java, changing constantly, getting better. a > typical open source non-stable project (thats not a criticism) > XEP: from RenderX, a slightly unusual small company who are really > interested in big contracts not individual sales. more stable, > more complete implementation, pretty good quality > PassiveTeX: uses TeX to render FO, so traditional TeX setup. good at > what it does, but incomplete coverage of the spec, and requires > specialized TeX knowledge to hack > Unicorn FO: uses TeX, with preprocessing. I havent tried it recently > Arbortext: I have never seen a copy > IBM: have something, I know no more > Antenna House: Windows application which uses Windows GDI. pretty > good commercial implementation, but free evaluation > > summary: immature marketplace. I'm a newbie trying to get a lay of the landscape too. Is Sgml/Dsssl a better approach to produce PDF with less pain? -- Jeffrey L. Franks (Web) http://www.motiftools.org (Mail) jfranks@quik.com
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