Re: Apache FO Barcode FO samples in FO?

Hi Richard,

sorry for the late response. I've been away on holidays and still the
only developer on Krysalis Barcode, I'm afraid.



On 04.09.2003 00:18:44 KATZ, RICHARD D - SAN MATEO, CA wrote:
> Do you have the input (.FO?) that generates the bar code test PDF - so
> that someone could run it and try to get the same output?  That would
> help a lot.  

From your other post I see that you managed to generate the XSL-FO file
for the test PDF. Do you think it's a good idea if I included an XSL-FO
file that contains the barcodes as SVG graphics? I mean, Krysalis
Barcodes "magic" (at least with the Xalan extension) is already done at
that point. It might even create confusion with the new XSL-FO examples
I have in CVS that demonstrate the new FOP extension.

By the way, have you checked out the latest code? You can download CVS
snapshots from http://www.krysalis.org/tarballs/krysalis-barcode/

Documentation on the new features is not written, yet, but will appear
on the website real soon now. I want to get out v1.0 this month if
possible.

> I'm just trying this for the first time. It seems things that look like
> they should work don't necessarily produce the desired result. I've been
> trying various mechanisms that don't quite get the proper result.
> 
> For instance:
> 
> 1. I've been trying to follow the instructions on
> http://krysalis.org/barcode/xsl-fo.html - but they're a bit complicated.
> I'd like something that I know "works" to validate against. 

Hmm. I shall try to come up with better documentation and more ready-to-use
examples. In an ideal world, what would you expect?

> I try printing your result PDF, it comes out OK. 
> 
> But what does it look like as input FO?

I think you have managed to find that out, right?

I'd be grateful if you'd share your experiences with and thoughts about
Krysalis Barcode with me so I can improve the package. Of course, a few
helpful fingers (producing documentation improvements, examples or even
code) can never hurt. :-)


Jeremias Maerki



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