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Posted to fop-dev@xmlgraphics.apache.org by COFFMAN Steven <SC...@CBSINC.com> on 2000/02/18 20:34:42 UTC

PDF 1.2? Why not 1.3?

Hi,
	I'm wondering why FOP outputs PDF 1.2 rather than 1.3? I've been
adding vector graphics support to the PDF 
stuff, and I'd like to use a few of the 1.3 spec's features. Is there a
reason I should limit myself to the 1.2 spec?
-Steve

Re: PDF 1.2? Why not 1.3?

Posted by Arved Sandstrom <Ar...@chebucto.ns.ca>.

On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, COFFMAN Steven wrote:
> Hi,
> 	I'm wondering why FOP outputs PDF 1.2 rather than 1.3? I've been
> adding vector graphics support to the PDF 
> stuff, and I'd like to use a few of the 1.3 spec's features. Is there a
> reason I should limit myself to the 1.2 spec?
> -Steve

Well, this has come up for discussion more than once. I personally support
targeting the 1.3 spec - Adobe tends to take a long time between PDF versions,
which is cool, and we can expect to have it around for a while, plus Reader 4.0
is ubiquitous.

Arved Sandstrom