Subject: Re: [xsl] PDF to XSL-FO From: "Noel Golding" <noel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 11:05:53 -0500 |
Thanks, I will have to try this out as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hankerson" <ghank@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [xsl] PDF to XSL-FO > The closest thing I have found is using Adobe Illustrator to convert the > pdf to SVG which could in turn be transformed into another kind of xml. > It is messy though as you get a postscript-like description of the > elements in the document > > Noel Golding wrote: > > >One business problem would be to transform already existing pdf document to > >xml. FO could be the first step to getting it into an xml schema for the > >organization. I would benefit from such a tool. > > > >Thanks > >Noel > > > >-- Original Message ----- > >From: "W. Eliot Kimber" <eliot@xxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 10:01 AM > >Subject: Re: [xsl] PDF to XSL-FO > > > > > > > >>Mark Seaborne wrote: > >> > Just wondering if there are any tools to convert pdf to XSL-FO? I did > >> > a quick Google search, but couldn't find anything obvious. > >> > >>This is, I think, an FAQ. The short answer is "no, it can't really be > >> > >> > >done". > > > > > >>My question: why would you need this? What business problem would going > >>from PDF to FO solve? > >> > >>Do you mean generating an FO instance from a PDF document or do you mean > >>generating an XSLT style sheet that will generate an FO instance? > >> > >>I suppose one could, in theory, generate an FO instance that exactly > >>reflects the formatting represented by the PDF data, but it would be > >>very difficult to do and couldn't be done without either using the Adobe > >>PDF library or re-implementing interpretation of the formatting > >>instructions in the PDF. But the resulting FO would just be a more > >>verbose, less complete version of the original PDF. It wouldn't be good > >>for much except turning back into PDF again. > >> > >>Cheers, > >> > >>Eliot > >>-- > >>W. Eliot Kimber, eliot@xxxxxxxxxx > >>Consultant, ISOGEN International > >> > >>1016 La Posada Dr., Suite 240 > >>Austin, TX 78752 Phone: 512.656.4139 > >> > >> > >> XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > >> > >> > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > > > > > > > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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