Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: FOP: "No ImageReader" when using PDF as vector format

[Shawn <javajunkie at koyuru dot com>]

Hi,

I had the same problem and ended up adding image support for FOP.

 The Jimi image library, which is by default used for processing images
in PNG and other formats, was removed from the distribution for
licensing reasons. So...:

    Either

        a) obtain Jimi from http://java.sun.com/products/jimi/ and
Extract the file "JimiProClasses.zip" from the archive you've
downloaded, rename it to "jimi-1.0.jar" and move it to FOP's lib
directory.

    OR

        b) obtain JAI from
http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jai/downloads/download.html and
follow the installation instructions there.
            
            (much faster, but not available for all platforms)


On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 00:28, Joachim Ziegler wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Bob Stayton writes in "Using the XSLT Sheets" that
> FOP can handle PDF as a vector format:
> 
> Table 16.6. FO processor supported graphics formats
> FO Processor Bitmap formats Vector formats
> FOP PNG JPEG SVG PDF
> 
> 
> But I get the following error from FOP 0.20.5rc2
> 
> [ERROR] Error while creating area : No ImageReader for this type of 
> image (file:/KM/usr/ziegler/LEDA/Tutorial/pdf/Pictures/ArrayOfChar.pdf)
> 
> 
> My DocBook source is the following:
> 
>    <mediaobject>
>      <imageobject  role="html">
>        <imagedata  align="center" format="PNG" 
> fileref="Pictures/ArrayOfChar.png"/>
>    </imageobject>
> 
>      <imageobject  role="fo">
>        <imagedata  align="center" format="PDF" 
> fileref="Pictures/ArrayOfChar.pdf"/>
>      </imageobject>
>    </mediaobject>
> 
> 
> Can someone please help me? I've already browsed through the mailinglist 
> archive and the bug reports of FOP, but I haven't found anything.
> 
> 
> I'm using java version "1.3.1", DocBook Stylesheets 1.60.1
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> Joachim
> 
> 
-- 
Shawn <javajunkie at koyuru dot com>