- From: Lyudmyla Novosilska <lyudmylan@renderx.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:00:55 +0300
- To: <www-xsl-fo@w3.org>
RenderX, Inc., (http://www.renderx.com) is pleased to inform you about a new product's availability - Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) 1.5 is now released. The Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) application dramatically simplifies visual design of printable layouts that populate form-like documents with XML data. A PDF file or a raster image, such as a scan of a preprinted form, can be used as a layout's background. The resulting XSLT stylesheet that merges the layout and the XML data to produce XSL FO can be used for creation of PDF or PostScript print files using RenderX's XEP XSL FO formatter. The resulting printable output may contain the imported background, or the background may be omitted for print on preprinted forms. The separation of the document into the static content and variable data delivers a significant boost in rendering productivity compared to the traditional rendering approach. The Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) application is a powerful tool that can be used in all business applications where forms need to be filled in. Mass generation of form-style documents, such as statements, bills, invoices, standard forms, application forms, etc., or direct mail are examples of ideal applications for Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) 1.5. The main features of Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) are: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- * Easy-To-Use Layout Designer Design your complex forms quickly and easily with the intuitive GUI. Just drag and drop data fields directly onto the layout designer. A user-friendly and intuitive Windows GUI was specifically designed for non-technical users. * What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) At any moment, you can use the preview window to see the final formatted document. * No Knowledge of XSLT Stylesheets or Programming Is Required The use of Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) does NOT require special training on XSLT stylesheets, XSL-FO, or programming. You can easily arrange static and dynamic elements in the layout pane, according to the XML document structure, its fields and data. Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) processes the designed layout and produces XSLT stylesheet to work with RenderX's XEP XSL FO formatter. * High-Speed Document Generation The stylesheet generated by Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) for rendering your designed document is specifically optimized for high-performance XSL FO formatter. With this stylesheet, the RenderX XEP formatter provides high-speed of the PDF (or PostScript) document generation. * Single- and Multi-Page Forms Support Single- as well as multipage forms can be filled with data. * Different Types of Data Fields Various types of data controls are available to be put onto the form layout: dynamic text, check marks, images, barcodes, address labels, paragraph blocks, and more. * Conditional Rendering Every data field has a special "visibility" property that can be set to control rendering under certain conditions. * XPath Validation Almost all XPath expressions are created automatically when you drag and drop an XML tree node onto the layout designer. For fine-tuning purpose, however, you can manually customize data retrieval process by modifying XPath expressions. The Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) application validates all XPath expressions and informs you about any errors. * Docking Windows Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) features a docking window interface. You can dock and undock the application's windows to create the optimal workspace configuration. For more information, please visit our Web site for Visual-XSL (VisualXSL): http://www.visualxsl.com Evaluation Version Is Now Available ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- RenderX invites you to download the evaluation version of Visual-XSL (VisualXSL) 1.5, so that you can see for yourself just how easy it is to use this software for your needs. Please visit our Web site and try it! http://www.renderx.com/download/index.html Additional Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- * XEP XSL FO Formatter version 4.10 or later is required for PDF production. Please refer our Web site for the system requirements of the XEP XSL FO formatter: http://www.renderx.com/tools/index.html * Any browser-compatible PDF viewer is required for viewing generated PDF documents. Lyudmyla Novosilska, RenderX Inc.
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