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<header>
<title>Apache XML Graphics Commons</title>
</header>
<body>
<section>
<title>Overview</title>
<p>
Apache XML Graphics Commons is a library that consists of several reusable components
used by <a href="ext:batik">Apache Batik</a> and <a href="ext:fop">Apache FOP</a>.
Many of these components can easily be used separately outside the domains of SVG
and XSL-FO. You will find components such as a PDF library, an RTF library, Graphics2D
implementations that let you generate PDF &amp; PostScript files, and much more.
</p>
<p>
Apache XML Graphics Commons has only just begun. It's in the process of being
populated with components coming from <a href="ext:batik">Apache Batik</a>
and <a href="ext:fop">Apache FOP</a>. Stay tuned for exciting treasures made
available.
</p>
<p>
In the Wiki, we have a
<a href="http://wiki.apache.org/xmlgraphics/XmlGraphicsCommonComponents">plan for building Apache XML Graphics Commons</a>.
The plan provides an idea of what you can expect to find here when we're finished
migrating components.
</p>
</section>
<section id="features">
<title>Features</title>
<p>
Components which have been ported from <a href="ext:batik">Apache Batik</a> and
<a href="ext:fop">Apache FOP</a> include:
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Package</th>
<th>Provenance</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Image codecs for PNG and TIFF</td>
<td>org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.codec</td>
<td>Batik</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bitmap image writer abstraction with implementation for the above codecs and for the Image I/O API.</td>
<td>org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.writer</td>
<td>Batik</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Java2D helper classes</td>
<td>org.apache.xmlgraphics.image.rendered and org.apache.xmlgraphics.java2d</td>
<td>Batik</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Graphics2D implementation that produces PostScript and EPS</td>
<td>org.apache.xmlgraphics.java2d.ps</td>
<td>FOP</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Helper classes for PostScript code production</td>
<td>org.apache.xmlgraphics.ps</td>
<td>FOP</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Various I/O classes, encoders and decoders for various formats</td>
<td>org.apache.xmlgraphics.util.io</td>
<td>Batik/FOP</td>
</tr>
</table>
</section>
</body>
</document>