Legacy PDF and PDF2 - where's the difference?

[Frank Ralf]

Hi,

We finally will switch from the Legacy PDF transformation to the current PDF2 transformation. However, as both transformation use the same FO processor (Apache FOP), I'm wondering what and where exactly is the difference between these two transformations? This would be good to know as we gradually will transfer our PDF customizations to the new transformation (which is implemented as a DITA-OT plugin for a new PDF transformation type).

Any hints are welcome.

TIA
Frank

[sorin_ristache]

Hi,

There are many differences between the two DITA-OT plugins, legacypdf and pdf2, in both the source code (and in the options for customizing the source code) and in the PDF output. The main difference I think is that the pdf2 plugin has a very different customization mechanism that was missing in the legacypdf plugin. You can find a starting point in the file OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT/plugins/org.dita.pdf2/Customization/README.txt.


Regards,
Sorin

[Frank Ralf]

Thanks for the pointer, Sorin.

Frank