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<faqs title="Frequently Asked Questions">
<part id="usage">
<title>Plugin Usage</title>
<faq id="how-use">
<question>How do I use the PDF Plugin ?</question>
<answer>
<ul>
<li>Firstly you must call the maven target <code>site</code> to generate all the xdocs files and the image ressources.</li>
<li>Then you can call the <code>pdf</code> target to generate the pdf documentation for your project.</li>
</ul>
</answer>
</faq>
<faq id="how-images">
<question>Which types of images can I use in my documents ?</question>
<answer>
<p>You can use images types that <a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html">FOP</a> can use.</p>
<p>The table below summarizes the <em>theoretical</em> support for graphical formats within FOP.</p>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Format</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Support Thru</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#bmp">BMP</a> (Microsoft Windows Bitmap)</td>
<td>bitmap</td>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#native">FOP native</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#eps">EPS</a> (Encapsulated PostScript)</td>
<td>metafile (both bitmap and vector), probably most frequently used for vector drawings</td>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#native">FOP native</a> (limited support, see restrictions below)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)</td>
<td>bitmap</td>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#native">FOP native</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#jpeg">JPEG</a> (Joint Photographic Experts Group)</td>
<td>bitmap</td>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#native">FOP native</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#png">PNG</a> (Portable Network Graphic)</td>
<td>bitmap</td>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#jimi">JIMI</a> or <a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#jai">JAI</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#svg">SVG</a> (Scalable Vector Graphics)</td>
<td>vector (with embedded bitmaps)</td>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#batik">Batik</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#tiff">TIFF</a> (Tag Image Format File)</td>
<td>bitmap</td>
<td>
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#native">FOP native</a> or <a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#jai">JAI</a>, depending on the subformat. See <a href="http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html#tiff">TIFF</a> for more details.(JIMI also supports TIFF, but this has not been implemented within FOP).</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</answer>
</faq>
</part>
</faqs>