| A P A C H E B A T I K | |
| What is it? | |
| ----------- | |
| Batik is a Java based toolkit for applications which handle | |
| images in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format for | |
| various purposes, such as viewing, generation or | |
| manipulation. | |
| The project's ambition is to give developers a set of core | |
| modules which can be used together or individually to | |
| support specific SVG solutions. Examples of modules are | |
| an SVG parser, an SVG generator and an SVG DOM | |
| implementation. Another ambition of the Batik project is to | |
| make it highly extensible (for example, Batik allows the | |
| developer to handle custom SVG tags). Even though the | |
| goal of the project is to provide a set of core modules, one | |
| of the deliveries is a full fledged SVG Viewer | |
| implementation which validates the various modules and | |
| their inter-operability. | |
| In a nutshell, Batik provides building blocks that developers | |
| can assemble in various ways in their Java technology | |
| applications to generate, parse, view or convert SVG | |
| contents. For example, Batik contains a Swing component | |
| that can add SVG viewing capability to all Java technology | |
| applications. Batik can also be used to generate SVG on a | |
| client or on a server, and Batik can convert SVG content | |
| into other formats such as JPEG or PNG. Batik's goal is to | |
| make it easy for application developers to handle SVG | |
| content for various purposes, client-side or server-side. | |
| Where is it? | |
| ------------ | |
| The home page for the Apache Batik project can be found in the Apache XML | |
| Project web site (http://xml.apache.org/batik/). There you also find | |
| information on how to download the latest release as well as all the other | |
| information you might need regarding this project. | |
| Requirements | |
| ------------ | |
| o A Java 1.3 or later compatible virtual machine for your operating system. | |
| Optional Libraries | |
| ------------------ | |
| By default, Batik includes a scripting engine for ECMAScript. It is possible | |
| to add support for additional scripting languages (Python and TCL) | |
| See : http://xml.apache.org/batik/install.html#optionalComponents for details. | |
| Installation Instructions and Documentation | |
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| Read the Install page at http://xml.apache.org/batik for the installation instructions. | |
| Look for the most updated documentation on the Apache Batik web site under | |
| the Apache XML Project (http://xml.apache.org/batik/). | |
| Licensing and legal issues | |
| -------------------------- | |
| For legal and licensing issues, please read the LICENSE file. | |
| Thanks for using Apache Batik. | |
| The Apache XML Project | |
| http://xml.apache.org/ |