Here we have some answers to common questions about FOP. This only covers general information about getting started with FOP and pointers to more information.
For up to date information or more details please visit the Fop FAQ site.
The site uses Jyve to provide an interactive FAQ:
FOP is a print formatter for XSL formatting objects.
It can be used to render an XML file containing XSL formatting objects into a page layout. The main target is PDF but other rendering targets are supported, such as AWT, PCL, text and direct printing.
FOP is distributed with
There will be a Java Webstart demo sometime in the future.