README
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2 A P A C H E B A T I K
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4 What is it?
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7 Batik is a Java based toolkit for applications which handle
8 images in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format for
9 various purposes, such as viewing, generation or
10 manipulation.
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12 The project's ambition is to give developers a set of core
13 modules which can be used together or individually to
14 support specific SVG solutions. Examples of modules are
15 an SVG parser, an SVG generator and an SVG DOM
16 implementation. Another ambition of the Batik project is to
17 make it highly extensible (for example, Batik allows the
18 developer to handle custom SVG tags). Even though the
19 goal of the project is to provide a set of core modules, one
20 of the deliveries is a full fledged SVG Viewer
21 implementation which validates the various modules and
22 their inter-operability.
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24 In a nutshell, Batik provides building blocks that developers
25 can assemble in various ways in their Java technology
26 applications to generate, parse, view or convert SVG
27 contents. For example, Batik contains a Swing component
28 that can add SVG viewing capability to all Java technology
29 applications. Batik can also be used to generate SVG on a
30 client or on a server, and Batik can convert SVG content
31 into other formats such as JPEG or PNG. Batik's goal is to
32 make it easy for application developers to handle SVG
33 content for various purposes, client-side or server-side.
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36 Where is it?
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39 The home page for the Apache Batik project can be found in the Apache XML
40 Project web site (http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/). There you also find
41 information on how to download the latest release as well as all the other
42 information you might need regarding this project.
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45 Requirements
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48 o A Java 7 or later compatible virtual machine for your operating system.
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51 Optional Libraries
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54 By default, Batik includes a scripting engine for ECMAScript. It is possible
55 to add support for additional scripting languages (Python and TCL).
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57 See http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/install.html#optionalComponents for
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61 Installation Instructions and Documentation
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64 Read the Install page at http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/install.html
65 for the installation instructions.
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67 Look for the most updated documentation on the Apache Batik web site under
68 the Apache XML Graphics Project (http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/).
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71 Licensing and legal issues
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74 For legal and licensing issues, please read the LICENSE and NOTICE files.
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76 Thanks for using Apache Batik.
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78 The Apache XML Graphics Project
79 http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/
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