Linux Formatting Programs
This is a restricted product, occasionally sold to developers of systems who want to run entirely in Linux and
require FormTrap to format their documents to output either a printer
language or as PDFs.
The vendor must make the financial case for supply and take care of output to email and similar
requirements.
The question of HTML Email is open for discussion with
vendors requiring this facility.
FTForm Plus is used to design forms on a Windows computer and the exact some Windows programs are used to maintain Lookups etc.
These functions are available:
Text to XML takes any kind of text input and formats the FormTrap intermediate XML fileXML to XML takes XML input and reformats it to FormTrap intermediate XML file standardsLayout takes the FormTrap intermediate file and formats documents from it as one of PCL6, PostScript or PDF format. PDF formats may vary widely, see manuals for details. HTML output is available but requires a recompile.
