[pdftex] Native PDFtricks

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----- Mensaje Original -----
De: Tobias Haustein <tobias.haustein at aixigo.de>
Fecha: Lunes, Julio 15, 2002 1:46 pm
Asunto: [pdftex] Native PDFtricks

> Hi folks,
> 
> we're using pdflatex to create PDF documents on the fly in a web 
> application. Therefore, speed is an important factor for us (every 
> 1/10th second counts).
> 
> In order to accelerate the creation of the PDF documents and 
> additionallyimprove the quality of the documents, I'd like to use 
> vector graphics instead
> of bitmapped graphics for charts (e.g. pie charts, stock charts 
> etc.). As far
> as I can see, there are the following alternatives to reach this goal:
> 
> 1. PSTricks --> does not work with pdflatex
> 
> 2. MetaPost --> is slow because of external process
> 
> 3. PDFTricks --> is slow because of multiple external processes
> 
> 4. graphics/graphicx --> has only few features
> 
> 5. Include native PDF document --> requires external PDF library

Try:

http://www.pdflib.com

Available under the Aladdin license. It has language bindings for C, 
Perl, PHP, ... and is a good option for dynamic generation of PDF.

Hope it helps!
Fran