Changes between Ibex 3 and 4

This page document changes between Ibex 3.x and 4.x.

Namespace changes

The FODocument object has been moved from the xslfo namespace to the ibex4 namespace. The xmlpdf.logging namespace has been renamed ibex4.logging.

The licensing API for runtime licensing is changed from xmlpdf.licensing.Generator.setRuntimeKey() to ibex4.licensing.Generator.setRuntimeKey().

Bookmark support

The Ibex-specific ibex:bookmark element has been replaced with the fo:bookmark-tree element which was added in XSL 1.1. The fo:bookmark-tree, fo:bookmark-title and fo:bookmark elements are documented in the Ibex manual.

Table continuation markers

The element fo:retrieve-table-marker was added in XSL 1.1, this is used to retrieve markers within table headers and footers in order to create table rows which as "continued on next page" where the table is continued. The use of retrieve-table-marker is documented in the Ibex manual.

UserAgent changes

The global static object xslfo.UserAgent has been removed. All configuration settings are now on a per-document basis are accessed using the Settings property of the FODocument object.

Absolute positioning

XSL 1.1 changed the way in which absolutely positioned elements were positioned, from being relative to the containing area to being relative to the containing reference area. The use of absolute-position is described in the Ibex manual.

Temporary file usage

Ibex will now use temporary files in the system temp file directory. The location in which these files are created can be customised.

Multiple body regions

The use of multiple body regions as per the XSL 1.1 specification is now supported.

Indexing

Creation of a document index is now supported.

Floats

Support for floats on the right side of the page has been added.