where can i find the iText 2.1.7 modifications

[mups]

Hello all,

I have a question about the embedded iText-2.1.7.js2.jar.

We are using iText in two ways:

1. we embeddeded jasperreports enginge to compile and execute jrxml reports in pdf
2. for some where complicated reports (ex. with pdf bookmarks) we use the iText-API directly

for (2) we use the last LGPL-Version of iText (2.1.7)

for (1) we use jasper-report 4.5.1 -> this delivers iText 2.1.7 in the jasperforge project download

I've noticed the current version (5.1.2) delivers an iText-jar with version number iText-2.1.7.js2.jar. I suppose this is a slightly modified version. Please revise me if I'm wrong. As iText is published under LGPL I supposed that the source-code-modification are published somewhere as well. But I did not find it. Does anyone where I can find them?

I would prefer to include it with proper license situation.

What are the modifications of 2.1.7.js2? Just to know about any side effects, when I update to jasper 5.1.2 and the new iText-version.

Thank you for any help

Matthias

[lucianc]

You can download the source bundles from http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/maven2/com/lowagie/itext/

The changes are in PdfGraphics2D.java and address a couple of issues related to transparency.

You can use the vanilla iText jar if you didn't have any problems with transparent charts/graphics in PDF.

Regards,

Lucian

[mups]

Thank you Lucian,

in fact I did have Problems with transparency once.

I will use the .js2 Version.

Regards,

Matthias

[lucianc]

As a note, there is at least one transarency issue that we know about which is not fixed in the patched iText version either.

 

Therefore the problems that you encountered might be fixed or not, depending on the exact case.