Apache fop and localization

There is probably not much of a chance to get an answer but still I'll try. During conversion of an xls-fo file into pdf all cyrillic symbols get screwed (replaced with #). There is a guide on how to embed fonts via the configuration file. However if you follow the procedure an exception is thrown (here are the top 3 lines)
org.apache.fop.util.LogUtil.handleError(LogUtil.java:38)
org.apache.fop.render.PrintRendererConfigurator.getFontInfoFromConfiguration(PrintRendererConfigurator.java:265)
org.apache.fop.render.PrintRendererConfigurator.buildFontListFromConfiguration(PrintRendererConfigurator.java:207)If you google it then it says that replacing the fop library with an older version solves the problem (I guess it means it could be some bug). It's true that the exception disappears but 1. the older library is inconsistent with other libraries (like jeuclid) and 2. the cyrillic symbols are not displayed anyway (may be b/c there is some problem with the fonts file).
Anyway my point is that I am now completely lost about how to add support for non-English symbols in fop. If anyone has some experience to share then it is very much appreciated. Another thing is that I have basically no knowledge on how font support works in java. If there is some information that should be known then directing to it is also greatly appreciated.

javiator wrote:
If you google it then it says that replacing the fop library with an older version solves the problem (I guess it means it could be some bug). It's true that the exception disappears but 1. the older library is inconsistent with other libraries (like jeuclid) and 2. the cyrillic symbols are not displayed anyway (may be b/c there is some problem with the fonts file).
What makes you think that your current environment would display them correctly even if they were there? That should be the first step to verify.
But anyways if you find a solution and it is a matter of incompatible libraries then you can solve it with a custom class loader.

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LOGO in PDF file (Apache FOP)

Hi all...I'm using the Apache FOP PDF printing option with the jsp packaged in the AppEx 3.0.1 install. I would like to put a logo in the header of the generated PDF file. I made a compy of the default generic columns layout and added this to the header section in Page Template:
<fo:block>
Test Header Changes
<fo:external-graphic src="file:///tmp/FastenalLogo.png"/>
</fo:block>
The following error is then generated in the logs:
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07/10/31 10:50:44 [INFO] building formatting object tree
07/10/31 10:50:44 [INFO] setting up fonts
07/10/31 10:50:51 [INFO] [1]
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07/10/31 10:50:53 [ERROR] Error while creating area : Error creating FopImage ob ject (file:/tmp/FastenalLogo.png) : Jimi image library not available
07/10/31 10:50:54 [INFO] [2]
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07/10/31 10:50:55 [INFO] [3]
07/10/31 10:50:55 [ERROR] Error while creating area : Error creating FopImage ob ject (file:/tmp/FastenalLogo.png) : Jimi image library not available
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07/10/31 10:44:14 [INFO] [3]
07/10/31 10:44:15 [ERROR] Could not load external SVG: http://epsilon.fastenal.c om:7784/i/FastenalLogo.jpg<Line 1, Column 50>: XML-20190: (Fatal Error) Whitespa ce required.
07/10/31 10:44:15 [ERROR] Error while creating area : No ImageReader for this ty pe of image (http://epsilon.fastenal.com:7784/i/FastenalLogo.jpg)
07/10/31 10:44:15 [INFO] Parsing of document complete, stopping renderer
Is it not possible to import an external image file into a PDF rendered by the Apache FOP? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Leigh

Hi Carl --
I changed the image source to this:
<xsl:variable name="_SECTION_NAME" select="string('master0')"/>
<fo:static-content flow-name="region-header">
<fo:block>
Test Header Changes
<fo:external-graphic src="http://epsilon.fastenal.com:7784/i/FastenalLogo.jpg" />
</fo:block>
<fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="text text_2 text_0 #PAGE_HEADER_ALIGNMENT#">
<fo:inline xsl:use-attribute-sets="page-header">#PAGE_HEADER#</fo:inline>
</fo:block>
</fo:static-content>
I can access the image through my web browser using the URL, but my log is throwing these errors:
07/10/31 13:01:18 [WARNING] table-layout=auto is not supported, using fixed!
07/10/31 13:01:20 [ERROR] Could not load external SVG: http://epsilon.fastenal.com:7784/i/FastenalLogo.jpg<Line 1, Column 50>: XML-20190: (Fatal Error) Whitespace required.
07/10/31 13:01:20 [ERROR] Error while creating area : No ImageReader for this type of image (http://epsilon.fastenal.com:7784/i/FastenalLogo.jpg)
07/10/31 13:01:20 [INFO] [2]
07/10/31 13:01:21 [ERROR] Could not load external SVG: http://epsilon.fastenal.com:7784/i/FastenalLogo.jpg<Line 1, Column 50>: XML-20190: (Fatal Error) Whitespace required.
07/10/31 13:01:21 [ERROR] Error while creating area : No ImageReader for this type of image (http://epsilon.fastenal.com:7784/i/FastenalLogo.jpg)
07/10/31 13:01:21 [INFO] Parsing of document complete, stopping renderer
Could the fo block be in the wrong place in the document? I'm not very familiar with XSL-FO and may have just placed it wrong.
One other thing I just noticed. The webserver is actually using SSL, which on windows systems results in a pop-up about security. If I change the URL to https using the SSL port, I receive a message about security certificates.
Thanks,
Leigh
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