Re: [Pharo-dev] Release Artefact 1.0, the PDF framework

> We are proud to announce that Artefact is available in 1.0 version.
>
> You can download it from: http://smalltalkhub.com/#!/~RMoD/Artefact
>
> Artefact is a framework to generate PDF documents. It is fully written in
> Smalltalk and doesn't require any native library. Artefact is light,
> platform independant and offer to users a high level of abstraction in order
> to easily creating PDF documents.
>
>  * completely written in Smalltalk (and only Smalltalk),
>  * complete freedom about the order of creation for pages, elements... (no
> need to follow the document order)
>  * multi format and orientation for pages
>  * page composition based on reusables PDF elements,
>  * extensibility by offering a composition standard to create your own high
> level elements
>  * styleSheet that can be reused in many documents and avoid wasting time
> and place with duplication
>  * image support with the JPEG format
>  * pre-defined high level elements like datagrid
>  * support PDF compression to produce compact files
>
> A basic documentation is available in the help browser. Many examples are
> implemented in the PDFDemos class.
>
> --
> Olivier Auverlot and Guillaume Larcheveque
>