What is the difference between the Standard and Professional editions?
In addition to the Standard edition you can use the Professional edition to: 1. embed subsetted TrueType fonts; 2. assign a password; 3. disable privileges such as 'allow print' and 'allow copy'; 4. convert XHTML and RTF; 5. embed JavaScript actions.
Can I convert Microsoft Office document to PDF?
No, we do not offer full-fledged conversion of Microsoft Office document to PDF. TallPDF.NET 3.0 Professional does allow you to convert XHTML 1.0 and RTF 1.3 to PDF.
Can I convert HTML to PDF?
TallPDF.NET supports converting XHTML 1.0 + CSS2 to PDF. TallPDF.NET does not convert just any HTML.
What is the difference between TallPDF.NET and PDFKit.NET?
TallPDF.NET allows you to define the content as sections and paragraphs after which it will flow the content into pages. PDFKit.NET on the other hand, requires you to place content at exact location at page objects. In other words, TallPDF.NET has a flow layout model and PDFKit.NET has a canvas layout model.
I am still using TallPDF.NET 2.0. How can I download the latest version? How can I report problems? How can I purchase licenses?
As of December 31, 2006 TallPDF.NET 2.0 is no longer supported. In order to download the latest 2.0 version you need to have a TallComponents account that is part of the TallPDF.NET 2.0 Group. You are part of this Group if and only if you own a TallPDF.NET 2.0 license. To purchase TallPDF.NET 2.0 licenses you need to contact sales@tallcomponents.com. Since TallPDF.NET 2.0 is no longer supported, we do not recommend purchasing TallPDF.NET 2.0 licenses.
I open the type reference (.chm) but each page seems to be missing?
By default XP SP2 does not trust a .chm that originates from the internet. Right-click the help file, select 'Properties' and click the 'Unblock' button on the 'General' tab.
Can TallPDF.NET 3.0 be used on a shared web server where I am not allowed to do any machine level configuration?
Yes, TallPDF.NET 3.0 is verifiable (or 100% managed). This means that to use TallPDF.NET in your ASP.NET application, you only have to copy the assembly to the bin folder of your virtual folder.
How can I use non-western characters?
TallPDF.NET is based on Unicode by default. In order to display non-western characters such as Cyrillic or Chinese, you must use a TrueType font that supports your character set. You need the Professional edition to use TrueType fonts.
Can I generate barcodes with TallPDF.NET.
Yes, we support the following popular barcodes: Code 2 of 5 interleaved; Code 3 of 9 and Code 128.
Is there a way to make a text fragment that is a blank space? It seems to trim whitespace from the string. I would really like to have that space show up though.
You can use the non-breaking space for this purpose. In C# you would escape this as \xa0. In XML you would escape this as .
Is TallPDF.NET 3.0 Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 compliant?