Today marks the 21st anniversary of the initial release of AH Formatter and we want to thank our customers and trusted partners for helping us enhance the performance and functionality of AH Formatter by providing valued support and feedback after all these years.
Back in 2000, users wanted a way to build pages and publications based on international standards, something that had not existed previously. With XSL-FO, we created a solution that met those requirements and removed much of the complexity associated with implementation. In the last 21 years, we have added extensive features to meet the demands of almost every type of document that our customers require. Some of those features include CSS formatting, MathML for complex math equations, flexible page floats, support for over 70 languages, and more!
Our goal has been and always will be to solve the world’s most demanding and complex publishing challenges (paged media output) through technical innovation based on standards, product excellence, and an organization committed to the success of our customers.
Thank you for choosing AH Formatter as your primary PDF publishing software!
原稿形式選定にあたってのライバルは、様々な弊社出版物の実績があるCAS-UB、『Office Open XML Format入門』で利用されたsimpleDocといったものがありました。それらからの選定にあたって「執筆協力予定メンバー全員がそれらの原稿形式に慣れているわけではない」ということがあり、「原稿をプレーンテキストまたはHTMLで受けとれるならオーサリング作業は何とかなるだろう」という考えがあり、とりあえずということでLightweight DITAを採用することにしました。