ISO 19444-1:2019

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 19444-1
Second edition
2019-08
Document management — XML Forms
Data Format —
Part 1:
Use of ISO 32000-2 (XFDF 3.0)
Gestion de documents — Format de Données des Formulaires XML —
Partie 1: Utilisation de l'ISO 32000-2 (XFDF 3.0)
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Contents Page
Foreword .viii
Introduction .ix
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Notation . 1
5 Overview of XFDF . 1
5.1 General . 1
5.2 Forms data and annotations . 2
5.3 How to use this specification . 3
5.4 PDF, FDF and XFDF . 3
5.4.1 General. 3
5.4.2 Sample form in FDF and XFDF . 4
5.4.3 Sample annotation in FDF and XFDF. 5
5.5 Writing XFDF . 7
5.5.1 General. 7
5.5.2 Encoding and namespace . 7
5.6 Understanding forms . 7
5.6.1 General. 7
5.6.2 Simple XFDF form . 7
5.6.3 Hierarchical XFDF form . 8
5.7 Understanding annotations . 9
5.7.1 General. 9
5.7.2 Simple XFDF annotation .10
5.7.3 Annotation with popup text .11
5.7.4 Annotation with comment .12
5.8 Implementation notes .13
5.8.1 General.13
5.8.2 String encoding conventions .13
5.8.3 Rich text strings .14
5.8.4 Stream encoding .15
5.8.5 XML content model syntax .15
6 XFDF reference .16
6.1 General .16
6.2 XFDF elements .16
6.2.1 Elements .16
6.2.2 xfdf .17
6.2.3 f .17
6.2.4 ids .17
6.3 Form field elements .18
6.3.1 Fields .18
6.3.2 Field.18
6.3.3 value . .19
6.3.4 value-richtext .19
6.4 Annotation elements .19
6.4.1 annots .19
6.4.2 text .20
6.4.3 highlight . .21
6.4.4 underline .21
6.4.5 strikeout .22
6.4.6 squiggly .23
6.4.7 line .24
6.4.8 circle .25
6.4.9 square .26
6.4.10 caret .27
6.4.11 polygon .28
6.4.12 polyline .29
6.4.13 stamp .30
6.4.14 ink .30
6.4.15 freetext .31
6.4.16 fileattachment .32
6.4.17 sound.33
6.4.18 link .34
6.4.19 redact .35
6.4.20 projection .35
6.5 Annotation sub-elements .36
6.5.1 Action .36
6.5.2 appearance .36
6.5.3 BorderStyleAlt . . .37
6.5.4 contents .37
6.5.5
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