PDF Layers

You can generate multi-layer PDF documents using XSL-FO z-index attribute as a layer ID. To convert all XSL-FO elements with a fixed z-index value to a PDF layer, use the <altsoft:z-index-to-layer-assignment> tag inside XSF-FO declarations section.

DTD:
<!ELEMENT z-index-to-layer-assignment EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST z-index-to-layer-assignment
    z-index-level CDATA #REQUIRED
    level-name CDATA #REQUIRED
    show-state (true|false) #IMPLIED>

z-index-level - the layer number defining all layer objects via XSL-FO z-index property;
level-name - the layer name to be used by Acrobat Layers panel;
show-state - initial state of the layer. Use value true if you want it to be visible (printable) and false if vise versa. Possible values:

• true - the layer is visible for both print and view (default)
• false - the layer is invisible for print and view
• view:[true|false];print:[true|false] - separate settings for view and print

This tag must be the first level descendant of <fo:declarations> element.

For example, to create a layer from all objects having z-level="101", use the following declaration:
<fo:declarations xmlns:altsoft="http://alt-soft.com/xml2pdf/extensions">
    ...
    <altsoft:z-index-to-layer-assignment
        z-index-level="101"
        level-name="Answers"
        show-state="false" />
    ...
</fo:declarations>

Altsoft Xml2PDF formatting engine supports z-index attribute in <fo:block-container> and <fo:inline-container> elements:

<fo:inline-container z-index="10">
	<fo:block>Albert Einstein</fo:block>
</fo:inline-container>