ISO 19444-1:2019

Document management — XML Forms Data Format — Part 1: Use of ISO 32000-2 (XFDF 3.0)

This document specifies an XML format for representing forms data and annotations in the Portable Document Format, ISO 32000-2 (PDF 2.0). This document does not change or add any definitions for any components of ISO 32000-2.

Gestion de documents — Format de Données des Formulaires XML — Partie 1: Utilisation de l'ISO 32000-2 (XFDF 3.0)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Aug-2019
• ICS: 35.240.30 - IT applications in information, documentation and publishing
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 171/SC 2 - Document file formats, EDMS systems and authenticity of information
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 171/SC 2/WG 8 - PDF specification
• Current Stage: 9093 - International Standard confirmed
• Start Date: 03-Dec-2024
• Completion Date: 13-Dec-2025

Relations

• Revises: ISO 19444-1:2016 - Document management — XML Forms Data Format — Part 1: Use of ISO 32000-2 (XFDF 3.0)
• Effective Date: 29-Jul-2017

Standards Content (Sample)

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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ISO 2019
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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 contents-richtext . .38
6.5.6 data .38
6.5.7 defaultappearance .39
6.5.8 defaultappearance .39
6.5.9 defaultstyle .39
6.5.10 Dest .39
6.5.11 File .40
6.5.12 gesture .40
6.5.13 Fit .41
6.5.14 FitB .41
6.5.15 FitBH . .41
6.5.16 FitBV .42
6.5.17 FitH .42
6.5.18 FitR . .43
6.5.19 FitV .43
6.5.20 GoTo .44
6.5.21 GoToR .44
6.5.22 inklist .44
6.5.23 Launch.45
6.5.24 Named .45
6.5.25 Named .45
6.5.26 OnActivation .45
6.5.27 overlayappearance .46
6.5.28 popup .46
6.5.29 resource .47
6.5.30 URI .47
6.5.31 vertices .48
6.5.32 XYZ .48
6.6 Annotation attributes .48
6.7 Mapping tables .67
6.7.1 PDF to XFDF .67
6.7.2 XFDF to PDF .71
7 Reference for 3D and RichMedia annotations .74
7.1 General .74
7.2 Various scenarios of comments on a 3D annotation .74
7.2.1 General.74
7.2.2 Example of a comment on a 3D annotation .75
7.3 The ex_data annotation subelement .76
7.3.1 ex_data .76
7.4 ex_data3d related elements .77
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7.4.1 exdata3d .77
7.4.2 anno3dname .77
7.4.3 md5checksum .78
7.4.4 measurename .78
7.5 The view3d related elements .78
7.5.1 General.78
7.5.2 view3d .79
7.5.3 externalname .79
7.6 Camera related elements .79
7.6.1 General.79
7.6.2 cameraxform .80
7.6.3 u3dmatrixsource.80
7.6.4 targetdistance .80
7.7 View projection related elements .80
7.7.1 projection .80
7.7.2 fieldofview .81
7.7.3 viewplanesize .81
7.7.4 scalevalue .81
7.7.5 scaletype .82
7.7.6 clip .82
7.8 View background related elements .83
7.8.1 background .83
7.8.2 color .83
7.9 Model rendering related elements .83
7.9.1 renderinginfo .83
7.9.2 auxcolor .85
7.9.3 facecolor .85
7.9.4 opacity.85
7.9.5 creasevalue .85
7.10 Lighting related elements .86
7.10.1 lighting .86
7.11 Cross section related elements .87
7.11.1 General.87
7.11.2 crosssection .88
7.11.3 centerofrotation .88
7.11.4 planetilt1, planetilt2 .88
7.11.5 alignment.89
7.11.6 planevisible.89
7.11.7 planecolor .89
7.11.8 planeopacity .90
7.11.9 intersectionsvisible .90
7.11.10 intersectioncolor . .90
7.12 View specific node control related elements .90
7.12.1 nodeparameter .90
7.12.2 nodeid.91
7.12.3 nodexform .91
7.12.4 opacity.91
7.12.5 noderendermode .92
7.13 Rich Media related elements .92
7.13.1 stateinfo .92
7.13.2 snapshot .92
7.14 Measurement related elements .93
7.14.1 measure .93
7.14.2 measurename .93
7.15 Linear dimension related elements .93
7.15.1 General.93
7.15.2 Linearmarkup .95
7.15.3 annoplane .95
7.15.4 anchor1 .95
7.15.5 anchor1partname .96
7.15.6 anchor2 .96
7.15.7 anchor2partname .96
7.15.8 textposition .96
7.15.9 textydirection . .97
7.15.10  textsize .97
7.15.11  markupcolor .97
7.15.12  value .98
7.15.13  units .98
7.15.14  precision .98
7.15.15  usertext .98
7.16 Perpendicular dimension related elements .99
7.16.1 General.99
7.16.2 perpendicularmarkup .100
7.16.3 annoplane .101
7.16.4 anchor1 .101
7.16.5 anchor1partname .101
7.16.6 anchor2 .102
7.16.7 anchor2partname .102
7.16.8 leaderdirection .102
7.16.9 textposition .102
7.16.10  textydirection .103
7.16.11  textsize .103
7.16.12  markupcolor .103
7.16.13  value .103
7.16.14  units .104
7.16.15  precision .104
7.16.16  usertext .104
7.17 Angular dimension related elements .105
7.17.1 General.105
7.17.2 angularmarkup .107
7.17.3 annoplane .107
7.17.4 anchor1 .107
7.17.5 anchor1partname .108
7.17.6 leaderdirection1 .108
7.17.7 anchor2 .108
7.17.8 anchor2partname .108
7.17.9 leaderdirection2 .109
7.17.10  textposition .109
7.17.11  textxdirection .109
7.17.12  textydirection .110
7.17.13  textsize .110
7.17.14  markupcolor .110
7.17.15  value .110
7.17.16  units .111
7.17.17  precision .111
7.17.18  usertext .111
7.18 Radial dimension related elements .111
7.18.1 General.111
7.18.2 radialmarkup .114
7.18.3 annoplane .115
7.18.4 circlecenter .115
7.18.5 pointoncircle .115
7.18.6 arcstart .116
7.18.7 arcend .116
7.18.8 anchorpartname .116
7.18.9  textposition .116
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7.18.10  textxdirection .117
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