A P A C H E B A T I K
 What is it?
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 Batik is a Java based toolkit for applications which handle
 images in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format for
 various purposes, such as viewing, generation or
 manipulation. 
 The project's ambition is to give developers a set of core
 modules which can be used together or individually to
 support specific SVG solutions. Examples of modules are
 an SVG parser, an SVG generator and an SVG DOM
 implementation. Another ambition of the Batik project is to
 make it highly extensible (for example, Batik allows the
 developer to handle custom SVG tags). Even though the
 goal of the project is to provide a set of core modules, one
 of the deliveries is a full fledged SVG Viewer
 implementation which validates the various modules and
 their inter-operability. 
 In a nutshell, Batik provides building blocks that developers
 can assemble in various ways in their Java technology
 applications to generate, parse, view or convert SVG
 contents. For example, Batik contains a Swing component
 that can add SVG viewing capability to all Java technology
 applications. Batik can also be used to generate SVG on a
 client or on a server, and Batik can convert SVG content
 into other formats such as JPEG or PNG. Batik's goal is to
 make it easy for application developers to handle SVG
 content for various purposes, client-side or server-side.
 Where is it?
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 The home page for the Apache Batik project can be found in the Apache XML 
 Project web site (http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/). There you also find 
 information on how to download the latest release as well as all the other 
 information you might need regarding this project.
 Requirements
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 o A Java 8 or later compatible virtual machine for your operating system.
 Optional Libraries
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 By default, Batik includes a scripting engine for ECMAScript. It is possible
 to add support for additional scripting languages (Python and TCL).
 See http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/install.html#optionalComponents for
 details.
 Installation Instructions and Documentation
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 Read the Install page at http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/install.html
 for the installation instructions.
 Look for the most updated documentation on the Apache Batik web site under
 the Apache XML Graphics Project (http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/).
 Licensing and legal issues
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 For legal and licensing issues, please read the LICENSE and NOTICE files.
 Thanks for using Apache Batik.
 The Apache XML Graphics Project
 http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/