[opensuse] Re: Is it possible to edit and save PDF forms?
Kai Ponte wrote:
AFAIK, the only product which will actually save the form data along with the form is the Wintendo version of Acrobat Professional.
Though I've gotten in and edited PDF data I've yet to actually save it in a form using *nix.
Want to write something? :p
If anybody is writing "something", he or she should have a look at pdftk. This can fill in forms and can save them. It is a command-line tool and not a viewer, though, and therefore no solution for Carlos' problem. But it is an application where one can get open-sourced code for that problem. Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod@acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Monday 2007-08-13 at 17:55 +0200, Joachim Schrod wrote:
If anybody is writing "something", he or she should have a look at pdftk. This can fill in forms and can save them.
I did look at it.
It is a command-line tool and not a viewer, though, and therefore no solution for Carlos' problem. But it is an application where one can get open-sourced code for that problem.
It has options to change the permissions a pdf file. But even using "allow AllFeatures", the user of acroread is denied access to save the file or annotate or any of those things. I tried. We need some extra permissions they call "rights-enabled PDF forms", for which you need the "LiveCycle" things from them. I don't know why pdftk can't enable such permissions. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFGwKcatTMYHG2NR9URAkROAJ0WK3zn1CGVDZm1otrwh+3Ob/Yf3gCglQV/ qG0dxn9fKMEpQCi0ipApZi4= =HUfV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 20:46 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Monday 2007-08-13 at 17:55 +0200, Joachim Schrod wrote:
If anybody is writing "something", he or she should have a look at pdftk. This can fill in forms and can save them.
I did look at it.
It is a command-line tool and not a viewer, though, and therefore no solution for Carlos' problem. But it is an application where one can get open-sourced code for that problem.
It has options to change the permissions a pdf file. But even using "allow AllFeatures", the user of acroread is denied access to save the file or annotate or any of those things. I tried.
We need some extra permissions they call "rights-enabled PDF forms", for which you need the "LiveCycle" things from them. I don't know why pdftk can't enable such permissions.
Carlos, This is how I deal with pdf editing. If it does not help you it may help somebody else. 1. If it a "text" pdf file I edited using Kword the wordprocessor of KDE office. There I do all changes then I save as openoffice file format. Then I open it in OO and export to pdf. This will produce a new pdf file with all the changes. It is not perfect because is a two step procedure but it is simple and fast so it works. Because of different character encoding between OS/applications sometimes bullets, boxes may not show. You may have to play with it. For example your form is OK except for the square checked boxes. I did not have time to play with it. 2. If it is a "graphic" pdf fileI use Gimp. Select the rectangle and cut. Then select insert text and place the cursor there and enter text. Gimp can not save as pdf so I have to do like above: save as jpeg or other graphic format, open in OO draw and export as pdf. 3. There is a nice pdf editor for linux. I have it installed and I used it a couple of time. It has GUI but requires you read the documents :-) http://pdfedit.petricek.net/ I build it from source. I am running SuSE 10.2 64. If you do not have QMAKESPEC setup it may complain just: $ export QMAKESPEC=/usr/lib/qt3/mkspecs/linux-g++ $./configure $ make # make install Ciao -=terry(Denver)=- Ciao -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hi Carlos, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Monday 2007-08-13 at 17:55 +0200, Joachim Schrod wrote:
If anybody is writing "something", he or she should have a look at pdftk. This can fill in forms and can save them.
I did look at it.
It is a command-line tool and not a viewer, though, and therefore no solution for Carlos' problem. But it is an application where one can get open-sourced code for that problem.
It has options to change the permissions a pdf file. But even using "allow AllFeatures", the user of acroread is denied access to save the file or annotate or any of those things. I tried.
We need some extra permissions they call "rights-enabled PDF forms", for which you need the "LiveCycle" things from them. I don't know why pdftk can't enable such permissions.
Perhaps you could convert the PDF to HTML, edit the HTML and then convert back to PDF? Here are a couple of links I have that I hope help. Convert PDF to text, Word HTML;http://www.pdf-to-html-word.com/pdf-to-text/ HOWTO Convert chm files to HTML or PDF files - HTMLDOC http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LinuxAppFinderWebLinks/~3/143398048/how-to-co... We would all be very interested in how/if you solve this one. Regards Hylton -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Saturday 2007-08-18 at 11:58 +0200, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
We need some extra permissions they call "rights-enabled PDF forms", for which you need the "LiveCycle" things from them. I don't know why pdftk can't enable such permissions.
Perhaps you could convert the PDF to HTML, edit the HTML and then convert back to PDF?
That's not an option when you work with government forms. They must necessarily be printed from the original pdf, with all the dots and commas in the exact right millimeter, or they will refuse to even look at it.
Here are a couple of links I have that I hope help.
Convert PDF to text, Word HTML;http://www.pdf-to-html-word.com/pdf-to-text/
HOWTO Convert chm files to HTML or PDF files - HTMLDOC http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LinuxAppFinderWebLinks/~3/143398048/how-to-co...
Well, I'll save those links for other problems that may arise, but for this particular case, they don't serve.
We would all be very interested in how/if you solve this one.
- From Teruel de Campo answer I gather there is no solution. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFGy4U7tTMYHG2NR9URAnPaAJ41a6zgQiBISs6V8Hj3Wj5d64boCgCfb43o LK7zTltA/piGbCU9Y6xirMA= =7S0S -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Wednesday 2007-08-22 at 02:37 +0200, I wrote:
From Teruel de Campo answer I gather there is no solution.
Sorry, it was Joachim Schrod's answer. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFGy4brtTMYHG2NR9URAviVAKCGjflNzUEJ0xlRTHkc/HGUWw+gywCfbHv/ 9vXmWd15CnHa37UdOTCamaA= =Jt0q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday, 18 August 2007 21:58:43 Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
We would all be very interested in how/if you solve this one.
Would pdfedit help? http://pdfedit.petricek.net/pdfedit.index_e -- Regards Scott Newton -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Wednesday 2007-08-22 at 12:53 +1200, Scott Newton wrote:
Would pdfedit help? http://pdfedit.petricek.net/pdfedit.index_e
Nope. We tried anyway, and if I remember correctly it took something like half an hour to open one of the forms, and finally crashed. I'd have to check up the exact report to be sure of this, though. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFGy4wutTMYHG2NR9URAj9yAJ4+P2UO5OWaj9l4PZlVGJXWi0ORegCdFdzk AEFVRrYuEtHmLnC5TvK2vOo= =C2XQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2007-08-22 at 03:06 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
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The Wednesday 2007-08-22 at 12:53 +1200, Scott Newton wrote:
Would pdfedit help? http://pdfedit.petricek.net/pdfedit.index_e
Nope.
We tried anyway, and if I remember correctly it took something like half an hour to open one of the forms, and finally crashed. I'd have to check up the exact report to be sure of this, though.
Im on the pdfedit list and there are a couple bugs still making this app unusable for any (semi) complex PDF. Looks really promising thou Hans E-Mail disclaimer: http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Carlos E. R. -
Hans van der Merwe -
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) -
Joachim Schrod -
Scott Newton -
Teruel de Campo MD