[LUNI] PDFs..

[Chris McKeever]

On 10/5/06, Walter <we3 at sprynet.com> wrote:
> I think it was asked before, but I don't think there was a satisfactory
> answer.
>
> You can edit it in gimp. Makes sense if it's just a graphic anyway.
>
> You could make a PDF with fillable fields in Scribus by using the pdf as
> a background image.

I was just looking for something like this last week - and I know
there is a solution out there, as I once saw it at a trade convention,
but unfortunately couldn't find the contact info.

We were using Adobe Approval 5.0, which was the last version released
that allowed for saving of filled in form fields of a PDF, without
having to upgrade to Acrobat.  It was relatively cheap, $50 per
license (not as good as the free reader, but not the whole acrobat
either)

The solution that I had come across, but can't find again, basically
takes your PDF you created, which contains fillable form fields and
modifies it for a nominal charge, which then let you save it - it was
pretty slick, a bit hacky, but it seemed to be the missing link for
the project I was working on.


>
> Finally I think there was a windowmaker app that was supposed to be able
> to edit postscript, and maybe pdf. I don't recall the name. But it
> wouldn't really add much to anything at this point since your document
> is really a series of images encapsulated in a pdf document, not a
> vector graphic.
>
> On Wed, 2006-10-04 at 23:24 -0500, Samir Faci wrote:
> > Sorry if this is a repost, but I think the question was posted here before
> > and I just found myself in need of it.  If anyone has the answer can you
> > simply forward me that email.
> >
> > Is there an application that lets me write to pdfs?
> >
> > ie. I have a scanned copy of a document as a pdf, I need to fill some info
> > in certain fields.  (the pdfs are scanned as images, not forms).
> >
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
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