Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
Nick Rout wrote: On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 12:14 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote: Looks like if I wish to add comment to PDF files, the only thing I can do is to buy Acrobat. I don't mind buying one copy, but other people in the company will need it too, that's a lot of copies. Just come by this question and is there a free product for adding PDF comments? I need to add comment, nothing more (like stamping, audio clips and such things are not so useful). There are lots of libraries for dealing with pdf files. Take a look at reportlab. I hope you know I am talking about user tools, for use with office people. Looks like in Linux even a product that can READ pdf file correctly are lacking. What is wrong with acroread on linux? Ah, sorry, I wasn't considering Linux product = foss based on Linux, which is wrong of course. acroread is fine, gpdf fails. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
https://www.scientificlinux.org/ 2005/10/19, Zhang Weiwu [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Looks like if I wish to add comment to PDF files, the only thing I can do is to buy Acrobat. I don't mind buying one copy, but other people in the company will need it too, that's a lot of copies. Just come by this question and is there a free product for adding PDF comments? I need to add comment, nothing more (like stamping, audio clips and such things are not so useful). Looks like in Linux even a product that can READ pdf file correctly are lacking. I use gpdf, and a lot of eps embeded images looks corrupted but they were fine in acroread, besides, these (looking-bad-in-gpdf) pdf files are exported from Openoffice, another excellent opensource product. -- Zhang Weiwu CEO Real Softservice International business: http://www.realss.com International sales:0086 10 84606011 Inland business:http://www.realss.cn Inland sales call: 0086 592 2099987 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
https://www.scientificlinux.org/ 2005/10/19, Peter Gordon [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Zhang Weiwu said: Nick Rout wrote: What is wrong with acroread on linux? Ah, sorry, I wasn't considering Linux product = foss based on Linux, which is wrong of course. acroread is fine, gpdf fails. Have you tried evince? (part of GNOME 2.12) I quite like it. :-) --Peter -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
https://www.scientificlinux.org/ 2005/10/19, Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 12:14 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote: Looks like if I wish to add comment to PDF files, the only thing I can do is to buy Acrobat. I don't mind buying one copy, but other people in the company will need it too, that's a lot of copies. Just come by this question and is there a free product for adding PDF comments? I need to add comment, nothing more (like stamping, audio clips and such things are not so useful). There are lots of libraries for dealing with pdf files. Take a look at reportlab. Looks like in Linux even a product that can READ pdf file correctly are lacking. What is wrong with acroread on linux? I use gpdf, and a lot of eps embeded images looks corrupted but they were fine in acroread, besides, these (looking-bad-in-gpdf) pdf files are exported from Openoffice, another excellent opensource product. -- Zhang Weiwu CEO Real Softservice International business: http://www.realss.com International sales:0086 10 84606011 Inland business:http://www.realss.cn Inland sales call: 0086 592 2099987 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
Yeah ok we heard you the first time,and the second time and now a third time. Just what has your answer go tto do with the question? On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:08:56 +0200 DebianTux23 wrote: https://www.scientificlinux.org/ 2005/10/19, Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 12:14 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote: Looks like if I wish to add comment to PDF files, the only thing I can do is to buy Acrobat. I don't mind buying one copy, but other people in the company will need it too, that's a lot of copies. Just come by this question and is there a free product for adding PDF comments? I need to add comment, nothing more (like stamping, audio clips and such things are not so useful). Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
On 10/19/05, Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah ok we heard you the first time,and the second time and now a thirdtime.Just what has your answer go tto do with the question?On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:08:56 +0200DebianTux23 wrote: https://www.scientificlinux.org/ I checked it very thoroughly, and that quite definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is. -Mike-- Michael E. CruteSoftware DeveloperSoftGroup Development CorporationLinux, because reboots are for installing hardware.In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?
Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
Peter Gordon wrote: Zhang Weiwu said: Nick Rout wrote: What is wrong with acroread on linux? Ah, sorry, I wasn't considering Linux product = foss based on Linux, which is wrong of course. acroread is fine, gpdf fails. Have you tried evince? (part of GNOME 2.12) I quite like it. :-) --Peter Before I even begin to try solving the below problems, I wanna make sure that this product does have comment/annotation feature. I don't find this feature on their website. If it's plainly a PDF viewer, I will like to have a try but arrange it in the longer run, perhaps after 2.12 release. Joe zhangweiwu # ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=~x86 emerge -av evince These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [blocks B ] x11-libs/cairo-0.2 (is blocking x11-libs/cairo-1.0.2) [ebuild N] app-text/poppler-0.4.2 +gtk +jpeg -qt +zlib 759 kB [ebuild U ] dev-util/gtk-doc-1.4-r1 [1.3-r1] -emacs 145 kB [ebuild U ] dev-libs/glib-2.8.2 [2.6.5] -debug +doc -hardened 2,502 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/cairo-1.0.2 [0.1.23-r1] +X +doc -glitz +png 1,424 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/pango-1.10.1 [1.8.1-r1] -debug +doc 1,158 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/gtk+-2.8.6 [2.6.8] -debug +doc +jpeg +tiff 11,545 kB [ebuild U ] app-text/gnome-doc-utils-0.4.2 [0.1.3] -debug 365 kB [ebuild N] app-text/evince-0.4.0-r2 -dbus -debug +doc -dvi -nautilus -t1lib +tiff 870 kB Total size of downloads: 18,772 kB !!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed !!!on the same system. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
On Thu, 2005-10-20 at 09:08 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote: Peter Gordon wrote: Zhang Weiwu said: Nick Rout wrote: What is wrong with acroread on linux? Ah, sorry, I wasn't considering Linux product = foss based on Linux, which is wrong of course. acroread is fine, gpdf fails. Have you tried evince? (part of GNOME 2.12) I quite like it. :-) --Peter Before I even begin to try solving the below problems, I wanna make sure that this product does have comment/annotation feature. I don't find this feature on their website. If it's plainly a PDF viewer, I will like to have a try but arrange it in the longer run, perhaps after 2.12 release. Joe zhangweiwu # ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=~x86 emerge -av evince These are the packages that I would merge, in order: Calculating dependencies ...done! [blocks B ] x11-libs/cairo-0.2 (is blocking x11-libs/cairo-1.0.2) [ebuild N] app-text/poppler-0.4.2 +gtk +jpeg -qt +zlib 759 kB [ebuild U ] dev-util/gtk-doc-1.4-r1 [1.3-r1] -emacs 145 kB [ebuild U ] dev-libs/glib-2.8.2 [2.6.5] -debug +doc -hardened 2,502 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/cairo-1.0.2 [0.1.23-r1] +X +doc -glitz +png 1,424 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/pango-1.10.1 [1.8.1-r1] -debug +doc 1,158 kB [ebuild U ] x11-libs/gtk+-2.8.6 [2.6.8] -debug +doc +jpeg +tiff 11,545 kB [ebuild U ] app-text/gnome-doc-utils-0.4.2 [0.1.3] -debug 365 kB [ebuild N] app-text/evince-0.4.0-r2 -dbus -debug +doc -dvi -nautilus -t1lib +tiff 870 kB Total size of downloads: 18,772 kB !!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed !!!on the same system. It doesn't, at least not yet. http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168304 I haven't found any PDF editor to add annotations and such. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:32:52 -0700 Luis Ortiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ big snip ] I haven't found any PDF editor to add annotations and such. FWIW, I concur. But for _automating_ pdf work I've used perl modules (say, pdf-reuse). Beats editing each by hand if it's not required. Just my 2 warped pennies. HTH. -- |\ /|| | ~ ~ | \/ ||---| `|` ? ||ichael | |iggins\^ / michael_higgins[at]iinet[dot]com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
Looks like if I wish to add comment to PDF files, the only thing I can do is to buy Acrobat. I don't mind buying one copy, but other people in the company will need it too, that's a lot of copies. Just come by this question and is there a free product for adding PDF comments? I need to add comment, nothing more (like stamping, audio clips and such things are not so useful). Looks like in Linux even a product that can READ pdf file correctly are lacking. I use gpdf, and a lot of eps embeded images looks corrupted but they were fine in acroread, besides, these (looking-bad-in-gpdf) pdf files are exported from Openoffice, another excellent opensource product. -- Zhang Weiwu CEO Real Softservice International business: http://www.realss.com International sales:0086 10 84606011 Inland business:http://www.realss.cn Inland sales call: 0086 592 2099987 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] adding comment on pdf files?
On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 12:14 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote: Looks like if I wish to add comment to PDF files, the only thing I can do is to buy Acrobat. I don't mind buying one copy, but other people in the company will need it too, that's a lot of copies. Just come by this question and is there a free product for adding PDF comments? I need to add comment, nothing more (like stamping, audio clips and such things are not so useful). There are lots of libraries for dealing with pdf files. Take a look at reportlab. Looks like in Linux even a product that can READ pdf file correctly are lacking. What is wrong with acroread on linux? I use gpdf, and a lot of eps embeded images looks corrupted but they were fine in acroread, besides, these (looking-bad-in-gpdf) pdf files are exported from Openoffice, another excellent opensource product. -- Zhang Weiwu CEO Real Softservice International business: http://www.realss.com International sales:0086 10 84606011 Inland business:http://www.realss.cn Inland sales call: 0086 592 2099987 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
