Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-14 Thread Andreas Schneider
Am 2016-03-10 16:56, schrieb Hans Hagen: next beta: \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext \definefield[x][signature] \field[x] \stoptext It's working; thank you very much :-) ___ If your question

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-10 Thread Hans Hagen
On 3/10/2016 11:04 AM, Andreas Schneider wrote: Hello Hans, after comparing eforms and the result of a document edited by Acrobat, the relevant portions in the spec (PDF 32000-1:2008) are: Section 12.7.4.5, with tables 232 and 233. From what I see it should be possible to add a field /FT /Sig

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-10 Thread Andreas Schneider
Hello Hans, after comparing eforms and the result of a document edited by Acrobat, the relevant portions in the spec (PDF 32000-1:2008) are: Section 12.7.4.5, with tables 232 and 233. From what I see it should be possible to add a field /FT /Sig with and without a /Lock dictionary. The /Lock

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm
Am 2016-03-09 um 22:04 schrieb Andreas Schneider : > Very good point(s). > > Just for more reference: > We use such forms heavily in-house, sometimes with a multi-stage approach. > Example: the employee fills out his details, etc., and signs that part. The > fields he had to fill

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Andreas Schneider
Very good point(s). Just for more reference: We use such forms heavily in-house, sometimes with a multi-stage approach. Example: the employee fills out his details, etc., and signs that part. The fields he had to fill are now locked (but saved, ofcourse ;-)). That PDF is now sent to his or

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Hans Hagen
On 3/9/2016 4:39 PM, Alan BRASLAU wrote: One has to be EXTREMELY careful with these "features". Currently, there are so-called PDF forms, but they are far from fully functional. I suspect that the specifications are not clear and are not respected in any case. which is usually the case with

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Alan BRASLAU
One has to be EXTREMELY careful with these "features". Currently, there are so-called PDF forms, but they are far from fully functional. I suspect that the specifications are not clear and are not respected in any case. I will give a concrete example: The American Tax agency, IRS, provides a

Re: [NTG-context] PDF Signature Fields

2016-03-09 Thread Hans Hagen
On 3/9/2016 2:11 PM, Andreas Schneider wrote: Hello all, is there currently any mechanism in ConTeXt similar to the LaTeX digsig or eforms package? I want to add a form field that can be digitally signed (which is now already possible with Acrobat Reader, not just with Acrobat Pro).