> "It's just the way it is" > > Not so. Apple Preview Users are able to edit the generated PDF's just fine.
Apple Preview is not Adobe Reader. It's a third-party application which can do whatever Apple wants it to do with PDFs. Third-party PDF applications are not constrained by the limitations of Adobe Reader. It is, in fact, just the way it is that if you use CF to manipulate Reader-enabled PDFs, that breaks the Reader Extensions functionality. > This seems to imply a couple things: > > 1) There is nothing wrong with the structure of the PDF - rather, Adobe > Reader is enforcing arbitrary restrictions > 2) Would they be doing this to encourage folks to get a LifeCycle license > > Obviously, having employees using Apple Preview to process forms isn't > dependable - I would think a call from Adobe to Apple and that little > loophole would be patched up. > > My biggest confusion is WHY Adobe CF would handle things that way? I can't tell you why Adobe does things. I can only tell you how things are. But yes, Adobe Reader does enforce arbitrary restrictions that other PDF applications are free to ignore. And I'm sure Adobe would like everyone to buy LiveCycle ES servers, too. I don't know why CF breaks Reader Extensions functionality; I don't know if it's intentional or just an oversight. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:318294 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
