Do we really need to sign a PDF? Would there be a better way to collect the data that we need?
On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 at 02:51, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think that's a great idea. Back when I trialed DocuSign, they had a > feature for online form filling from a PDF you upload. I wonder if > there's a way we can integrate more easily with form filling apps like > that. > > On Thu, 28 Jan 2021 at 16:56, Craig Russell <apache....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Seems to me that we could improve the CLA submitting page to explain how to > > sign the .pdf. > > > > On my Mac, I can save the icla.pdf from Safari, open it with Preview, fill > > the form with the keyboard and then apply a signature to the form via > > Tools/Annotate/Signature, "save as" myicla.pdf and send it off as an > > attachment to an email. > > > > Most of the received .jpg files are printed and then scanned with a phone. > > > > But modern phones also allow you to download the icla.pdf and fill the > > form, including to add a signature. You can then share it to mail and send > > it off. > > > > I've just tested this on the live site. The first attempt used Google > > Chrome to navigate to the icla.pdf, opened with Adobe Acrobat, filled the > > form (only one field as an exaple), signed it with a pretty good signature, > > and then shared a link to a document in the cloud which is not acceptable. > > The second attempt shared a copy of the document which was attached to an > > email message. The second attempt can produce an acceptable iclaxxx.pdf > > suitable for filing. > > > > So I think we should be able to document a few good ways to get a signed > > ICLA without printing or scanning. > > > > WDYT? > > > > Craig > > > > > On Jan 23, 2021, at 8:00 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Surely it would be simpler to do a screen print of the image? > > > > > > However, both options are likely to degrade the quality of the scan. > > > > > > Also, it's not essential to convert everything to PDF. > > > > > > On Sat, 23 Jan 2021 at 15:32, Dave Fisher <w...@apache.org> wrote: > > >> > > >> If you have a modern all-in-one printer. You can print the image and > > >> then scan to pdf. > > >> > > >> Does the secretarial team have that equipment? > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> Dave > > >> > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> > > >>> On Jan 23, 2021, at 4:50 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> On Sat, 23 Jan 2021 at 00:48, Craig Russell <apache....@gmail.com> > > >>> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> Hi Sebb, > > >>>> > > >>>> Since years ago we have converted ICLAs to .pdf, and I think this is a > > >>>> good approach. > > >>> > > >>> I was not suggesting that we should abandon doing so, but that it was > > >>> an alternative. > > >>> > > >>>> I asked the submitter to send a single .pdf and he did so. So this > > >>>> case is closed. > > >>> > > >>> Fine, but that might not always be possible. > > >>> > > >>>> Craig > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>> On Jan 15, 2021, at 4:02 PM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Looks like there is an issue with the image which img2pdf cannot > > >>>>> handle: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> https://gitlab.mister-muffin.de/josch/img2pdf/issues/61#note_912 > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Is it not possible to save the JPGs without converting to PDF first? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Fri, 15 Jan 2021 at 06:46, Craig Russell <apache....@gmail.com> > > >>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Currently in the secretary queue there is a two-page document for > > >>>>>> Wei Li. Trying to pdf-ize either page results in an error. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Exception: #<RuntimeError: Failed to convert liwei-ICLA-1.jpg to PDF> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Any ideas? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Thanks, > > >>>>>> Craig > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Craig L Russell > > >>>>>> c...@apache.org > > >>>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Craig L Russell > > >>>> c...@apache.org > > >>>> > > > > Craig L Russell > > c...@apache.org > >
