On Thu, 3 May 2007, Robert Derman wrote:
IMHO all that is really needed is a program to convert PDFs to ODF files.
Once they are in the ODF form, OOo can then edit them.
Interesting, except that PDF is a wrapper format and could contain just
about anything.
Anyway, as mentioned editing PDFs largely goes against their apparent
purpose which is as a terminal stage format. It's not for working
documents. Data spends a while in PDF form before heading off to the
printer and then the circular file system.
What might be more useful is to get to the bottom of why PDF editing is
being requested and see if there isn't a more efficient and/or appropriate
way to accomplish the same thing.
I would suspect that PDF is being used a lot more than it used to be for
platform- and software-independent exchange of finished documents. And,
not knowing the limitations inherent in the format, people are now wishing
to do the same with working documents. If that guess is correct, then
promoting awareness of and use of OOo's default file format, OpenDocument
aka ISO/IEC 26300, would be the way to go.
-Lars
Lars Noodén ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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