Mike,
Thanks for doing the kernel session on Saturday!
Regarding your concept for pdf files:
A problem that you might encounter if you create such a form is that the
forms input function in Adobe's Acrobat Reader for Linux is broken. Oops,
I forgot that you were designing this for brain-dead people, who wouldn't
be using Linux anyway.
However, there isn't any way for the user to save a .pdf file with the input
data from forms imbedded in it. So what are you going to strip input out of?
Ralph
At 10:48 PM 4/16/00 -0700, Michael Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>No, I'm talking about making a form that has field to enter data in in pdf.
>That way, anybody can go and fill out the form at their leisure and then
>submit it. I have a program that can strip all the data out and enter it
>into a database. Basically, it's for the more brain-dead people out there
>who need to be able to fill out the form. The problem is, I could run it
>through millions of filters, but would I keep the data fields? Maybe I
>would be better off sticking with hypertext, non? I think it's a *bit* more
>portable than the supposedly "portable" document format.
>
>--Mike
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> I'm not too clear on what you want - you're talking about a form
>> on the web that when the values are input, it generates a pdf
>> file?
>>
>> You can do that with PHP, I think... I haven't tried it yet myself.
>>
>> You can also print from any normal printer on windows/mac to your
>> samba printer using a postscript driver using ghostscript to save
>> as a postscript file, then use ps2pdf. I've got this set up myself.
>>
>> Curt
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 06:48:41PM -0700, Michael Smith wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I have a need to write a minimal amount of .pdf files, probably not
>> > enough to justify buying Acrobat. Is there any way to write pdf's in
>> > Linux? I know there's a filter (dvipdfm
>> > http://freshmeat.net/appindex/1999/06/07/928792458.html) that goes from
>> > dvi to pdf, but what I'm concerned about is making a pdf form that you
>> > can have data input areas in. Think along the lines of html forms, but
>> > in .pdf format.
>> > Or, can we make these in .dvi's with tex or equivalent and then filter
>> > it? In case none of you have talked to my wife lately, I suck at word
>> > processing-type stuff.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Michael J. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > 2250 Patterson #25 Eugene, OR 97405
>> > (541)346-7562
>> >
>> >
>
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>Michael J. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>2250 Patterson #25 Eugene, OR 97405
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