On Sunday 30 April 2006 17:43, Kite Lau wrote: > ? 2006-04-30?? 17:09 +0100?David Goodenough??? > > > On Sunday 30 April 2006 12:45, Morten Langlo wrote: > > > s?n, 30 apr, 2006, 12:14:22 +0100, skrev David Goodenough: > > > > On Sunday 30 April 2006 11:38, Morten Langlo wrote: > > > > > l?r, 29 apr, 2006, 11:35:17 +0100, skrev David Goodenough: > > > > > > I have just gone through the process of moving the registered > > > > > > office of my company, and the form (in the UK a form 287) is > > > > > > available as a PDF. But presumably in order to make sure that I > > > > > > do not change the form it is password locked. > > > > > > > > > > > > The instructions with this form say that the boxes should either > > > > > > be filled in typescript or bold black capitals. My hand writing, > > > > > > even my block capitals has never been wonderful (sometimes I can > > > > > > not read my own handwriting), so I would rather use typescript, > > > > > > but I no longer possess a typewriter. > > > > > > > > > > > > I could spend time trying to line up a document produced using > > > > > > either something like Scribus or a word processor, but that would > > > > > > be easier if I could include the PDF as a background, then I > > > > > > could put frames over each box and type in the values. This > > > > > > would then also mean that I could print the PDF and my answers in > > > > > > one go, rather than having to line the answers to a sheet on > > > > > > which I had previously printed the form. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is this possible with Scribus (the PDF is not in a format that > > > > > > Scribus will open as a document), or could it be added easily? > > > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > Why not just fill in the form with acroread 7.0.1 for Linux > > > > > and then print the it? > > > > > > > > Because it is not a "PDF Form", it is just a form that was designed > > > > using PDF for printing. If it was a "PDF Form" I could use PDFtk to > > > > fill it in. Actually it could be a "PDF Form", but PDFTk says it is > > > > password locked so it can not do anything with it. > > > > > > It is this form you talk about? > > > > > > www.companieshouse.gov.uk/forms/generalForms/287.pdf > > > > > > Acrobat Reader for linux reads this form very well, and you > > > _kan_ fill in the fields, and then print to printer or to a PS-file !! > > > - I have just tried it again!! > > > > > > Morten > > > > OK, I installed acrobat 7.0.5 as packaged for Debian from the marillat > > site. Reading the help I should have a Document Bar from which I > > should be able to turn on Highlight Fields. I can not find a Docoment > > Bar, or any way to turn on Hightlight Fields. Can you point me at > > the right place please? > > please play with setting: Edit > Preference > Form ... The is no Form on Preferences! > > > Also when I move the cursor over a field the pointer changed from > > the hand to an arrow, not an i-beam. According to the Help this is > > required for being able to fill in a text field. > > Why not have a try to see the result. I did, no new text appeared when I clicked on the field and type some text > > By the way, I can see that there is no submit button in the form, if I > were you I would use the Scribus doc Riku provided and rework the pdf > form with submit button within Scribus and export the file as pdf form, > then you can save the .fdf file for record, or you can only print the > file to a ps file as a computer copy. I think this form is only provided so that you can print it and therefore does not have a Submit button. I will try rebuilding it using the .sla file.
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