On Oct 16, 2008, at 11:06 PM, John Bresnik wrote: > On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Guyren G Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> On Oct 16, 2008, at 10:23 PM, Rob Kaufman wrote: >> >>> The best way to do it uses a technology called FDF. You basically >>> add form fields to the PDF using Acrobat or Illistator and then make >>> an FDF or XFDF (its FDF+XML ;-) and merge the two. The result is >>> the form filled in. As far as I know there isn't a great way to do >>> that inside Ruby, but there is an app called pdftk (which doesn't >>> actually use TK btw) and I usually shell out to that. >> >> Actually, I found pdftk just now, and that would let me set one pdf >> as >> a watermark over another one. >> >> I think if I use a form, someone can modify the form with Acrobat, >> can't they? >> >> This is intended to be a lightweight deterrent to distribution, but I >> think that's too lightweight. > > What abt generating on the fly with pdf writer or RailsPDF ?
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