Re: [NTG-context] How do I compile a "flat" pdf?
On 10/9/2016 3:32 AM, Alan Braslau wrote: Also pdftk But, it is naive to believe that a pdf can be "protected" from copying or extracting, isn't it? indeed, in a similar fashion as copy protected cd (by making then fagile for reading on computers) ... 100 years form now they will either laugh at us or wonder if we could not do better than that Alan On Oct 7, 2016, at 09:08, Hans Hagen wrote: On 10/7/2016 4:50 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: The only way to "protect" contents from editing are the password settings. There are free tools to set them, but AFAIK no open source tools except maybe libraries. qpdf and mutools ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___ -- - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] How do I compile a "flat" pdf?
Also pdftk But, it is naive to believe that a pdf can be "protected" from copying or extracting, isn't it? Alan > On Oct 7, 2016, at 09:08, Hans Hagen wrote: > > On 10/7/2016 4:50 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > >> The only way to "protect" contents from editing are the password settings. >> There are free tools to set them, but AFAIK no open source tools except >> maybe libraries. > > qpdf and mutools ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] How do I compile a "flat" pdf?
On 10/7/2016 4:50 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: The only way to "protect" contents from editing are the password settings. There are free tools to set them, but AFAIK no open source tools except maybe libraries. qpdf and mutools - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] How do I compile a "flat" pdf?
Am 2016-10-07 um 10:39 schrieb Bomber K. : > I am trying to create a pdf which contains some graphics that I created. I > want to pass my PDF digitally but I don't want users to be able to > right-click on a gfx and save it. I think this is called "flattening". No. Flattening PDFs means to "burn in" comments and the contents of form fields from editable to page content. > Is there a way in CTX to create such a file or do I have to recompile the PDF > with 3rd party software? The only way to "protect" contents from editing are the password settings. There are free tools to set them, but AFAIK no open source tools except maybe libraries. There’s also pdfcrack to find out passwords. > Is there maybe even a way to flatten only specific objects like, only one > picture of many or all, and leave form fields unflattened? Not at all. Greetlings, Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer) GPG Key ID 1C9B22FD ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___