On Tue, 4 Dec 2012, Girvin R. Herr wrote:
Tom Davies wrote:
Hi :)
<snip>
Although a lot of programs can now write Pdfs they seldom allow you to edit
the text as freely as you would edit an Odt or Doc. They do sometimes
allow you to crop and rotate pages and do some fairly rough work like that.
<snip>
In the last 6 months or so, I had the task of completing two PDF forms that
organizations sent me to fill out. I decided to try the LO PDF import and
use LO to fill out the forms. In both cases, PDF import created a Draw file
of pages conforming to each page of the PDF file. With the first PDF form, I
was not able to modify any text or objects in the form. It was if the
original format was a picture. However, I was able to add text boxes over
the "picture" and get the form filled out. With the second PDF form, I was
not only able to add text boxes as before, but I was also able to edit the
original form text! What was different between the two PDFs? I haven't a
clue.
So, it looks like PDF file editability in LO Draw depends on the particular
PDF you are trying to edit.
Girvin Herr
some pdfs are nothing really but image files with some other code
'identifying' them as 'pdf'.
I notice one cannot see one's own posts; is it possible to switch
this on?
F.
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Felmon Davis
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