2008/10/22 Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 21/10/2008 21:03, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > >> 2008/10/21 NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >>> On 10/21/2008 08:50 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: >>> >>> >>>> 2008/10/20 NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>> >>> [snip] >>> >>> >>>> Nor do I think you will be able to with the extension; I don't think >>>>> it's meant for that. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> So is there something out there, that IS meant for that? I guess there >>>> is >>>> >>>> >>> no >>> >>> >>>> Adobe Acrobat for Linux, is there? And it's not free anyway… >>>> >>>> >>> You can use pdfedit... however it's pretty complicated and I've never >>> fully mastered how to use it properly. >>> >>> >> >> I just installed pdfedit 0.3.2 from the Ubuntu repositories and I just >> can't >> find out how to fill in the form in the file I linked to earlier. It seems >> like the program is more supposed to edit the actual form rather than >> accepting me filling it in and then save it. That is, I can add and delete >> cjeck boxes (for example) but I can not check/uncheck them… I know, this >> is >> a bit OT now, but I started the thread, so I'm it's owner… ;) >> Just to be clear, what I currently want to do is this: >> >> - I have a PDF that is some kind of a form, see the file I attached to >> the first message of this thread or click >> here<http://www.konsumentverket.se/Documents/bilar/kopekontrakt_bilar.pdf >> > >> . >> - I want to enter things in most of its text fields and check some check >> boxes in the PDF and then save it like that. Eventually I might even >> want to >> print it out. >> >> Obviously I can't do this with the PDF import extension for OpenOffice.org >> 3. My thought was to convert the PDF to an ODF, then I should be able to >> do >> whatever I like with it, but obviously I couldn't. >> Maybe the question is whether the extension is even supposed to do this, >> but >> I can't see why not. The more relevant features, the better, right? >> J.R. >> >> >> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> When I have to fill out forms like this (for me US tax forms are a good >>>>> example), I open the form in Adobe Reader (8), fill out the form, and >>>>> then print it to a cups-pdf virtual printer. That saves the filled out >>>>> form in PDF. I've found that to me _much_ easier than trying to use >>>>> PDFEdit and other such pdf editors (other than actual Adobe Acrobat of >>>>> course). >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Well, that's probably also what I would do, until I find a better way. >>>> >>>> >>> The >>> >>> >>>> disadvantage is (or isn't it?) that if I want to change something a few >>>> >>>> >>> days >>> >>> >>>> later, maybe a misspelling or something, I have to open the empty >>>> >>>> >>> original >>> >>> >>>> and fill everything in all over again, hopefully right this time… If the >>>> extension worked perfectly (maybe it will some day), I would just >>>> convert >>>> >>>> >>> it >>> >>> >>>> to something else, then go from there. If it something like the document >>>> >>>> >>> I >>> >>> >>>> attached earlier, I would probably save it as a template. That was my >>>> >>>> >>> idea >>> >>> >>>> anyway. >>>> J.R. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Windows you should be able to do the same by printing the >>>>> filled out form to PDFCreator. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> >> I went to the link using Firefox 3.0.3 on Win XP Pro. The browser has the > PDF Download extension 2.0.0.0 installed. The [linked-to] file opens in > the PDF viewer. Near the top of the viewer's window is a message: "Please > fill out the following form. You cannot save data typed into this form. > Please print your completed form if you would like a copy for your records".
Yes, that's exactly what I was talking about. I was hoping that the PDF import extension would let me fill out the form (sorry for bad English, I think I said "fill in" earlier, maybe that's not the same thing) PDF and SAVE it. Saving it as/converting it to ODF would be an extra bonus… J.S. > > > -- > Harold Fuchs > London, England > Please reply *only* to [email protected] > >
