John Jason Jordan wrote: > > Yes, this is exactly what I wanted to accomplish. I had already > installed the CUPS PDF printer on my Ubuntu amd-64 Dapper laptop. And I > have Adobe Reader 7.08 for Linux as well. Now that I can create a form > in OOo I did so, opened it in Adobe Reader, and successfully edited the > PDF by filling in the blanks that I created. The only thing I didn't do > yet was to print to the CUPS PDF printer, and that's because I was too > lazy. In Adobe Reader for Linux the print dialog box does not have a > dropdown to select the printer. You have to type the lpr command in a > window instead. And it is currently set to print to my default > laserjet, and I didn't have the time to figure out how to alter it. > > A better solution would be to open the fillable PDF file in a different > Linux PDF viewer that has a better print dialog box. My usual > alternative to Adobe Reader is KPDF, which does have such a drop-down > box. Unfortunately, when I opened my fillable PDF in KPDF I could not > enter anything in the fields that I had created. So now I need to find > a different Linux PDF viewer that can both edit the fillable PDF and > has a decent print dialog box. > > Thanks for including the info about the Windows PDF Creator. Ultimately > I plan to use this technique for student homework projects. Most are > running Windows, many run Macs, and a handful use Linux. Is there a Mac > equivalent to PDF Creator?
I found this helpful when setting up my cups-pdf printer: http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/03/23/print-to-pdf-using-cups-pdf/ As for Adobe Reader: Once I've set up the printers I simply change to the PDF printer: Example: If it's set to my default MP750 the dialog looks like this: /usr/bin/lp -d MP750 To change it to the PDF printer I just replace the MP750 with PDFPrinter /usr/bin/lp -d PDFPrinter --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
