NoOp wrote: > NoOp wrote: >> John Jason Jordan wrote: >> >>> >>> Also, I can't upgrade my 2.03 to 2.04 because 2.04 is not yet in the >>> repositories. Meantime, it would be useful to find out if perhaps this >>> problem has been resolved in 2.04. If someone with 2.04 would download >>> the files and verify that it does or does not work, I'd appreciate it. >>> >> >> 2.0.4 (linux) does not fix the problem. I tested briefly last night. >> When I get time I'll try a few other things today. I will also test >> using PDFCreator in Windows; in the past I've had better luck with that. >> I also have Adobe Acrobat (older 4x version) and will give that a try. > > Update: I just tried your test_form.pdf in Windows Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 > and the forms function *does* work! I can select the dropdowns, select > the character, check the boxes, click the radio buttons, fill in the > text box, everything. I then print out my filled in document to > PDFCreator as a PDF, and everything is as I filled it in. > > In AR5 (Windows) under Help|About Adobe Acrobat Plugins| I list a plugin > for Forms: AcroFill.api. Note: I've not tried yet in AR7 Windows. > In my AR7 (Unix) I do *not* have this plugin. > > So, it appears that OOo *is* exporting the PDF properly. The problem is > not having an Acrobat Reader "Forms" plugin in AR7 (linux). I'll hunt > around and see if I can find one... However, remember that Adobe only > added the linux version of AR recently, so they may not have gotten > around to adding this plugin yet.
Fixed the forms plugin in AR7 (linux): ripped out Ubuntu Dapper Acrobat Reader 7 and installed AR 7.0.8 directly from Adobe website using the .tz file. All forms etc are now viewable & working in this version of AR7 (linux). --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
