RE: [PLUG] PDF read/write

["Arthur S. Alexion" <arthur@alexion.com>]

The win/mac versions of Acrobat make it easy to insert form fields into 
such documents. I've been looking for a Linux tool that offers similar 
functionality.

art

William Shank wrote:


> I think i was a little unclear. the forms are online - but they aren't
> "online forms"
>
> they are PDF files, that you download and printout and fillin and mail (ie:
> college application)
>
> they aren't offered as fill-in forms on the web.
>
> I didn't want to have to handwrite these application forms, and didn't want
> to dig up a typewriter.
>
> but the forms are really just plain PDF representation of paper forms.
>
> So - is there any way then?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leonard Rosenthol
> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> Sent: 11/12/01 8:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] PDF read/write
>
> At 10:34 AM 11/12/2001 -0500, William Shank wrote:
> > anyone know if there is free software which will allow you to open a
> pdf,
> > write to it, and save?
>
>         Nope, nothing that saves - sorry!  (see other message for
> comments)
>
>
> > for example, i want to fill out some online forms
> > that are in pdf, but don't want to bust out the typewriter and my
> > handwriting stinks.
>
>         So then why do you need saving?  Fill and print from Acrobat
> Reader!
>
>
> Leonard

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