Comments on: Editing a PDF (sorta) on Ubuntu http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu scratched tallies on the prison wall Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:37:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: spool http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu#comment-110969 spool Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:36:10 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1502#comment-110969 Inkscape is definitely the way forward. The only problem is that it doesn't necessarily import the font of the original document. Inkscape is a fantastic program irrespective of its pdf capabilities though. It's like Adobe Illustrator but better (some of the best UI stuff around). I salivate for the day that they start supporting svg animations. :) Inkscape is definitely the way forward. The only problem is that it doesn’t necessarily import the font of the original document.

Inkscape is a fantastic program irrespective of its pdf capabilities though. It’s like Adobe Illustrator but better (some of the best UI stuff around). I salivate for the day that they start supporting svg animations.

:)

]]> By: behdad http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu#comment-110485 behdad Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:45:29 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1502#comment-110485 I use flpsed. Looks ugly, but does the job. I use flpsed. Looks ugly, but does the job.

]]> By: Karl Lattimer http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu#comment-109721 Karl Lattimer Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:17:30 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1502#comment-109721 Erm, I'd like to point out that email is far from the future, it is dead... Email has become a corporate necessity and nightmare all at once with spam killing its usefulness as well as the inherently insecure nature of email (try some smtp commands using the mail from:someguy@fbi.gov) and the users unnatural ability to think that some random person they've never heard of with a dodgy address is actually sending them nude britney pics.... The problem with email is we have nothing that works, and nothing that can be adopted in place... Oh and go on mention RSA/PGP/DSA/GPG all you want, you and I both know that theres only like 5 people that actually use it in the real world, until it becomes a mandatory requirement of email (hah! with webmail like yahoo/gmail the point of it is defeated once again) then email will never ever work... Stick your john handcock on the paper and snail it over the water... Its the only way to be remotely safe. Erm, I’d like to point out that email is far from the future, it is dead… Email has become a corporate necessity and nightmare all at once with spam killing its usefulness as well as the inherently insecure nature of email (try some smtp commands using the mail from:someguy@fbi.gov) and the users unnatural ability to think that some random person they’ve never heard of with a dodgy address is actually sending them nude britney pics….

The problem with email is we have nothing that works, and nothing that can be adopted in place…

Oh and go on mention RSA/PGP/DSA/GPG all you want, you and I both know that theres only like 5 people that actually use it in the real world, until it becomes a mandatory requirement of email (hah! with webmail like yahoo/gmail the point of it is defeated once again) then email will never ever work…

Stick your john handcock on the paper and snail it over the water… Its the only way to be remotely safe.

]]> By: sil http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu#comment-109701 sil Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:10:35 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1502#comment-109701 Didn't know about Inkscape (well, I'm not running hardy yet). Pdfedit makes me cry bitter, bitter tears of frustration every time I try and use it for anything, and as far as I can tell I can't make it import my signature as an image. Xournal is for tablet-ish people, as I understand it; I didn't think you could type text into it. I'll give it a try, too!<br /> <br /> Rob: so far, I haven't had forms rejected with a demand for a paper one. If that happens then I lose, I concede :)<br /> Didn’t know about Inkscape (well, I’m not running hardy yet). Pdfedit makes me cry bitter, bitter tears of frustration every time I try and use it for anything, and as far as I can tell I can’t make it import my signature as an image. Xournal is for tablet-ish people, as I understand it; I didn’t think you could type text into it. I’ll give it a try, too!

Rob: so far, I haven’t had forms rejected with a demand for a paper one. If that happens then I lose, I concede :)

]]> By: Brian http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu#comment-109692 Brian Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:28:27 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1502#comment-109692 Looks like everyone has their own way of dealing with this problem. :) Thought I'd give my method. Basically, it just involves opening up the PDF in Gimp (It has a really handy import feature that lets you open up each new page as a layer or a separate image). And then I just put in text forms where I need them. Save it in whatever Gimpy format you like. Looks like everyone has their own way of dealing with this problem. :) Thought I’d give my method. Basically, it just involves opening up the PDF in Gimp (It has a really handy import feature that lets you open up each new page as a layer or a separate image). And then I just put in text forms where I need them. Save it in whatever Gimpy format you like.

]]> By: Rob http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu#comment-109681 Rob Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:00:02 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1502#comment-109681 I think you missed out: 7. Government reject email requesting paper copy with signature in ink. ;-) I think you missed out:

7. Government reject email requesting paper copy with signature in ink.

;-)

]]> By: ethana2 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu#comment-109680 ethana2 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:57:27 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1502#comment-109680 Ooh, perhaps the pain will end. Alex, pdfedit is horrible. I gave up on it. All I want to do is fill in the friggin' form. Inkscape, you say? Ooh, perhaps the pain will end.

Alex, pdfedit is horrible. I gave up on it. All I want to do is fill in the friggin’ form.

Inkscape, you say?

]]> By: Cliff Wells http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu#comment-109679 Cliff Wells Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:53:48 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1502#comment-109679 Why not just use Xournal? It lets you annotate PDF's with text, doodles, whatever. http://xournal.sourceforge.net/ I've used it with a Wacom tablet to sign documents that previously had to be printed, signed, rescanned and emailed back. Since everyone feels the need to mention their distro, I'll mention that Fedora has it ;-) Why not just use Xournal? It lets you annotate PDF’s with text, doodles, whatever.

http://xournal.sourceforge.net/

I’ve used it with a Wacom tablet to sign documents that previously had to be printed, signed, rescanned and emailed back.

Since everyone feels the need to mention their distro, I’ll mention that Fedora has it ;-)

]]> By: Alex http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu#comment-109676 Alex Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:19:44 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1502#comment-109676 Ubuntu also has pdfedit. Ubuntu also has pdfedit.

]]> By: John E. http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2008/03/31/editing-a-pdf-sorta-on-ubuntu#comment-109675 John E. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:57:08 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/days/?p=1502#comment-109675 Inkscape 0.46 (in Ubuntu Hardy) lets you edit PDFs directly. Inkscape 0.46 (in Ubuntu Hardy) lets you edit PDFs directly.

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