[ale] Fillable PDF forms

[John Pilman]

After additional checking, I am not much wiser.  I have two laptops,
each with Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit, each with evince 2.32.0 and each with
OpenOffice 1:3.2.1-7 and each with a mind of its own.
Computer A can produce a pdf that can be filled in and saved by either computer.
Computer B produces files that look the same, but cannot be edited by
either computer.
So, it seems to be an OpenOffice thing.



On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have evince 3.0.2 and it will do form fill in (tested with Ga IRS pdf but
> can't save as that's a GA IRS pdf stupid.)
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Stephen R. Blevins
> <stephen.r.blevins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> All well and good for creating such PDF forms.  Is there an open source
>> *reader* that I can use to read and complete such forms.  evince does
>> not seem to have such a capability.
>>
>> Stephen R. Blevins
>> stephen.r.blevins at gmail.com
>>
>> On 08/16/2011 02:50 PM, John Pilman wrote:
>> > OpenOffice will do this.
>> >
>> > http://danilop.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/how-to-create-pdf-forms-with-openoffice/
>> >
>> > ...John
>> >
>> > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Tim Watts<tim at cliftonfarm.org>  wrote:
>> >> Anyone know of an open source Linux tool to create fillable PDF forms
>> >> from a saved document (i.e. a free basic equivalent of Adobe Designer)?
>> >>
>> >> I've got a Word doc with an application form. They want people to be
>> >> able to fill it in and email it to them.
>> >>
>> >>
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