[TriLUG] How to fill in a PDF form in Linux/OpenSource?

[Jim Tuttle]

For the record, my acroread works with all the forms I've tried.  kpdf
doesn't do forms, but it's much better for non-form PDFs.

Jim

Steve Litt wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I need to fill out and submit a copyright form TX. My Acroread for Linux won't 
> do that. I can import the PDF into Gimp and fill it out in Gimp, and print it 
> from Gimp, but the type of the original PDF becomes extremely pixellated. I 
> can't seem to import the PDF into Inkscape. 
> 
> I print the PDF, scan it at 300dpi, scan it into a .pnm, and then use Gimp to 
> fill it in, but that seems a little extreme.
> 
> I could print it, fill it in with pen, and then scan the result, but my 
> handwriting is illegible.
> 
> So what's a good way to fill in a PDF form in Linux/OpenSource?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> SteveT
> 
> Steve Litt
> Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/


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