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

[Owen]

In the past I've used a handy little program called flpsed.

http://www.ecademix.com/JohannesHofmann/flpsed.html

Owen

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 05:11:27PM -0400, 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/