[ale] Fillable PDF forms

[Greg Clifton]

Nah, reboot only fixes Windoz!

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 4:47 PM, John Pilman <jcpilman at gmail.com> wrote:

> No, but I may be missing something subtle.  I will reboot at the end
> of the day, have not done that in a few days.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Do you have document tracking/change blocking enabled on the "bad"
> > computer's copy of OO?
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 4:09 PM, John Pilman <jcpilman at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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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> >> > they
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