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

[Jason S. Evans]

Could you install an older version of Acrobat (v5 or 6) with Wine?.  You
can get old Windows software version at oldversion.com.

Jason

> 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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