On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 16:00 +0200, Bernhard R. Link wrote: > * Adam C Powell IV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060816 22:55]: > > I just filled in a couple of forms using: > > pdftk input.pdf fill_form data.fdf output output.pdf > > > > Both xpdf and gv display the filled in text correctly, but neither gpdf > > nor evince does; they only display the form with blank lines where text > > should be. > > I don't know anything about gpdf, but some idea to better isolate the > problem: Does that also happen when you flatten[1] the .pdf using pdftk? > > Without flatten the value is just the default value of the field, but > still part of that field stuff, after flatten it should be regular text > within the the .pdf, so if it shows up after flatten it might just be > libpoppler does not support form fields, while not showing up even with > flatten might be a deeper error.
Aha! Yes, flatten makes this work, thanks. Sounds like libpoppler does not support form fields. > Hochachtungsvoll, > Bernhard R. Link > > [1] don't ask me before or after what you have to write "flatten", > as I cannot remember pdftk syntax for more than 5 seconds. Me too, I always have to have a separate tab with the man page. :-) -Adam -- GPG fingerprint: D54D 1AEE B11C CE9B A02B C5DD 526F 01E8 564E E4B6 Welcome to the best software in the world today cafe! http://www.take6.com/albums/greatesthits.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
