David Wright: > On Sat 11 Feb 2017 at 02:11:38 (+0100), Michael Lange wrote: >> On Sat, 11 Feb 2017 11:32:45 +1100 >> Keith Bainbridge <keithrbaugro...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> How can I as a creator specify that you as the reader MUST use a >>> specific program to read them? >> Maybe by adding a "feature" that is supported by your reader software >> exclusively? > For example, > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format#XML_Forms_Data_Format_.28XFDF.29 > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFA#Usage_with_Portable_Document_Format > Cheers, > David.
I have yet to find a single pdf document (and for many languages) that can not be handled for reading by the document-viewer (evince) open and free. There are also libre and other plugins that handle importing a pdf in other formats, but even as pdf pictures some open-free ocr may read them with small percentage of loss and need for editing/correcting. If you can see it on the screen then it is at least a digital picture. Yes, this would be a huge task for a huge amount of documents. And then there is wine and vm of running other systems' software. The very logic of adobe's foundation is very much in clash with the linux logic and philosophy, at least that is why I am here and not there. And I know very little about how things work. I did much research on which system to choose and it was the debian manifesto that sold me, not the technical details. If debian fails so does the need for computing, for me at least. I can go back to planting seeds the analog way. If the adobes prevail we are in deeper trouble than we may think. And it is not always about winning, but fighting an honorable battle that matters. Katrin
