On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:25:10PM -0400, Jonathan Thornburg wrote:
> In message <http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=141459553404542&w=1>
> Alexandre Ratchov wrote [[about acroread]]
> > I don't see the point of keeping it, while we have other working
> > pdf readers. I don't even understand why we have it at all. OK to
> > remove it.
> 
> In message <http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=141459635204943&w=1>
> Marc Espie replied
> > You don't use pdf form filling. Over the last few years, I've seen
> > people want to do strange things with pdf.  Most things related
> > to display work with default tools. afaik, password did not work
> > with anything BUT acrobat reader AND now mutools.
> > 
> > Form filling, in some cases (german taxes, iirr) does NOT work with
> > other tools...
> 
> +1 on Marc's point.  And US tax forms too.  (Canada doesn't yet force
> the use of fillable-pdf-forms, so I donno about those.)  Not to mention
> the new-member-application forms on a certain Credit Union I just
> joined....
> 
> There's still a place in the computing world for Windoze machines. :(

not sure to understand; you mean that you're using the acroread
port on openbsd?

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