On 17.10.2014 16:49, Joachim Backes wrote: > On 10/17/2014 04:30 PM, Bill Oliver wrote: >> On Fri, 17 Oct 2014, j.witvl...@mindef.nl wrote: >> >>> Funny, one sees these questions on the lists of all distros .... >>> >>> With regards to filling-in form, sometimes one can manage around it, like >>> Silvia wrote. >>> But when it comes to official PDF's from (regional) gouvernements, TAXes, >>> etc etc, that are digitally signed, only acrobats seems to work. >>> And forget about using wine. >>> >>> Only _really_ working solutions are either dual-boot, or a virtual-machine >>> desktop. >>> Or perhaps a joined effort during Google summer event? >>> >>> Alas. >>> >> >> >> Yeah, I run into this a lot, being a guvm'nt official. The Linux tools are >> pretty good for opening *most* things, but when it gets to these embedded >> forms and such they just don't work all the time. I keep an old $15 copy of >> XP in virtualbox mostly so I can run Adobe Reader when I have to. >> >> But, things have changed a lot over the years, so I'm still pretty happy. I >> can remember a decade or so ago when you *had* to have a dual-boot machine >> because about half your stuff *had* to be done in Windows. Then came >> virtualization, so you don't have to reboot every time. Then, over the >> years, it became less and less necessary to use Windows for specific >> application needs -- the increase in availability and quality of open-source >> stuff on the linux side in the past decade is wondrous to behold. >> >> Now, I only bring up Windows for four things: >> >> 1) A few PDF forms. >> 2) To preview Powerpoint presentations to make sure the formatting will >> work right with the obligatory Windows machines at meetings >> 3) One specific statistics package that I use about four times a year >> 4) One specific 3D photogrammetry package that I haven't used in awhile >> >> Basically, I crank up Windows about once a week now. Quite the change from >> 1995. >> >> But, I do it -- and this PDF thing is one of the reaons. If it weren't for >> PDFs, I'd run Windows just once every month or two... >> >> billo >> > > Let me give a résumé: unfortunately, some time Win is needed, especially > for such PDF stuff. I thought I could forget my win7 virtual box, but it > seems sometimes even win has it's advantages :-( >
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