On 9/22/21 1:41 PM, Charlotte Delenk wrote:
> 
> On 9/22/21 21:29, the...@sys-concept.com wrote:
>> On 9/22/21 1:19 PM, Jack wrote:
>>> On 2021.09.22 15:06, the...@sys-concept.com wrote:
>>>> I have a pdf fillable form which I can only open in acrobat reader on 
>>>> Windows.
>>>>
>>>> Which package do I use to read these form on Gentoo?
>>> You should be able to read them with any PDF reader.  Not all readers will 
>>> allow you to fill in the forms and save with the inserted data.  I use 
>>> Okular for that, but the dependencies may be a lot if you don't already run 
>>> KDE.  I wouldn't be surprised if the Gnome PDF reader (evince?) can also do 
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Jack
>> I have evince, it will not open it.
>>
>> This is the form I'm trying to open:
>>
>> https://cfr.forms.gov.ab.ca/Form/AHC0102.pdf
>>
> The javascript code embedded inside explicitely checks for acrobat reader 
> version 9.0 or newer, as well as "XFA" (whatever that is) version 2.0 or 
> newer. Maybe try installing app-emulation/wine and then running acrobat 
> reader using wine?

On gentoo "app-text/master-pdf-editor-5.7.90" WORKS 
I can read and edit that file.

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