On Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 10:08:56PM -0400, douglas germann wrote: > Michal-- > > Thanks! I have posted a bug report on this, with the file. Hope you can > help and that it helps you.
Thanks. > > Does the bug system notify me when there is a response, or do I need to > check it? You should receive an email whenever new comment is added. > > Thanks! > > :- Doug. > > > > > On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 12:16 -0600, Michal Hocko wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 08:24:53PM -0400, douglas germann wrote: > > > Michael-- > > > > > > Thank you for your very prompt response to my question. > > > > > > OK, I think I see at least part of my problem: I was working on a pdf > > > file that was an image only, without the text having been recognized by > > > an OCR program. So I ran it through AABBY Fine Reader. > > > > > > Now it does recognize the text on the form I am trying to fill in. But > > > when I enter text (using the "Add Text" button) I see my text getting > > > added, but after I hit <return> it does not appear in the document! > > > > > > When I move my mouse over the place where it should be, I do get the "I" > > > shaped cursor, and when I click the place where it was becomes yellow > > > and the text I had typed appears in that little box at the top. But not > > > on the document! > > > > I suspect that glyphs for those characters are missing in the > > document, because the original document don't need them (as they were as > > graphic there). Many PDF generators optimize the size of document by > > reducing font sets only to used characters. > > > > Try to import system font and us it for your text. > > > > > > > > The Revisions box says "Linearized PDF." Not sure what that means. > > > > Linearization is specialized PDF format optimization for Internet > > documents - in short you don't have to wait for whole document to be > > downloaded to see first few pages (for more detailed PDF specification > > Appendix F). This type of document, however, is not suitable for > > incremental update (the way how we are saving changes), so it is not > > safe to change such documents (even not allowed in current CVS version). > > > > > I did the delinearize procedure on the document and still I cannot get > > > text to show up on the document. > > > > This is exactly what you should do when see Linearized document warning. > > Delinearization will simply copy whole object structure to the separate > > document and remove Linearization data structures. > > > > Issue with the text not being displayed maybe the missing-font one > > described above. > > > > > BTW, I have installed this on Ubuntu 8.04.01, and the version is > > > 0.3.2-5unbuntu2. I also completely uninstalled and then reinstalled this > > > evening, using Synaptic. > > > > Last released version is 0.4.1. I am not sure about Ubuntu, but current > > version in Debian testing is 0.4.1-1. It is generally a good idea to > > stick with the newest version because there are many bug fixes addressed > > with each release. > > > > > > > > I have checked the man file and also the documentation on your website. > > > > > > Would it help if I sent you a file of what I am looking at? > > > > Yes and even better you can report it in our bug tracker > > (http://pdfedit.petricek.net/bt/main_page.php) with your document and > > scenario to reproduce. > > > > > > > > Thanks for helping, Michael! > > > > > > :- Doug. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 17:14 -0600, Michal Hocko wrote: > > > > On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 06:06:38PM -0400, douglas germann wrote: > > > > > Hi-- > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have added some text to a document using the gui and the button that > > > > > says "Add Text." > > > > > > > > > > Now I would like to edit that text. I don't see a way to select what I > > > > > have added, nor to edit it. I've played around with the object tree > > > > > but > > > > > that does not seem to be what I need. > > > > > > > > > > Any advice? > > > > > > > > You can edit each text object by selecting it in the text selection > > > > mode. This mode is started by Select Text tool button (Selection Mode > > > > Toolbar). > > > > > > > > When you are in text selection mode, your mouse pointer will change to > > > > horizontal bar when you are pointing to a text. When you click on > > > > a text, it will appear in the toolbar edit box where you can modify it. > > > > > > > > Please note that PDFedit recognizes following types of selection modes: > > > > - all objects - all PDF content objects on the page can be > > > > selected. This is usually not very useful for normal use cases > > > > because of too many objects on the page - but can be used for > > > > more advanced operations > > > > - graphical objects - for different graphical objects selection > > > > like lines, squares etc. (e.g. when you draw something and > > > > want to move/delete/change color) > > > > - text - selects text created by text operators (note that the > > > > text can be created also from graphical operators as pure > > > > graphic - no text selection is supported then). You can > > > > move/delete/change font/color selected text > > > > - annotations - enables page annotations selection. Annotations > > > > manipulation is not supported very well at the moment thought. > > > > > > > > You can get more information in the user documentation distributed with > > > > the PDFedit sources. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > :- Doug. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > > > challenge > > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > > > prizes > > > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > > > world > > > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Pdfedit-support mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pdfedit-support > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Pdfedit-support mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pdfedit-support -- Michal Hocko ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Pdfedit-support mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pdfedit-support
