Thanks a.l.e, but I'm still having the problem. To clarify, the pdf looks fine, but in the lates Adobe Reader, I cannot type inside form fields.
I didn't know my version of Scribus inunstable, but wouldn't this bug be caught by now? Thanks, J On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:54 PM, a.l.e <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> wrote: > hi john, > >> I'm new to Scribus and excited about the program.? I'm using Scribus >> Version 1.3.6svn, Build ID: C-*-T-*-C1.8.6-Windows. > > not a stable version... i think you know it... > >> The pdf exported from Scribus shows the interactive text fields, but >> they are not working- I cannot type inside them. > > you're supposed to fill them in acrobat reader (or, maybe, in other pdf > readers which support the form functionality). > > is this what you have tried? > >> Do I need to have Ghostscript installed? ?I did not realize I needed >> to install Ghostscript first, until it was too late. > > basically, you only need ghostscript only for importing eps and for > using the print preview (which for most uses you can replace by the pdf > generation). so: you're mostly safe without it. > > have fun > a.l.e > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus >
