hopefully this isn''t OT... PDFLib is a great peice of software that lets you do all sorts of things related to PDF generation/modifications/form processing. I have personally used PDFLib+PDI in past PHP projects and find it to be worth it''s weight in gold (especially when your boss/company is the one paying for it). Anyways, I found this when looking for information regarding Ruby bindings for PDFLib: > Are bindings/wrapper available for Ruby? I''d like to use pdflib for a> Rails application I''m contemplating. . .There are some Ruby bindings for PDFlib floating around (Google is your friend), but they refer to older PDFlib versions and are not supported by PDFlib GmbH. A few years ago we considered doing a supported Ruby binding, but dropped the idea for lack of demand. Maybe Rails will change the situation in the future... So let''s create the demand...let PDFLIb hear from you regarding this. To let them know you''d like to see them develop Ruby bindings, send an email to support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org and tell them so! Chris _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
I''m for that. I''ve used the commercial version of PDFLib in several large projects (Perl, PHP) and it has always performed exceptionally well. The more products that support Ruby, the happier we''ll all be I think. (Send a note to the folks at ChartDirector http://www.advsofteng.com while you''re at it.) That being said, I''m curious, what feature(s) do you require that prevent you from using one of the existing PDF solutions for Ruby like pdf-writer? Is it the PDI functionality? Chris Hall wrote:> --===============0970868783=> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585" > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Disposition: inline > > hopefully this isn''t OT... > > PDFLib is a great peice of software that lets you do all sorts of things > related to PDF generation/modifications/form processing. I have personally > used PDFLib+PDI in past PHP projects and find it to be worth it''s weight in > gold (especially when your boss/company is the one paying for it). Anyways, > I found this when looking for information regarding Ruby bindings for > PDFLib: > > > > Are bindings/wrapper available for Ruby? I''d like to use pdflib for a >> Rails application I''m contemplating. . . > > There are some Ruby bindings for PDFlib floating around > (Google is your friend), but they refer to older PDFlib > versions and are not supported by PDFlib GmbH. A few years > ago we considered doing a supported Ruby binding, but dropped > the idea for lack of demand. Maybe Rails will change the > situation in the future... > > So let''s create the demand...let PDFLIb hear from you regarding this. > > To let them know you''d like to see them develop Ruby bindings, send an emai> l > to support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org and tell them so! > > Chris > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Disposition: inline > > hopefully this isn''t OT...<br> > <br> > PDFLib is a great peice of software that lets you do all sorts of > things related to PDF generation/modifications/form processing. I > have personally used PDFLib+PDI in past PHP projects and find it to be > worth it''s weight in gold (especially when your boss/company is the one > paying for it). Anyways, I found this when looking for > information regarding Ruby bindings for PDFLib:<br> > <br> > <br> > <tt> > > Are bindings/wrapper available for Ruby? I''d like to use pdflib for a<> br> > > Rails application I''m contemplating. . .<br> > <br> > There are some Ruby bindings for PDFlib floating around<br> > (Google is your friend), but they refer to older PDFlib<br> > versions and are not supported by PDFlib GmbH. A few years<br> > ago we considered doing a supported Ruby binding, but dropped<br> > the idea for lack of demand. Maybe Rails will change the<br> > situation in the future...<br> > <br> > </tt>So let''s create the demand...let PDFLIb hear from you regarding this.<> br> > <br> > To let them know you''d like to see them develop Ruby bindings, send an emai> l to <a href=3D"mailto:support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org">support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org</a> and tell > them so!<br> > <br> > Chris<br> > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585-- > > --===============0970868783=> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > --===============0970868783==-- >
Yes, PDI is a big part of why I like their product. Chris On 11/11/05, Saltman <saltman-459giS/99bMmp8TqCH86vg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > I''m for that. I''ve used the commercial version of PDFLib in several > large projects (Perl, PHP) and it has always performed exceptionally > well. The more products that support Ruby, the happier we''ll all be I > think. (Send a note to the folks at ChartDirector > http://www.advsofteng.com while you''re at it.) > > That being said, I''m curious, what feature(s) do you require that > prevent you from using one of the existing PDF solutions for Ruby like > pdf-writer? Is it the PDI functionality? > > Chris Hall wrote: > > --===============0970868783=> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > > boundary="----=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585" > > > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585 > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > hopefully this isn''t OT... > > > > PDFLib is a great peice of software that lets you do all sorts of things > > related to PDF generation/modifications/form processing. I have > personally > > used PDFLib+PDI in past PHP projects and find it to be worth it''s weight > in > > gold (especially when your boss/company is the one paying for it). > Anyways, > > I found this when looking for information regarding Ruby bindings for > > PDFLib: > > > > > > > Are bindings/wrapper available for Ruby? I''d like to use pdflib for a > >> Rails application I''m contemplating. . . > > > > There are some Ruby bindings for PDFlib floating around > > (Google is your friend), but they refer to older PDFlib > > versions and are not supported by PDFlib GmbH. A few years > > ago we considered doing a supported Ruby binding, but dropped > > the idea for lack of demand. Maybe Rails will change the > > situation in the future... > > > > So let''s create the demand...let PDFLIb hear from you regarding this. > > > > To let them know you''d like to see them develop Ruby bindings, send an > emai> > l > > to support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org and tell them so! > > > > Chris > > > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585 > > Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > hopefully this isn''t OT...<br> > > <br> > > PDFLib is a great peice of software that lets you do all sorts of > > things related to PDF generation/modifications/form processing. I > > have personally used PDFLib+PDI in past PHP projects and find it to be > > worth it''s weight in gold (especially when your boss/company is the one > > paying for it). Anyways, I found this when looking for > > information regarding Ruby bindings for PDFLib:<br> > > <br> > > <br> > > <tt> > > > Are bindings/wrapper available for Ruby? I''d like to use pdflib for > a<> > br> > > > Rails application I''m contemplating. . .<br> > > <br> > > There are some Ruby bindings for PDFlib floating around<br> > > (Google is your friend), but they refer to older PDFlib<br> > > versions and are not supported by PDFlib GmbH. A few years<br> > > ago we considered doing a supported Ruby binding, but dropped<br> > > the idea for lack of demand. Maybe Rails will change the<br> > > situation in the future...<br> > > <br> > > </tt>So let''s create the demand...let PDFLIb hear from you regarding > this.<> > br> > > <br> > > To let them know you''d like to see them develop Ruby bindings, send an > emai> > l to <a href=3D"mailto:support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org">support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org</a> and > tell > > them so!<br> > > <br> > > Chris<br> > > > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585-- > > > > --===============0970868783=> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails mailing list > > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > > --===============0970868783==-- > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >_______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
I need significant pdf functionality as well and so I wrote per the email. PDFLib sent me this response: Hi, thanks for the request. We have plans to add such a binding for the next release. regards Rainer Chris Hall <christopher.k.hall-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: Yes, PDI is a big part of why I like their product. Chris On 11/11/05, Saltman <saltman-459giS/99bMmp8TqCH86vg@public.gmane.org> wrote:I''m for that. I''ve used the commercial version of PDFLib in several large projects (Perl, PHP) and it has always performed exceptionally well. The more products that support Ruby, the happier we''ll all be I think. (Send a note to the folks at ChartDirector http://www.advsofteng.com while you''re at it.) That being said, I''m curious, what feature(s) do you require that prevent you from using one of the existing PDF solutions for Ruby like pdf-writer? Is it the PDI functionality? Chris Hall wrote:> --===============0970868783=> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585" > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Disposition: inline > > hopefully this isn''t OT... > > PDFLib is a great peice of software that lets you do all sorts of things > related to PDF generation/modifications/form processing. I have personally > used PDFLib+PDI in past PHP projects and find it to be worth it''s weight in > gold (especially when your boss/company is the one paying for it). Anyways, > I found this when looking for information regarding Ruby bindings for > PDFLib: > > > > Are bindings/wrapper available for Ruby? I''d like to use pdflib for a >> Rails application I''m contemplating. . . > > There are some Ruby bindings for PDFlib floating around > (Google is your friend), but they refer to older PDFlib > versions and are not supported by PDFlib GmbH. A few years > ago we considered doing a supported Ruby binding, but dropped > the idea for lack of demand. Maybe Rails will change the > situation in the future... > > So let''s create the demand...let PDFLIb hear from you regarding this. > > To let them know you''d like to see them develop Ruby bindings, send an emai> l > to support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org and tell them so! > > Chris > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Disposition: inline > > hopefully this isn''t OT...<br> > <br> > PDFLib is a great peice of software that lets you do all sorts of > things related to PDF generation/modifications/form processing. I > have personally used PDFLib+PDI in past PHP projects and find it to be > worth it''s weight in gold (especially when your boss/company is the one > paying for it). Anyways, I found this when looking for > information regarding Ruby bindings for PDFLib:<br> > <br> > <br> > <tt> > > Are bindings/wrapper available for Ruby? I''d like to use pdflib for a<> br> > > Rails application I''m contemplating. . .<br> > <br> > There are some Ruby bindings for PDFlib floating around<br> > (Google is your friend), but they refer to older PDFlib<br> > versions and are not supported by PDFlib GmbH. A few years<br> > ago we considered doing a supported Ruby binding, but dropped<br> > the idea for lack of demand. Maybe Rails will change the<br> > situation in the future...<br> > <br> > </tt>So let''s create the demand...let PDFLIb hear from you regarding this.<> br> > <br> > To let them know you''d like to see them develop Ruby bindings, send an emai> l to <a href=3D"mailto: support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org">support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org</a> and tell > them so!<br> > <br> > Chris<br> > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585-- > > --===============0970868783=> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > --===============0970868783==-- >_______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Michael, Guess they didn''t need a whole lot of pushing :) On 11/11/05, Michael <codeslush-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > I need significant pdf functionality as well and so I wrote per the email. > PDFLib sent me this response: > Hi, > > thanks for the request. We have plans to add such a binding for > the next release. > > regards > Rainer > > > *Chris Hall <christopher.k.hall-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>* wrote: > > Yes, PDI is a big part of why I like their product. > > Chris > > On 11/11/05, Saltman <saltman-459giS/99bMmp8TqCH86vg@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > I''m for that. I''ve used the commercial version of PDFLib in several > > large projects (Perl, PHP) and it has always performed exceptionally > > well. The more products that support Ruby, the happier we''ll all be I > > think. (Send a note to the folks at ChartDirector > > http://www.advsofteng.com while you''re at it.) > > > > That being said, I''m curious, what feature(s) do you require that > > prevent you from using one of the existing PDF solutions for Ruby like > > pdf-writer? Is it the PDI functionality? > > > > Chris Hall wrote: > > > --===============0970868783=> > > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > > > boundary="----=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585" > > > > > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585 > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > *> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable** > > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > > > hopefully this isn''t OT... > > > > > > PDFLib is a great peice of software that lets you do all sorts of > > things > > > related to PDF generation/modifications/form processing. I have > > personally > > > used PDFLib+PDI in past PHP projects and find it to be worth it''s > > weight in > > > gold (especially when your boss/company is the one paying for it). > > Anyways, > > > I found this when looking for information regarding Ruby bindings for > > > PDFLib: > > > > > > > > > > Are bindings/wrapper available for Ruby? I''d like to use pdflib for > > a > > >> Rails application I''m contemplating. . . > > > > > > There are some Ruby bindings for PDFlib floating around > > > (Google is your friend), but they refer to older PDFlib > > > versions and are not supported by PDFlib GmbH. A few years > > > ago we considered doing a supported Ruby binding, but dropped > > > the idea for lack of demand. Maybe Rails will change the > > > situation in the future... > > > > > > So let''s create the demand...let PDFLIb hear from you regarding this. > > > > > > To let them know you''d like to see them develop Ruby bindings, send an > > emai> > > l > > > to support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org and tell them so! > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585 > > > Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > > > hopefully this isn''t OT...<br> > > > <br> > > > PDFLib is a great peice of software that lets you do all sorts of > > > things related to PDF generation/modifications/form processing. > > I > > > have personally used PDFLib+PDI in past PHP projects and find it to be > > > > > worth it''s weight in gold (especially when your boss/company is the > > one > > > paying for it). Anyways, I found this when looking for > > > information regarding Ruby bindings for PDFLib:<br> > > > <br> > > > <br> > > > <tt> > > > > Are bindings/wrapper available for Ruby? I''d like to use pdflib > > for a<> > > br> > > > > Rails application I''m contemplating. . .<br> > > > <br> > > > There are some Ruby bindings for PDFlib floating around<br> > > > (Google is your friend), but they refer to older PDFlib<br> > > > versions and are not supported by PDFlib GmbH. A few years<br> > > > ago we considered doing a supported Ruby binding, but dropped<br> > > > the idea for lack of demand. Maybe Rails will change the<br> > > > situation in the future...<br> > > > <br> > > > </tt>So let''s create the demand...let PDFLIb hear from you regarding > > this.<> > > br> > > > <br> > > * > > *> To let them k now you''d like to see them develop Ruby bindings, send > > an emai> > > l to <a href=3D"mailto: support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org">support-bmlaeIQq23rQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org</a> and > > tell > > > them so!<br> > > > <br> > > > Chris<br> > > > > > > ------=_Part_31655_17235911.1131736092585-- > > > > > > --===============0970868783=> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Rails mailing list > > > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > > > > --===============0970868783==-- > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ra ils mailing list > > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > * > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > ------------------------------ > Yahoo! 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On 11/11/05, Saltman <saltman-459giS/99bMmp8TqCH86vg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > I''m for that. I''ve used the commercial version of PDFLib in several > large projects (Perl, PHP) and it has always performed exceptionally > well. The more products that support Ruby, the happier we''ll all be I > think. (Send a note to the folks at ChartDirector > http://www.advsofteng.com while you''re at it.) > > That being said, I''m curious, what feature(s) do you require that > prevent you from using one of the existing PDF solutions for Ruby like > pdf-writer? Is it the PDI functionality? >I was unable to find a ruby pdf library that could do encryption or set permissions on a pdf file. I used pdfwriter and then had to do the rest by calling a java app. I wonder how much work it would be to wrap pdflib using swig? Chris _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
On 11/11/05, snacktime <snacktime-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> I was unable to find a ruby pdf library that could do encryption or set > permissions on a pdf file. I used pdfwriter and then had to do the rest by > calling a java app.If you''d be willing to work with me, PDF::Writer is *supposed* to be able to do basic (40-bit, at least) encryption and permissions settings. I believe that there were definite issues and that the changes that I''ve made in a private branch (that I''m holding off on committing to the public repository because it breaks a few public APIs as well as drastically changes a lot of private APIs) may be able to do this better. Long-term, PDF::Writer will be able to do all of this, but I''m just one person and PDF::Writer is currently an all-volunteer effort. On top of that, I''m genuinely busy with very interesting work at my day job. -austin -- Austin Ziegler * halostatue-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org * Alternate: austin-/yODNl0JVVCozMbzO90S/Q@public.gmane.org
+-le 12/11/2005 09:56 -0500, Austin Ziegler écrivait : | On 11/11/05, snacktime <snacktime-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: |> I was unable to find a ruby pdf library that could do encryption or set |> permissions on a pdf file. I used pdfwriter and then had to do the rest by |> calling a java app. | | If you''d be willing to work with me, PDF::Writer is *supposed* to be | able to do basic (40-bit, at least) encryption and permissions | settings. I believe that there were definite issues and that the | changes that I''ve made in a private branch (that I''m holding off on | committing to the public repository because it breaks a few public | APIs as well as drastically changes a lot of private APIs) may be able | to do this better. I''ve not been able to use encryption with PDF::Writer at all, it just borks out, maybe I''m missing some ruby module, but I doubt it. | Long-term, PDF::Writer will be able to do all of this, but I''m just | one person and PDF::Writer is currently an all-volunteer effort. On | top of that, I''m genuinely busy with very interesting work at my day | job. Have you looked at the patch I put in rubyforge ? I''m using it a lot and I''d love to improve things :-) -- Mathieu Arnold
On 11/12/05, Mathieu Arnold <mat-HsW5jR7JBj8@public.gmane.org> wrote:> I''ve not been able to use encryption with PDF::Writer at all, it just borks > out, maybe I''m missing some ruby module, but I doubt it.Probably not. As I said, I noticed some deficiencies and I *think* I have fixed them in that private branch, but I don''t have a good test case at this point -- and I am desparately trying to get PDF::Writer 1.1.4 out in my non-existent spare time.> | Long-term, PDF::Writer will be able to do all of this, but I''m just > | one person and PDF::Writer is currently an all-volunteer effort. On > | top of that, I''m genuinely busy with very interesting work at my day > | job. > Have you looked at the patch I put in rubyforge ? > I''m using it a lot and I''d love to improve things :-)Which patch is this? If a patch, bug, or support request isn''t assigned to me, I don''t generally see it for days or even weeks because I forget to look. I should see if I can make RubyForge auto-assign things to me. That said, I have not yet seen your patch and will be reviewing it for possible inclusion into PDF::Writer 1.1.4; if it doesn''t make it into that, it will be in 1.2.0 because 1.2.0 is going to contain a lot of font fixes. -austin -- Austin Ziegler * halostatue-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org * Alternate: austin-/yODNl0JVVCozMbzO90S/Q@public.gmane.org
+-Le 12/11/2005 12:52 -0500, Austin Ziegler a dit : | On 11/12/05, Mathieu Arnold <mat-HsW5jR7JBj8@public.gmane.org> wrote: |> I''ve not been able to use encryption with PDF::Writer at all, it just |> borks out, maybe I''m missing some ruby module, but I doubt it. | | Probably not. As I said, I noticed some deficiencies and I *think* I | have fixed them in that private branch, but I don''t have a good test | case at this point -- and I am desparately trying to get PDF::Writer | 1.1.4 out in my non-existent spare time. As I said, I''m willing to test things, I have a billing app making pdf invoices (converted from php), and I''d love to be able to restrict my invoices so that people can''t change them, and also add the possibility to add a user password to them. |> | Long-term, PDF::Writer will be able to do all of this, but I''m just |> | one person and PDF::Writer is currently an all-volunteer effort. On |> | top of that, I''m genuinely busy with very interesting work at my day |> | job. |> Have you looked at the patch I put in rubyforge ? |> I''m using it a lot and I''d love to improve things :-) | | Which patch is this? If a patch, bug, or support request isn''t | assigned to me, I don''t generally see it for days or even weeks | because I forget to look. I should see if I can make RubyForge | auto-assign things to me. Well, next time, I''ll assign it to you :-) | That said, I have not yet seen your patch and will be reviewing it for | possible inclusion into PDF::Writer 1.1.4; if it doesn''t make it into | that, it will be in 1.2.0 because 1.2.0 is going to contain a lot of | font fixes. well, a good part of the changes I''ve made were things I stumbled upon because things did not work as they should :-) Now, wether they go in 1.1.4 or 1.2.0 is not really important for me :-) -- Mathieu Arnold
On 11/12/05, Austin Ziegler <halostatue-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > On 11/11/05, snacktime <snacktime-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > I was unable to find a ruby pdf library that could do encryption or set > > permissions on a pdf file. I used pdfwriter and then had to do the rest > by > > calling a java app. > > If you''d be willing to work with me, PDF::Writer is *supposed* to be > able to do basic (40-bit, at least) encryption and permissions > settings. I believe that there were definite issues and that the > changes that I''ve made in a private branch (that I''m holding off on > committing to the public repository because it breaks a few public > APIs as well as drastically changes a lot of private APIs) may be able > to do this better. > > Long-term, PDF::Writer will be able to do all of this, but I''m just > one person and PDF::Writer is currently an all-volunteer effort. On > top of that, I''m genuinely busy with very interesting work at my day > job. >Completely understood:) I''d be happy to do any testing or help out. I''d rather see pdfwriter polished up (not that it doesn''t work very well because it does) then work on something like pdflib, especially since it''s pure ruby. I''m kind of on vacation for a few days but let me know what I can do. Chris _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails