CentOS - Sep 2011 - {SOLVED} Re: PDF Reader/Editor for CentOS 5.7 (32 bit)?

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Lanny Marcus <lmmailinglists at
gmail.com> wrote:
> I had, in the past, a .pdf reader that also permitted me to fill in
> some information, when I received a .pdf file.
>
> I have KPDF installed, but that seems to only have Reader capability.
>
<snip>
> Received a contract via email and I would like to add some information
> and send it back via email.
>
<snip>

The pdfedit package did the trick for me. This is probably "overkill",
but_it_just_works      :-)

Adobe Reader is only a "reader" as I assumed it would be. Some PDF
readers can also fill in forms, do editing, etc., however not Adobe
Reader.

Another solution is to use a free online service, such as
http://www.pdfescape.com/
and upload the file, fill in the form and/or edit the file, and then
download it again.

Possibly this thread will help someone else. Thank you, again, to
everyone who replied and provided information and ideas!   Lanny

Lanny Marcus wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Lanny Marcus <lmmailinglists at
gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> I had, in the past, a .pdf reader that also permitted me to fill in
>> some information, when I received a .pdf file.
<snip>
> Adobe Reader is only a "reader" as I assumed it would be. Some
PDF
> readers can also fill in forms, do editing, etc., however not Adobe
> Reader.
<snip>
I don't know what's wrong, other than the possibility that wherever you
got the form, they did *not* make it so that you can fill it out on your
system. Note that *every* instance that I've done that, acroread tells me
that I *must* print it, and that I *cannot* save it filled out.

That, of course, is solved by the pdfprinter driver for CUPS, though that
leaves me with a filled out, but un-re-editable document.

And yes, I have a bunch of purchase requests that I filled out in the last
couple of years that were like this, and yes, I used acroread.

          mark