CentOS - Nov 2018 - merging signatures to a pdf file

Everyone,

I am working on a module with the use of pdktk that merges *.fdf data files with
a *.pdf
file for a filled out pdf form.  I have the need to add a signature to the pdf
form.  Do
any of you know of a way to make this  happen?

Thanks much!!!

Greg Ennis

On Sun, 11 Nov 2018 20:48:21 -0600
Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> I have the need to add a signature to the pdf form.  Do
> any of you know of a way to make this  happen?
If you mean the image of an actual signature rather than some sort of digital
signing algorithm, then imagemagick might do what you want.  You can overlay an
image onto another image (i.e. the page), then use the convert command to create
the pdf.

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On Sun, 11 Nov 2018 20:48:21 -0600
Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> I have the need to add a signature to the pdf form.??Do
> any of you know of a way to make this??happen?
If you mean the image of an actual signature rather than some sort of digital
signing
algorithm, then imagemagick might do what you want.??You can overlay an image
onto another
image (i.e. the page), then use the convert command to create the pdf.

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Frank,

Thanks for you suggestion!!!!!

I have never really used ImageMagick, but I took a look at it after your note. 
It has some
merit. ?

I also experimented a little with pdftk, and was able to develop a way to
overlay a
signature as a watermark with it.  The only drawback so far is that pdftk seems
to require
a merge of a whole page, and the only way to place the signature at the proper
place is to
place it on a blank pdf page and then create the watermark.  Seems to be a bit
of kludge to
me, but I think this will work for what I need to do.

Greg