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On 2021.09.22 15:39, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> On 9/22/21 1:29 PM, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> > On 9/22/21 1:19 PM, Jack wrote: |
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> >> On 2021.09.22 15:06, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> >>> I have a pdf fillable form which I can only open in acrobat |
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> reader on Windows. |
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> >>> |
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> >>> Which package do I use to read these form on Gentoo? |
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> >> You should be able to read them with any PDF reader. Not all |
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> readers will allow you to fill in the forms and save with the |
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> inserted data. I use Okular for that, but the dependencies may be a |
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> lot if you don't already run KDE. I wouldn't be surprised if the |
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> Gnome PDF reader (evince?) can also do it. |
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> >> |
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> >> Jack |
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> > |
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> > I have evince, it will not open it. |
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> > |
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> > This is the form I'm trying to open: |
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> > |
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> > https://cfr.forms.gov.ab.ca/Form/AHC0102.pdf |
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> I can open this file on Windows Acrobat Reader but when I try to |
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> save/print it as a PDF file via PDFcreator I'm getting some |
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> Ghoastscript error. |
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Yes, I see that okular (21.04.3) won't open it. Actually, okular does |
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say "This document has XFA forms, which are currently unsupported. |
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It's also odd that the message which is displayed implies that Acrobat |
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Reader is available for Linux, even though it's not available. |
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How is Ghostscript involved on Windows? |
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Is there any hope of complaining to the Alberta government that there |
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is no access to the form without being forced to use proprietary |
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software? (Probably not, but it's a thought.) |
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Finally, if you search for "acrobat xfa forms linux" you will find some |
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suggestions. |
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