[SOLVED] Argh! PDFs with form fields

[stmiller]

After trying every pdf reader on the planet for Linux, including Adobe's reader, I had to use Windows to fill in forms of this (http://www.fremontpolice.org/jobs/pdfs/04employ_app.pdf) pdf document. I used the Foxit Reader in Windows.

Foxit makes a Linux version, but that version could not see the editable fields.

Anyone else ever have any PDF frustrations? I think this particular document was crafted in MS Word, which could be the source of the incompatibility with all of the readers.

[UbuWu]

Evince 0.10 (will be in gutsy) will have forms support.

http://live.gnome.org/Evince/Roadmap

[FuturePilot]

The Acroread plugin allowed me to fill it out.

[insane_alien]

heh whaddya know, i can't even do it in windows.

funny what caused me to boot up windows again after a few months :P

[por100pre1]

After trying every pdf reader on the planet for Linux, including Adobe's reader, I had to use Windows to fill in forms of this (http://www.fremontpolice.org/jobs/pdfs/04employ_app.pdf) pdf document. I used the Foxit Reader in Windows.

Foxit makes a Linux version, but that version could not see the editable fields.

Anyone else ever have any PDF frustrations? I think this particular document was crafted in MS Word, which could be the source of the incompatibility with all of the readers.

I tried that form with Adobe Acrobat Reader no problems for filling it out and printing. Can't be saved.

[reyfer]

If you have the medibuntu repositories enabled, just go to Synaptic and install the acroread-plugins package. That way you can fill in and print the forms.

[stmiller]

Ah! That was it. I did not have the acroread-plugins installed. Thanks for your help.