So then... import the PDF, add a new layer, and annotate on the new layer. Then export that as a PDF? On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > Is it my imagination, or has this discussion taken place in the absense > of a definition of the word "annotate?" Is a stylus necessary? Is the > material to be annotated already a PDF? For what purpose is it being > "annotated", does it go in a browser, and are there extra points for > the annotations to be animated (run a procedure or change colors when > hovered or clicked)? > > Gimp's perfectly capable of adding text and lines and the like to any > jpg/png/bmp, and Gimp's capable of importing a page of a PDF. From > there, marking it up is just a matter of creating a layer on top of the > original image, perhaps a layer that's somewhat transparent, and doing > your work there. The only problem with using Gimp to alter is the > problem with Gimp in general: Slow and a lot of work. > > Personally, I use Inkscape for alteration. Layers, objects that can > be moved around without hurting the original. Plus, for extra credit, > you can "annotate" it in Inkscape to the point where hovering or > clicking or leaving an image part can run a procedure. > > The one problem with Inkscape is that sometimes, when viewed with > certain viewers, the text you type in can expand to overwrite your > balloons. This can be fixed by converting text to curves, although > obviously I suggest this only at the end of the project. > > Inkscape has all the transparency and layer chops to do this job > efficiently and well, and is a great choice when you want to add vector > graphic content (which is easy) to existing raster graphic content. > > Directly altering PDF files is a lot like making a program change by > messing with the object code instead of changing the source code. It > can be quick and easy, but do it long enough and you're going to run > into unescapable trouble. > > > On Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:21:05 -0700 > Ed wrote: > > > To annotate a PDF look at Xounal > > http://xournal.sourceforge.net/ > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:34 AM, Brian Cluff > > wrote: > > > Try using okular, KDE's PDF viewer, to annotate PDFs. I won't do > > > it in gimp. It not really the tool for the job. > > > > > > Brian Cluff > > > > > > On 10/10/2017 11:39 PM, Michael wrote: > > > > > > anyone know of a good tutorial for annotating a picture and a pdf > > > with gimp? please reply-all > > > -- > > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > October 2017 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century > http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: