how did you do it? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > I have edited multi-page PDFs before with scribus. > > Mark > On May 31, 2013 5:18 PM, "Brian Cluff" wrote: > >> Ah, thanks, that worked. That appears to convert the PDF over to a >> bitmap graphic. I think I would put it between inkscape and openoffice as >> far as usefulness. On the one hand it does render the PDF perfectly, on >> the other hard it's now a graphic so it can't be edited, and on a third >> hand of a mutant, it only works a page at a time. >> >> It is useful if all you want to do is add to a document or fill out a few >> blanks, on a PDF not designed to be filled out, for printing. >> >> Thanks for the tip, >> Brian Cluff >> >> On 05/31/2013 04:40 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: >> >>> Brian, >>> >>> Scribus does not import pdfs. You have to open a blank document, and >>> then insert a graphics object. You import the pdf into the graphics >>> object. Stretch the graphics object to fit the area of the page you >>> want. Then, insert text objects into the graphics object and type away. >>> Save the document; export to pdf, ignore errors, and enjoy! >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> On May 31, 2013 3:26 PM, "Brian Cluff" >> > wrote: >>> >>> I knew scribus would export PDFs, and is quite good at it, but I >>> hadn't realized that it would also import them. >>> That being said, I just tried importing a number of PDFs and it did >>> a terrible job. Basically the documents were unrecognizable. >>> >>> Is this typical behavior for scribus, or am I doing something wrong? >>> >>> Brian Cluff >>> >>> On 05/31/2013 07:56 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: >>> >>> I use Scribus to addr content to pdf files. >>> >>> There is more detail in the thread here - >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/__**lurker/message/20121017.__** >>> 174639.6dd87023.en.html >>> >> 174639.6dd87023.en.html >>> > >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> I'd swear I asked this but it isn't in the archives. Hans said >>> something >>> about acrostar but that was 7 years ago and I was wondering if >>> anything >>> new (better)has come about that allows us to input text onto a >>> pdf. (the >>> hans comment was in a thread with the words 'fillable' and 'pdf' >>> in the >>> subject) >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> > >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> > >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> 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 >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >