[Scribus] Filling in forms which are supplied as PDFs

[David Goodenough]

On Sunday 30 April 2006 12:45, Morten Langlo wrote:
> s?n, 30 apr, 2006, 12:14:22 +0100, skrev David Goodenough:
> > On Sunday 30 April 2006 11:38, Morten Langlo wrote:
> > > l?r, 29 apr, 2006, 11:35:17 +0100, skrev David Goodenough:
> > > > I have just gone through the process of moving the registered office
> > > > of my company, and the form (in the UK a form 287) is available as a
> > > > PDF. But presumably in order to make sure that I do not change the
> > > > form it is password locked.
> > > >
> > > > The instructions with this form say that the boxes should either be
> > > > filled in typescript or bold black capitals.  My hand writing, even
> > > > my block capitals has never been wonderful (sometimes I can not read
> > > > my own handwriting), so I would rather use typescript, but I no
> > > > longer possess a typewriter.
> > > >
> > > > I could spend time trying to line up a document produced using either
> > > > something like Scribus or a word processor, but that would be easier
> > > > if I could include the PDF as a background, then I could put frames
> > > > over each box and type in the values.  This would then also mean
> > > > that I could print the PDF and my answers in one go, rather than
> > > > having to line the answers to a sheet on which I had previously
> > > > printed the form.
> > > >
> > > > Is this possible with Scribus (the PDF is not in a format that
> > > > Scribus will open as a document), or could it be added easily?
> > > >
> > > > David
> > >
> > > Why not just fill in the form with acroread 7.0.1 for Linux
> > > and then print the it?
> >
> > Because it is not a "PDF Form", it is just a form that was designed
> > using PDF for printing.  If it was a "PDF Form" I could use PDFtk to
> > fill it in.  Actually it could be a "PDF Form", but PDFTk says it is
> > password locked so it can not do anything with it.
>
> It is this form you talk about?
>
> 	www.companieshouse.gov.uk/forms/generalForms/287.pdf
>
> Acrobat Reader for linux reads this form very well, and you
> _kan_ fill in the fields, and then print to printer or to a PS-file !!
> - I have just tried it again!!
>
> Morten
OK, I installed acrobat 7.0.5 as packaged for Debian from the marillat 
site.  Reading the help I should have a Document Bar from which I 
should be able to turn on Highlight Fields.  I can not find a Docoment
Bar, or any way to turn on Hightlight Fields.  Can you point me at
the right place please?

Also when I move the cursor over a field the pointer changed from
the hand to an arrow, not an i-beam.  According to the Help this is
required for being able to fill in a text field.

Regards

David