[Scribus] PDF Form Issue

JT Perry jt
Mon Jan 29 20:56:30 CET 2007


Downloaded and compiled the latest.  It is working well.  Thanks

JT

On 1/29/07, Plinnell <mrdocs at scribus.info> wrote:
> On Monday 29 January 2007, JT Perry wrote:
> > I am having a problem with creating pdf form fields in my version
> > of Scribus.  My about window says 1.3.3.6 but with a date of
> > January 9, 2007.  (So does this mean I am on 3.7?).  I am running
> > Ubuntu Edgy using and using the debian.scribus.net repository.
> >
> > I also have 1.2.4.1 installed.
> >
> >
> > Steps to repro my issue, in 1.3.X:
> >
> > 1) Create new Scribus document
> > 2) Add text frame, insert some sample text like "Hello World"
> > 3) Add PDF text field, change name to txtHello
> > 4) Save scribus document
> > 5) Export to PDF, change format to PDF 1.3
> >
> > If I open in Adobe Reader 7.0, I can not see the border or focus
> > the input on the PDF field.  I can see the text frame and the
> > "Hello World".  Adobe does give me the warning that "you can't save
> > but you can print" (paraphrased).
> >
> > If I follow the exact steps in 1.2.4.1, with the exception of
> > having to choose Acrobat 5.0 instead of PDF 1.3, it works as
> > expected.  I can see the field border and I can input text.
> >
> > Any ideas before I enter a bug?
> >
> > Thanks
> > JT
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> There was a regression in 1.3.3.6, which is fixed in 1.3.3.8cvs. To
> get the fix you will need to build compile from cvs.
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
>
>
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