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Re: free app to modify pdf files

From Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.text.pdf, comp.editors
Subject Re: free app to modify pdf files
Date 2025-06-24 22:40 +0000
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:58:31 +0200, Dom Adso von Melk OSB wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Jun 2025, Peter Flynn wrote:
> 
>> I'm curious to know WHY you want to edit a PDF, which was designed as a
>> non-editable end-of-line format.
> 
> Two possible reasons.
> 
> - I want to add annotations (e.g. I periodically dump my bank account
>    record of transactions, and wanto to add a sequence number to each
>    operation) ... procedure, open pdf with libreoffice, place my text
>    label, (re-)export as pdf, quit original file unsaved

I would save the result in a database (e.g. SQLite) or at least a CSV 
file, for easier further processing. PDF is not suitable for that kind of 
record.

> - I receive from some administration a pdf document containing a form
>    (it is NOT a "pdf form", their fault) which in principle should be
>    filled, signed, printed, scanned and returned (sic!) instead .,,
> 
>    ... open pdf with libreoffice, insert wished text, insert scanned pmg
>    woith my signasture, export as pdf andf send resulting file

I tend to do that with Inkscape. I can import the PDF file as background, 
lock that layer against further changes, and put my data entry in a 
separate layer. That way I can get things nicely lined up with the blank 
field areas. Then re-export the completed result to a new PDF file, as you 
said.

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Re: free app to modify pdf files Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-14 19:17 +0000
  Re: free app to modify pdf files sobriquet <dohduhdah@yahoo.com> - 2025-06-15 06:49 +0200
    Re: free app to modify pdf files Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-15 05:58 +0000
      Re: free app to modify pdf files Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-06-15 09:22 +0200
        Re: free app to modify pdf files Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-06-15 09:25 +0200
        Re: free app to modify pdf files Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-15 08:17 +0000
          Re: free app to modify pdf files Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-06-15 10:33 +0200
          Re: free app to modify pdf files Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-06-15 10:35 +0200
            Re: free app to modify pdf files Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-15 08:55 +0000
              Re: free app to modify pdf files Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-06-15 13:07 +0200
                Re: free app to modify pdf files Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-15 19:36 +0000
                Re: free app to modify pdf files Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-06-15 22:04 +0200
                Re: free app to modify pdf files Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-15 22:16 +0000
          Re: free app to modify pdf files Roberto Deboni DMIsr <news@analisienergie.it> - 2025-06-16 03:23 +0000
            Re: free app to modify pdf files Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-06-16 11:12 +0200
              Re: free app to modify pdf files Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-17 01:24 +0000
    Re: free app to modify pdf files Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-15 16:37 +0000
    Re: free app to modify pdf files Peter Flynn <peter@silmaril.ie> - 2025-06-22 23:02 +0100
      Re: free app to modify pdf files Dom Adso von Melk OSB <adso@osb.melk.at.invalid> - 2025-06-24 22:58 +0200
        Re: free app to modify pdf files Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-24 22:40 +0000
          Re: free app to modify pdf files "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-06-25 13:19 +0200
        Re: free app to modify pdf files Peter Flynn <peter@silmaril.ie> - 2025-06-25 16:37 +0100
          Re: free app to modify pdf files Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-26 00:51 +0000
            Re: free app to modify pdf files Peter Flynn <peter@silmaril.ie> - 2025-07-09 00:16 +0100
              Re: free app to modify pdf files Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-07-09 04:21 +0000

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