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Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?]

From Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.text.pdf
Subject Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?]
Date 2026-10-04 23:50 -0300
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Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> Dunno if something that simple still works though, as it was just too easy.
>> I used GSView and Ghostscript, at the time, but dunno if that still works.
> 
> No, AFAIR it was some kind of bug or misfeature.

Actually, as I recall (as it was long ago!) the password needed was for
things like copying and/or printing, which was too easy to circumvent.

For that, Ghostscript's pdfwrite mechanism would rewrite the PDF into a
brand new file, rather than merely editing the original in place. 
 <https://www.ghostscript.com/releases/>

What you're talking about, and which I forgot to make the distinction for, 
is the encryption password, which is different than for the permissions.

One other trick that is just too easy that we may as well discuss is that
we can show in the clear those passwords which show up as "dots" using 
 <https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/bulletspassview.zip>
But that is likely too easy to work for anything in the Adobe PDF realm.
-- 
I avoid complex solutions when a simpler one already solves known issues.

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Editing PDF files "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-29 21:24 +0200
  Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-29 20:45 +0100
    Re: Editing PDF files knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-29 17:13 -0400
    Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:43 +0200
  Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-29 12:49 -0700
    Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-30 12:21 +0200
      Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-30 13:20 +0100
        Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:44 +0200
      Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-30 12:07 -0700
        Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:46 +0200
          Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-01 18:10 +0100
            Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:35 -0400
            Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 20:34 +0200
              Re: Editing PDF files Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-02 06:07 -1100
                Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-02 19:49 +0200
                Re: Editing PDF files Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-02 08:24 -1100
                Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-02 21:59 +0200
                Re: Editing PDF files Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-02 20:11 -0400
          Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-01 11:46 -0700
            Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 21:39 +0200
              Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-01 14:18 -0700
  Re: Editing PDF files PDF Files <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-29 21:05 +0100
  Re: Editing PDF files Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> - 2026-09-29 18:26 -0400
    Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-29 16:51 -0700
      Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:48 +0200
        Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-01 11:47 -0700
          Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 21:40 +0200
            Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-01 14:19 -0700
    Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-30 01:27 +0100
      Re: Editing PDF files T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-29 20:56 -0700
        Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:50 +0200
      Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 00:34 -0400
  Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 20:15 -0400
    Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-09-30 01:30 +0100
      Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-09-30 00:26 -0400
      Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 12:55 +0200
  Re: Editing PDF files VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-09-29 22:45 -0500
    Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 10:23 -0400
    Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:01 +0200
  Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-09-30 00:23 -0400
    Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:05 +0200
      Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-01 18:53 +0100
    Re: Editing PDF files "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-10-01 17:40 +0200
      Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-01 14:09 -0400
        Re: Editing PDF files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-10-01 18:21 +0000
          Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 20:30 +0200
            Re: Editing PDF files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-10-01 18:58 +0000
              Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 21:42 +0200
            Re: Editing PDF files knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-10-01 21:35 -0400
              Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-02 11:56 +0200
            Re: Editing PDF files "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-10-02 16:12 +0200
              Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-02 19:50 +0200
                Re: Editing PDF files "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-10-02 20:57 +0200
                Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-02 21:34 +0200
                Re: Editing PDF files Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-02 20:19 -0400
            Re: Editing PDF files Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-02 17:54 +0000
  Re: Editing PDF files Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 06:53 +0000
    Re: Editing PDF files Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 07:34 +0000
    Re: Editing PDF files Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-30 13:58 +0100
      Re: Editing PDF files knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 09:30 -0400
        Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 10:36 -0400
          Re: Editing PDF files Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-02 06:29 -1100
        Re: Editing PDF files PDF Files <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-30 18:17 +0100
          Re: Editing PDF files knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-30 16:07 -0400
          Re: Editing PDF files "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-01 01:59 +0100
            Re: Editing PDF files Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-01 06:57 +0000
        Re: Editing PDF files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-30 18:26 +0000
      Re: Editing PDF files VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-09-30 13:25 -0500
        Re: Editing PDF files Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-30 18:39 +0000
        Re: Editing PDF files Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 20:26 +0000
  Re: Editing PDF files Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-09-30 10:48 +0100
    Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-09-30 10:50 -0400
      Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:11 +0200
        Re: Editing PDF files "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-10-01 13:44 -0400
  Re: Editing PDF files Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-30 11:14 +0100
    Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:12 +0200
  Re: Editing PDF files Ammammata <ammammata@tiscali.it> - 2026-09-30 12:24 +0200
  Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-09-30 16:08 -0400
    Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 13:13 +0200
      Re: Editing PDF files Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-01 09:52 -0400
        Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-01 20:33 +0200
  Re: Editing PDF files Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk <asdfadsasdfa@atomicmail.io> - 2026-10-02 12:41 +0200
  Re: Editing PDF files Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-02 05:37 -1100
    Re: Editing PDF files ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-10-06 14:54 +0000
      Re: Editing PDF files "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-06 18:14 +0200
  Re: Editing PDF files  [Paid options?] Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-10-04 11:42 +0100
    Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-04 08:04 -0400
      Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-10-04 16:10 +0100
        Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-10-04 17:55 +0000
          Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-04 14:05 -0400
            Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-04 17:09 -0300
              Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-04 22:31 +0200
                Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-04 23:50 -0300
      Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-10-04 21:21 +0100
      Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-10-05 11:25 +0100
        Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> - 2026-10-05 12:40 +0100
          Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-05 13:34 -0300
            Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-10-06 15:35 +0100
              Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-06 12:39 -0300
          Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-10-06 10:43 +0000
            Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-06 13:18 +0200
          Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-10-06 15:31 +0100
        Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-10-05 12:36 -0400
          Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-10-06 16:05 +0100
            Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] "....winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2026-10-06 11:35 -0400
            Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] MegaNZ <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-06 16:40 +0100
              Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-06 23:29 -0300
    Re: Editing PDF files [Paid options?] MegaNZ <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-05 04:20 +0100
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