Re: [SLUG] Edit PDF files

From: Ken Elliott (kelliott4@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sat Jan 21 2006 - 12:11:47 EST


>>I guess I will have to find out who has the windows tool get access to
it and go it that way.

Actually, that would be me. I'm in the process of moving, so my Windows
boxes are .... boxed. All I have is my FC3 box running. But I do have
Adobe Illustrator on my laptop, which is in Daytona. If you can wait
for a few days, send me the file and I'll mod it.

Ken
......

On Sat, 2006-01-21 at 11:56 -0500, Chuck Hast wrote:
> On 1/21/06, Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 21 Jan 2006, Ken Elliott wrote:
> >
> > >>> I have a PDF, I need to go into it and change some text,
> > >
> > > But I must ask - why can't you go to the application that was used to
> > > create the PDF and edit that, and re-export the PDF?
> >
> > Could be something like a dummy logo from the corporate offices for which
> > only a PDF is supplied.
> >
>
> The question as it was put to me was "can you go into the text and change
> it to remove some info and add other info?" And the idea was to go into
> the PDF document and change those areas, the changes do not change
> the AMOUNT of text just some wording and direction, the product is aimed
> at amateur radio, we also want to do a commercial version, and the wording
> needs to be changed somewhat to reflect this. I guess I will have to find out
> who has the windows tool get access to it and go it that way. I do not really
> want to have to go through all of the thrashing to change by exporting the
> file and doing the changes then importing with possible font and size change
> issues.
>
> Let us put this one to rest, I think it has been beat to the point it
> is now beyond
> the dead horse/roadkill stage, this sucker is now ground meat....
>
> Now if I can just get these DVD's to play on my SuSE box I will be happy.....
>
>
> --
> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT --
> To paraphrase my flight instructor;
> "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
> out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
> and twisted metal."
>
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