• Filling out .pdf forms

    From bp@www.zefox.net@3:770/3 to All on Tue Feb 27 19:23:55 2024
    It's tax time, and I'm filling out state and federal tax forms.
    The chrome browser seems to work, but I'm wondering if there
    might be other choices worth trying since chrome has a great
    deal going on besides editing, none of which I need or want.

    I've tried qpdfview from the Accessories menu. It works on some
    files but not others.

    Any alternate suggestions would be appreciated!

    bob prohaska

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  • From bp@www.zefox.net@3:770/3 to bp@www.zefox.net on Tue Feb 27 21:02:29 2024
    bp@www.zefox.net wrote:

    I've tried qpdfview from the Accessories menu. It works on some
    files but not others.


    It turns out qpdf does work, with an odd quirk: When downloaded and
    opened, the forms don't display correctly. If edited, saved and opened
    again, the form displays OK. It's still unclear how the forms will
    print, but it's a start.

    Thanks for reading, any alternatives to qpdfview are still welcome!

    bob prohaska

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  • From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@3:770/3 to All on Tue Feb 27 23:44:48 2024
    On Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:23:55 -0000 (UTC), bp wrote:

    It's tax time, and I'm filling out state and federal tax forms.

    I have a custom Python script for that. I already have a database for
    managing my time and billing, as well as GST, expenses and depreciation,
    so it was easy enough to pull out the right numbers for that, and
    superimpose them (suitably laid out) on top of the PDF pages as
    background.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to BP@WWW.ZEFOX.NET on Wed Feb 28 09:07:00 2024
    I've tried qpdfview from the Accessories menu. It works on some
    files but not others.

    It turns out qpdf does work, with an odd quirk: When downloaded and
    opened, the forms don't display correctly. If edited, saved and opened
    again, the form displays OK. It's still unclear how the forms will
    print, but it's a start.

    Thanks for reading, any alternatives to qpdfview are still welcome!

    I found with qpdfview that the forms would print but the text I added to
    them was not on the form. I had better luck with evince, but your mileage
    may vary.

    This was with US IRS forms. In past I actually had trouble getting them to save and print correctly when using adobe on a Windows machine.


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  • From Scott Alfter@3:770/3 to Mike Powell on Wed Feb 28 17:45:30 2024
    In article <709150133@f1.n770.z20029.fidonet.org>,
    Mike Powell <nospam.Mike.Powell@f1.n770.z20029.fidonet.org> wrote:
    I found with qpdfview that the forms would print but the text I added to
    them was not on the form. I had better luck with evince, but your mileage >may vary.

    This was with US IRS forms. In past I actually had trouble getting them to >save and print correctly when using adobe on a Windows machine.

    I've used Okular for the past few years to fill out tax forms. I download
    them from irs.gov, fill them out, print them, and mail them in. So far,
    it's worked like a champ.

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  • From bp@www.zefox.net@3:770/3 to Scott Alfter on Wed Feb 28 19:13:08 2024
    Scott Alfter <scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us> wrote:

    I've used Okular for the past few years to fill out tax forms. I download them from irs.gov, fill them out, print them, and mail them in. So far,
    it's worked like a champ.


    I managed to finish the job with qpdfview, but will try okular.
    Thanks very much for writing!

    bob prohaska

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  • From Mike Scott@3:770/3 to bp@www.zefox.net on Thu Feb 29 10:53:33 2024
    On 28/02/2024 19:13, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
    Scott Alfter <scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us> wrote:

    I've used Okular for the past few years to fill out tax forms. I download >> them from irs.gov, fill them out, print them, and mail them in. So far,
    it's worked like a champ.


    I managed to finish the job with qpdfview, but will try okular.

    For whatever reason, you seem to have to "show forms" before okular will
    allow you to edit them. Irritating; otherwise seems to work.


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