[ale] is there an open source program permitting creating/editing of PDF file

[eholcroft at mkainc.com (Edward Holcroft)]

PDFEdit works well, but not as full featured as Acrobat.
I've used the beta Sun OOo plugin successfully, but it's slow.

ed

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:50, Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
<ale at ale.org> wrote:

> Or install the CUPS PDF printer and create PDFs from any application
> that can print.
>
> PDFs aren't really meant to be edited once they are created. There is
> a plugin for OpenOffice Draw that makes it possible, but I doubt it
> works very well. A PDF is meant to be a digital representation of a
> printed document. Can you make unnoticeable edits to printed paper?
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Robert L. Harris
> <robert.l.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>   I use OpenOffice.org.   I can modify/store as ODT files and when I am
> >> ready to send
> >> it to a client I can export it as PDF.  I haven't had much luck
> >> importing and editing
> >> existing PDF's yet, but haven't really had the need to either.
> >>
> >> Robert
> >
> >
> >
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