PDF Editor...?

Patton Echols p.echols at comcast.net
Fri Oct 30 08:42:22 UTC 2009


On 10/29/2009 05:22 PM, Andrew Farris wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-10-29 at 07:40 -0500, Larry Shields wrote:
>   
>> *Is there a good pdf editor, I have a manual which is in the pdf format, 
>> the first part is in english, the second part is in spanish*...*So that 
>> part I would like to edit out, which would save alot of printing & paper...
>>     
>
> Even though you've already got a solution here, for future reference you
> can also give pdfedit a try.  it's in the repos (search for "pdfedit").
>
> It provides a pretty nice GUI for editing PDFs, and lets you do all
> sorts of things, like split up documents, add/remove pages, and even
> edit text in the pdf (provided it isn't a scanned image).
>
> Hopefully that might prove useful to you some time in the future :)
>   

Just one more for those reading.  If you just want basic functions, like 
pulling out all the odd numbered pages into a new pdf, try "pdftk"  It 
is not an editor, more of a manipulator.  From the man page:

DESCRIPTION
       If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic 
staple-remover,
       hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses.  
Pdftk is a
       simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents.  Use it to:

       * Merge PDF Documents
       * Split PDF Pages into a New Document
       * Rotate PDF Documents or Pages
       * Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
       * Encrypt Output as Desired
       * Fill PDF Forms with X/FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
       * Generate FDF Data Stencil from PDF Forms
       * Apply a Background Watermark or a Foreground Stamp
       * Report PDF Metrics such as Metadata and Bookmarks
       * Update PDF Metadata
       * Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
       * Unpack PDF Attachments
       * Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
       * Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
       * Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)

Cheers





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