Evince Save copy no longer works as expected

[Johnny Rosenberg]

2013/1/8 Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net>:
> On 01/08/2013 08:35 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
>>
>> 2013/1/8 NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net>:
>>>
>>> On 01/07/2013 09:06 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a PDF with some fields that I can fill in. When I had Ubuntu
>>>> 10.10 I could fill in those, then Save copy, close Evince, then open
>>>> the file again and continue filling those fields.
>>>>
>>>> Since then I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 (or rather installed from
>>>> scratch) and not this function no longer works. No matter what I typed
>>>> in those fields, the PDF is saved in the same state it was when I
>>>> opened it, which I rather pointless if you ask me.
>>>> Is this a bug that should be reported or is it a new fantastic
>>>> feature? Or does this only happen to me?
>>>>
>>>> I can provide an example file in case somebody don't know what I'm
>>>> talking about…
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Johnny Rosenberg
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince?field.searchtext=form&search=Search&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED&field.assignee=&field.bug_reporter=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.has_patch=&field.has_no_package=>
>>>
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/492959 ?
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the links. The first one was what helped me find:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/960856
>>
>> Any hints about other PDF viewers that support saving file with edited
>> fields? That's the most common thing I use a PDF viewer for.
>>
>>
>> Johnny Rosenberg
>>
>
> I have always installed Acroead from the repositories.  It has always done
> what I needed, including US taxforms.
>
> Regards,  Jim

Yes, I have had it too for many years and it does not allow saving a
PDF with edited form fields. At least it didn't last time I tried. Do
you mean that this is supported now?


Johnny Rosenberg