Evince Save copy no longer works as expected

[Jim Byrnes]

On 01/08/2013 09:44 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
> 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
>

Yes, if the pdf has editable form fields it will save them.

Regards,  Jim