Evince Save copy no longer works as expected

[Johnny Rosenberg]

2013/1/8 Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net>:
> 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

Have you actually tried this? Which version?

I just installed from the repositories, it is version 9.5.1.

Right click my pdf avi → clickOpen with Adobe Reader 9 → Fill in some
forms → File → Save a copy… → This dialogue is opens:

Save a Blank Copy of this
Form________________________________________________________
|  Data typed into this form will not be saved. Adobe Reader can only
save blank copy of this form.

Please print your completed form if you would like a copy for your records.


I found out about that new feature in Evince (in 2010 I think) that
let me do this, and it worked perfectly for me until I abandoned
Ubuntu 10.10, replacing it with a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04, all
of this I already mentioned.

So unless there is a newer version of Adobe Reader, this isn't
possible at all now, unless I find a third PDF viewer that can.


Johnny Rosenberg