pdf in LInux

CyGia · 09-13-2005, 12:38 PM

Hi, what application can be used to view/edit a pdf file without the hassles of converting to different formats and vice versa? thanks.

JCipriani · 09-13-2005, 12:43 PM

I use xpdf, which, according to the man page, can be found at http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/, although you can probably grab it with your package updater. You can also use ghostscript but the interface is not as nice.

Jason

PS: I just checked; that URL is still valid and you can download it there.

aysiu · 09-13-2005, 12:43 PM

acroread
xpdf

JCipriani · 09-13-2005, 12:46 PM

Oh... xpdf doesn't let you edit the file though... I've never done that but this might contain some useful info (Google search "linux pdf editor" for more links).

craigevil · 09-13-2005, 01:03 PM

xpdf
kpdf
Adobe
Evince
OO can convert docs to pdf
Scribus can edit pdfs

CyGia · 09-13-2005, 02:15 PM

Thanks for your fast replies.

Looked at some of those applications but couldn't find the right one. Im planning on reading a reference material about 250 pages long so i need a pdf viewer and editor in one, like adobe pro but in linux. Editor in the sense of saving bookmarks.

Thanks.

aysiu · 09-13-2005, 02:34 PM

What's wrong with Scribus?

CyGia · 09-13-2005, 03:31 PM

I cant seem to open a pdf file in scribus, but you can save it in pdf.

craigevil · 09-13-2005, 04:10 PM

Hmm I can't get Scribus to open a pdf document either. Does it need some kind of plugin?

aysiu · 09-13-2005, 09:46 PM

Maybe this is what you're looking for?

http://www.pdftron.com/net/index.html

aysiu · 09-13-2005, 09:58 PM

Wait! I found it!

KWord. KWord imports and lets you view and edit PDFs.

CyGia · 09-14-2005, 10:05 AM

Already tried Kword, didnt work either. it doesn't save the file as pdf.

Will try to look at http://www.pdftron.com/net/index.html.

Thanks

aysiu · 09-14-2005, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CyGia
Already tried Kword, didnt work either. it doesn't save the file as pdf.

Will try to look at http://www.pdftron.com/net/index.html.

Thanks

I realize this is an extra step, but you could edit in KWord, export it as an OpenOffice document, then use OpenOffice to export it as a PDF. It's annoying, but at least the software's free (cost, not just license).

aysiu · 09-14-2005, 10:21 AM

You may find these links helpful as well:

http://www.koffice.org/filters/1_3_1/kword/pdf.php
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/350861
http://applications.linux.com/articl...&tid=49&tid=47

Edit:
I guess you can save as PDF in KWord:

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:j...t=4&lr=lang_en
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:I...t=3&lr=lang_en

So, KWord is your program. Import PDF, and Print to PDF. Here's a screenshot of saving to PDF:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...s/6a6c68b3.png