Libreoffice problem related to PDF forms

[Robin Laing]

On 2014-02-02 14:34, Joachim Backes wrote:
> On 02/02/2014 09:51 PM, Robin Laing wrote:
>> On 2014-01-28 03:57, Joachim Backes wrote:
>>> Hi all,

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>>>
>>> Anybody can explain this?
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>>
>>> Joachim Backes
>>>
>>> Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug)
>>> Kernel-3.12.9-300.fc20.x86_64
>>>
>>> Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>
>>> https://www-user.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes
>>>
>>
>> I have used GIMP to fill in forms in the past.
>>
>> My wife has used both Okular and Evince to fill in pdf forms.
>>
>> I have used Evince as well.
>>
>> Robin
>
> Hi Robin, filling out the forms is _not_ tho problem. I know I can do
> this by using evince or acroread or some other...
>
> What I need is to advance such printable only forms so I can create new
> forms from them, allowing still filling out, but additionally being
> storable.
>
> The simple question is: what prevents LO from importing such printable
> only forms?
>
> Kind regards
>
> Joachim Backes
>

Look at using the GIMP to do that.  You may be able to do something with 
either of the other two programs I mentioned.

If it is that LibreOffice is honouring the password rules, then the 
other programs may over ride them and allow you to save the form in a 
format that is now workable in LibreOffice.

I don't know if you can print the form to a pdf and then convert it back 
to a form.

A quick search shows that you can possible remove passwords using 
command line options.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/removing-password-from-pdf-on-linux/

Ghostscript may be able to strip the passwords according to the above link.

pdfcrack is also available.


Robin