Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 48249
PDF form export for PDA (Windows CE) (XFA-forms for acrobat reader 2.0 for pocket pc)
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:32:15 UTC
Making the PDF export compete, for this it needs to be compatible whit adobe acrobat reader 2.0 for pocket pc. When you make a form and fill it on youre pocket pc it is possibel to safe the data on youre device and sync it back to you pc competly filled. This is when you make a form whit the adobe software. If you make a form in OOo the form works fine but can't be saved only printed filled in. When you make a form now youll get this massage opening the pdf on a pocket "This is not a supported form type. For further information, please refer to the adobe Reader user guide" So i suggest to make the pdf export compleet and add form support to it! Imko.
MRU->HI: pls evaluate.
Not a P2. > "This is not a supported form type. For further information, please refer to > the adobe Reader user guide" So what does the adobe Reader user guide tells you about supported form types?
I found out it needs to be a XFA format you can find what XFA is and how to huse it( i think) at http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/xml/index_arch.html hope this helps
OOo already supports XML-Forms in PDFs Did you try the various methods OOo offers? (Use File|Export as PDF.. and not the icon in the toolbar to get access to these advanced options. The dialog is offered after the filename-selection). Please check whether the XML-form export (or any of the other options) in OOo works for you.
Yes i did, i tryed them all. all possible way's and none is working. The problem whit the XML export is that windows CE cant handle that. I am looking for it .. but for now results came up empty.
Apparently Acrobat Reader for pocket pc needs some variation of the XML-Forms. Since I don't own such a device and the reader cannot be lauched in regular windows I cannot test myself. Reassigning to gsl - maybe this is known already. Summary: The PDF-forms created with OOo 2.0 are not suitable for acrobat reader 2.0 for pocket pc. Probably it needs a variation of the XML-forms.
I've tried it with an PDA and MS-Windows Mobile Version 5. The text was not readable, white eagle on white background. The PDF-Reader is named as "ClearVue PDF" Don't shure whether defect or enhancement.
enhancement