[clug] PDFs - forms plus images plus signature

Duncan Roe duncan_roe at optusnet.com.au
Mon Feb 19 01:48:57 UTC 2024


Hi Tony,

On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 03:19:47PM +1100, linux wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I came across an interesting issue today.  I was filling in an application
> form that had form fields and digital signature fields, plus wanted a photo
> inserted.
>
> I couldn't chain the tools together to let me do it in a legitimate way. 
> That is, as soon as I added an image (using LibreOffice Draw), I couldn't
> sign it as the form elements and signature elements seemed like they were
> removed.
>
> I tried other ways, like online PDF annotators (e.g. PDFBuddy) and Xournal++
> but nothing seemed to solve the problem.
>
> Is there a solution?  Specifically, is there a way of adding an image to a
> PDF and still preserving fields?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony
> --
Masterpdfeditor might do the job - I always use it for interactive forms.

I recommend sticking with version 4:
http://code-industry.net/public/master-pdf-editor-4.3.89_qt5.amd64.tar.gz

Cheers ... Duncan.



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