Comments on: PDF forms in Apple Preview http://assuredynamics.com/index.php/2011/02/pdf-forms-in-apple-preview/ Dynamic solutions Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: NiallODonovan http://assuredynamics.com/index.php/2011/02/pdf-forms-in-apple-preview/#comment-1634 NiallODonovan Sat, 19 Oct 2013 17:21:15 +0000 http://www.assuredynamics.com/?p=673#comment-1634 Jim, I genuinely don't believe that is the case. The PDF is available as an ISO standard. In 2008, Adobe published a Public Patent License to ISO 32000-1 granting royalty-free rights for all patents owned by Adobe that are necessary to make, use, sell and distribute PDF compliant implementations. (source: Wikipedia). The main issue with Dynamic PDF forms is that they are created in LiveCycle Designer, which wraps the XML form in a PDF wrapper. This means it is different from a native PDF. The Apple Preview application just can't handle it. Niall Jim,

I genuinely don’t believe that is the case. The PDF is available as an ISO standard.

In 2008, Adobe published a Public Patent License to ISO 32000-1 granting royalty-free rights for all patents owned by Adobe that are necessary to make, use, sell and distribute PDF compliant implementations. (source: Wikipedia).

The main issue with Dynamic PDF forms is that they are created in LiveCycle Designer, which wraps the XML form in a PDF wrapper. This means it is different from a native PDF. The Apple Preview application just can’t handle it.

Niall

]]> By: Jim Demers http://assuredynamics.com/index.php/2011/02/pdf-forms-in-apple-preview/#comment-1633 Jim Demers Sat, 19 Oct 2013 17:09:24 +0000 http://www.assuredynamics.com/?p=673#comment-1633 Amazingly, still not fixed in 2013. Conveniently for Adobe, the only solution is for everybody to use Adobe software. I believe that Adoobe has patented key aspects of the pdf format, and that Apple can't (or won't) get a license. Amazingly, still not fixed in 2013.
Conveniently for Adobe, the only solution is for everybody to use Adobe software. I believe that Adoobe has patented key aspects of the pdf format, and that Apple can’t (or won’t) get a license.

]]> By: Niall O'Donovan http://assuredynamics.com/index.php/2011/02/pdf-forms-in-apple-preview/#comment-399 Niall O'Donovan Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:32:10 +0000 http://www.assuredynamics.com/?p=673#comment-399 Thanks George! Thanks George!

]]> By: George Johnson http://assuredynamics.com/index.php/2011/02/pdf-forms-in-apple-preview/#comment-398 George Johnson Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:17:45 +0000 http://www.assuredynamics.com/?p=673#comment-398 Nice article, Niall. Nice article, Niall.

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