[pdftex] how to export latex to pdf that allows commenting

[Victor Ivrii]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Helen Lam <h.lam at auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
> Hi after searching the archive on how to export latex into PDF file with
> the document restriction set to allow commenting, it seems that there is
> no way to do so. But the last thread on this topic was 2004, so I would
> like to know that, after 4 years time, has there been any solution on
> this being brought forward?? Or can any one point me to some good
> software that can adjust the document restriction setting of pdf files?
>
> Best regards,
> Helen

Still the same: Empire quards its secrets. This topic is discussed periodically

Changing document permissions  of this kind (there are 3 levels
starting from pdf-1.7:
Enable Typewriter tool.. , Enable for Commenting and Analysis in Adobe
Reader, Extend features in  Adobe Reader (these features slightly
changed names between versions) requires Acrobat. There is AREnable
(Windows) http://sourceforge.net/projects/arenable/ which can transfer
permissions from document to document but AFAIK latest AR detects such
hacking.

However, one can insert "Adobe comments" while preparing tex document
(easiest way to use cooltooltips package - thanks to Scott Pakin; but
also one can insert raw pdf commands - I hope you can find in archives
of this list Heiko Oberdiek teaching me how to do it)


HTH. Victor



>
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:40:55 -0700 (PDT), Mick McQuaid
> <mick at mickmcquaid.com> wrote:
>  > I have added plenty of comments to pdflatex documents
>  > under various versions of Acrobat 5 and 6, but not the
>  > free versions.  This thread seems to ask Adobe to make
>  > some of the features in the pay versions be available
>  > in the free version, or to publicize the API so that
>  > someone (not the poster) can make a free version with
>  > features not available in some of the other free pdf
>  > readers out there, some of which (e.g., qpdf2) provide
>  > comments but not ones that look like post-it notes.
>  > It would also be nice if someone would give away some
>  > free tickets for any planes that are not full or free
>  > tuition at Harvard for any classrooms that aren't
>  > crowded.
>  >
>  > In a previous message in this thread, I claimed that
>  > it may not be sufficient to allow users to add
>  > comments since they may only offer enigmatic comments,
>  > but this claim has gone unremarked.
>  >
>  > --- Roboco Sanchez <roboco at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >
>  > > I'm not sure I understand this thread. Does it mean
>  > > if I have a pdf
>  > > created by pdflatex I can add comments to my pdf
>  > > using Acrobat 5 but
>  > > cannot do so using Acrobat 6 ?
>  > >
>  > > Cheers,
>  > > Rob.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:58:40 +0200, Lo�c Joly
>  > > <loic.actarus.joly at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>  > > > [Previous post did not seem to work, so posting
>  > > again]
>  > > >
>  > > > Hello,
>  > > >
>  > > > I am using acrobat reader 6 (it seems that it
>  > > works fine with version
>  > > > 5), and when I create a document with pdfLaTeX, it
>  > > has the following
>  > > > permissions (among others):
>  > > >
>  > > > Review & Comment : Not autorised
>  > > > Fill In Form : Autorised
>  > > > Sign : Not autorised
>  > > >
>  > > > I would like to create a pdf document where
>  > > readers would be able to add
>  > > > comments. Does someone have an idea how to do it ?
>  > > (I have been told a
>  > > > way using some post-processing tool, but I would
>  > > prefer something
>  > > > integrated into pdfTeX if is was possible.
>  > > >
>  > > > --
>  > > > Lo�c
>  >
>  >
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