curtis, 2002-Mar-19 14:43 -0800: > What is the best tool for editing and creating pdf files?
I've been wondering how to do this myself for awhile, but haven't had the "need" yet to really investigate. So, I haven't done this before. However, a quick look around found these: In Debian Woody: ---------------- pstoedit Description: PostScript and PDF files to editable vector graphics converter. pstoedit converts Postscript and PDF files to various editable vector graphic formats including tgif, xfig, PDF graphics, gnuplot format, idraw, MetaPost, GNU Metafile, PIC, Kontour and flattened PostScript. python-reportlab Description: ReportLab library to create PDF documents using Python ReportLab is a library that lets you directly create documents in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) using the Python programming language. ReportLab library creates PDF based on graphics commands without intervening steps. It's therefore extremely fast, and flexible (since you're using a full-blown programming language). Sample use cases are: * Dynamic PDF generation on the web * High-volume corporate reporting and database * publishing * As embeddable print engine for other * applications, including a 'report language' so that users can customize their own reports. * As 'build system' for complex * documents with charts, tables and text such as management accounts, statistical reports and scientific papers * from XML to PDF in one step So, I figure you could use pstoedit convert a pdf, and create documents in XML and use python to create a pdf from it. I'm sure someone else that's doing this very thing will chime in...I hope! :-) jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User
