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   Carlos E. R. to Bozo User   
   Re: Microsoft Recall is shit - goodbye W   
   03 Nov 24 17:15:54   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2024-11-03 10:56, Bozo User wrote:   
   > On 2024-10-24, Carlos E.R.  wrote:   
   >> On 2024-10-24 15:33, Marco Moock wrote:   
   >>> On 24.10.2024 um 07:39 Uhr TJ wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> I need Windows Adobe Reader for my state tax forms,   
   >>>   
   >>> If such stuff doesn't work in other readers (maybe try evince) I print   
   >>> that out and use my typewriter to fill it out and either I send it via   
   >>> Fax or via snailmail, with a notice that I don't have Windows and can't   
   >>> do this task on other operating systems.   
   >>   
   >> Editable Forms do not work right with ANY linux PDF viewer, and not at   
   >> all when they use script (javascript? I have forgotten which). The only   
   >> valid tool is the Adobe reader, and the Linux version is ancient   
   >> (abandonware) and may not run in a current Linux. Nor does the windows   
   >> version run under Wine.   
   >>   
   >> Foxit is the only reader I have found that can display XFA forms   
   >> tolerably well in Linux, and not always.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Try Okular and XournalPP   
      
   Why do you think that I did not try Okular? It does not support properly   
   XFA forms with Javascript. No Linux PDF reader supports javascript.   
      
   XournalPP I have not tried. News to me. Before dong so, please tell if   
   it does support javascript.   
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
      
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