Re: [O] Generate and fill PDF-forms by org-mode?!

[Balaji Bikshandi]

Hi Ihor,

Glad you are interested. I have attached the screenshot showing how it is 
possible from within Org-mode! I concur on the need for font sizing and zooming 
the terminal at times. But for the most part I find it just works for various 
types of PDFs. I have filled multi-page documents but yes you will have to 
screenshot the pages separately. 

I am sure you will get the idea but please let me know if you require 
clarification. Hope this helps you like it does to me.

Cheers
Balaji 
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> On 18 Jul 2024, at 5:00 PM, Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> wrote:
> 
> Balaji Bikshandi <balaji.md@icloud.com> writes:
> 
>> I use a transparent terminal over the PDF and then screenshot it!
>> 
>> This is, as you would expect, an ultralight and ultrafast solution.
>> 
>> In fact, I use mupdf to open the PDF, then open the venerable SC spreadsheet 
>> calculator in a transparent terminal over it. Once ‘filled’, I just take a 
>> screenshot! Then use Imagemagick to convert it.
> 
> Interesting.
> May you expand a bit on how exactly you do it?
> 
> In particular, how does Org mode enter the picture? I imagine that you
> need to align the text layout in the Org file to fit the underlying PDF,
> but I am not sure if Org is the most suitable program to achieve such
> alignment. Something like M-x artist-mode might probably be more flexible.
> 
> --
> Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
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