Re: .ps or .pdf editing app

[mickyb@es.co.nz (Michael Beattie)]

On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, David Stern wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've tried a lot of editing apps (and conversion utilities) in hamm, 
> but I can't find one that edits postscript or acrobat files.  Does 
> anyone know what package I can use to edit a ps or pdf form that uses 
> Times-Roman fonts in a variety of point sizes, with some lines (no 
> graphics)?
> 
> I've tried converting to .eps and editing in tgif, however that renders 
> the whole form illegible.  I've always seen ps and pdf viewers, never 
> editors.  That just doesn't seem right.  If this is off-topic, I 
> apologize.

I dont know about .ps files, but I understand .pdf to be a format Adobe
created, for use with Adobe Acrobat. You have to Buy Adobe Acrobat.. and
it is expensive. (Again, I am not sure, but I think it is only available
for MacOS and Windows..).
The Adobe Acrobat Reader is free though..


                       Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)

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