Can't print a PDF file

[Bill Moseley <moseley@hank.org>]

I know little about PDF and/or Postscript.  I'm looking for pointers
for where to seek help (perhaps a list or someone that know
pdf/postscript).

I'm running an up to date Sid installation.  I use CUPS for printing.
Printing PDFs normally works fine.

I received a PDF that I'm suppose to print out and fill in the form.
One "feature" is that some of the fields are already filled in -- as
if they did some type of "merge" to pre-fill in a few of the fields
with my specific info.

The basic problem is I can't print the PDF.

- Xpdf displays the pdf correctly with my personal info displayed on the
form.

- gv displays the form without the personal info displayed.  It
generates the following error:

    Execution stack:
       %interp_exit   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   1   3   %oparray_pop   1   3   %oparray_pop   1   3   %oparray_pop   .runexec2   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   2   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   %array_continue   --nostringval--   false   1   %stopped_push   --nostringval--   %loop_continue   --nostringval--   %finish_show   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   4   8   1   --nostringval--   (bbox_text_enum)   %op_show_continue   --nostringval--   --nostringval--   --nostringval--
    Dictionary stack:
       --dict:1053/1417(ro)(G)--   --dict:0/20(G)--   --dict:73/200(L)--   --dict:97/127(ro)(G)--   --dict:229/230(ro)(G)--   --dict:19/24(L)--   --dict:4/6(L)--   --dict:24/31(L)--   --dict:12/16(ro)(L)--
    Current allocation mode is local
    ESP Ghostscript 7.07.1: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1

- gs displays the form for an instant and then aborts with the same
message.

- Printing with CUPS makes my HP non-postscript printer's light flash
a few times then nothing prints.

- Using Xpdf to "print to file" generates a postscript file.  I get
the same behavior trying to display it in gv or gs.

- acroread displays the form correctly but when sending to the printer
it also make the light flash a few times then nothing happens.
Acroread does warn that the PDF contains features not supported in
that version of acroread (which is the most current version available
for linux).

I'd like to figure out why it's failing.




-- 
Bill Moseley
moseley@hank.org