Bug 46529 – pdftops doesn't print pdf form elements properly

• Status: RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description John E. Vincent 2004-04-01 14:26:58 UTC]

When printing a pdf to cups that contains pdf form elements, elements that do not flag the field (optional flag), those elements are not printed.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Print pdf containing pdf form fields directly to cups
2. Watch printer
3. Watch as printout does not contain all the information.

Actual Results:  
Document printed sans dynamic field elements.

Expected Results:  
Printed the document as a whole

I've created a patch and modified the ebuild to apply it. It builds on my server
now and works properly. See the link referenced to the CUPS str about this issue.

[Comment 1 John E. Vincent 2004-04-01 14:31:42 UTC]

Created attachment 28530 [details, diff]
Patch for the ebuild to apply str-633.patch

This is just a patch for the ebuild.

[Comment 2 John E. Vincent 2004-04-01 14:32:28 UTC]

Created attachment 28531 [details, diff]
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L663

This is a patch created to apply the fix referenced in the url above.

[Comment 3 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) 2004-04-08 03:51:03 UTC]

added the patch in cups-1.1.20-r1

[Comment 4 Pete Gajria 2004-04-09 08:15:37 UTC]

Created attachment 28949 [details]
Test Case for pstopdf bug

Made the change to pdftops 
flags = 4;

Problem still exists.
Heres a way to test it

1.open any pdf in acrobat
2.add a text field to it with some text inside it
3.save & exit
4.drop the pdf into linux
5.lp foo.pdf
6.the pdf prints with whatever was on there minus the newly added text field

ive supplied a test.pdf file
the first page contains 2 text fields with text entered by me.
when sent to the printer via cups in linux the 1st page should print with
the text i've added

[Comment 5 Pete Gajria 2004-04-09 08:50:20 UTC]

Created attachment 28951 [details]
Test Case for pstopdf bug

Made the change to pdftops 
flags = 4;

Problem still exists.
Heres a way to test it

1.open any pdf in acrobat
2.add a text field to it with some text inside it
3.save & exit
4.drop the pdf into linux
5.lp foo.pdf
6.the pdf prints with whatever was on there minus the newly added text field

ive supplied a test.pdf file
the first page contains 2 text fields with text entered by me.
when sent to the printer via cups in linux the 1st page should print with
the text i've added

[Comment 6 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) 2004-04-09 09:17:56 UTC]

reopen next time please

[Comment 7 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) 2004-07-05 04:57:04 UTC]

do you know if this is fixed in cups-1.1.21_rc1?

[Comment 8 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) 2004-08-04 09:10:44 UTC]

please check cups-1.1.21_rc1