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From: Wes Groleau on 26 Jun 2010 11:07
On 06-26-2010 10:07, Mike Rosenberg wrote:
> Fester Bestertester<fbt(a)fbt.net> wrote:
>>> Try PDFPen you try a Trial.
>> No, it won't allow editing.
> Um, the very purpose of PDFpen is to allow one to edit PDF files.

But that is not _exactly_ the purpose in the subject line.

--
Wes Groleau

People would have more leisure time if it weren't
for all the leisure-time activities that use it up.
-- Peg Bracken
From: Wayne C. Morris on 26 Jun 2010 11:33
In article <1jkoun1.1c44go6t1pev4N%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>,
mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:

> Fester Bestertester <fbt(a)fbt.net> wrote:
>
> > > Try PDFPen you try a Trial.
> >
> > No, it won't allow editing.
>
> Um, the very purpose of PDFpen is to allow one to edit PDF files.

But does it allow editing of *locked* PDF files? The OP's subject line
indicates he wants an editor that will ignore read-only, by which I assume he
means the restriction flags that can be embedded in PDFs. Some are even locked
to prevent printing!

Fester, there are utilities like PDFkey Pro and pdf-Recover which can remove the
restrictions from a PDF. You can then use your preferred PDF editor.
From: Fester Bestertester on 26 Jun 2010 12:47
> http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/Freeware/CombinePDFs.shtml

I like its features.

But after deleting a few blank pages, why is the resulting file more than
double the size of the original?

Thanks.

From: Wes Groleau on 26 Jun 2010 14:56
On 06-26-2010 11:33, Wayne C. Morris wrote:
> restriction flags that can be embedded in PDFs. Some are even locked
> to prevent printing!

Assuming one the wishes of whoever locked it are not worthy of
consideration :-) in addition to unlocking software, I find it fairly
simple to use OCR on a screen capture.

--
Wes Groleau

Secunia Software to help you update
http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/russell?itemid=1430
From: Su-Z-Q on 27 Jun 2010 05:37
In article <0001HW.C84B7D3E00EDDC19B04379AF(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
Fester Bestertester <fbt(a)fbt.net> wrote:

> > http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/Freeware/CombinePDFs.shtml
>
> I like its features.
>
> But after deleting a few blank pages, why is the resulting file more than
> double the size of the original?
>
> Thanks.

I have no idea. It prolly has to do with graphics and how they are handled.
I use PDFcompress for such situations. It costs $35 but it really works (IMHO
far better than the pdf compressor built into OS X)
http://www.metaobject.com/Products/
the help file says:
PdfCompress applies several techniques to dramatically reduce the size of PDF
files produced by Mac OS X (or other sources) without visibly altering rendering
quality. It compresses photographic images using JPEG compression, bi-level
images using CCITT Group 4 (fax) compression, and can also optionally remove
fonts that aren't strictly necessary. It removes unneeded meta- or edit-data,
and can also downsample images to a lower resolution for web and screen.
--
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.
Mark Twain

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