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Bug 529423 - evince doesn't properly fill out some forms
evince doesn't properly fill out some forms
Status: RESOLVED NOTGNOME
Product: evince
Classification: Core
Component: PDF
2.22.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Evince Maintainers
Evince Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-04-22 19:55 UTC by Bill Nottingham
Modified: 2008-09-07 17:52 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.21/2.22


Description Bill Nottingham 2008-04-22 19:55:59 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
Some forms have some sort of code in them that affects how they format the input. (Sorry, don't know enough about the PDF spec to be more specific). Acrobat Reader properly handles this code. Evince does not.

An example form would be: http://www.dor.state.nc.us/downloads/fillin/D400_webfill.pdf

For each spot where a dollar amount is expected, Acrobat will automatically add '.00' to the dollar amount you enter. Evince does not.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Download http://www.dor.state.nc.us/downloads/fillin/D400_webfill.pdf
2. Do your taxes
3. Print them out
4. Mail them

Actual results:
The department of revenue misparses the evince-produced output, calculating your taxes in an entirely different and incorrect manner.

Expected results:
Woo, refund!

Does this happen every time?
Yes

Other information:
Comment 1 Carlos Garcia Campos 2008-09-07 17:52:22 UTC 
It's a poppler bug, I've just forwarded it to freedesktop bugzilla:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17470

Thanks for reporting.