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Re: Show HN: I made a simple PDF text editor

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Post by gnicholas » Sun, May 31, 2020, 6:54 AM UTC

I tried using this with an invoice that I'd created using invoice-generator.com, in the hopes that it would be an easier way to make new invoices. When I tried to replace the To party's name, the text came back partly bold and partly not. There was also a weird overlay on an email address on the bottom that said something about email address protected.

Would love to have a tool like this that worked for making new invoices, among other things!

Re: Show HN: I made a simple PDF text editor

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Post by punnerud » Sun, May 31, 2020, 6:57 AM UTC

gnicholas wrote: post #31

I tried using this with an invoice that I'd created using invoice-generator.com, in the hopes that it would be an easier way to make new invoices. When I tried to replace the To party's name, the text came back partly bold and partly not. There was also a weird overlay on an email address on the bottom that said something about email address protected. Would love to have a tool like this that worked for making new in…

In EU it is illegal to edit an invoice outside a program that keep track of all changes, bill number etc.

Not the same in US?

Re: Show HN: I made a simple PDF text editor

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Post by bmn__ » Sun, May 31, 2020, 7:04 AM UTC

dheera wrote: post #27

Now I just wish there were a version that could run locally. All the Linux PDF viewers suck -- they can't even save a fill-in PDF form or insert a signature.

http://enwp.org/Okular can.

Please don't bait for answers with generalisations.

Re: Show HN: I made a simple PDF text editor

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Post by BossingAround » Sun, May 31, 2020, 7:08 AM UTC

gnicholas wrote: post #31

I tried using this with an invoice that I'd created using invoice-generator.com, in the hopes that it would be an easier way to make new invoices. When I tried to replace the To party's name, the text came back partly bold and partly not. There was also a weird overlay on an email address on the bottom that said something about email address protected. Would love to have a tool like this that worked for making new in…

Try xournal. I had a really positive experience with it.

Re: Show HN: I made a simple PDF text editor

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Post by BossingAround » Sun, May 31, 2020, 7:09 AM UTC

dheera wrote: post #27

Now I just wish there were a version that could run locally. All the Linux PDF viewers suck -- they can't even save a fill-in PDF form or insert a signature.

I use xournal for exactly that--filling out a PDF form and inserting my signatures.

Re: Show HN: I made a simple PDF text editor

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Post by michaelmrose » Sun, May 31, 2020, 7:13 AM UTC

A few notes. It doesn't seem to work with documents that have multiple columns. Pushing text over just overwrites the other column. It doesn't seem to reflow text where the source document obviously had margins possibly because that information is looooong gone. Hitting enter to move text to the next line didn't move other text it just again seemed to overwrite it.

Re: Show HN: I made a simple PDF text editor

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Post by tjbiddle » Sun, May 31, 2020, 7:13 AM UTC

dheera wrote: post #27

Now I just wish there were a version that could run locally. All the Linux PDF viewers suck -- they can't even save a fill-in PDF form or insert a signature.

Github is in the footer on the website if you want to run it locally: https://github.com/shashanoid/Simpdf

Re: Show HN: I made a simple PDF text editor

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Post by zoid_ » Sun, May 31, 2020, 7:23 AM UTC

dheera wrote: post #26

jnlar wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

^ this

there's a "Save and Download" option if you mouseover to the left.

I found this too, didn't seem too obvious at first though.

Re: Show HN: I made a simple PDF text editor

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Post by londons_explore » Sun, May 31, 2020, 7:50 AM UTC

punnerud wrote: post #32

gnicholas wrote: post #31

I tried using this with an invoice that I'd created using invoice-generator.com, in the hopes that it would be an easier way to make new invoices. When I tried to replace the To party's name, the text came back partly bold and partly not. There was also a weird overlay on an email address on the bottom that said something about email address protected. Would love to have a tool like this that worked for making new in…

In EU it is illegal to edit an invoice outside a program that keep track of all changes, bill number etc. Not the same in US?

Citation needed...

I don't think laws are ever that prescriptive about what you have to do. As far as I know, the only requirement is when the tax inspector arrives, you need to be able to produce a complete and accurate list of all invoices you have ever sent to customers.

Re: Show HN: I made a simple PDF text editor

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Post by DanBC » Sun, May 31, 2020, 7:55 AM UTC

punnerud wrote: post #32

gnicholas wrote: post #31

I tried using this with an invoice that I'd created using invoice-generator.com, in the hopes that it would be an easier way to make new invoices. When I tried to replace the To party's name, the text came back partly bold and partly not. There was also a weird overlay on an email address on the bottom that said something about email address protected. Would love to have a tool like this that worked for making new in…

In EU it is illegal to edit an invoice outside a program that keep track of all changes, bill number etc. Not the same in US?

They aren't editing an invoice, they're using a template to create a new invoice.