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[Bob Rasmussen]

On Thu, 8 Jul 2010, Fairlight wrote:

> Only Bob Rasmussen would say something like:
> > 
> >    printwiz.exe someinputfile /fPDF://outfile.pdf?user=dkfjgh?owner=eiruty
> 
> The "owner" part seemed non-intuitive, so I was checking the manual for
> more details.  Page 84 of the PDF has a typo:  "PDF files can be
> passworded, encrypted, and restricted.  See ###"  ...The ### is literal in
> the docs.

Thanks. The manual needs lots of work.
 
> At any rate, I see what you mean (although I've got to say, "owner" as the
> parameter name is a bit non-intuitive, even if it is documented).  

You're probably right. I took the names from the PDF specs.

> Interesting...I had no idea PW could do that.  Obviously.  Thanks for the
> pointer!  Was that ability added within the last two years, or was it there
> from the start?

It was added in 3.0; I don't have the date of release of that handy.

BTW, Print Wizard includes a file "readme.txt" which has a fairly 
nitty-gritty change history. You could probably find a number of things of 
interest there.

BTW2, PW can also CERTIFY the created PDF. This incorporates a CSA-issued 
certificate and encryption. This lets the recipient know it was created by 
the correct person, and has not been altered. This is sometimes called a 
digital signature.

BTW3, Print Wizard 4 (going to beta real soon now) will have a new 
capability to have the user sign a document *on the screen*, on any (or 
multiple) page(s), or otherwise mark up the document. Here's a scenario 
we're preparing to support:

1) Auto dealer has an app that prints loan documents.

2) Print Wizard captures output of Windows printer driver, in PCL.

3) PW translates PCL, adds a form overlay, presents the combined document 
in a viewer.

4) Customer is handed a TabletPC, with document open in viewer. Customer 
can browse through pages.

5) Customer is shown where to sign, using the PC's stylus. Or use mouse or 
external tablet.

6) User hits "print" button, PW renders entire document to PDF (original 
PCL data, overlay, "ink" from stylus).

7) PDF is archived.

All that is working as of this morning. Next to come:

8) Some mechanism for specifying where to sign, and clipping in those 
regions.

9) Ensure that PCL data that is in soft fonts, in artificial character 
set, gets converted back to original text, for properly searchable PDF.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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