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diff --git a/print/flpsed/pkg-descr b/print/flpsed/pkg-descr index 0a6d40df3e19..b6b35b9a42a9 100644 --- a/print/flpsed/pkg-descr +++ b/print/flpsed/pkg-descr @@ -1,22 +1,12 @@ -flpsed is a WYSIWYG PostScript pseudo-editor. "Pseudo", because you -can't remove or modify existing elements of a document, only add -arbitrary text lines to existing PostScript documents. Added -lines can later be reedited with flpsed. +flpsed is a WYSIWYG PostScript annotator. flpsed can add arbitrary text lines +to existing PostScript documents, but cannot remove or modify existing elements +of such documents. The added lines can later be re-edited with flpsed, either +interactively or via batch-processing (the latter is useful for repeatedly +filling in forms). Text lines can also be imported from other documents that +have been modified with flpsed. Using pdftops, which is part of xpdf, one can convert PDF documents to -PostScript and then add text to them using flpsed. flpsed is thus useful -for filling in forms, adding notes, etc. - -Features: - - * Add arbitrary text to existing PostScript documents. - * Reedit text that has been added with flpsed. - * The overall structure of the PostScript document is not modified. - flpsed only adds the additional text. - * Batch processing (no X11 required) to modify tagged text lines that - have been entered interactively with flpsed before. This is very - useful for repeatedly filling in forms. - * Text lines can be imported from other flpsed-modified documents. - * Import and export PDF. Therefore it can be used as a PDF editor. +PostScript and then add text to them using flpsed. flpsed is thus useful for +filling in forms, adding notes, etc. WWW: http://www.ecademix.com/JohannesHofmann/flpsed.html |