curtis osterhoudt | 8 Aug 2012 03:11
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pdfpages inclusion with forms blanks the forms information

Dear LyXers, 

   I'm producing a few files (via pdflatex) in the 2.1.0 version of lyx (I grab it from the -devel git repository and compile it locally). This is on a debian system, running a 3.5 (sid) kernel. 

   When I include an already-produced .pdf document (via Insert --> File --> External Material) and then choose the template as "PDF pages", everything looks great, and the preview on screen shows that all information is in the forms in the original .pdf.

   However, upon exporting from LyX, either doing a View (which I have set to compile via pdflatex), or through File --> Export --> PDF (pdflatex), the resulting document has the forms as blank (viewing in Okular or acroread). Is this a limitation of pdflatex, or something wacky that LyX is doing?

             Many thanks, 
                Curtis O. 
 
Ray Rashif | 8 Aug 2012 07:10
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Re: pdfpages inclusion with forms blanks the forms information

On 8 August 2012 09:11, curtis osterhoudt <flutzpah <at> yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear LyXers,
>
>    I'm producing a few files (via pdflatex) in the 2.1.0 version of lyx (I
> grab it from the -devel git repository and compile it locally). This is on a
> debian system, running a 3.5 (sid) kernel.
>
>    When I include an already-produced .pdf document (via Insert --> File -->
> External Material) and then choose the template as "PDF pages", everything
> looks great, and the preview on screen shows that all information is in the
> forms in the original .pdf.
>
>    However, upon exporting from LyX, either doing a View (which I have set
> to compile via pdflatex), or through File --> Export --> PDF (pdflatex), the
> resulting document has the forms as blank (viewing in Okular or acroread).
> Is this a limitation of pdflatex, or something wacky that LyX is doing?
>
>              Many thanks,
>                 Curtis O.
>

In LaTeX and LyX options, type this:

pages=-,pagecommand={\thispagestyle{plain}},scale=1.0

Otherwise it is some other weird problem. Works fine for me. Try
another or a random pdf if this fails. Then you can narrow it down to
just this pdf as the cause.

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