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Re:macOS Monterey by SKCarr on Monday October 25, 2021 @11:40PM (#28996155)
Here's an example of a file that won't load properly in Preview and requires Acrobat: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/englis...
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Re:macOS Monterey by tyilo on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @04:08AM (#28997656)
You can use Firefox to fill that in.
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Re:macOS Monterey by SKCarr on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @10:56AM (#29001195)
It does get by the "Please wait..." that you get in Preview or Chrome but Firefox 93.0 doesn't actually load the form properly (e.g. it's 6 pages in Acrobat but only 3 pages in Firefox and those 3 pages aren't even rendered properly).
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Re:macOS Monterey by mkl on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @06:18AM (#28998530)
Which version? For me 90.0 shows the "Please wait" message which some JavaScript or something is supposed to replace, and 93.0 force downloads it, even when I try to open it from a local file.
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Re:macOS Monterey by factorymoo on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @07:29AM (#28998999)
As of Firefox 93.0

From the release notes: "Firefox PDF viewer now supports filling more forms (XFA-based forms, used by multiple governments and banks)."

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/view-pdf-files-firefox-...

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Re:macOS Monterey by fingerlocks on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:41AM (#28997159)
Thanks!
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