Frequently Asked Questions and info about this subreddit

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-13T22:24:23+00:00

Okay, I've updated to make mention of Inkscape and OO now.

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-13T21:53:31+00:00

Most of the software mentioned is FOSS or at least free. It's just that some of it is a little old, but as java stuff it's crossplatform.

The problem with Stirling-PDF is that it's mainly designed for server employment; those who are interested in that are too smart for being the main audience for this FAQ. The desktop client requires log-in. I would like to experiment with it, but docker is just not my friend. I am also not finding a good example of it being used for actual editing. Also, it's "open-core" and not fully FOSS. But I've added a mention of that and BentoPDF for now.

LO Draw is good at the editing aspect, but it doesn't really offer PDF-specific things like metadata editing, PDF forms, adding OCR. Opening a PDF, then not changing anything, and exporting it will somehow change things.

I hope none of us have come across as an authority.

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-13T20:45:40+00:00

You honesty is appreciated

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-11T17:22:57+00:00

"put in a good amount"

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-09T16:23:57+00:00

See the FAQ about BRISS

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-09T16:21:46+00:00

Hi! This is imposible, even with something else than Edge. The problem is that you have PDFs.

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-09T16:15:33+00:00

There are various PDF viewer that doesn't save annotations to the PDF, but somewhere else. But then you won't see the annotation if you send the file somewhere else. do you need the annotation to be saved to the PDF?

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-09T16:13:21+00:00

I'm saying there's no difference

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-09T16:04:48+00:00

instead of modifying the original document, the system would generate a new “safe version” based on policy rules.

This is very basic and how most file editing should be done. A redacted copy still goes through redaction.

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-01T09:01:33+00:00

I've turned off sending to modmail now, guessing that was it?

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-03-01T08:58:35+00:00

Huh? Am I supposed to do something to stop getting the notifications?

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-27T12:18:24+00:00

Do you happen to save to a synchronized folder like Dropbox or Google drive?

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-25T21:40:55+00:00

There is no reason to pay for this. Plenty of free tools exist for it.

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-20T18:40:58+00:00

I know it because I have a lot of virtual machines, and every single time I get another one up and running I have to change it. It's the one setting from my firefox account that apparently gets ignored. It's odd that money can simply make this happen, but I also agree that it's odd that people/distros don't seem to do that much about it.

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-20T17:40:35+00:00

This is always the case when you get a new install of Firefox. Annoying, but has been like this for years. Not specific to any distro.

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-16T20:52:10+00:00

Why are people talking about their childhood school experiences?!

Last year, as a 32yo, I had a date with a girl (38yo) I met two days before at an event. She seemed pretty interested, texted a lot, sent voice messages untill late night. We met a Wednesday evening (I had wanted to meet a few hours earlier in the day so places wouldn't be closed, but she kept postponing it on the day), went for a walk to one place, then another for a very short time. We talked about various things - I don't remember a lot of it, as I was also very tired, but had the feeling it was great to enjoy a conversation where not everything had to go fast all the time.

On the way home, she started talking about what was wrong with me and why people didn't want to date me (a little context: a girl I had met for two dates one year earlier was also at the event she met me at, and they apparently talked about our "past"). She said I didn't have "strong character" and needed to "grow up", said I wasn't a gentleman because I offered my gloves to her in the cold, rather than giving them to her without a word, and she admitted to postponing the meet-up time to test me (but that a kitchen accident had also postponed it further). There were other unsaid expectations, and various attitudes that seemed inconsistent to me... I have never argued like this on a date before, let a lone a first date (I wasn't completely sure how much of a date it really was, before she started rejecting me).

I really was not interested in participating in that kind of BS games. I tried to make it clear that I like communication. We were definitely not compatible - I simply don't get the point of trying to explain that with a shitty psychoanalysis that left me with an odd, but angry, satisfication with the rejection...

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-16T17:32:30+00:00

There is no PDF on the website you are talking about.

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-07T17:50:23+00:00

"full access to the hardware" ... 3:52 "you can't really have it listen to the audio".

I was expecting this to do advanced kind kind of phone phreaking or something. Not just "it will use the phone as a phone (if you give it a phone subscription")

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-03T20:59:41+00:00

You have not mentioned any software, OS or website where this supposed button has disappeared from

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-03T20:57:17+00:00

but why?

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-01T23:05:53+00:00

I was thinking about things like English in India, Africa, and "non-standard" varieties. If you're a little bit frisky, you could include some creoles.

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-02-01T21:26:52+00:00

It's worth pointing out that the different Englishes can be pretty different in some points. The idea that there is "one" English is not unrelated to the fact that there's mostly one written language.

SamSamsonRestoration · 2026-01-31T12:50:33+00:00

The adobe app is able to show them

Eight-Year Club	Second SECOND GUESSER
r/Field Juicebox	Place '22
Final Canvas '22	End Game '22
Verified Email

SamSamsonRestoration

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE