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I have a PDF file, and I'd like to comment in adobe style. Is there a way to enable that somehow, or are there any alternatives?

Braiam
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tpv
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It might be a licensing issue.

Linux Adobe Reader 9 Document Properties --> Security Tab --> "Commenting: NOT ALLOWED"

Even thought the PDF has no security, commenting is still NOT allowed. Might be a licensing issue since the original was created using open source tools, not Acrobat.

"PDF Producer: Apache FOP Version 1.1" -- Commenting Not Allowed.
"PDF Producer: Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES 10.0" -- Commenting Works.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18894689/adding-enable-for-commenting-adobe-reader-using-acrobat

http://support.itextpdf.com/node/24

Platform: Linux Mint with Adobe Reader 9.

Community
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rjt
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There is a feature to add annotations using the default gnome evince, but the tool doesn't have the feature switched on in Ubuntu 10.10, so you have a choice between:

pdfedit - Dedicated tool for editing pdf files.

flpsed - Useful, but not as polished.

inkscape - Importing the pdf, adding your visible notes and exporting back to pdf, downside is, they're not real pdf notes.

Martin Owens -doctormo-
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Foxit Reader allows pretty advanced commenting.

muru
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yohbs
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Try Xournal

You can Comment, Highlight, Underline, Draw.......

Install by typing 

$sudo apt-get install xournal
HungryFoolish
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okular is the default KDE editor (though using it with Unity/Gnome is not a problem), is very polished and provides the requested functionality. After opening your PDF, enable "Review" in the "Tools" menu and a toolbar will appear with buttons for notes, highlighting, etc.

Patrick Marchwiak
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For text comments I suggest to use PDF Annotator (available in Ubuntu software center) - very easy application which allows saving in PS or PDF formats.

Regards, Vincenzo

Vincenzo
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Not a desktop app, but Adobe has released Acrobat.com, which is essentially an online office suite, but it can read and make pdfs (a limit of 5 made per month for free, I think). I would assume that they have commenting as part of the suite and it would be acrobat style.

dkuntz2
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If you can wait for a while the new Acrobate X you can comment your document. I tried in windows and work's perfect.

Vassilis
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