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rjbull:
..., you can change things, but it's a bit like using peelable Letraset, or a kindergarten cut-and-stick job.  It isn't remotely like using a word processor.
-rjbull (January 30, 2010, 02:44 PM)
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so you feel sure it will treat the pdf as if it is an image and not a text file?
-Curt (January 30, 2010, 05:33 PM)
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Without trying Lightning PDF  I obviously can't be certain, but, Foxit PDF Editor knows what the component objects of a PDF are.  I haven't tried its graphics abilities, but it can edit graphics (sort of simple form of Paint, I think).  It knows text objects are a different kind of thing, and allows you to perform actions on them like delete individual letters or add new ones, or, to move the whole text object complete.  That last feature is like you had that block of text printed on a transparent sheet, and moved the whole sheet to a different location as a unit.  Foxit also has various features like alignment that I didn't discover when I was using it at work (haven't had to use it for a while, going rusty).

Curt:
Earlier versions of Serif PagePlus were criticised for not handling PDF files properly (or at all), but "now" Serif is making a big noise about the "new" (almost half a year old) PagePlus X5's PDF capabilities:





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...-Serif PagePlus
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The offer's link included my email address, so you will have to find the proper page yourself.

iphigenie:
I have both Nitro Pro and PDF Annotator - both are useful in different ways - happy to answer some questions if anyone is curious

rjbull:
Serif is making a big noise about the "new" (almost half a year old) PagePlus X5's PDF capabilities-Curt (March 09, 2011, 04:48 PM)
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Hmmm...  I have X4, maybe I should consider responding to their e-mails about upgrading, as long as I can use a coupon.  On the other hand, I already have both Foxit and Infix...

Curt:
... PagePlus X5's PDF capabilities-Curt (March 09, 2011, 04:48 PM)
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Hmmm...  I have X4, maybe I should consider responding to their e-mails about upgrading, as long as I can use a coupon.  On the other hand, I already have both Foxit and Infix...-rjbull (March 10, 2011, 03:00 PM)
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-maybe, and maybe not.

A relative advanced PDF file (that my genuine pdf editors had no problem with) made PagePlus X5 give these messages:

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