t-houssian / fillpdf

A python library to make filling pdfs much easier
MIT License
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write_fillable_pdf does not properly flatten combed fields. #39

Open Nimbus76 opened 1 year ago

Nimbus76 commented 1 year ago

Thank you for this library. I am delighted to have found it. Overall, it is working really well. Did I mention I'm delighted to have found it?

The only issue I have noticed is when using text fields with a "comb" in an Adobe Acrobat-generated PDF. US Government SS5 and DS11 forms both utilize combs. When flatten=False, combed text fields work correctly and spread the text over the comb. When flatten=True, the combed text fields are no longer spread out over the comb and instead are left justified.