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http://www.PDFAmigo.com

Easy, online, PDF form creation.

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Comment · 16 years ago
"A web-based SRS app."

I am sure you can come up with a better description than this.

Comment · 16 years ago
I know what Markdown is and yet this turned me off: "Ability to format posts with Markdown"

If that's a differentiating factor from CL then you have ways to go. Sorry to be negative - I just don't think any CL user would care. This is a feature worthy of a footnote.

Comment · 16 years ago
Comment · 16 years ago
Ryan, that's great. I have been working on something similar for many of the same reasons you mentioned. Check this out: http:/www.pdfamigo.com I think you may find it interesting.
Comment · 17 years ago
In all seriousness, I think you should pick something other than a pig for your logo. I realize you are going for "piggy bank" but most people will think "H1N1." Or, perhaps it's just me :) Good luck anyways.
Comment · 17 years ago
Just like the public library. Or Hacker News. Or... Sorry, but I find your argument fallacious.
Comment · 17 years ago
No offense but the first thing I thought was: what a terrible site design; large clickable quadrants to move between sections, that resize. I've never seen anything quite like it. :)
Comment · 17 years ago
Comment · 17 years ago
Hmmm, good question. I think my target audience may be a bit too broad (I hope!) to define... but I am sure there is a lot of companies that produce PDF forms all the time. So, in a sense, I am mostly targeting businesses rather than individuals.

In any case, form examples, screenshots, etc are an absolute necessity so thanks for pointing that out.

Comment · 17 years ago
Your suggestion is spot on. Form distribution and data collection is part of the plan. This is one of the features I am thinking of charging for.

The tricky part I believe is secure handling of user data as these form can contain sensitive stuff...

Comment · 17 years ago
Most recently http://www.pdfamigo.com which lets you create PDF forms online. In fact I asked for and got feedback right here just yesterday.
Comment · 17 years ago
This might be nitpicking but I feel like the "Clear" button is misplaced. There must be another position for it that allows me to quickly reset and start drawing another character. Come to think of it, it would be great if there was a key for it. Click and drag with the mouse, reset with a keystroke. Almost like playing a first person shooter!
Comment · 17 years ago
Just an update: I have fixed this and your PDFs should work with Preview now. I had accidentally commented out a fairly crucial line of code residing very close to a not so crucial line of code... ugh.

Having said that, Preview is not the best in rendering PDF forms unfortunately...

Comment · 17 years ago
Thanks for the suggestion. Will do.

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