PDFTK Builder is packaged and compressed courtesy of Simeon. It's a handy tool allowing you to watermark, rotate, password protect, split and do other manipulations to PDF files (such as those you create with OpenOffice.org Portable). This has a couple minor updates from the dev test: official splash screen added and timing altered, unused label removed.
Download PDFTK Builder Portable 3.2 Pre-Release 1 [2.6MB download / 3MB installed]
This is relatively simple compression and packaging into PAF, so testing should be pretty straightforward. If it passes muster, it's going official next week.
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Man, I liked this one.
Don't forgot to update the AppSource.txt before his release. I think we should stick with the:
The source code for the base application in this package can be obtained from the portable applications homepage mentioned in the help.html file.
You had in a few to keep it really generic.
Also, part of the readme is for VLC and the version number in that is wrong.
Also, don't forget a few minor changes in the help.html before official release. Tagline should be lowercase, too. Had to point that one out.
for mentioning these. What version number in the Readme are you referring to?
If you mean the "1.41", then you´re wrong. That refers to the version of the underlying commandline utility. pdftk.exe is version 1.41 and the GUI (PDFTKBuilder.exe) is version 3.2.
And thanks John for the Prerelease and the Splash!
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If should read
PDFTK Builder Portable Launcher 1.5.6
Because it should be the launcher version number,
Actually, I think we should just ditch the launcher version from the readme. It doesn't really need to be there.
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I saw you did that with KeePass and a couple others, I like it better.
its better to have the Apps version there.
Its good to have it in the help.html but I think it needs to be in the Readme too. Or at least that's where I'd expect it. For me a Readme is one of the first places I look if I want to find out more about an application so I think its reasonable to have it there.
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To have the App version, just not the launcher version. Cause no one really does care about the launcher version which is supposed the be what's there (in the readme).
The readme is for the launcher, not the app itself. So it shouldn't have the app version in there. The help.html is the readme for the portable app, which is why it does have the app version in there.
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True...I agree.
I didn't know that. Thanks for the clarification. in that case it makes sense to drop the number.
"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate
I've tested this with Vista Ultimate. With the testing I've done I've found that the program works good.
However, I did try Help -> Contents and got the following error:
"The Help for this program was created in Windows Help format, which was used in previous versions of Windows and it is not supported in Windows Vista."
While the help problem with the help menu has nothing to do with the program's portability I thought I would mention it regardless
crashes atleast in 2 of 3 attempts when switching between the Gui tabs and in special when selecting the files for stamp / background adding?
I´ll try another download..
EDIT: WinXP SP2
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This seems ready for release. Your page to edit is up here:
https://portableapps.com/apps/office/pdftk_builder_portable
If you can get me a 128px or 96px logo you'd like and the screenshots (800x600 or less and a 200px wide resize using either the Royale Noir or Zune Windows XP theme) I'll add them in. As soon as the page is up, we can release.
Oh, and if you want a more custom announcement, send it my way. Otherwise it'll just be the intro, features, etc like mine are.
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I didn't know that PDF's are archives
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Thanks John.
Ill see if I can find or make a high-res logo. I have Linux installed so I´d be happy if you could make the screenshot. Ill edit the site and post back.
I just saw that the Appsource.txt needs change as it has the old link to the source. And the help.html, appinfo.ini, installer source and Launcher source have the wrong homepage.
"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate
John I adjusted the page and sent you an Email (subject: PDFTK Builder is ready) with the screen shot. Unfortunately I don't have a big icon. Is there someone who could do one? It would be great!
"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate
I made the one in the splash. Should be good enough.
You want a custom announcement or me to just gel it from the intro and features?
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
I don't think a custom announcement is needed. I have other things atm and would be happy if you could just do the standard thing.
Thanks.
"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate