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I didn’t know that. It’s possible to leave comments on a pdf file. I got a commented pdf from my professor. Looks like a great feature: while you cannot edit that pdf (unless you have acrobat or some other probably expensive application) it’s possible to let the author know what you think. I still don’t know how to do it, but when i need it i hope it’ll be easy enough.
However there’s major MAJOR MAJOR problem. I couldn’t find a way to print them. Sure, adobe reader version 8 (windows version) help says that if “Document and markups” is chosen in print dialog comments will be printed. But they are not. While i usually try not to print in order not to waste paper, this time i really needed the hard copy. Well, i had to manage with two open windows instead.
BTW, on linux, i did not find a way on both xpdf and evince to see the comments. I’m probably missing something.

So, i have two questions:

1. How is it possible print pdf file with comments?
2. How can those comments be viewed on linux in other viewer than Adobe’s?

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First of all, just to make sure i know what i’m talking about. Here’s definition of application macros from wikipedia.
At work i’m using SlickEdit as an C++ IDE on Linux. It’s great. It’s best IDE i’ve ever seen on Linux (i admit i have not see much and i have not recently looked at KDevelop and Anjuta). However it has a flaw i find very annoying.
As every self-respecting editor, SlickEdit allows the user to use macros - both by recording and replaying and by pure programming. I needed a certain macro, and i told to myself - i’m a programmer, i can do it - well i was wrong. That’s because macro language used in SlickEdit is Slick-C. Have you heard about this language? I haven’t. Am i going to study it? No I’m not.
I guess the solution is simple. Unless you:

1. have 99% of market share
2. give away your product for free (and then nobody can blame you
3. do not want your users to use application macros

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Well, *it* looks very nice - i want one

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At work, we are using Mercury Test Director. While i really believe it’s a great application (i’m probably using less than 1% of it’s features) i do not understand one simple thing.
Why, oh why it’s browser based UI does not support firefox? Why it’s only IE? Why does it need to use ActiveX controls? I don’t think i ask much. If for gmail, yahoo mail and zillion other applications it’s enough, why not for TD? Hell, there’re word processors, spreadsheets, calendars and image editors which work in all browsers and have GREAT UI.
I work on linux workstation, so i have to use terminal server for bug handling. Damn!

It’s something i have to remember from now on.

1. Never, and i repeat never make data member public, doesn’t matter how small and insignificant the class is.
2. Even if you *know* that the class will never change and you are too lazy to write and use mutators and accessors - look item 1

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