Using Review tools on a password-protected file
Albert Astals Cid
aacid at kde.org
Wed Jul 1 22:01:46 BST 2020
El dimecres, 1 de juliol de 2020, a les 6:40:38 CEST, Dave va escriure:
> > > I recently tried to add highlighting to a PDF, but found the Tools >
> > > Review function grayed out. It seems that the file is password
> > > protected, and I suppose that's the reason why.
> >
> > I don't think that's the reason. The most probable reason is that
> > whoever created the file said it didn't want to allow annotations.
> >
> > If you wish to bypass their request you can uncheck the "Obey DRM
> > limitations" option in the settings dialog.
>
> Thank you, this is exactly what I needed to know.
>
> It would be helpful if that option setting was accompanied by some kind
> of help pop-up, to explain what it means. I'm not sure if I would have
> found it even with the help, but the meaning of this is likely not clear
> to people who are not deeply involved in the world of this jargon.
It's explained in the manual.
https://docs.kde.org/stable5/en/kdegraphics/okular//configgeneral.html
Cheers,
Albert
>
> Dave
>
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