Stirling-Tools
Error flattening merged pdfs
I have some pdf with some form fields in them. When I flatten them using Stirling PDF it works fine. But if I merge them first and then flatten, the merged file is not flattened.
Is this a bug or expected beharior? The correct procedure is to flatten first and then merge or Stirling PDF is supposed to flatten the pdf regardless of being merged first?
It should flatten any pdf regardless of anything at all
I'll take a look and see what's going on
I can't seem to be able to reproduce the bug in 0.22.8. I have merged two pdf files, one of which has a form, and then flattened. The result pdf seems to be working as expected - the pdf is flattened. The only issue i encountered was that the result pdf could not be opened by my acrobat reader, it showed an error, but when i opened it with chrome, the pdf was as expected. Am i missing something?
These are the initial pdf files i used: sample_pdf_with_form_new.pdf test-pdf.pdf
The pdf after the merge: test-pdf_merged.pdf
The flattened one: test-pdf_merged_flattened.pdf
I tested with my own files and I confirm the problem doesn't happen anymore in 0.22.8 version. I could open using evince reader in linux.
I will close this issue