[ Thanks to Linux User &
Developer magazine for this link. ]
“Sometimes we need to create a document containing a
form for a client to fill out. This form is shared either by email
or by downloading from a web location. A lot of people will use a
word processor, most often Microsoft Word, to create such a
document. It’s the popularity and general availability of Microsoft
Word that is the reason for using this tool in most of these cases.
One issue with this approach is that using a word processor to
create a form will more often than not cause you to make a
compromise on your design as it is not a professional design
application, but a word processor. A better approach to solving
this problem would be to use a more standard file format, such as
PDF. PDF documents work the same across all major operating
systems, such as Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Let’s take a look at
how to use Scribus, an open source desktop publishing application
available for all these three platforms, to create a smart PDF
document containing a form which your client can fill out. In the
end, she can hit the Submit button at the end of the document, and
the data she just entered will be sent right back to you by the
document.”