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I need to create fillable pdf files. In first time I need just to add combox that contains Yes/No in a column of a table. I have looked questions here and I found this :
How do you say Happy New Year with LaTeX?
They suggest to use hyperref or eforms packages.
I'm interested in eforms package as we create amazing things.
My questions :
Why eforms is not texlive package? Do I need Acrobat Reader (Pro?) to get my forms fully working? Is hyperref is a good alternative to eforms?
The eforms package produces PDFs which use Adobe Reader-specific code (specials) to achieve its effects. As such, whilst the code can be used in a free-as-in-beer sense (the package is licensed under the LPPL and Adobe Reader is a free download), it is not usable in a free-as-in-speech manner (Adobe Reader is only available as a binary). The TeX Live policy includes a requirement that
the material in TeX Live should not require nonfree software to be useful.
which rules out any packages which only work using closed-source products, even when the packages themselves have open-source licenses. This applies not only to eforms but also to a variety of font support bundles, etc. You will need to install eforms manually.
