Tutorials: Enhance PDF using JavaScript


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The Document File Browser: Part 3 of 5 on Popup Windows

Thom ParkerOct 7, 2006

In Parts 3 and 4 of this series we explore the PDF File Browser Dialogs. Enjoy!

Topics: Enhance PDF using JavaScript

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Entering scripts for form fields

Thom ParkerSep 18, 2006

Form-field scripts can be divided into two areas: scripts associated with actions performed on the instance of a field on a page (also called Widget scripts — a specific instance of a field is called a Widget), and scripts associated with the value of a field.

Topics: Create and analyze forms, Enhance PDF using JavaScript

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00000 09/18/2006

Finding Page Boundaries

Thom ParkerSep 9, 2006

To script activities such as creating form fields and resizing pages it is necessary to know the dimensions of a document page. In PDF this can be a bit confusing because pages are bounded by several different Page Boxes.

Topics: Enhance PDF using JavaScript

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00000 09/09/2006

The Response Box: Part 2 of 5 on Popup Windows

Thom ParkerSep 7, 2006

In Part 2 of this series we explore the Response Box, which is used for collecting a simple input from the user. Enjoy!

Topics: Enhance PDF using JavaScript

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The Document File Browser - Part 4

Thom ParkerSep 4, 2006

Part 3 of this series introduced the Document File Browser function, app.browseForDoc(). While useful and a relatively easy to use function, it will only browse for PDF files and cannot be used from a document script. In this tip, a much for useful, general purpose file browser dialog is introduced. Unfortunately, it is also more complex to use.

Topics: Enhance PDF using JavaScript

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00000 09/04/2006

Entering Page Actions

Thom ParkerAug 19, 2006

Page Actions are triggered by the opening and closing events on a PDF page in the viewer. These Actions are primarily useful for starting and stopping page related interactive features such as multimedia, timers, and animations, but the way in which these actions can be used is only limited by the imagination of the document developer.

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00000 08/19/2006

Entering Document Actions

Thom ParkerAug 15, 2006

Document Actions are JavaScript events triggered by printing, saving, and closing the PDF. These Actions give developers the opportunity to change the PDF before and after one of these activities (except for closing). Some uses for these actions are making a stamp visible before printing, changing a date field before saving, or shutting down a timer when the document is closed.

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00000 08/15/2006

The Document File Browser - Part 3

Thom ParkerAug 12, 2006

This series of tips introduces the Acrobat JavaScript Popup Boxes. There are a variety of these popup boxes, or dialogs, used both to alert the user to important information and to collect input. In Part 3 and Part 4 of this series we explore the PDF File Browser Dialogs.

Topics: Enhance PDF using JavaScript

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00000 08/12/2006

Entering Folder Level Scripts

Thom ParkerAug 11, 2006

Folder Level scripts are important for automating workflows, modifying the Acrobat user interface, and providing custom programming resources to other scripts. These scripts are often called JavaScript plug-ins because in many ways they act like, and at the user level are indistinguishable from, an Acrobat plug-in.

Topics: Enhance PDF using JavaScript

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00000 08/11/2006

Formatting Text Fields

Thom ParkerAug 11, 2006

Acrobat provides 2 events (script locations) for handling text field formatting.

Topics: Create and analyze forms, Enhance PDF using JavaScript

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00000 08/11/2006