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Rotate a stamp annotation

ranjanakhati
Registered: Sep 3 2008
Posts: 16

If I have added a stamp to a PDF document using PDF Annotation and i try to rotate it once the PDF pops up, the image disappears and looks like a cross.
How do I make sure that ,besides resize and relocate, my stamp can rotate too?

Thanks,
Ranjana

thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
What version of Acrobat do you have? In Acrobat 8 and later there is a rotation gripper on the stamp.

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ranjanakhati
Registered: Sep 3 2008
Posts: 16
Hello,
I have Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard and I do see the rotation gripper on the stamp. But If i rotate it thats when i get the issue. The image is no longer there and instead I see the stamp area rectange with , how to say , kind of intersecting diagonals.
Sorry if i am not being precise and thank you for your comments.
thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
What happens when you refresh the page? Try just switch between pages or moving another window in front of Acrobat. Is the view restored? How about closing and reopening the file, does this restore the view to what it should be?

I mention this because it sounds like a redrawing error, of which Acrobat has a few.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

ranjanakhati
Registered: Sep 3 2008
Posts: 16
I tried like you asked, but it is lost and doesn't revert back if document is closed and opened again.

Thanks,
Ranjana
thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
Ok, let's see if the annot is there at all. Start over with a new file. Place a stamp on the first page and open the comments panel. Now do your rotation thing. Is the stamp still visible in the comments panel?

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script