Using Acrobat 7.0 I created a blank form for documenting radiation surveys in a nuclear power plant. Various symbols are used to designate radiological postings, smear locations, etc. I created these symbols as stamps and placed them to the left side of the blank form. This form could then be used as a template. The symbols could be dragged to appropriate locations and if necessary dragged back off the form. When we updated to version 8.0 the stamps/symbols were still present beside the form, but I can't remove them from the form after crossing the form boundary. Can this be resolved?
Using stamps to drag/drop symbols when completing a radiation survey
2008-11-04 06:14:10
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Windows
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Windows
2008-11-04 10:29:34
#2
thomp, the problem is that once you drag the stamp onto the form surface you can't remove it other than to delete it. The stamps are circles numbered 1-50 and represent a location where a contamination survey or smear was taken. If you change your mind or grab the wrong smear and drag it onto the form you can't remove it. This problem didn't occur with Acrobat 7.0.
This is not a Reader problem.
Thanks!
This is not a Reader problem.
Thanks!
2008-11-04 10:50:36
#3
Ahhh! This is feature, not a problem. In Acrobat 7 you were allowed to drag comments out of the content area of a page. This does not remove the comment from the page, it simply changes it's coordinates so it's outside the viewing area. Acrobat 8 snaps the comment coordinates back into the viewing area. This is so that you don't loose the comment. If you want to get rid of the comment, it has to be deleted no matter what version of Acrobat you have.
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2008-11-04 11:14:45
#4
Since this "feature" has made things difficult, is there another way to create drag and drop symbols?
2008-11-04 11:59:53
#5
While the user interface prevents the user from moving Annots off the page. you could easily create a reset button that uses JavaScript to move the selected annotations (stamps) back to thier original off page postions.
The relevant JavaScript properties are "this.selectedAnnots", "Annot.rect", "Annot.name". You'll need to start out by building an object containing all the original stamp rects, referenced by the annot name.
Thom Parker
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The relevant JavaScript properties are "this.selectedAnnots", "Annot.rect", "Annot.name". You'll need to start out by building an object containing all the original stamp rects, referenced by the annot name.
Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
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The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
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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/]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/[/url]
Thom Parker
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