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Change font color in entire form using script

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2010-04-08 04:57:30
reuistdabei
Registered: Mar 15 2010
Posts: 6
Answered

I hope someone can help me with this:

I can change the font of text boxes and the "cross" in check boxes to red and bold with the following script. I entered the script for each text box/check box:

this.fontColor = "255,0,0"
this.font.weight = "bold";

Is there a way to apply this script to an enitre form, so that the font in all the text boxes and check boxes is changed?

Many thanks for suggestions.
Kind regards,
Ueli

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2010-04-08 10:54:51
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thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
Yes, you can write a loop that walks through all fields on the form.
 // Iterate over all the pagesfor (var pageIndex = 0; pageIndex < numberOfPages; pageIndex++) {formObjects = xfa.layout.pageContent(pageIndex, "field")numberOfFormObjects = formObjects.length // Iterate all the interactive objects retrieved from the pagefor (var formObjectIndex = 0; formObjectIndex < numberOfFormObjects; formObjectIndex++) {formObject = formObjects.item(formObjectIndex) formObject.fontColor = "255,0,0";formObject.font.weight = "bold"; }}

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

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2010-04-12 00:35:45
#2
reuistdabei
Registered: Mar 15 2010
Posts: 6
Many thanks for your answer and your effort. Unfortunately, I did not work with my form.
I put the script under "form:ready" for the topmost subform.

topmostSubform.#pageSet[0].PageArea1.CurrentPage::ready:form - (JavaScript, client)

Maybe, that's not correct.
Do you have any hint why it was not working?

Your answer is very much appreciated.

Kind regards,
reuistdabei
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2010-04-12 10:46:46
#3
thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
There could very easily be an error in the code. Look in the console window and see what's reported when the form is opened.

BTW: don't test the form by opening it in the preview window. Start up a separate instance of Acrobat and open your form in that.

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

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2010-04-13 00:51:38
#4
reuistdabei
Registered: Mar 15 2010
Posts: 6
The error reported is as follows:

Script failed (language is javascript; context is xfa[0].form[0].topmostSubform[0])
script=

for (var pageIndex = 0; pageIndex < numberOfPages; pageIndex++) {
formObjects = xfa.layout.pageContent(pageIndex, "field")
numberOfFormObjects = formObjects.length


for (var formObjectIndex = 0; formObjectIndex < numberOfFormObjects; formObjectIndex++) {
formObject = formObjects.item(formObjectIndex)

formObject.fontColor = "255,0,0";
formObject.font.weight = "bold";

}
}


Error: numberOfPages is undefined


Kind regards,
Ueli
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2010-04-13 14:23:20
#5
thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
Well there you go, add this code to the top of the script.

var numberOfPages = xfa.layout.pageCount();

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

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