Adobe Reader 9 - Displaying Issue

Cannot be done. Acrobat does not provide any user level control over hiding/showing the highlight button.

Thom Parker
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Hi Thomp,

Do you have any other solution regarding this?
Do you think every time the user has to click the Highlighfield Button to make the text show horizontally?

Moreover why its working fine if the page is on landscape form and not on the Portrait?
Is there any specific thing I have to change in the Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro while designing the page?

Thanks
Pranabesh

There is a JavaScript property for turning the form field hightlight on and off, [b]app.runtimeHighlight[\b]. I assume you are already using this?

But, as for the orientation issue, it sounds like a bug in Acrobat 9. The highlighting and text orientation are not related. If one is affecting the other then something is very wrong.

I have to say that your explaination is not clear. You need to clearly state what the expected behavior is and then what is not working. You also need to tell us what kind of form this is, LiveCycle or AcroForm?

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]

Hi Thomp,

Issue :

While displaying on the Adobe Reader 9, the texts showing in vertical manner in the text field.

Requirement :
It has to show in horizontal manner, like in simple way on the PDF document.

N.B:

1. I am using portrait view.
2. Its a AcroForm.

If its not clear then in next reply I will send a copy of image for that document.

So is the text ever showing in the correct orientation? I believe that you said earlier that turning off the highlight shows the text in the correct (horizontal) orientation?

If this is correct, then it's definately a bug in Acrobat. Can you post the form somewhere? such as www.acrobat.com?

Until Adobe fixes this the only thing you can do is write a document level script to force highlighting off. And report this to Acrobat support.

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]

Hi Thomp,

Yes you are right. When I turn off the Highlight button, the texts showing properly (Horizontal) orientation.

When I design the page in landscape manner, then the orientation is proper and vice verse.

I think its the bug in Adobe Reader 9.

Let me post the topic somewhere else too. :)

Thanks for the confirmation.

Thanks & Regards,
Pranabesh

Appending to above discussions, below were the two images I am attaching with this post.


Image 1 : Its a portrait view of the form, where the text in the fields are showing properly (Horizontal Orientation.)

Image 2 : Its a landscape view of the form, where the text in the fields are showing properly (Vertical Orientation.)

Issue :



Why the texts are being transformed to vertical manner while showing on the landscape forms?

Note :
1 . The page I have designed with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro in landscape orientation.
2 . When I click the "Highlight Field Button" the text seems fine (i.e. Horizontally).
3 . I using this form on the IE web browser.
4 . If I disable the "Highlight Field Button" the texts are back in their original orientation. But this is not a permanent solution to the above issue.

Could anybody tell me how to make the text visible in its original orientation i.e., Horizontally?

If there is a problem understanding the issue then please let me know.



Thanks & Regards,
Pranabesh

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