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- Sat Sep 23, 2023 11:50 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Identify Forms Feature--Thank you!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1386
Re: Identify Forms Feature--Thank you!
I'm another user who's been looking for this form feature for a looong time, so big thanks Tracker. But, as the OP mentioned, the current version (381) struggles to identify check boxes. I've seen a particular form where a second pass identified all the check boxes but one. I've attached another pro...
- Sun Feb 05, 2023 10:45 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Form fields feature request: multiple copies and calculations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 198
Form fields feature request: multiple copies and calculations
In creating the attached form, I came across a few challenges I could not resolve. I created the first row. Field 'Dépensé' is a Product calculation, while field 'Balance' is a Simplified notation calculation. Then I did a 'Create Multiple copies' of that first row. Although the field names were gen...
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:33 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: blur text
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2660
Re: blur text
I was just informed that if we do this it requires a warning. The warning is that unlike true redaction where the content is removed from the document, blurring the content can actually be reverse engineered and the original text that was there can be discovered.... I acknowledge the fair warning. ...
- Wed Mar 02, 2022 8:18 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: blur text
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2660
Re: blur text
... In the examples given the text its still available, it has a mask over it making it hard to read when rendered, but the text will still be there ... After playing around a bit more, I realize now that the text can still be 'lifted' behind flattened comments when using 'Edit', an additional requ...
- Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:54 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: blur text
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2660
Re: blur text
I don't know the in's and out's of PDF, but I managed to create a PDFX stamp that, when applied over text, gives the following result. PDFX sample blur.png The pattern is crude and needs to be tweaked further, but I believe it proves the feasibility. The text underneath is still there, visible with ...
- Mon Feb 28, 2022 10:00 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: blur text
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2660
Re: blur text
Sorry for reviving this thread. I also often need to blur sensitive information. I understood from Stefan's post that blurring the text itself would be too challenging. PDFX already provides the ability to overlay a rectangle over text with color, transparency and blend mode parameters. Would it be ...
- Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:02 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Forms: dropdown lists - multiple line items
- Replies: 3
- Views: 923
Re: Forms: dropdown lists - multiple line items
Hi Daniel,
Thanks for the response. When you mention "auto-filled text fields below it", would this be a 'mouse up' custom action to set the other fields?
Thanks for the response. When you mention "auto-filled text fields below it", would this be a 'mouse up' custom action to set the other fields?
- Fri Sep 27, 2019 5:36 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Forms: dropdown lists - multiple line items
- Replies: 3
- Views: 923
Forms: dropdown lists - multiple line items
Sorry if this has been discussed previously, my search did not reveal any posts. Using Editor Plus 8.0.332.0. My objective is to allow a user to select an address from a Form dropdown list and would like the address formatted as follows: 123 Main street My city, QC Postal code I guess I'm looking fo...
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:37 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: "Simplified notation" value calculation: how?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1040
Re: "Simplified notation" value calculation: how?
Daniel,
Thanks, did the job.
Thanks, did the job.
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:52 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: "Simplified notation" value calculation: how?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1040
"Simplified notation" value calculation: how?
Let's say a form with two date fields, Date1 and Date2. I'm trying to set Date2 to "Date1 + 2" by specifying a value calculation of "Simplified notation": Date1 + 2. Does not seem to work. What am I missing? Update: here is what I get for Date2 and I only get this after I select ...
- Sat Nov 03, 2018 6:58 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Javascript on selecting from a dropdown list
- Replies: 1
- Views: 786
Javascript on selecting from a dropdown list
What is the trigger for a selection from a dropdown list? I'm trying to set values other fields on that form based on what was selected from a given dropdown list. I've assigned a Javascript to that dropdown field on every trigger available (Mouse: down, up, enter, leave, focus, blur); Javascript co...
- Sun Jul 22, 2018 6:22 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Text tool not working?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1334
Re: Text tool not working?
Check to see if that software didn't scan as an image then created a PDF out of that image.
- Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:59 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
- Topic: Layers
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5266
Re: Layers
Thanks Stefan. I had come across that piece of code and it does the job.
What I was proposing is a PDFXchange Editor function to do this on the Layers Option panel:
What I was proposing is a PDFXchange Editor function to do this on the Layers Option panel:
- Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:06 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
- Topic: Layers
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5266
Re: Layers
Reviving a very old thread. I couldn't find a recent one. I deal with architectural plans in PDF form with 100+ layers. Visually, with all layers being On by default, some pages just look like a black blob, unless I zoom in, but then I lose the overall picture. I usually need to view just a few laye...
- Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:32 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: V7 (and V6) installation fails to restart Windows Explorer
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6167
Re: V7 (and V6) installation fails to restart Windows Explorer
I'm currently on "Active / Slow', OS build 17134.1 v1803. Can you tell us more on which Insider step this will be resolved?TrackerSupp-Daniel wrote:... The issue was initially caused by a windows 10 update (windows is supposed to restart explorer automatically), and that has been resolved in their insider preview ...
- Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:08 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: V7 (and V6) installation fails to restart Windows Explorer
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6167
Re: V7 (and V6) installation fails to restart Windows Explorer
Did not work in my case (325.0 to 325.1). Asked to close Outlook and Explorer. Succeeded in closing Outlook, then came back with 'Couldn't close all apps...". Hit OK, then saw Explorer disappear and waited another 20 seconds. Another 'Couldn't close all apps...", hit OK, then installation ...
- Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:47 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Automatic Fillable Form Field Detection
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5548
Re: Automatic Fillable Form Field Detection
Not cool to mention the competition here, but if you quickly need a low cost tool to automatically recognize potential form fields, you won't find anything less expensive than PDFill. The reason I venture mentioning this is that PDFXchange is way more evolved: no risk of switching. I know, I still h...
- Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:15 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7119
Re: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
Hello Claude, Oddly this box only seems to appear with Outlook, the other mail clients I've tried (Thunderbird, and Mail for windows) do not seem to have it appear at all. Ive created a ticket about this matter: #4331 Please reference this number when asking about the bug in the future, and any sup...
- Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:04 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7119
Re: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
... Are you able to identify if outlook is actually the parent of the window? ill be changing my default client for a test in this regard as soon as I have spare time today. All I know is that the progress bar will remain at 100% and will only close when the email window closes. The progress window...
- Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:20 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7119
Re: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
Hello Claude, Can you tell us what mail client you are using? I cannot reproduce this with thunderbird, though I suspect it is likely another. Office Pro Plus 2010. I tried on another PC: same email client, same result. I found that the email client has focus and the progress window is a sub to tha...
- Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:39 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Automatic Fillable Form Field Detection
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5548
Re: Automatic Fillable Form Field Detection
This thread viewtopic.php?f=62&t=28874&hilit=automatic+form+field discusses this.
- Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:24 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7119
Re: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
Hello claude vida, Thank you for you post. Strangely this used to be by design that the message would remain open until the message is sent. Could you please post the file you are seeing this with so that we can test further? Thank you! The attached form is not the actual I'm using (sensitive info)...
- Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:54 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7119
Re: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
Hello Claude, Can you please read a previous thread from here: https://forum.pdf-xchange.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=30242&p=120031#p120031 I suppose you did not read the final topics ... Best regards. Thanks Willy, that did the trick. The email gets created with the pdf attachment, but a prog...
- Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:52 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7119
Re: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
Updated to 325.0, restart: still same issue, same message.
So I can debug this at my end, could you provide some background on the Tracker error message "Error [MailLib]: Not supported" ? Under what circumstances would it trigger?
So I can debug this at my end, could you provide some background on the Tracker error message "Error [MailLib]: Not supported" ? Under what circumstances would it trigger?
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:24 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: feature request: "save as optimized" default location SOLVED
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6974
Re: feature request: "save as optimized" default location SOLVED
I would be OK with the OP's suggestion, only if it was an option and that the default be xxx.optimized.pdf
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:42 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7119
Re: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
Hello Claude, Have you tried using the open web link action instead of the submit form action, it may work better for you. That will open the email dialog with the recipient filled in, but there is no provision for an attachment. In regards to ticket RT-3842, It is currently marked as resolved sinc...
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:42 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7119
Re: Java script 'mailto' on 'submit a form' not actionned
I hadn't used this form since last year, so refiring this thread. Using 324.3 Plus, I have this script: mailto.png I now get this error: Mail error.png The same form in Acrobat Reader DC shows no error and confirms Outlook is the default email application. But no email is sent. Also curious to see h...
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:08 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Saving links in 'save as optimized'
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1980
Re: Saving links in 'save as optimized'
I've narrowed it down to this: My settings for the optimization are as indicated in the attachment images If I simply unselect 'Cleanup', no other change, then the links are retained Select 'Cleanup', no other change, and the links disappear This is repeatable for me. Discard user data.png Discard u...
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:28 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Saving links in 'save as optimized'
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1980
Saving links in 'save as optimized'
When using 'save as optimized', what needs to be unchecked in order to save the original links? I've tried bookmarks and links, but I keep losing the intra-document 'go to page' links.
- Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:51 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Scanning - scanner presets get lost SOLVED
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1654
Scanning - scanner presets get lost SOLVED
Preferences / Scanner presets - setting 'After scanning, show images insertion dialog' and Preferences / Scanner presets / Images insertion options / Image post-processing - setting 'Run OCR' Even after 'applying' and 'OK', the settings get lost after the next scan . And the settings don't actually...
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 3:40 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10422
Re: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
I tried the built in Windows Scan & Fax and the Store Scan app: both report a problem.Roman - Tracker Supp wrote:Hello claude vidal,
Does scanning from applications other than PDF-X Editor or the Canon's utility work for you?
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 3:27 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Send PDF form
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1330
Re: Send PDF form
... any software capable of opening PDF files should manage with the form you've created and handle it correctly for the customers ... From my experience, there are limitations to a PDF-Xchange created form being universally fillable by any PDF editor/viewer. For example: Java scripts will not alwa...
- Tue Mar 13, 2018 3:36 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10422
Re: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
Hello claude vidal, Just to clarify - did you ever experience that scanning freeze before you removed twain*.dll from the Editor installation directory? Sorry, need to clarify. In my initial post (11 Mar 2018 15:30) of this thread, I mislead when I mentioned freezes: those actually occurred with Ca...
- Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:35 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10422
Re: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
I believe what was said is that the recent update should have removed them, so their still being present could cause some issues. But I don't believe they are functionally the problem. when the hang occurs can you create a process dump for us before you kill it next time? https://www.pdf-xchange.co...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:11 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: V7 (and V6) installation fails to restart Windows Explorer
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6167
V7 324.3 - Auto close during install still not functional
So again I locked myself out installing V7 324.3 and specifying auto close apps. 16 Feb 2018 20:23 ... Upon some further investigation, we have ascertained that this is caused by a windows update bug which we found to be fixed in Microsoft's Insider's release. Because this windows update may take so...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:23 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10422
Re: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
Hello Claude, Can you verify that it is still not working after removing the files as roman requested? As mentioned in my previous post, things are working just fine, without removing any DLL. I did try to remove Tracker's Twain DLL's. The mechanical scan completes but PDF-Xchange (64 bit) gets stu...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:56 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10422
Re: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
Hello claude vidal, Do you have this problem with 32-bit or 64-bit Editor? So what's the best option? Please try to remove twain32.dll and twain64.dll from the Editor installation directory. If this does not help please let us know - we might need to arrange a remote debug session. I'm using the 64...
- Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:30 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10422
Re: Version 7 32 bit freezes when scanning
I've had issues as well with scanner freeze. Canon LiDE220. I can confirm that twaindsm32.dll and twaindsm64.dll are present. The install dates though seem to suggest they are from a previous install (180205), older than the current install (180226). Hard to say who's to blame: MS update, Tracker or...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:50 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Page count in File Explorer
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1989
Re: Page count in File Explorer
Same here with Windows 10 and 324.1
Strange thing is that .docx files show a page count.
Strange thing is that .docx files show a page count.
- Thu Feb 22, 2018 6:28 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: how to fillable pdf?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6083
Re: how to fillable pdf?
may have proposed this in the past, but just in case, could this be submitted as a feature request?Tracker Supp-Stefan wrote:... We do not have an automated tool that will e.g. directly create fields over the underlined areas - you have to do it manually...
Stefan
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:41 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Bug ? Form fields - create multiple copies with same name
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1200
Re: Bug ? Form fields - create multiple copies with same name
Hi Sasha,
Thanks for the quick response. In fact, I did use the 'duplicate' workaround.
Could I suggest that features that are not yet implemented either not be part of the UI or at least greyed out? This would eliminate confusion and, in my case, hours spent trying to make this work.
Thanks for the quick response. In fact, I did use the 'duplicate' workaround.
Could I suggest that features that are not yet implemented either not be part of the UI or at least greyed out? This would eliminate confusion and, in my case, hours spent trying to make this work.
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:06 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Bug ? Form fields - create multiple copies with same name
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1200
Bug ? Form fields - create multiple copies with same name
With 324.1, using 'create multiple copies' to replicate a (text) form field, while specifying 'Use the same names': the newly created fields in effect have a different name. So input is not replicated as expected.
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:10 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: V7 (and V6) installation fails to restart Windows Explorer
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6167
Re: V7 (and V6) installation fails to restart Windows Explorer
Hi Stefan,
I'm still having this situation with 324.1 so I need to ask you if you guys get the same result when testing your release package?
I'm still having this situation with 324.1 so I need to ask you if you guys get the same result when testing your release package?
- Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:40 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Inserting pages from another document in a script
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1445
Re: Inserting pages from another document in a script
Hello Claude Vidal, Looking at the JS method - there's no provision to provide parameters for what to happen with e.g. form fields. So I do not believe this can be controlled via that particular command directly. What you will need to do is e.g. read the file from which you will import pages (this ...
- Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:05 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Inserting pages from another document in a script
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1445
Re: Inserting pages from another document in a script
i do know that using the insert pages function from the toolbars does this automatically, though i cant seem to call the exact function in a button myself. You could try looking into that method of doing so, but i would suggest just simply using the toolbar function as it already exists to serve th...
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:33 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Form field type 'image': can't delete once inserted
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2702
Re: Form field type 'image': can't delete once inserted
Thanks Daniel and, given your join date, welcome to the Tracker support group.
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:31 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Inserting pages from another document in a script
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1445
Inserting pages from another document in a script
I'm trying to add a page from another document (which has form fields) in the current document using the Acrobat API method 'insertPages' and this works well. The problem occurs when I repeat this script more than once. The method has no provision to rename fields when inserting a page, so I end up ...
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:35 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Form field type 'image': can't delete once inserted
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2702
Re: Form field type 'image': can't delete once inserted
Thanks Stefan,
I've shortened it to:
// Clear current image 'Image1'.
var f = this.getField("Image1");
f.buttonSetIcon(null);
But why does this not work?
this.resetForm("Image1");
I've shortened it to:
// Clear current image 'Image1'.
var f = this.getField("Image1");
f.buttonSetIcon(null);
But why does this not work?
this.resetForm("Image1");
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:05 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Form field type 'image': can't delete once inserted
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2702
Re: Form field type 'image': can't delete once inserted
Hi Stefan,
I suspected that a Java script would end up being the only solution. Having dealt just a bit with Java, I'm not sure how to go about it.
Can anyone suggest a code snippet?
I suspected that a Java script would end up being the only solution. Having dealt just a bit with Java, I'm not sure how to go about it.
Can anyone suggest a code snippet?
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:17 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Form field type 'image': can't delete once inserted
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2702
Re: Form field type 'image': can't delete once inserted
Sorry if I wasn't clear in my previous post. For the sake of simplicity, let's say the form I have created with PDF-Xchange Plus is filled by personnel with only Acrobat Reader DC (I know, sad). They use the form to produce marketing inserts for clients and a requirement is the ability to add an ima...