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by MedBooster
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

aaah now I see. Thank you!

Yes that's what I would prefer (maybe others?), but it's not a big deal.
by MedBooster
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:24 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane match the active tab
Replies: 9
Views: 221

Re: Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane match the active tab

image.png Would you consider adding a keyboard shortcut/shortcut-button for this function? It would help with my workflow to not have to go into preferences and toggle this on and off. + this suggestion would also apply to the function of synchronizing the active comment tool in all windows/tabs.
by MedBooster
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:21 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

Hi Mathew, yes I have tried the new version of the script a couple of times now, with HeX set to true, but still only HeX values appear. In my opinion it would be better to see both HeX and RGB at the same time. image.png Basically nothing seems to change after setting it to true. Are you supposed t...
by MedBooster
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

Hello MedBooster, Yes - I understood that part - there is no way to assign a custom shortcut to running custom scripts I am afraid. Kind regards, Stefan Even from within the script itself? Could you position a keyboard shortcut button for it multiple places? One in the add-on tab and one in the nav...
by MedBooster
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:24 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks or Links simultaneously
Replies: 41
Views: 5375

Re: Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks or Links simultaneously

+1

Btw. what screenshot software are you using, David? Those callout boxes look nice.
by MedBooster
Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Sharing my Streamdeck setup for PDF-xchange editor:
Replies: 6
Views: 328

Re: Sharing my Streamdeck setup for PDF-xchange editor:

It would be great if you were able to bind certain buttons that are not necessarily keyboard "keys" to functions, what I had to do with my stream deck was to use super weird keyboard combinations image.png What makes PDF-XCE recognise a particular button as a shortcut? Does it have to refe...
by MedBooster
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Open color menu with keyboard shortcut
Replies: 5
Views: 150

Re: Open color menu with keyboard shortcut

Hello, MedBooster I am afriad that at this time, this item is not slated for a keyboard shortcut mapping. Kind regards, slated as in you're not planning to implement it? I think it would be pretty cool... a good way to change stroke color... though I guess if you had the rectangle tool selected it ...
by MedBooster
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Bookmark for document reading progress
Replies: 16
Views: 423

Re: Bookmark for document reading progress

Not a trivial question at all... quite interesting how bookmarks can be used for more things than simply referring to positions (coordinates) on pages... I find it somewhat confusing myself The complexity is sadly one of the reasons we don't have page numbers for bookmarks yet it seems: https://foru...
by MedBooster
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Open color menu with keyboard shortcut
Replies: 5
Views: 150

Re: Open color menu with keyboard shortcut

I am referring to "more colors" so that you would get the color tray to either add remove or change existing colors or press OK to modify selected annotations
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by MedBooster
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:28 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane match the active tab
Replies: 9
Views: 221

Re: Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane match the active tab

This is an example of a scenario: you have two tabs (documents) open side by side. It would be great to just have 1 comment panel which shows the comments of both tabs or maybe which shows only the comments of the active document/tab btw... I am not able to put the two comment panes on the right sid...
by MedBooster
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane match the active tab
Replies: 9
Views: 221

Re: Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane match the active tab

Hello MedBooster, Yes - some panes are tied to the specific document. E.g. the thumbnail pane is specific to that file you have opened, and will display it's pages, so I am not sure how those panes can be 'global'. Kind regards, Stefan I meant that it would automatically switch to syncing with the ...
by MedBooster
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Open color menu with keyboard shortcut
Replies: 5
Views: 150

Open color menu with keyboard shortcut

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How would I open this menu with a keyboard shortcut?

"stroke color" does not open this menu

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maybe you could implement a new shortcut to open this menu, so that you can quickly change the color of whatever annotations are selected
by MedBooster
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane match the active tab
Replies: 9
Views: 221

Re: Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane match the active tab

This setting seems to not enable global panes though. In this case each tab would simply have their own pane/panel layouts
by MedBooster
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:07 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

Hello MedBooster, The customer buttons created for JS code can not have keyboard shortcuts assigned to them I am afraid. As for the RGB question - is that for Mathew or ourselves? Kind regards, Stefan I'm referring to simply running the script / opening the window, not shortcuts for converting part...
by MedBooster
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane match the active tab
Replies: 9
Views: 221

Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane match the active tab

Is it possible to have comments/bookmarks/properties pane sync with the active tab If you would consider implementing this, maybe it would be a good idea to add a button/keyboard shortcut to toggle this on and/off. As this would be more for cases where you would not have enough screen estate to show...
by MedBooster
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

Is it possible to activate your script with a keyboard shortcut? PS: RGB still works fine, but it seems const USE_HEX = true does not really make a difference. Is the current color still supposed to be displayed in RGB? Also, is it actually not possible to have any color in such javascript menus? To...
by MedBooster
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Is "replace fonts" supposed to only affect comments not base content?
Replies: 9
Views: 337

Re: Is "replace fonts" supposed to only affect comments not base content?

Let's consider that a suggestion to be able to toggle on/off comments (annotations) and base content, to only change one of the two or both.
by MedBooster
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

Other reasons to make an inbuilt tool:

(ofc. to see the colors in question visualized, like Mathew said)

but also to be able to undo the change with Ctrl+Z activate it with a keyboard shortcut etc...
by MedBooster
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:33 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Is "replace fonts" supposed to only affect comments not base content?
Replies: 9
Views: 337

Is "replace fonts" supposed to only affect comments not base content?

Is "replace fonts" supposed to only affect comments not base content?


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by MedBooster
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:27 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

oh, and I agree: If this were a built-in tool, it would have access to the color picker, and be able to show a color square on the dialog box. As far as I know, there's no way to put images or colors on the dialog boxes that we can generate with javascript. Here's my wish: That this tool were built...
by MedBooster
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

There are plenty of JavaScript scripts that turn RGB into HeX, I'm just struggling with adding it to Mathew's script //reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13070054/convert-rgb-strings-to-hex-in-javascript function componentFromStr(numStr, percent) { var num = Math.max(0, parseInt(numStr, ...
by MedBooster
Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

Btw. what determines the order of the colors? It's unfortunate that there is no square with the color being referred to / the color produced. I have some AutoHotKey experience, but JavaScript is very difficult, I don't see anything referring to item_id: "cCxx", .... So it's difficult to ma...
by MedBooster
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Custom format tab set-up for different shapes and tools
Replies: 1
Views: 183

Custom format tab set-up for different shapes and tools

I'm confused, which tools have the same vs. different format tab set-ups. Is it possible to make certain comment styles have the same custom format tab layout/set-up?
by MedBooster
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Combined apply default button function [Suggestion]
Replies: 1
Views: 173

Combined apply default button function [Suggestion]

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how about making a new function which would automatically perform both functions?
by MedBooster
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

Oh and I've looked into the script and I've tried to add a HeX field, but it's difficult... so if anyone has the time, I'm sure the rest of us wouldn't mind. It's a really smart script though, it took a while before I realized that all current colors get their own field. It would have been nice if t...
by MedBooster
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

Oh and like Mathew said, it would be great if you were able to place these Javascript buttons freely, and maybe be able to activate it with a *keyboard shortcut* as well.
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by MedBooster
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Batch-change color of typewriter text/comment elements (properties)
Replies: 10
Views: 389

Re: Batch-change color of typewriter text/comment elements (properties)

I still insist that image.png you add fill color, stroke color thickness/width to the properties pane regardless of what comment style is selected.... e.g. here when I have a rectangle chosen I have "fill color, stroke color, border style, border width, opacity, but many of those options disapp...
by MedBooster
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

It will add a toolbar button and a "Change Colors" menu item under the "Tools" menu. If you select multiple annotations and run it, it will list all the colors in the selected annotations and give you options to change those colors. Where is this "Tools" menu... ? I do...
by MedBooster
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

Wooow Mathew that's a lot of scripts, any others you have shared on the forum? If so maybe you could just create a single thread with all scripts you're willing to share? :)) https://forum.pdf-xchange.com/viewtopic.php?p=175299#p175299 I remember you made this script to rename bookmarks as well ↑ PS...
by MedBooster
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:13 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: javascript folder location button [suggestion]
Replies: 4
Views: 204

javascript folder location button [suggestion]

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could you please add a button under this part of the preferences that would open the javascript folder in the Windows file explorer program?
by MedBooster
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

I can't seem to find the javascript folder.

ps. this is what windows defender says about the v1.2.1. script
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what wasthe alternative location you were tallkingg aboutt
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by MedBooster
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:37 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

Tracker Supp-Stefan wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:44 am :)
So will you? With Matthew's permission? Add a menu like this?

Maybe with a # 6 digit Hex color code option as well?
by MedBooster
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Opening PDF documents from Google Drive does not work
Replies: 7
Views: 322

Re: Opening PDF documents from Google Drive does not work

I just have the Google Drive program which adds a new Disk (G:) for Google Drive in file explorer on Windows 10 and that's working great. Syncs well, with changes made in PDF-XCE Is there a Google Drive plug-in in PDF-XCE itself, I am not sure what you are referring to... How would you be able to op...
by MedBooster
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:34 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change annotation colors tool
Replies: 49
Views: 2398

Re: Change annotation colors tool

This is really great. Thank you, Matthew.
This should really be part of PDF-XCE...
by MedBooster
Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Keyboard shortcut to show sorted tabs? Starting with the active tab highlighted?
Replies: 1
Views: 104

Keyboard shortcut to show sorted tabs? Starting with the active tab highlighted?

Keyboard shortcut to show sorted tabs? Starting with the active tab highlighted?
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by MedBooster
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Javascript to turn the font color of all base content of a specific Hex color code to another hex color code
Replies: 1
Views: 44

Javascript to turn the font color of all base content of a specific Hex color code to another hex color code

Javascript to turn the font color of all base content of a specific Hex color code to another hex color code Would anyone happen to have working code to do that? \ with comments you can just change the color of multiple comments through the comments pane/property pane, but with base content it seems...
by MedBooster
Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Hover stylus (e.g. in Pencil mode) to reveal pop-up text
Replies: 4
Views: 266

Re: Hover stylus (e.g. in Pencil mode) to reveal pop-up text

along with hovering the stylus to reveal hidden text it wouldalsi be cool to have a stamp preview etc... as you have when using a mouse or touchpad
by MedBooster
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Keep the position of floating window the same
Replies: 1
Views: 44

Keep the position of floating window the same

When the comments pane is pinned to the side it stays the same in all document tabs, but when it is floating, it is randomly jumping around when I switch PDF tabs. (I do not have it fixed because I prefer having it in another display)
by MedBooster
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Toggle all popups on and off [suggestion]
Replies: 5
Views: 774

Re: Toggle all popups on and off [suggestion]

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Maybe you could add a separate function which would be "toggle". As some might prefer to have two different keyboard shortcuts 🤷‍♂️
by MedBooster
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:22 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Can you open this collapsable folder menu/hamburger menu with a keyboard shortcut?
Replies: 3
Views: 72

Re: Can you open this collapsable folder menu/hamburger menu with a keyboard shortcut?

edit:
actually.. .since it is individual files you pin...

are you able to pin sessions?
also, arrow up/down and enter does not work for choosing the pinned individual file for "recent files"
by MedBooster
Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Set mode for opening individual files like sessions
Replies: 3
Views: 59

Re: Set mode for opening individual files like sessions

Is there a way to only save one window as a session? instead of saving all tabs in all windows currently open to the session?
by MedBooster
Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Win + Shift + 1-9 shortcut
Replies: 14
Views: 707

Re: Win + Shift + 1-9 shortcut

This would also apply to right-clicking on PDF-XCE on the taskbar, and then left-clicking on the program again to open a new window.
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by MedBooster
Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:10 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Set mode for opening individual files like sessions
Replies: 3
Views: 59

Re: Set mode for opening individual files like sessions

viewtopic.php?t=38567&hilit=new+instance

I guess you could set each document to open in a new window like we discussed here, but here I want to open 10+ document in a single new window.
by MedBooster
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:59 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Set mode for opening individual files like sessions
Replies: 3
Views: 59

Set mode for opening individual files like sessions

image.png Is there a way to set new files opened in these different ways sessions can be opened? Usually new files would be opened in in the same window... would you then have to open a new window and open it there, or would it be possible to have some similar menu for individual files? (see the at...
by MedBooster
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Can you open this collapsable folder menu/hamburger menu with a keyboard shortcut?
Replies: 3
Views: 72

Can you open this collapsable folder menu/hamburger menu with a keyboard shortcut?

Can you open this collapsable folder menu/hamburger menu with a keyboard shortcut? It would be great for opening "pinned" sessions, since it seems you can not pin sessions in the regular session menu, which is good – to have two separate options. One sorted after recency and another with p...
by MedBooster
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Optional 90° snapping for lines and arrows?
Replies: 25
Views: 1872

Re: Optional 90° snapping for lines and arrows?

Hello MedBooster, When drawing a line - hold down the Shift key and you would be able to draw that line at an angle in increments of 15°. You can not snap at the same time to an angle and another object though - and that was discussed a bit further above in this topic. Kind regards, Stefan Please a...
by MedBooster
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Synchronize the layout of document panes across all opened documents keyboard shortcut
Replies: 3
Views: 67

Re: Synchronize the layout of document panes across all opened documents keyboard shortcut

Ok, I guess I see how it might break the program if you set it to sync while having two different layouts in two windows. Which window would it prioritize.. It would improve my workflow though.
by MedBooster
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Optional 90° snapping for lines and arrows?
Replies: 25
Views: 1872

Re: Optional 90° snapping for lines and arrows?

Has this made a comeback in version 10.2.1.385? I'm still confused... could you maybe direct us to some instructions on how snapping works. E.g. when drawing a line, I don't see when it snaps at 90°... The menu seems fairly detailed – but I don't see if it is possible to enable some guidelines for w...
by MedBooster
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Batch-change color of typewriter text/comment elements (properties)
Replies: 10
Views: 389

Re: Batch-change color of typewriter text/comment elements (properties)

But I understand that for typewriter and textbox text it is called fill color, not stroke color. For text boxes you're only able to change fill color and stroke color of the text box itself! It would have been nice to be able to change the text properties (color, size and font) – as well as undersco...