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- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: WARNING new update 368→370 [glitch] UI is reset
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2085
Re: WARNING new update 368→370 [glitch] UI is reset
It just happened again , seemingly because PDF-XCE crashed (I tried waiting till the program would "respond", but it didn't), and when I reopened it the UI was reset to default (interestingly.... all my presets in the comment style palette are still there) The reason it crashed was that I ...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:38 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Mathew's PDF-XCE JavaScripts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 119
Mathew's PDF-XCE JavaScripts
Many thanks to Mathew for making these tools for PDF-XCE Change annotation colors tool https://forum.pdf-xchange.com/viewtopic.php?t=40404 [tool] change fonts in annotations https://forum.pdf-xchange.com/viewtopic.php?p=178656#p178656 javascript: custom menu item to Mirror (Flip) annotations SOLVED ...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:35 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: [javascript FR/bug] Ink annotation with dots
- Replies: 3
- Views: 325
Re: javascript: Ink annotation with dots
Have you fixed this yet?
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Bug: Cannot copy and paste group of elements
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1517
Re: Bug: Cannot copy and paste group of elements
+1
I've also struggled with this.
I've also struggled with this.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:15 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Create rectangles with rounded corners
- Replies: 10
- Views: 302
Re: Create rectangles with rounded corners
if only this were a setting you could set with the oval tool. Basically making it round on the edges. Or the rectangle tool. If you do this and save it as default, will the corners be round by default?
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:08 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Change annotation colors tool
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2703
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...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: [tool] change fonts in annotations
- Replies: 3
- Views: 72
Re: [tool] change fonts in annotations
That's great because as far as I know the "replace fonts" function only affects base content and not annotations (it seems)
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:04 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Bookmarks collapse/expand shortcut suggestion
- Replies: 1
- Views: 50
Bookmarks collapse/expand shortcut suggestion
How about allowing expansion/collapsing of selected bookmark groups pressing Ctrl+Enter This suggestion would also apply to other group menus/folders like for "comments" for example. As previously discussed... this wouldn't be an issue if you could set show/hide collapse/Expand antagonist ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Dark mode?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1127
Re: Dark mode?
btw. maybe you should add a transparent option for fill color.
.... or an option to only change the color of white textboxes:
(with the accessibility override colors function)
.... or an option to only change the color of white textboxes:
(with the accessibility override colors function)
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:45 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Adjusting Pencil Width with Wheel
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1013
Re: Adjusting Pencil Width with Wheel
I'm regularly using the shortcut of increasing and decreasing font size, and I am sure I and many others would appreciate a shortcut to do the same for "width" for shapes.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:43 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: +font? Batch-change color of typewriter text/comment elements (properties)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 532
Re: +font? Batch-change color of typewriter text/comment elements (properties)
Edit batch-changing the font of selected comments would also be very useful
we've discussed it a bit here in this other thread:
viewtopic.php?t=40280&hilit=change+font
we've discussed it a bit here in this other thread:
viewtopic.php?t=40280&hilit=change+font
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:41 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Change annotation colors tool
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2703
Re: Change annotation colors tool
Have you by any change made a tool that changes the font of all selected objects in a similar way? I can't tell what the best way to do that would be . edit: by the way does the script only change the stroke color, of for example rectangles? Is it possible to make it only change the stroke/fill colo...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: WARNING new update 368→370 [glitch] UI is reset
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2085
Re: WARNING new update 368→370 [glitch] UI is reset
It just happened today again on version 385. a few day s after updating. The trigger was simply restarting my PC (even though I think I had closed PDF-XCE properly and saved all documents.
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Is simple searching "writer" supposed to show typewriter comments that don't contain the word "writer"?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 293
Is simple searching "writer" supposed to show typewriter comments that don't contain the word "writer"?
I thought "include comments" was referring to the content, not the name of the comment type...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: dynamic stamp reorder and change location
- Replies: 11
- Views: 737
Re: dynamic stamp reorder and change location
Hi, MedBooster you actually need to add the new page using Add New: image.png Select an existing collection or make a new one: image(1).png And the "page" will be added to the PDF in the Stamps folder. As I understand it there are some special flags need to be set so simply adding pages t...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: dynamic stamp reorder and change location
- Replies: 11
- Views: 737
Re: dynamic stamp reorder and change location
and I was also wondering if... since it seems to not be possible to drag and reorder or enable alphabetic ordering of stamps, can you reorder the order in the stamp panel by reordering the pages of the .pdf file under stamps in the appdata folder? ps. about dynamic and non-dynamic stamps – is it pos...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:30 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: dynamic stamp reorder and change location
- Replies: 11
- Views: 737
dynamic stamp reorder and change location
hmm.... I thought moving one stamp to another was as simple as adding another page to a stamp group pdf document, I guess not.... Or am I wrong? If I would want to add this blue timestamp to a group with 3 other stamps .... can I not just import this pdf page into the pdf document with the 3 other s...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Form field properties (color)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 755
Re: Form field properties (color)
This actually seems to be an issue similar to that of our previously discussed highlighter issue (not being able to move highlighted text with the base content)
It also seems you can not move form fields together with shapes or comment text elements, is that right?
It also seems you can not move form fields together with shapes or comment text elements, is that right?
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:55 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Form field properties (color)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 755
Re: Form field properties (color)
Ok I got it thanks, I just that to use the select field function, as the select comment function would only select the text field itself and not the whole form text box.
Weirdly enough the select all tool also can't select form text boxes.
Weirdly enough the select all tool also can't select form text boxes.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:59 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Form field properties (color)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 755
Form field properties (color)
image.png Is it not possible to remove the black border line or change the font color of form fields? how would I create a stamp with Javascript then.... for dates for example. In that case I guess my other post about copying over text properties from comments to form fields doesn't make too much s...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Copy over format / properties from one text type to another or form field
- Replies: 1
- Views: 475
Copy over format / properties from one text type to another or form field
Copy over format / properties from one text type to another is this possible? I've tried and it seems it is possible with text comment types such as typewriter and textboxes However... I suggest that you enable the option of copying over the text properties of these comment text types to form elemen...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Suggestions for the read out loud tool
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6556
Re: Suggestions for the read out loud tool
Hello, MedBooster Read out loud is itself a tool, using other tools while it is running will "disable" the other tool in use. I will pass this suggestion along and see if we can implement a different handling for this scenario, since the base content is being read, and commenting will not...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:51 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Dynamic Stamp - Auto Resizing via javascript
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1100
Re: Dynamic Stamp - Auto Resizing via javascript
Hello, MedBooster If you open the Stamps palette, and click "options" we have since added an option to place stamps with the "last used" size. image.png By default this is enabled, and allows you to take any stamp, press and drag to resize during placement, and then all future &...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Default text format properties typewriter
- Replies: 1
- Views: 648
Default text format properties typewriter
Default text format properties typewriter My wish is that font color, type, size etc.. would be visible in the properties pane after having made a field, as of now it is only visible before creating/choosing a text field: It would be amazing if you could edit these values while typing ... This ties ...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:53 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Suggestions for the read out loud tool
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6556
Re: Suggestions for the read out loud tool
Just downloaded the new version (285) and I am sad to see that adding a comment still stops the read out loud tool... is there a reason for it at all? It seems to be more of a bug to me.
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:07 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Dynamic dates in dd.MM.yy format please?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 946
Re: Dynamic dates in dd.MM.yy format please?
It seems there now is a tool.
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Dynamic Stamp - Auto Resizing via javascript
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1100
Re: Dynamic Stamp - Auto Resizing via javascript
Has this changed? Did you find any solution?
As of now there seems to not be any fixed size to stamps anymore, it rather depends on your last chosen size. I think.... are you still able to set default/fixed sizes of stamps?
As of now there seems to not be any fixed size to stamps anymore, it rather depends on your last chosen size. I think.... are you still able to set default/fixed sizes of stamps?
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:18 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: About sharing/merging presets [Question]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1878
Re: About sharing/merging presets [Question]
Hello MedBooster, Stamps are stored in stamp collections - and each collection had it's own separate file. You can share the files even if the collection is only one dynamic stamp, and this KB article explains the steps: https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowledgebase/175-How-do-I-copy-a-custom-Stamps-Pa...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:39 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Change color of base content text tool
- Replies: 2
- Views: 692
Change color of base content text tool
I realize you could go into the properties panel and change the color there, but wouldn't it be cool if you could use some separate tool like the highlighter tool to change the font color or even highlighter properties of the base content text without adding a comment layer. Just a suggestion, does ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:16 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Custom dark/light mode separated into two profiles [Suggestion]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1134
Re: Custom dark/light mode separated into two profiles [Suggestion]
Yes it was a typo/autocorrect error.TrackerSupp-Daniel wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:58 pm Hello, MedBooster
Was this post meant for another topic? I am not sure how referring to a folder relates to the above conversation?
Kind regards,
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:02 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Tab bar shortcut [suggestion]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1651
Re: Tab bar shortcut [suggestion]
Hello, MedBooster Well, hiding all toolbars would include the document tab bar, but if the size is the issue, wouldnt it be more helpful to collapse the ribbon tabs first? (by double clicking on any ribbon header) I will pass this along to the Dev team for consideration, but considering the number ...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:10 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: add to custom colors overwrites already existing preset instead of choosing a new box
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3576
Re: add to custom colors overwrites already existing preset instead of choosing a new box
https://forum.pdf-xchange.com/viewtopic.php?t=36558&hilit=color https://forum.pdf-xchange.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=34650&hilit=color+picker#p148535 It seems all wishes have been fulfilled regarding the color-picker tool... based on other posts as well. However, I would suggest adding an ...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Custom dark/light mode separated into two profiles [Suggestion]
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1134
Re: Custom dark/light mode separated into two profiles [Suggestion]
About this;
an option could be to allow users to refer to a specific color profile* with a keyboard shortcut.
an option could be to allow users to refer to a specific color profile* with a keyboard shortcut.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Change order of comment styles in palette?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2331
Re: Change order of comment styles in palette?
Any news? It would be so great if you were able to reorder an object (or multiple ones at the same time) in the comment styles panel!
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:31 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: edit: can't move flattened highlights I want to move base content TOGETHER with all comment styles
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4637
Re: edit: can't move flattened highlights I want to move base content TOGETHER with all comment styles
I support the option to change ANY object. Highlights just being an example.
I'm sure many others would like the same
+1
I'm sure many others would like the same
+1
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:29 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Set stroke color to stamps images etc...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 260
Set stroke color to stamps images etc...
We've discussed this in the past, but I would like to formally request the ability to for example set a specific stamp to a specific stroke color, just not in post, but also setting it as the default stroke color attached to the given stamp. It would look much better in the comments pan – since I am...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:18 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Change annotation colors tool
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2703
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.
Yes that's what I would prefer (maybe others?), but it's not a big deal.
- 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: 235
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.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:21 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Change annotation colors tool
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2703
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...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:17 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Change annotation colors tool
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2703
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...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:11 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Width and border setting for pencil tool "highlighter"-like
- Replies: 5
- Views: 841
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks or Links simultaneously
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5410
Re: Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks or Links simultaneously
+1
Btw. what screenshot software are you using, David? Those callout boxes look nice.
Btw. what screenshot software are you using, David? Those callout boxes look nice.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Sharing my Streamdeck setup for PDF-xchange editor:
- Replies: 6
- Views: 339
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...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:08 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Open color menu with keyboard shortcut
- Replies: 5
- Views: 154
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 ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:05 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Bookmark for document reading progress
- Replies: 16
- Views: 435
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...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Open color menu with keyboard shortcut
- Replies: 5
- Views: 154
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
- 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: 235
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...
- 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: 235
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 ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
- Topic: Open color menu with keyboard shortcut
- Replies: 5
- Views: 154
Open color menu with keyboard shortcut
"stroke color" does not open this menu
maybe you could implement a new shortcut to open this menu, so that you can quickly change the color of whatever annotations are selected
- 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: 235
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