Feature Suggestion: Add Control Points to Callouts

[nuflux]

Hi there, I have a suggestion for a new feature. It would be great to be able to add control points to the "arm" of each callout. I've noticed it's possible to add and remove points from existing poly-lines, but not to callouts. Sometimes you have limited whitespace and need the callout to zig zag a bit to get to the text you're pointing to. Right now, in order to do that, you need to create a text box and then a separate poly-line leading to it. It would be nice to be able to do this with one tool.

Really useful product...thanks!

[Tracker Supp-Stefan]

Hello nuflux,

Welcome to our forums and thanks for your suggestion.
However the way the callout is described is part of the PDF specification, and there is no provision in there for multiple such points, so there can be only one bend in the arm.

Regards,
Stefan

[David.P]

Hello @all,

while we are talking about callouts, there is this funny callout arm behavior that should be looked into (and probably be fixed) by the developers.

To see what the problem is, please open the attached PDF file.

Thank you
David.P

[Radi - Tracker Supp]

Hi David,

Thanks for this report, I've managed to reproduce the problem and created a ticket for it: RT#3565
Please refer to this ticket number if you request updates on it via e-mail.

Regards,
Radi

[David.P]

Thank you Radi, for the fast action!
Best Regards
David

[Tracker Supp-Stefan]

[David.P]

while we are talking about callouts, there is this funny callout arm behavior that should be looked into (and probably be fixed) by the developers.

To see what the problem is, please open the attached PDF file.

It seems that this is not fixed yet in v.318

Cheers
David.P

[Will - Tracker Supp]

Hi David,

The primary focus of Build 318 was to fix issues with XFA documents and extend our support for XFA functions. After that, really only critical issue were dealt with, as well as some new features that were added as a high priority (or were very simple tweaks).

Hopefully this will be addressed for the next release, but I cannot guarantee it at this point.

[David.P]

Thank you Will,

good to hear that there is a specific reason (fixing the primary issues) for the postponing. Also, the callout issue is not really pressing in my view.

Cheers
David

[Will - Tracker Supp]

No worries David, thanks for undertanding!

[David.P]

[Paul - Tracker Supp]

According to the ticket status this, as Will suggested, did not make it into 318.

sorry.