How to keep the current tool when switching the file tab?

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samz
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How to keep the current tool when switching the file tab?

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Dear Dev Team,

My default tool for the HOME tool-bar is: SELECT TEXT.

I open many PDF files: filA, fileB, fileC.
The current file tab is fileA, and the SELECT TEXT tool is active.
Then I choose another tool in the same tool-bar: EDIT CONTENT.
Then I activate another file tab, fileB, and my selected tool switches back automatically to SELECT TEXT.

Is there a way to keep my current selected tool (EDIT CONTENT) active when switching to another file tab?

Did I miss something?
Thank you and regards,
Sam
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Re: How to keep the current tool when switching the file tab?

Post by Tracker Supp-Stefan »

Hello samz,

Thanks for the above enquiry, however this is not possible in our products.
The reasoning from the dev team is that if you open a file that is security protected - we will force the tool for that file to be the Hand Tool - and with the synchronization option you are requesting - this will force the hand tool on all other opened files as well.

The closest we have is this option:
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So when you have a tool selected in your current active document, and you open a new file - that tool will be set as the current for the newly opened one as well (file permissions allowing).

Kind regards,
Stefan
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