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JR Boulay
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Feb 14, 2020 3:40 PM UTC
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Select a Stamp with JavaScript

Hi

 

I want to create an add-on button tool, when the user clicks it displays a popup menu (popUpMenuEx), and this menu list some custom stamps, allowing the user to choose one.

 

I don't want to place the stamp on the page, I want the user to have the selected stamp on the cursor, so he just have to clic where he wants to place the stamp.

 

I know how to create a button and a popup, but I don't know how to select a stamp with JavaScript and I cannot find usefull information.

Is it possible?

 

Thank you.

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JR Boulay
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Feb 17, 2020 4:24 PM UTC

OK, thank you guys.

But I talk too much, I told my client, who did not know, that the Stamps palette is directly accessible in the commenting tools. So he no longer needs a script.

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JR Boulay
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Feb 17, 2020 4:24 PM UTC

OK, thank you guys.

But I talk too much, I told my client, who did not know, that the Stamps palette is directly accessible in the commenting tools. So he no longer needs a script.

🙂

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    Thom Parker
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    Feb 17, 2020 8:10 PM UTC

    Ha ha, The simple obvious solutions are always the best 😉

     

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    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
      Thom Parker
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      Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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      Feb 15, 2020 8:33 PM UTC

      Creating such a tool for Reader is possible. 

      And you already have the scripts for doing it

      https://www.pdfscripting.com/members/Using_the_Mouse_to_Automate_Stamps.cfm?sd=53

       

      I'm not sure if it is covered in the article, but I create the stamp as soon as the user selects the button/menu item, give it 50% opacity, and use a time to move it with the mouse. 

       

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      Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
      JR Boulay
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      JR BoulayCommunity ExpertAuthor
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      Feb 15, 2020 9:58 AM UTC

      It's for a team of Acrobat Reader users. Acrobat Reader don't allow to customize the toolbar icons, so they need a quick access to some stamps.

       

      Otherwise, is it possible to use JavaScript to quickly show the Stamp palette?

      I cannot find any information about this.

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      Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
      try67
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      Feb 15, 2020 7:06 PM UTC

      No, not possible.

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      try67
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      Feb 14, 2020 4:40 PM UTC

      No. Why not use the built-in Stamp tool, instead? What you can do with a script is apply a specific stamp to a certain position on the page, though, and then the user can move it around, but you can't "pre-select" it and attach it to the mouse cursor.

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