When using Hypertext alert markers to generate comments in PDF output, I've noticed a single marker will sometimes (though not always) generate up to three additional comment bubbles in the output PDF. The alert message is always the same but duplicated multiple times. Has anyone else had similar trouble or know of a solution? I've tried to control for various settings to produce predictable behavior in the output, but nothing seems to work. Specifics:I'm using Unstructured FM 2019, fully updated.The behavior is the same regardless of which document I'm working in, or whether I'm using old files or a newly created file.The behavior is the same regardless of whether I print to PDF using a generic postscript printer, Save to PDF, or Publish to PDF.When Printing to PDF, under PDF Setup, I select "Tags (Distiller)" -> Generate Tagged PDF to generate PDF comments (unselected, no comments are generated); modifying the default settings under "Tags (Distiller)" doesn't change the output behavior. I've created a bug tracker here. Cheers,Matt

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Hypertext Alerts in Framemaker 2019 - Strange Behavior in PDF Output?

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November 16, 2023
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When using Hypertext alert markers to generate comments in PDF output, I've noticed a single marker will sometimes (though not always) generate up to three additional comment bubbles in the output PDF. The alert message is always the same but duplicated multiple times. Has anyone else had similar trouble or know of a solution?

I've tried to control for various settings to produce predictable behavior in the output, but nothing seems to work.

Specifics:

I'm using Unstructured FM 2019, fully updated.
The behavior is the same regardless of which document I'm working in, or whether I'm using old files or a newly created file.
The behavior is the same regardless of whether I print to PDF using a generic postscript printer, Save to PDF, or Publish to PDF.
When Printing to PDF, under PDF Setup, I select "Tags (Distiller)" -> Generate Tagged PDF to generate PDF comments (unselected, no comments are generated); modifying the default settings under "Tags (Distiller)" doesn't change the output behavior.

I've created a bug tracker here.

Cheers,

Matt

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Winfried Reng

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Hi Matt,

I just tested this with 17.0.3, and the PDF comment was created correctly. Even after 5 times I did not noticed your issue-

You said that your issue appears now and then, but not always. Therefore it could be that I would encounter your issue, when I create the PDF 10 more times.

I create PDF comments with a PostScript frame with PDFmark commands.

This way you have more control, how your comment should be positioned and how it should look like.

How to do this:

Create a text frame where your PDF comment should be.

Enter the PDFmark text.

Open the object properties of this text frame.

Activate the "PostScript Code" option. Then you cannot edit this now PostScript frame any more. However, you can also deactivate this option again and then make changes and adjustments.

In the Publish pod activate the option to create the PDF with the Distiller.

Then Save As PDF.

My PDFmark text is:

/pdfmark where {pop} {userdict /pdfmark /cleartomark load put} ifelse
/Y exch def
[ /Rect [ 0 0 0 Y ]
/Open true % Annotation is opened. (Default is closed.)
/Title (Printing instructions) % Title of the annotation.
/Contents (Paper format: DIN A4, double sided
Colour: 1 colour, black
Scaling: none
Fold: as appropriate
Punching: none
Binding: none) % Text in the annotation box. Line breaks can be entered by a new paragraph or by \n.
/Color [1 0 0] % Colour of the annotation, the values are red/green/blue, ranging from 0 to 1.
/Name /Comment % Type of the annotation. This is used for the symbol, when the annotation is closed.
/ANN pdfmark

In the web you will find explanations of the various PDFmark commands, if you need more info.

This PDFmark commands work also, when you print to a PostScript file and distill to a PDF.

Best regards

Winfried