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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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June 25, 2020
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Fields and comments: foreground and background

  • June 25, 2020
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Hello

 

I have an image form field on which the user clicks to import an image.
Around the image there are legends that the user must link to the image with arrows (comment tool: arrow).

When you place the arrows everything is fine: the arrows are above the image (screenshot 1).

If you save / close / reopen the document: the arrows are passed under the image field, same thing when you modify the arrows after placing them (screenshot 2).

I also tried by placing crosses using the document proposed by try67 in this subject (https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/indicate-pain-areas-on-body-chart/mp/11104870? page = 1 # M254440) but the problem remains the same: crosses are placed under the image.

My question: do I have any hope of being able to use comment tools over a form field (image) and that they stay there?

Subsidiary question: am I the only one to think that this behavior of Acrobat (above then below) is not normal?

 

Thank you

 

 

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Correct answer try67

This is normal. Form fields and comments were not built to be stacked on top of each other, and doing so is asking for problems. You'll notice there's no z-order index anywhere for these kind of objects, so basically the last one you edit is going to appear on top. You should avoid having such overlapping objects as much as possible. Look for alternate solutions.

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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June 27, 2020

This is normal. Form fields and comments were not built to be stacked on top of each other, and doing so is asking for problems. You'll notice there's no z-order index anywhere for these kind of objects, so basically the last one you edit is going to appear on top. You should avoid having such overlapping objects as much as possible. Look for alternate solutions.

    JR Boulay
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    JR BoulayCommunity ExpertAuthor
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    June 26, 2020

    Nobody has at least a little idea?

    Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
    ls_rbls
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    ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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    June 27, 2020

    Hey JR,

     

    Use the Edit PDF Tool, right-click anywhere inside the image frame and select send backward or send back. When you save and close, and then re-open the PDF the annotation arrows should be (and remain ) visible on top of the image.

     

    See slides:

     

     

     

    ls_rbls
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    ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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    June 27, 2020

    I forgot to clarify that for this to work it has to be insert button , not insert image field.

     

    The user can upload an image using the button field. Just expand the whole frame of that field  to set it up the same way you need the image size to appear on that page when uploaded.

     

    The bustton must be set with transparent color and add a javascript mouse up action with this script:

     

    event.target.
buttonImportIcon();

    This will allow you to upload a jpegquality image or similar as if it was the image field. The only constraing is that it must set to "icon only" and keep aspect ratio proportionally. This won't gurantee the image filling the entire frame though.

     

    The best approach is to set the icon Advanced properties to fit bounds proportionally when icon is too big, for example.

     

    This is the best idea I can think of if the user selects images of different sizes.

     

    See slide:

     

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