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mmcq
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July 20, 2017
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Newbie- Is it possible to create a button that changes colour as the user clicks it?

  • July 20, 2017
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Hello,

I'm very new to creating PDF's and Javascript, I was hoping to get some advise.

I want to create a button that will cycle through various colours when it is clicked, potentially 4 colours. I'm using Acrobat Pro XI and the end user will be using Reader XI.

Is this possible? Forgive me if this has been asked before, I looked through the forums and did some google searching but I couldn't find what I needed.

Many thanks for any support!

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Correct answer try67

This code will create a "traffic-light" effect. You can adjust it to use more or less colors, of course.

if (color.equal(event.target.fillColor, color.red)) event.target.fillColor = color.yellow;
else if (color.equal(event.target.fillColor, color.yellow)) event.target.fillColor = color.green;
else event.target.fillColor = color.red;

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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July 20, 2017

This code will create a "traffic-light" effect. You can adjust it to use more or less colors, of course.

if (color.equal(event.target.fillColor, color.red)) event.target.fillColor = color.yellow;
else if (color.equal(event.target.fillColor, color.yellow)) event.target.fillColor = color.green;
else event.target.fillColor = color.red;
    mmcq
    mmcqAuthor
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    July 24, 2017

    This is brilliant, thank you so much, this is exactly what I was looking for, I have been looking for ages and you got back so quickly.

    Thank you!

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