PDF form field set to visible but doesn't print gets changed after using show/hide

Question

Button form field set to visible but doesn't print gets changed to visible after using another button to show/hide that field.

I created a button "Show Writing Exercise" to show a hidden text field "Writing exercise" so the user could type in that text field.
The "Show Writing Exercise" button is set to Visible, but doesn't print.
Clicking the "Show Writing Exercise" button has action changing the "Writing exercise" field to Show and the "Show Writing Exercise" button to Hide.

The user then needs a way to reset the button and hide the text field back to their earlier states, so I created a second button "Reset" that changes the "Show Writing Exercise" button to Show and the "Writing Exercise" text field to Hide.

When this reset happens, the "Show Writing Exercise" button is changed to Visible, not what it was set to, originally which was Visible but doesn't print. I've captured two screenshots showing the Print dialog before and after the Show/Hide where you can see the "Show Writing Exercise" button change its printing state.

JR Boulay · Accepted Answer

You should read this: https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/library/jsapiref/JS_API_AcroJS.html#display

PDF Automation Station · Answer

Using show/hide in the actions only has 2 options: visible and hidden (show and hide). Remove action and enter the following script as Mouse Up action under the action "Run a JavaScript":

this.getField("Show Writing Exercise").display=display.noPrint;
this.getField("Writing Exercise").display=display.hidden;
this.resetForm(["Writing Exercise"]);

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