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Klospros
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November 22, 2021
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Change dropdown menu to open on clicking anywhere in the bar

  • November 22, 2021
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Hi all,

Is it possible to open a dropdown menu by clicking anywhere within the bar? I have created a form and added all the required options within the dropdown using javascript but would like to open the menu on a click as opposed to the button on the right of the box. The alternitive would be to move the dropdown button from the right of the menu to the left.
I have spent the last week looking through forums and searching for a solution that I think may not be there.
Can someone advise if what I am trying to achieve is even possible

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Correct answer Thom Parker

You can't change how the actual dropdown field works. but you can use a popup menu instead of a dropdown.

Here's an article that explains it:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Creating-Popup-Menus.cfm?sd=40

 

 

 

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Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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November 23, 2021

You can't change how the actual dropdown field works. but you can use a popup menu instead of a dropdown.

Here's an article that explains it:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Creating-Popup-Menus.cfm?sd=40

 

 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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KlosprosAuthor
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November 29, 2021

Hi Thom,

 

Thank you so much for the link, I will look into this as it also looks much more cleaner 🙂

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