How to highlight with selected text using javascript in acrobat

[eyenan]

Hi,

      How to highlight with selected text using javascript in acrobat.

Thanks.

[Bernd Alheit]

How want you execute the script?

[eyenan]

It may toolbutton or menuitem or whatever.

[Bernd Alheit]

The user can use the highlight tool.

[JR Boulay]

How is the text selected?

By user or by JavaScript?

[eyenan]

User can select the text and will run the script. Then it should be highlighted.

Note: It is working fine in Adobe Reader but not working in Acrobat.

[Bernd Alheit]

What is not working in Acrobat?

[eyenan]

User selected text should be highlighted in acrobat using script.

[Bernd Alheit]

What does you use in Reader?

[try67]

Not possible. JS has no access to the current text selection.

[eyenan]

For Adobe Reader "app.execMenuItem("Annots:TextEditMenu:HighlightSel")" using this. And it is not working in Acrobat.

[Bernd Alheit]

What versions of Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat does you use?

[eyenan]

Adobe Reader X1 and Acrobat Pro DC.

[Bernd Alheit]

The menu item is not more available in version DC.

[eyenan]

Any other option in DC?

[Bernd Alheit]

I don't know.

[JR Boulay]

If it is the user who has to select the text, wouldn't it be easier and faster if he then simply right-clicked on the selected text?

[eyenan]

We need this via scripting, and we have some other process after highlighting.

So user need to select text only.