Need dropdown list or list box to change color based on selection

[aaron_0067]

i have a form that i want to place several boxes to fill with either red, yellow or green.  i want to be able to place a list box or dropdown box in a rectangle and if i select red from the list i want the box to fill red with red font so it just looks like a filled in red box. likewise for yellow and green

[Nesa Nurani]

It's hard to help without knowing actual field names and how many are there, that photo doesn't help anything.

When ask for help, try to include all information.

Here is a basic script how to change border and text color of a text field depending on dropdown selection, just change "Text Field" to your actual text field name and use script as 'Validate' script of dropdown field:

var f = this.getField("Text Field");

if(event.value == "Red"){
f.textColor = color.red;
f.strokeColor = color.red;}

else if(event.value == "Yellow"){
f.textColor = color.yellow;
f.strokeColor = color.yellow;}

else if(event.value == "Green"){
f.textColor = color.green;
f.strokeColor = color.green;}

else{
f.textColor = color.black;
f.strokeColor = color.black;}

[aaron_0067]

thank you for your reply. i have attached a wider image and shown where i
copied your script to execute my idea. however when i make a selection the
font still remains the color selected in the appearance tab in the
properties. can you help with that?

--
Aaron Shade
Owner - Master Plumber
First Star Plumbing
214-298-2530

[aaron_0067]

i changed the script a bit and I think it works

var f = this.getField("Dropdown1");

if(event.value == "red"){
f.textColor = color.red;
f.strokeColor = color.red;
f.fillColor = color.red}

else if(event.value == "yellow"){
f.textColor = color.yellow;
f.strokeColor = color.yellow;
f.fillColor = color.yellow}

else if(event.value == "green"){
f.textColor = color.green;
f.strokeColor = color.green;
f.fillColor = color.green}

else if(event.value == "white"){
f.textColor = color.white;
f.strokeColor = color.white;
f.fillColor = color.white}

[aaron_0067]

another update... it doesn't work on adobe acrobat reader on my ipad, only on desktop. anybody help for that?  that is primarily where i would want to use it, in the field.

[aaron_0067]

another update... adobe mobile doesn't recognize scripts i guess???  downloaded pdf expert to open file and can make color selections on free version but cannot comment when needed.  will probably purchase editing feature unless adobe gets it act together to read scripts created in its own desktop app.  smh

[Thom Parker]

Different PDF viewers have differnt levels of compliance with the Acrobat JavaScript model.

The desktop Acrobat Pro and Rearder, as well as some of the better 3rd Party PDF viewers, have the highest level of compliance. The Acrobat mobile viewer has less. It only provides support for basic calcualtions and some list handling. PDF Expert is better than Acrobat mobile. But all others such as the browser viewers, or just about any mobile viewer have very poor, or zero, compliance.