Javascript to automate addition of an add-on tool to the toolbar

[saikumar56]

Hello everyone,

I am a complete beginner in developing Acrobat functionalities. I had this task of adding a button to a toolbar which , on pressing would show a pop-up and I was asked to do this using Javascript. I successfully added the button to the add-on toolbar and found out that this add-on tool could be manually added to the toolbar with the help of customizing of toolbar. But now I am asked if this manual addition of the button to the toolbar could be automated using some script. I went through the Javascript API reference documentation and found that it has the execMenuItem method, but it can execute only specific commands (example: Save As). Could anyone let me know if this automation could be done using Javascript?

( The manual addition I am speaking about is Going to View -> Show/Hide -> Toolbar Items ->Customize Quick tools )

I know that the button can be directly added on to the toolbar using plugins, but that would require development in C++ and we are trying to explore the functionalities that could be achieved using JS scripts

Thanks

[ls_rbls]

As you mentioned, you don't need to learn how to develop a plug-in to achieve this.

AdobeAcrobat already comes packed with, customizable tools, useful plug-in actions and sequences.

Use this guidance on how to add a tool:

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/workspace-basics.html#custom_tool 

You can also achieve similar result using the Action Wizard Tool in addition to learning  some  basic javascript.

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/action-wizard-acrobat-pro.html 

You will always have a javascript action available and easily accessible.

But if you have an third-party add-on that you wish to incorporate to the Adobe Acrobat's toolbar you must consult how the vendor recommends to install it and set it up.

[Bernd Alheit · Accepted solution]

This is not possible with Javascript.