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Hello,
I am using a MouseUp script on both Image9_af_image (star) and Image8_af_image (peach background). However, when they are overlapping, as in the screenshot below, and I click within the star's box, only Image8_af_image receives the MouseUp event. Is there a way to make Image9_af_image receive it instead or have both receive it?
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Having overlapping fields is a bad idea, since you can't (explicitly) control their z-order (ie. which one is on top and which one is at the bottom of the "stack"), so no, you can't do that.
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Can I add a MouseUp event to the document itself, then?
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No.
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What you can do, though, is create four fields that cover the rest of the page, bordering with Image9, and all doing the same thing when clicked.
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I'm not sure what that would do. I'm using the click on Image8 to place Image9
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What do mean by "place Image9", exactly?
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This is all a bit moot as I think I've just found out that custom scripts of this kind only work in Acrobat Pro and not in Reader but...
I was trying to set up a system where the person clicks on an image (field) and then clicks somewhere on the background and the script moves the image to the coordinates where they clicked. This works but, once the two overlap, they can't click on the images anymore.
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That can work in Reader, but the overlapping issue is indeed a problem. You will have to resize the other fields each time the image is moved, so they don't overlap.
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I tested it on Reader on Android and it didn't work. Sadly, I have to make it as cross-platform as possible, so it's back to standard forms.
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No, it can't work on a mobile device.