InDesign/Interactive PDF Hover States "Sticking"

[alisonb20627736]

I have developed a few interactive PDFs and within the past month or two began experiencing problems where the hover states "stick". Once exported to an Interactive PDF multiple users experience this issue across various platforms. I have looked into spacing of the buttons and file size and cannot seem to find a sustainable solution. There have been a few other posts but I have not seen a final work around or reason behind this issue.

Details:

When there are multiple buttons on a page with hover states if a user hovers over the active area the button changes to it's hover state. When the mouse leaves the active area the button stays in the hover state. The only way the hover state is turned off is if you re-enter the active area and leave again. The problem is sporadic, does not consistently happen with specific buttons, and occurs across multiple documents.

Any input would be very helpful!

Thanks!

[JonathanArias]

is everybody on the same version of acrobat? mac? windows? acrobat 9? X? reader?

[alisonb20627736]

Unfortunately, I do not know everyone's software details. For testing however, there are three of us and we are all on the latest version of InDesign and Adobe Acrobat DC. We are also all working on PCs, Windows 10.

[BobLevine · Accepted solution]

This has been reported by others. I'd pop over to the Acrobat forum and see if anyone there has any advice.

[Francis20665116zkun]

2024 now and its stil not working..

[Abhishek Rao]

Hello @Francis20665116zkun,

Thank you for bringing this up. I understand how frustrating it can be to deal with persistent issues like this.

Could you please share the following details to help us investigate further?

1. The version of InDesign you are currently using.
2. Your operating system and its version (e.g., Windows 10, macOS Ventura).
3. If possible, a screen recording demonstrating the issue, as it will give us better clarity on what’s happening.

Once we have these details, we’ll do our best to assist you in resolving the issue.

Looking forward to your response!

Best,
Abhishek Rao

[Francis20665116zkun]

Thankyou

1. indesign 2024

2. MacOS Ventura

[BobLevine]

This discussion is seven years old. Interactive PDF keeps getting worse to the point where the only viable interactivity that I can possibly recommend are hyperlinks, bookmarks and in some specialized cases forms.

Beyond that you're in crapshoot territory. Stop using buttons.

[BobLevine]

One more thing. In the future you are far better off starting a new discussion than tacking on to one this old. You will get far more help. Normally, I lock topics this old but because an Adobe employee has popped in, I'll leave it open. But, my answer stands. You're wasting your time with buttons, especially if you can't control how the PDF is opened.