Hi, I cannot get the signature working either, but almost certain it did work in February this year, as I have done some with MKIV.
>From the test suite: fields-007.tex \nopdfcompression \setupinteraction[state=start] \starttext \definefield[x][signature] \field[x] \stoptext Using the https://live.contextgarden.net/ with (LuaTeX 2.06 20200630 + ConTeXt MkIV 2020.06.30 17:30) looks good, but evince does not display the field. Adam On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 8:52 PM Leonard Janis Robert König <l...@ljrk.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I currently try to build a document with AcroForms, e.g., the examples > from [1] also linked in the Wiki. The most recent example is in the > form/ subdirectory and dated mid 2020. However, when building the > file(s) with my ConTeXt distribution the file created is broken, in > comparison to the PDF checked in into the Git. > > The more obvious difference is that the PDF in the repository can be > filled in the Firefox 89 beta, while the other PDF doesn't even display > the fields as forms. Running pdfinfo also yields: > > > Syntax Error: Form field child is not a dictionary > > I suspect that due to some breakage the forms children aren't set in > the AcroForms dictionary anymore? My ConTeXt versions are: > > # ArchLinux Repos > > context --version > mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.04 > mtx-context | > mtx-context | main context file: /usr/share/texmf- > dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv > mtx-context | current version: 2021.03.05 19:11 > mtx-context | main context file: /usr/share/texmf- > dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl > mtx-context | current version: 2021.03.05 19:11 > > # Debian Buster Repos > mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.02 > mtx-context | > mtx-context | main context file: > /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv > mtx-context | current version: 2018.04.04 00:51 > > # Docker Image: Current > > mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.03 > mtx-context | > mtx-context | main context file: /context/tex/texmf- > context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv > mtx-context | current version: 2020.01.30 14:13 > mtx-context | main context file: /context/tex/texmf- > context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkxl > mtx-context | current version: 2020.01.30 14:13 > > # Docker Image: Beta > mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.03 > mtx-context | > mtx-context | main context file: /context/tex/texmf- > context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv > mtx-context | current version: 2020.01.30 14:13 > mtx-context | main context file: /context/tex/texmf- > context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkxl > mtx-context | current version: 2020.01.30 14:13 > > # Docker Image: LMTX > mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.04 > mtx-context | > mtx-context | main context file: /context/tex/texmf- > context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv > mtx-context | current version: 2021.04.14 22:58 > mtx-context | main context file: /context/tex/texmf- > context/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl > mtx-context | current version: 2021.04.14 22:58 > > # Docker Image: Beta from 2019-09 > mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.03 > mtx-context | > mtx-context | main context file: /context/tex/texmf- > context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv > mtx-context | current version: 2019.09.10 20:03 > mtx-context | main context file: /context/tex/texmf- > context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkxl > mtx-context | current version: 2019.09.10 20:03 > > The ConTeXt version of the checked in file on GitHub is (according to > pdfinfo): > > > Creator: LuaTeX 1.10 7138 + ConTeXt MkIV 2019.08.20 17:20 > > Producer: macOS Version 10.14.6 (Build 18G5033) Quartz > PDFContext > > I also remebered another time were I toyed around with it and indeed > that PDF also had broken form field children: > > > > Creator: LuaTeX 1.12 7306 + ConTeXt MkIV 2020.03.10 14:44 > > Producer: LuaTeX-1.12 > > A broken version that I built locally using the :current IslandOfTeX > [2] can be found at [3]. > > The version difference between the broken and not-broken PDFs hints > that the breakage occured between 2019.08.20 and 2019.09.10-beta, while > the Debian breackage might be due to a backport(?) > > Alternatively, this could just be a mistake on my side? > > Cheers > Leo König > > > [1]: https://github.com/fiee/ConTeXt > [2]: https://gitlab.com/islandoftex/images/context/ > [3]: > https://mega.nz/file/ThcghTqb#JqRCSsd59bBbMgTMr3ahaPdU4LPlZd0cpA3ZFBJLJ3A > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to > the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net > archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ >
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