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Solving this problem is high on Adobe's hit list. It was possible to do this in some of the technology acquired from JetForm/Accelio. For now, it's not possible to alter the boilerplate to adapt to a changing field size, but it is possible to have the field adapt to the limitations of the boilerplate. If the field's font size is set to "auto" then a user can enter as much text as they want in the field. The field's font will shrink to a size that will accommodate all the text. Alternatively, you can set the field's font size to a fixed value and select the "multi-line" and "scroll long text" values to have the field automatically add scroll bars if the text being entered exceeds the field's screen real-estate. Scroll-bars work great for capturing information but do not work well for printing. If you need form to expand/contract around the text for printing, then one option is to buy a server product (such as Adobe Form Server or Adobe Central Pro) and re-render the form after the user has entered in all the information using a scrollable field. Regards, Rob __________________________ Rob McDougall, Technical Architect Indigo Pacific Limited Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (in order to email me, remove the underscores) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lauterbach.Mark Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PDF-Forms] grow text boxes dynamically I have created a form with two text boxes for company management that I have now been told will probably grow. The original intent was to keep the form to one page, but they have now decided that under certain circumstances, the form may grow to two pages, depending on what is included in one or two of the text boxes. What they want is for the form to be able to be kept to one page, UNLESS there is a need for one or more of the text boxes to have more information than there is room in the original text box. So, what I need to know is there a way to dynamically grow a text box "if needed"? I am not a programmer and know next to nothing about Java (if that is what is needed) or JavaScripts. I hope I have made myself clear. TIA for your assistance, Roger www.ci.midland.tx.us The information contained in this transmission is intended for the use of the person(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by return e-mail. To contact our e-mail administrator, please send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] City of Midland, Texas To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html
