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1. Why aren't link annotations supported in the JavaScript language extension? The PDF Reference clearly details it, but the JavaScript Object Specification has absolutely no mention of its implementation. It is not even detected using the getAnnots() document method. Was this an oversight or reasonably intentional?
2. Is there any way to manipulate the view stack in Acrobat Reader (5)? I have a document that has a form button which links to a target document. When the button is pushed, the target document loads and goes to some page at some specified zoom level. However, pressing the "Previous View" button does not immediately go to the initial source page, instead it goes back to 2 previous views that were skipped during the button/javascript automation. Is there any way to prevent view "trails" from happening as you programatically navigate through pages/views/document? I'd want the user to go back and forth between pertinent pages and not see these intermediate steps. They go from point A to point B with one click and should be able to return in one click of the Previous Vew button, since for them, point A was the previous view.
3. I'm getting errors on the Mac when opening documents with the "try ...catch(x)" exception handling. I have a button that opens a file using the openDoc("my_file",this) JavaScript app method. The "try...catch(x)" exception handling is used to catch errors whenever the target file has been moved or deleted and a custom error message displayed. Everything works on Windows. When viewed on the Macintosh (Acrobat Reader 5) however, the target file is opened (to the wrong page) AND the catch statements are run (with an error message displayed). This happens every time the file is first loaded. I'm guessing there are some implementation differences with filenames/volumes/directories (read: a bug). Anyone with a similar experience or know what's happening? Any workarounds?
TIA,
Ray Zetalink Technology
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