On Thursday 07 August 2008 09:14:49 am Gregory Pittman wrote: > David Sarnowski wrote: > > I am working with Scribus 1.3.3.12 on a windows vista > > environment. Can anyone tell me how to add values to a PDF field > > combo list? I am trying to create a form, but am not sure how to > > do that. > > Remember that PDF form elements are a special kind of text frame. > So you set the properties of your Combo box with Context menu > > Field Properties, Then go back to the main screen and use Story > Editor or Edit Contents mode to create the list of items as choices > for your Combo box. > > I'm working on the documentation for this for our upcoming manual. > > Combo boxes and List boxes are similar, since each can have a list > of choices. Regardless of its height, a Combo box will only show > one choice at a time in the PDF Form, unless you click the button > for a drop-down list. A List box will show as many as can be seen > for the height of the box on the form. List boxes have a scrolling > widget on the right. > > I find that although with both kinds of boxes there is a choice in > Field Properties to make them editable, with List boxes, the choice > doesn't stick, so in effect you cannot edit items in the list in > your PDF viewer with List boxes. > > You won't see the PDF form elements in action until you create the > PDF and open in a PDF viewer. > > Greg
While we are on the subject how does one link the pdf fields up to a program to process them? I don't know of a tutorial or a text that discusses this. -- John Culleton Resources for every author and publisher: http://wexfordpress.com/tex/shortlist.pdf http://wexfordpress.com/tex/packagers.pdf http://www.creativemindspress.com/newbiefaq.htm http://www.gropenassoc.com/TopLevelPages/reference%20desk.htm
