John Culleton wrote: > 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. > I'm working on trying to understand this myself. It's not really a function of Scribus itself, but rather the receiving URL.
Greg
