Hi, it's correct that there is currently not a method to retrieve the infomation but in order to implement it we need to know where to look for the relevant parts. I can build a sample form so we can look if my interpretation is correct.
As tabbing order is something which worked prior to PDF 1.5 maybe there is some default e.g left to right, top to bottom Maruan Sahyoun Am 24.10.2012 um 22:14 schrieb Andreas Lehmkuehler <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > Am 24.10.2012 19:39, schrieb Duane Nickull: >> Yes, that is the formal (normative PDF specification). I used to work at >> Adobe and was part of the team that helped move PDF from Adobe to ISO. >> That is different than PDFBox. PDFBox is an implementation of >> programmatic ways to manipulate PDF documents. I have not seen anything >> that can interpret the tabbing order in the PDFBox library although you >> can grab the JavaScript so it might be possible. >> >> The public API I would expect to see here would be something to the effect >> of having a "getTabIndex(PDField field):int" or similar. I have not seen >> that but someone please correct me if I am wrong. > The question is, where can we find the information which is needed to > implement such a method. Maruan already mentioned the "Tabs" value of a page. > But that value seems to be related to annotations and not to forms. So any > ideas where to look? > >> Duane Nickull >> *********************************** >> Technoracle Advanced Systems Inc. >> Consulting and Contracting; Proven Results! >> i. Neo4J, PDF, Java, LiveCycle ES, Flex, AIR, CQ5 & Mobile >> b. http://technoracle.blogspot.com >> t. @duanechaos >> "Don't fear the Graph! Embrace Neo4J" >> >> SNIP > > BR > Andreas Lehmkühler >
