Hi Maruan, you are free to use and edit the documents.
The updated links: The original document. No radio button is selected: https://signotecgmbh-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/markus_mensinger_signotec_de/IQAG_LM96YsmR5Bbs-B6GdjZAe_Ohx5ZXtTrGjqhBhbnvlI?e=Mk8uto Radio button "männlich" selected with PdfBox: https://signotecgmbh-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/markus_mensinger_signotec_de/IQBd-bq-lOxGSoxfH6RRv1DiAekmMQ45a237dHKxaarJonc?e=2msGPD Radio button "männlich" selected with Acrobat Pro: https://signotecgmbh-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/markus_mensinger_signotec_de/IQB5nYOYQEJ8QJMizyMsxnTjAUC7RLehA9jHOR9NGUDVd7A?e=mczIzV Best regards Markus > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 18. März 2026 15:55 > An: [email protected] > Cc: Markus Mensinger <[email protected]> > Betreff: Re: PdfBox renames RadioButton with Umlaut > > Hello Markus, > > I've created PDFBOX-6178. Unfortunately the links are expired. Could you > provide > the test file again. OK to add it to the issue? > > BR > Maruan > > Am Mittwoch, dem 18.03.2026 um 14:30 +0000 schrieb Markus Mensinger via > users: > > Hi PdfBox Team, > > > > may I ask if this issue is still being addressed? I'd be happy to help > > with additional documents or test code. > > > > Thanks > > Markus > > > > > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: Markus Mensinger via users <[email protected]> > > > Gesendet: Freitag, 13. Februar 2026 08:49 > > > An: [email protected] > > > Cc: Markus Mensinger <[email protected]> > > > Betreff: AW: PdfBox renames RadioButton with Umlaut > > > > > > Hi Andreas, > > > > > > sorry for the late reply. I didn't receive the email about your > > > message. > > > > > > The original document. No radio button is selected: > > > https://signotecgmbh- > > > my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/markus_mensinger_signotec_de/IQAG_ > > > LM96 > > > YsmR5Bbs-B6GdjZAe_Ohx5ZXtTrGjqhBhbnvlI?e=hLirvE > > > > > > Radio button "männlich" selected with PdfBox: > > > https://signotecgmbh- > > > my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/markus_mensinger_signotec_de/IQBd- > > > bq- > > > lOxGSoxfH6RRv1DiAd05O7Pq6qRBlJJBafeklP4?e=SHrniB > > > > > > Radio button "männlich" selected with Acrobat Pro: > > > https://signotecgmbh- > > > my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/markus_mensinger_signotec_de/IQB5n > > > YOYQ > > > EJ8QJMizyMsxnTjAXDRsSO12tsNbvLwQxKbZ3Y?e=bNhHOR > > > > > > Thanks > > > Markus > > > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > > > Von: Markus Mensinger via users <[email protected]> > > > > Gesendet: Freitag, 6. Februar 2026 17:06 > > > > An: [email protected] > > > > Cc: Markus Mensinger <[email protected]> > > > > Betreff: PdfBox renames RadioButton with Umlaut > > > > > > > > [Sie erhalten nicht häufig E-Mails von [email protected]. > > > > Weitere Informationen, warum dies wichtig ist, finden Sie unter > > > > https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] > > > > > > > > Hi PdfBox team, > > > > > > > > is the following maybe an issue in PdfBox? > > > > > > > > Steps to reproduce > > > > =============== > > > > 1. Create a document that contains a radio button with Umlaut in > > > > name. > > > > I can give you an example document. > > > > Let's say: A radio group "Geschlecht" with the buttons "männlich" > > > > and > > > "weiblich". > > > > Do not use PdfBox for this step. I used Acrobat Pro 2020. > > > > The name/value of the "männlich" button is encoded as > > > > "/m#e4nnlich" in the PDF. > > > > > > > > 2. Update the value of the radio group with PdfBox to "männlich" > > > > and > > > > save it to a new document. > > > > > > > > import java.io.File; > > > > import org.apache.pdfbox.Loader; > > > > import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument; > > > > > > > > public class UpdateRadioGroup { > > > > > > > > private static final String INPUT_FILE = "form_empty.pdf"; > > > > private static final String OUTPUT_FILE = "form_selected.pdf"; > > > > private static final String FIELD_NAME = "Geschlecht"; > > > > private static final String FIELD_VALUE = "männlich"; > > > > > > > > public static void main(String[] args) > > > > throws Exception { > > > > > > > > try (PDDocument document = Loader.loadPDF(new > > > > File(INPUT_FILE))) { > > > > document.getDocumentCatalog() > > > > .getAcroForm(null) > > > > .getField(FIELD_NAME) > > > > .setValue(FIELD_VALUE); > > > > > > > > document.save(new File(OUTPUT_FILE)); > > > > } > > > > } > > > > } > > > > > > > > 3. Validate the name/value of the "männlich" button in the new > > > > document in a text editor. PdfBox encodes "männlich" to > > > > "/m#c3#a4nnlich" (see > > > > COSName.writePDF() ). > > > > > > > > The problem > > > > =============== > > > > PdfBox renames the radio button from "männlich" to "männlich". Or > > > > "/m#e4nnlich" to "/m#c3#a4nnlich" in PDF-format. > > > > When you read the document again, PdfBox converts "#c3#a" to "ä" > > > > but > > > > all other programs do not. I tested Acrobat Pro 2020, actual > > > > Acrobat Reader, PDFXplorer from https://www.o2sol.com > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Markus > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ---- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
