Leonard Rosenthol
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:07:53 -0700
Acrobat/Reader only defaults to the first item when you don't explicitly have a value present...If you want a different item to be the "default" - then set the value to anything you want. Leonard On Jun 27, 2008, at 11:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: 1T3XT info <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > <snip> >> I didn't follow the discussion, but I tried the example and to my >> surprise recent Adobe Reader versions say that there's an error in >> the form. So that's something I'll have to investigate. >> > > My Adobe Reader v. 8.1.2, on this computer, processes the online > example without errors, and displays "English", the first value, as > if it were the default. The other choices are not revealed until the > user selects the field, e.g., the first or the second. > >> As for the combo box being 'empty' before you click something. >> That's normal if you copy the example from the book. > > Adobe Reader, v. 8.1.2, apparently defaults to the first value in > the options. I vaguely recall having dealt with this several years > ago, having had to employ the "" or "None" as the first of the > options, as I had recommended to the OP. Now, for an online form, > that's not very satisfying, especially when the first option could > be something like "Select one", which gives the user a hint as to > what he's expected to do. > > The only other observation I can offer is that the second style of > choice field is not good to use for tightly laid out forms, as Adobe > Reader does not collapse the appearance to a single line after a > single choice has been made. Of course, for multiple choices, you'd > want the choices to show, so it makes sense "not" to collapse the box. > > <snip> > >> The first thing you see when you open a form, is the default >> appearance >> of a field. Only when you click the field (changing it), Adobe Reader >> creates a new appearance. >> >> Without knowing much about the context of the project, I'd say you'd >> either should take care of the default appearance, or trigger a >> change >> (for instance with JavaScript) that causes the Reader to create the >> appearance. > > <snip> > > It seems to me this is not an iText problem. IMO, the OP needs to > focus first on the requirements for his user interface design, i.e., > what he wants the PDF to do, and what the appearance should be, and > then use itext to create the appearance and functionality he wants. > He has stated that he has the full distribution of Acrobat, no > version stated. With the full version of Acrobat, he should be able > to explore what Acrobat can generate, thereby helping him to > replicate the desired appearances and othe behaviors with iText. > > I've attached the modified version of the example, with "Select one" > prepended to the options. > > Bruno, I've only spent this time on this to save you some, for the > reasons you know. I'm glad to see Inigo is having a great time at > Camp. > > Warmest best regards, > Bill Segraves > > P.S. I hope the OP shows some appreciation for the free consulting > by using the PayPal button. > > < > choicefields_v2 > .pdf > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php_______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > Do you like iText? > Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php > Or leave a tip: https://tipit.to/itexttipjar ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Do you like iText? Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Or leave a tip: https://tipit.to/itexttipjar