Thanks for the reply Leonard, >Support for non-rectangular links is new to PDF 1.6. Are you referring to QuadPoints array An array of 8 × n numbers specifying the coordinates of n quadrilaterals in default user space that comprise the region in which the link should be activated.
>but it will only work with Acrobat/Reader 7. I can cope with that Cheers AlanK -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leonard Rosenthol Sent: Sunday, 30 July 2006 11:06 PM To: Post all your questions about iText here; 'Post all your questions about iText here' Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Polygon shaped link annots - possible? At 03:35 AM 7/30/2006, Alan wrote: >I've been reading through the PDF specification to find out if it is >possible to create a polygon (shape) annotation that has a hyperlink >or javascript action. Support for non-rectangular links is new to PDF 1.6. So yes, you can now do that - but it will only work with Acrobat/Reader 7. I don't believe, however, that iText supports it yet. >It is possible to create a polygon annotation in Acrobat but it >defaults to a Popup action; Does anyone have any ideas on how to >make it a Link? > Never tried. Leonard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard Rosenthol <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Chief Technical Officer <http://www.pdfsages.com> PDF Sages, Inc. 215-938-7080 (voice) 215-938-0880 (fax) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions