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thanks for the help MAX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Wyss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Iain Lowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 1:14 AM Subject: Re: [PDF-Forms] 'exploding' form field > > PDF-Forms is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ > __________________________________________________________________ > > You are talking of those comb fields. Such fields should really be a > thing of the past, but there are forms managers how really like > them... > > Anyway, if you are using Acrobat (Reader) 6 exclusively, you now have > the "comb field" property. But, as said, this works only in Acrobat 6. > > Otherwise, the PDF imaging system has a parameter Tc which controls > the distance between characters. Having this parameter in your field > definition in the PDF document will display the field's contents with > a certain distance between the characters. The problem here is that > this parameter has no user interface at all. > > The least cumbersome way is to create a master field using an EPS > file which contains the according PDFMARK operator, and send it > through Distiller. Then, you can copy and adjust this field. > > There have been descriptions on how to do this by D.P. Story. You > would search the PDFZone.com and the PlanetPDF archives for that. > > Hope, this can help. > > > Max Wyss > PRODOK Engineering > Low Paper workflows, Smart documents, PDF forms > CH-8906 Bonstetten, Switzerland > > Fax: +41 1 700 20 37 > or +1 815 425 6566 > e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.prodok.com > > > > [ Building Bridges for Information ] > > > ______________________ > > > > Shameless Plug: > > My next conference appearances and workshops: > * Workshop by Essociates Group in Chicago, IL, September 29 to > October 1, 2003 (http://www.essociatesgroup.com) > * PDFConference 2003 in Anaheim, CA, November 9 to 13, 2003 > (http://www.pdfconference.com) > * And, as always, available for on-site workshops/tutorials/consulting. > > > _________________________ > > > > > >I am trying to find a way to expand the contents of a text field to > >allow for tick marks between characters on the printed form. > > > >All of my forms currently just cover the tick marks with a read-only > >white box if the form is filled in and printed, but leaves the tick > >marks visible if the form is not filled in and just printed. > > > >Recently, however, I encountered a very cool feature on a PDF that I > >would like to replicate. Anybody know how to do it? > > > To change your subscription: > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html > To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html
