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Hello Glenn: I did not get much response from the list...:-( I imagined a simple javascript might be shared...maybe someone will still come through! One lister of using the Prologue to add PDFMarks during PDF creation but these files already exist. I suppose I could 'refry' them to embed the PDFmark, but I'd like to avoid this if possible. We use Autorun on our CDs too, but that's just to LAUNCH the Autoplay front end. After that it's all about linking... I checked with my Java programmers, and it appeared to them that the Acrobat Java Spec.does not support an object that a document javascript could summon to go back to another window that in fact is a different application runniing. IF the Autoplay and the Acrobat had a relationship (Parent/Child) then they could work it out for me. IF I had them program a PLUGIN to place in the Adobe Reader Plugins directory during an installation we could work this out too, but this presents another issue. I don't want to have to customize an installation of Reader if I can avoid it. We've created and installed plugins in the past and it can truly complicate a CD solution when there is such a variety of Readers in use today. Even though we put all the installation elements together and made it somewhat unbreakable, some people could still not get it right and we end up supporting too many frustrated users. The best suggestion the programmers had was to do what I wanted in HTML and distribute this collection on the CD. The HTML would lauch the default browser and then whatever Adobe Reader was installed (as a browser plugin/helper app) when a link to a PDF was clicked, thus the Parent/Child would exist. Making a 'webpage' solution is an option for the future, and may offer alot of the same Autoplay features...we'll be looking into this. I'm just a little frustrated and short on time with this as we already had the 'front end' and navigation approved, then the client requested this 'backward navigation' from within the PDF...which does make sense after all. If I find out more I'll share... Have a great day. Pat PATRICIA LEONE-THIEL Phone: 262.369.6114 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.comcom.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- Print * Bindery * Fulfillment * e-Business Solutions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT INK ON PAPER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- -----Original Message----- From: Glenn Heckard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Jump back to AutoPlay 'frontend' from a PDF Pat, I haven't been reading the list lately. Did you get an answer to this yet? I create CDs and use bookmarks to navigate back to the front matter and all other pages. I don't use autoplay, I use autorun. I create them for cross-platform compatibility. Regards, Glenn Heckard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leone-Thiel, Pat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For discussion about the Acrobat line of products. Adobe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 12:26 PM Subject: Jump back to AutoPlay 'frontend' from a PDF > Good day listers: > > We're creating a collection of PDF files for CD distribution. > We're using AutoPlay to create a 'front-end' to the PDF collection behind > it. (AutoPlay offers some nice graphic animation and presentation features > and easy setup) > From the AutoPlay screens we launch PDF files that contain bookmarks to ease > navigation in the files. > > From within any one of the PDF files we'd like to jump back to the > 'front-end' screen. > > Is there a javascript or method to do this using a Form (button) or bookmark > (same thing?) > > This is PC only, Adobe Readers 5 & 6 will be used in the end. We're using > Acrobat 5 for setup of the PDF, but have 6 available. > > Thanks in advance for any help and hints and have a great day. > > (Pardon me if you've seen this on the other PDF list. Seems that the lurkers > are slightly different for each.) > > Pat > > PATRICIA LEONE-THIEL, Director of e-Business & Client Training Services > Commercial Communications, Inc. 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