OK - so now we know where it is in XFA - but what about a form wo XFA? Maruan Sahyoun
Am 25.10.2012 um 01:38 schrieb Duane Nickull <[email protected]>: > OK, I found it. Tab order seems to be declared in XFA using the following > syntax: > > <traversal> > <traverse ref="(SOME_OTHER_FIELD)[index] /> > </traversal> > > Some other field (above) is the ID of the first field. Outside of the > fields element depth is a traversal start point, also referencing a single > unique field in the PDF/XFA document. > > After playing around with LiveCycle Designer a bit, it turns out that > until you save the form that is open, the traversal info is not present > and is only added if the default tab order is changed. > > I double checked this with the reference to XFA and found this: > > "Traversal order. An XFA template may be defined with a traversal order, > which allows the user to tab > from one field to the next." > > The specification is here: > http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/xml/xfa_spec_2_4.pdf > > To aster your other question Maruan, yes - there is a default tabbing > order. This is described in terms of left to right and flowing > vertically. THere is a complete description of the order described when > multiple elements of the same sub-form contain children. > > Duane Nickull > > *********************************** > Technoracle Advanced Systems Inc. > Consulting and Contracting; Proven Results! > i. Neo4J, PDF, Java, LiveCycle ES, Flex, AIR, CQ5 & Mobile > b. http://technoracle.blogspot.com > t. @duanechaos > "Don't fear the Graph! Embrace Neo4J" > > > > > > > On 2012-10-24 2:18 PM, "Maruan Sahyoun" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> it's correct that there is currently not a method to retrieve the >> infomation but in order to implement it we need to know where to look for >> the relevant parts. I can build a sample form so we can look if my >> interpretation is correct. >> >> As tabbing order is something which worked prior to PDF 1.5 maybe there >> is some default e.g left to right, top to bottom >> >> Maruan Sahyoun >> >> Am 24.10.2012 um 22:14 schrieb Andreas Lehmkuehler <[email protected]>: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Am 24.10.2012 19:39, schrieb Duane Nickull: >>>> Yes, that is the formal (normative PDF specification). I used to work >>>> at >>>> Adobe and was part of the team that helped move PDF from Adobe to ISO. >>>> That is different than PDFBox. PDFBox is an implementation of >>>> programmatic ways to manipulate PDF documents. I have not seen >>>> anything >>>> that can interpret the tabbing order in the PDFBox library although you >>>> can grab the JavaScript so it might be possible. >>>> >>>> The public API I would expect to see here would be something to the >>>> effect >>>> of having a "getTabIndex(PDField field):int" or similar. I have not >>>> seen >>>> that but someone please correct me if I am wrong. >>> The question is, where can we find the information which is needed to >>> implement such a method. Maruan already mentioned the "Tabs" value of a >>> page. But that value seems to be related to annotations and not to >>> forms. So any ideas where to look? >>> >>>> Duane Nickull >>>> *********************************** >>>> Technoracle Advanced Systems Inc. >>>> Consulting and Contracting; Proven Results! >>>> i. Neo4J, PDF, Java, LiveCycle ES, Flex, AIR, CQ5 & Mobile >>>> b. http://technoracle.blogspot.com >>>> t. @duanechaos >>>> "Don't fear the Graph! Embrace Neo4J" >>>> >>>> SNIP >>> >>> BR >>> Andreas Lehmkühler > >
