[scribus] Add values to PDF combo box

[John Culleton]

On Thursday 07 August 2008 09:14:49 am Gregory Pittman wrote:
> David Sarnowski wrote:
> > I am working with Scribus 1.3.3.12 on a windows vista
> > environment.  Can anyone tell me how to add values to a PDF field
> > combo list?  I am trying to create a form, but am not sure how to
> > do that.
>
> Remember that PDF form elements are a special kind of text frame.
> So you set the properties of your Combo box with Context menu >
> Field Properties, Then go back to the main screen and use Story
> Editor or Edit Contents mode to create the list of items as choices
> for your Combo box.
>
> I'm working on the documentation for this for our upcoming manual.
>
> Combo boxes and List boxes are similar, since each can have a list
> of choices. Regardless of its height, a Combo box will only show
> one choice at a time in the PDF Form, unless you click the button
> for a drop-down list. A List box will show as many as can be seen
> for the height of the box on the form. List boxes have a scrolling
> widget on the right.
>
> I find that although with both kinds of boxes there is a choice in
> Field Properties to make them editable, with List boxes, the choice
> doesn't stick, so in effect you cannot edit items in the list in
> your PDF viewer with List boxes.
>
> You won't see the PDF form elements in action until you create the
> PDF and open in a PDF viewer.
>
> Greg

While we are on the subject how does one link the pdf fields up to a 
program to process them?  I don't know of a tutorial or a text that 
discusses this.  


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