[scribus] Add values to PDF combo box

[Gregory Pittman]

John Culleton wrote:
> 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.  
>   
I'm working on trying to understand this myself. It's not really a 
function of Scribus itself, but rather the receiving URL.

Greg