Comments > Open all pop-ups - Don't display empty pop-ups SOLVED

[Loki@99]

Hi,

Is there a way to not display empty pop-ups using Open all pop-ups feature ?

Steps to reproduce
1. Open this file

File_pop-ups.pdf

2. Click on Open all pop-ups

GIF

gif.gif

It would make sense to only display the one i've surrounded as all other pop-ups are empty.

image.png

Thanks for investigating,

[rakunavi]

Hello Loki@99,

As for the "Open All Pop-ups" command, there should be no option that satisfies your wishes. However, using the JavaScript that Stefan has shown in his previous post, you should be able to achieve something pretty close to what you want to do.

• Animation.gif

Best regards,
rakunavi

[Dimitar - PDF-XChange]

Thanks for pointing this out, Rakunavi.

Regards.

[Loki@99]

Hi All,

@rakunavi
Thanks for your input and the GIF showing exactly what I'm trying to achieve.

I'm a bit lost with the topic you mentioned and these JavaScript stuff.

I would appreciate if you can give the steps you followed so that I can have the "green puzzle" button you showed on the GIF.

Thank you,

[rakunavi]

Hello Loki@99,

I would appreciate if you can give the steps you followed so that I can have the "green puzzle" button you showed on the GIF.

In addition to Stefan's script mentioned in the previous comment, the following knowledgebase and post should be helpful.

• #KB510 How do I add a custom tool to the toolbar, using JavaScript, in the Editor?
  https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowledgeba ... the-Editor
• How to float the JavaScript toolbar "Add-on Tools" in the Ribbon UI
  viewtopic.php?t=41343

For reference, the following video shows the process of customizing the toolbar from the initialized settings to the same toolbar shown in the video above. The toolbar on the far left looks like a Quick Tools toolbar but it is not, but rather a copy of each command. This way you can finally have the general commands and the JavaScript commands in a vertical line.

• Animation.gif

• SampleFiles.zip

Best regards,
rakunavi

[Dimitar - PDF-XChange]

Thank you for the additional information provided, rakunavi.

Regards.

[Loki@99]

Hi,

@rakunavi

Thanks for the SampleFiles.zip files

In your old topic you said

Assuming the default settings, the following steps to apply the registry file will work.

1. Temporarily add a new toolbar in the Customize Toolbar dialog beforehand.
2. Load the registry file.
3. Delete the toolbar created temporarily in Step 1.

Note that it is assumed that there is at least one *.js file with the toolbar set in the JavaScripts folder; Document-Level JavaScript alone will not result in a floating toolbar. As long as the toolbar is set in the *.js file, the Document-Level JavaScript toolbar will be floating together with the *.js file.

By mistake, I opened the reg file before all other steps. Now, even if I have the .js file in JavaScripts folder and the "dummy" temporary new toolbar, the "green puzzle" button doesn't show.

I already opened the reg file before actions performed bellow
The black screen you see after clicking the reg file is simply an issue with Licecap (GIF recorder)

JS issue.gif

Thanks for your assistance,

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, Loki@99

It looks like you missed the step where you close the Editor between adding the dummy toolbar, and before running the reg key. At least that is the main difference I note in your gif.

Kind regards,

[rakunavi]

Hello Loki@99,

The previous post includes instructions for creating the DUMMY toolbar because the explanation assumes that the settings have been initialized, but it is not necessary to create it first.

If you have customized the application to some extent, the following keys should exist.

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Tracker Software\PDFXEditor\3.0\Settings\CmdLayouts

On my regular PC, there are 7 keys from 000000 to 000006 under the following key

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Tracker Software\PDFXEditor\3.0\Settings\CmdLayouts\Ribbon\Layouts

• figure5.png

The most important of these is the mainView under 000000.

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Tracker Software\PDFXEditor\3.0\Settings\CmdLayouts\Ribbon\Layouts\000000

• mainView.png

The registry file shown in the previous post assumes that the key 000000 exists for this mainView and adds the setting.

However, when the settings are initialized, the key under CmdLayouts does not exist in the first place.

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Tracker Software\PDFXEditor\3.0\Settings\CmdLayouts

• figure1.png

Therefore, by creating the toolbar first, ensure that keys under 000000 are generated in the registry as mainView.


However, if the registry file "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Tracker Software\PDFXEditor\3.0\Settings\CmdLayouts" does not exist, running the registry file should result in the following.

• figure2.png

If you then create a dummy toolbar, the PDF-XChange Editor will create the mainView at "CmdLayouts\Ribbon\Layouts\000001".

• figure3.png

This means that the mainView is 000001, but the settings for floating are added to 000000, so the settings are not reflected as intended.

In this case, follow the steps below and the settings should be reflected as intended.

1. If the PDF-XChange Editor is running, close it once.
2. Make sure that "CmdLayouts\Ribbon\Layouts\000000" is not mainView, then delete the key. You can either use the Registry Editor as shown in the video or use the attached registry file.
   
   
   • Delete_CmdLayouts_Ribbon_Layouts_000000.zip
3. After starting the PDF-XChange Editor, exit it without doing anything. At this time, the application should change the mainView "CmdLayouts\Ribbon\Layouts\000001" to "CmdLayouts\Ribbon\Layouts\000000" behind the scenes.
4. Run the registry file and add the settings.

• figure4.png
  
  
  Animation.gif

I have written at length about what to do if the registry file is run first, assuming the default settings, but as far as I can see from the GIF you show, the Add-on Tools toolbar is missing. My explanation above assumes that the JavaScript command icon is present in the Add-on Tools toolbar. Also, since you seem to have customized your toolbar to the extreme, the "CmdLayouts\Ribbon\Layouts\000000" may have existed beforehand.

Therefore, there is a possibility that something beyond my understanding may have happened, so I am sorry to have written this long, but I recommend that you do not trust the above explanation too much and leave it for reference only.

The above procedure involves changes to the registry, so please back up your settings before attempting it. Please note that neither I nor Tracker Software is responsible for the safety of the above registry settings.

Best regards,
rakunavi

[Loki@99]

Hi all,

I managed to get the floating toolbar with the "green puzzle" button but for some reason I can't drag it make it as a toolbar unless I reset my settings.

With my custom settings, I can't drag and pin it

issue.gif

With settings reset, I can drag and pin it

no issue.gif

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, Loki@99

Try unlocking your tool panes, side-snapping requires this to be disabled:

image.png

Kind regards,

[Loki@99]

Hi @Daniel

Unlocking tools panes fixed the issue. Thank you for your assistance.

It will be great if the Don't display empty pop-ups feature can be implemented in PDFXCE without having to go through all these JavaScript tweaks.

Thanks for considering this,

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, Loki@99

Worry not, it has already been passed to the team for consideration. Hopefully we get some good news in time.

And the good news comes!
RT#7066: FR: open all "filled" popups

Kind regards,

[rakunavi]

Hello all,

A feature "close" to what Loki@99 requested in this topic has been implemented in build 393.

• PDF-XChange Editor Version History - Build 10.5.0.393
  NEW Added an option to open all comment popups that contain text. (T# 7066) (43479)

I say "close" because the "Open All Non-empty Pop-ups" feature does indeed not open pop-ups that do not contain pop-up text notes, but it also opens pop-ups for text comments (typewriters, text boxes, callouts, etc.) at the same time.

To begin with, Loki@99 was satisfied with the behavior of Stefan's script, which I mentioned in my comment here, and requested the same behavior. The popupOpen property of the annotation excludes pop-ups such as text comments, as the standard mentions “All except FreeText, Sound, FileAttachment”. Therefore, Stefan's script does not open pop-ups for text comments. This means that the functionality implemented in build 393 does not meet at least Loki@99's request.

• Animation.gif

• sample.pdf

• figure.png

Since the text comment is already displayed on the document without opening the pop-ups, there is little need to open the pop-ups with the same content again. Perhaps it is for the same reason that text comments, etc. are excluded from the popupOpen property of the standard.

I hope that the "Open All Non-empty Pop-ups" feature will be improved.

Best regards,
rakunavi

- PDF-XChange Editor PRO Version: 10.6.0 build 396
- OS Version: Windows 11 Pro / Home 24H2 Build 26100.4061
- PC Model: GMKtec Nucbox M7 Pro with HUION Kamvas Pro 19 / Lenovo IdeaPad C340-15IWL

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, rakunavi

Thank you for mentioning this. I have brought it up for discussion, to see what can be done. I will let you know when I have news.

Sadly, the Dev team have confirmed that this handling will not be changing at this time. If you wish to make use of the other functionality, the JS implementation Stefan mentioned is the alternative. The UI button serves a slightly different purpose by design.

Kind regards,

[rakunavi]

Hello Daniel, thank you for sharing the results of your review.

Although the results are a bit disappointing, I will take it positively that this feature allows me to do what I cannot achieve due to the limitations of the popupOpen property in JavaScript.

Please give my best regards to the developer.

Best regards,
rakunavi

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]