Automate new bookmark from page region selection SOLVED

[zarkogajic]

Hi Support,

I'm trying to "automate" generation of new bookmark from page region selection.

I'll raise 3 questions here...

I'd like a new bookmark to be added upon selecting a region on a page - without the need to also execute "add new bookmark".

So, in images, I want to have the same result as the following - but last step from code:

Step 1:

image.png

Step 2:

image(1).png

Step 2 (another way - same result - using Bookmarks Pane):

image(2).png

Question 1: how to differentiate between tool.selPageRegions and tool.selPageRegions.cut - tool activated by "cmd.tool.selPageRegions.cut" ?

In Q2 ActiveTool is "selection.pageRect" even if command executed was cmd.tool.selPageRegions.cut or cmd.tool.selPageRegions.delete.

Question 2:

My code idea so far (pseudo):

Code: Select all

On e.docSelection.changed
doc = IPXV_Document(pFrom);
If doc.ActiveSel.ID = "selection.pageRect"
If doc.ActiveTool.ID = "tool.selPageRegions"
{
InstUI.CmdManager.ExecCmd('cmd.bookmarksView.new', doc.ActiveView.Obj);
doc.ActiveSel.Clear;
pEvent.Handled = true;
}

Without the ExecCmd line - selection is cleared and nothing happens as expected.

With ExecCmd - I have stack overflow as ExecCmd re-raises e.docSelection.changed (selection.bookmarks) and this code runs in circles.

Actual question: what other options do I have to create bookmark (from selection) and clear selection?

Question 3:

I have noticed the following: if the snapshot tool is activated and some snapshot taken (so there is snapshot-selection) - activating "Select Page Region" (from UI) would raise e.docSelection.changed AND ActiveSel.ID would be "selection.pageRect" AND ActiveTool.ID = "tool.selPageRegions" - BUT the selection would still be from the Snapshot tool - so selection from snapshot not cleared before event happens.



-žarko

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, zarkogajic

Thank you for the inquiry, I have asked the Dev team to come take a look once they are able. Hopefully they can get back to us in a timely manner.

Kind regards,

[zarkogajic]

Hi Support,

I'll close this topic as I have implemented what I needed using the FullDemo.CustomTool code ...

-žarko

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello zarkogajic,

Thanks! Glad to hear that you managed to get your desired outcome with the full demo custom tool code!

Kind regards,
Stefan