Problem updating annotation text using Javascript

[ugradedeveloper]

In my application I have a third-party spellchecker which the user can employ to correct spelling in annotations. A problem arises when the text in an annotation is updated. If the user had changed the font size or color, for example, these will be set back to their defaults when the Javascript code is executed to change the annotation text. Is this a bug? I haven't tried comparable Javascript in Acrobat to see if it does the same thing.

My Javascript looks like this (for example):
"var annots = this.getAnnots(); annots[0].contents = \"Some text\";"

I am using build 40.7.

Thanks.
Lewis

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

If you set text for annotations via the contents property, all text formatting will be removed and the default applied.

To set formatted text, you need to use richContents. But, to be honest, it is not so easy to use !

[ugradedeveloper]

Well, I modified my code to use the richContents property, but I am still having the same problem.

A sample: if replacing the text of the second span in the first annotation:
"var annots = this.getAnnots(); var contents = annots[0].richContents; contents[1].text = \"some text\"; annots[0].richContents = contents;"

All text in the specified annotation reverts to the default properties.

I also tried a more complex Javascript where it declares a new array of span objects, and copies the values one by one from the existing array, modifies the desired text, and then assigns the new array to the richContents property. The result is still the same.

Thanks.

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

Reproduced. Fix will be available into the next build.

[ugradedeveloper]

This problem is still happening for me in build 41.1.

Has the fix for this been postponed to a later build?

Thanks.

[John - Tracker Supp]

Hi,

This will be resolved in build 41.2 released this Friday - thanks for your patience.

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

This bug will be fixed in build 41.2.