annotation fillColor returning T instead of color

[jdknox]

I'm running into one challenge with the javascript interface...specifically with annotations. I am doing a proof of concept for my company using your SDK and It is a requirement to be able to export and retrieve annotations (via attributes). I’m having a problem retrieving an annotation attribute called “fillColor”. It always returns “T” as a value (which the adobe sdk defines as transparent). I’ve pasted in a recreation of the problem below. Please let me know if I am doing anything incorrect or if there is a work-around.

Thanks, John.



1) using the tracker sample program called “c# javascript demo” (located in the viewer sdk) I create an annotation using the following java script…

this.addAnnot({ author: "r102121",type: "FreeText",name: "9c2d2f20-3973-4ee3-a353d249ec942452",page: 0,rect: [379.5,657.75,534.75,718.5],contents: "green test",creationDate: "Mon Aug 22 2011 14:20:28 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)",fillColor:color.green});

2) Next, I retrieve the annotation using the same sample program with the following java script…

var output;
var annots = this.getAnnots({ nPage:0 });
for (var i = 0; i < annots.length; i++)
{
output += "Author=" + annots.author + ",";
output += "Type=" + annots.type + ",";
output += "Index=" + i + ",";
output += "Rect=" + annots.rect + "," ;
output += "Contents=" + annots.contents + "," ;
output += "Opacity=" + annots.opacity + "," ;
output += "FillColor=" + annots.fillColor + "," ;
this.Results = output;
}

The results from step#1 are as expected (a green annotation). However, the results from step #2 just returns fillColor: T (see below for full results to step #2).

Author=r102121,Type=FreeText,Index=0,Rect=379.5,657.75,534.75,718.5,Contents=green test,Opacity=1,FillColor=undefined,Author=r102121,Type=FreeText,Index=0,Rect=379.5,657.75,534.75,718.5,Contents=green test,Opacity=1,FillColor=T,Author=r102121,Type=FreeText,Index=0,Rect=379.5,657.75,534.75,718.5,Contents=green test,Opacity=1,FillColor=T (it’s displays green after creating the anno (step#1) but returns "T" when requesting in step#2…see above creation javascript)

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello John,

The fillColor is an array, and as such the conversion to text will return weird results as you have observed.

Please check the JS API Reference for Acrobat pages 193 onwards for the color arays, and the available methods - I am afraid that a conversion to text is not available directly, so you might need to code that yourself.

Best,
Stefan

[jdknox]

I did look at fillColor[1] (second element in a possible array) and it was undefined. That being said, I'm not sure I understand why it's set to a transparent state when it is color and why a transparent state (aka "T") would need to have color arguments in the array. I'd expect to see green or an RGB array in the example I sent. How does your tracker activex control get the fillColor for the freetext annotation? The main reason we'd like to use the tracker pdf viewer control is to provide a unified viewer and annotation tool for our ecm product...in other words saving annotations is important from our usecase perspective. The javascript sample I sent is the easiest way to illustrate my question. It just takes a min to run through it using your sample pgm.

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Thanks John,

I was also puzzled by the "T" returned, and have asked already the guys in our dev team to check this topic.
We will post the answers directly here in the forums.

Best,
Stefan

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

The issue with getting strokeColor and fillColor properties of some kind of annotations is fixed now.
The fix will be available in next build.

[jdknox]

Terrific, thank you! Is there an eta for this release (or a place I can look to find future release dates)?

[John - Tracker Supp]

Approx 10-14 days ...

Thanks for your patience.

[jdknox]

sounds good. thanks again

[John - Tracker Supp]

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