How to copy "X" and "Y" coordinates?

[anton121]

Hi all.
Who know how can i copy to buffer X and Y coordinates? Like CTRL+C. (See the picture)
Thnx.

[Willy Van Nuffel]

The coordinates that you can see at the bottom of your screen are the coordinates of the mouse-pointer.

If you like to see the coordinates of a selected object (Text, Image, Shape, Comment, ...) then you can better use the Transform Selection dialog-box, available in the Home-ribbon > Selection > Transfer Selection.

In the raster you can select the point for which you like to see the coordinates (left upper corner, middle of the top line, ...).
The X-coordinate is the distance towards the left border of the page.
The Y-coordinate is the distance towards the bottom of the page.

Does that help ?

[anton121]

The coordinates that you can see at the bottom of your screen are the coordinates of the mouse-pointer.

If you like to see the coordinates of a selected object (Text, Image, Shape, Comment, ...) then you can better use the Transfer Selection dialog-box, available in the Home-ribbon > Selection > Transfer Selection.

In the raster you can select the point for which you like to see the coordinates (left upper corner, middle of the top line, ...).
The X-coordinate is the distance towards the left border of the page.
The Y-coordinate is the distance towards the bottom of the page.

Does that help ?

Sorry, but no. I need to copy cursor position, X and Y coordinates on the page (not coordinate object, text or comment), in the buffer, for paste this coordinate in excel or word.

[Willy Van Nuffel]

For as far as I know, it is not possible to copy the coordinates of the cursor position in PDF-XChange Editor.

@Tracker Support
Maybe this is an item for a feature request ?

[anton121]

For as far as I know, it is not possible to copy the coordinates of the cursor position in PDF-XChange Editor.

@Tracker Support
Maybe this is an item for a feature request ?

I thought JavaScript can.

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello anton121,

I presume you not just need the coordinated but would need to do something else with them after?
You can indeed capture the coordinates of the mouse with JS:

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function getMouseCoor() {
console.println( "("+this.mouseX+","+ this.mouseY+")" );
}
var ckMouse = app.setInterval("getMouseCoor()", 100); var timeout = app.setTimeOut(
"app.clearInterval(ckMouse); app.clearTimeOut(timeout)",2000);

Kind regards,
Stefan

[anton121]

Hello anton121,

I presume you not just need the coordinated but would need to do something else with them after?
You can indeed capture the coordinates of the mouse with JS:

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function getMouseCoor() {
console.println( "("+this.mouseX+","+ this.mouseY+")" );
}
var ckMouse = app.setInterval("getMouseCoor()", 100); var timeout = app.setTimeOut(
"app.clearInterval(ckMouse); app.clearTimeOut(timeout)",2000);

Kind regards,
Stefan

Thnx! But, what i do wrong?After left/r click nothing...
If have some way, to copy coordinates to buffer ( set some key CTRL+C+B for example) will be nice

scriptimage.jpg

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello anton121,

There's no such way to copy the mouse coordinates.
Why do you need those?
What is the next step for which you will need those stored?
I presume that if you need these for a different application you will have to write them down while the mouse cursor is at the desired coordinates. (E.g. you can open a notepad window with just the keyboard, so that the mouse location stays the same.)

Kind regards,
Stefan

[anton121]

Hello anton121,

There's no such way to copy the mouse coordinates.
Why do you need those?
What is the next step for which you will need those stored?
I presume that if you need these for a different application you will have to write them down while the mouse cursor is at the desired coordinates. (E.g. you can open a notepad window with just the keyboard, so that the mouse location stays the same.)

Kind regards,
Stefan

I need only get cursor coordinate X and Y, then i past them in word or excel. If They will be in console - good.

scriptimage.jpg

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello anton121,

Actually I think I managed to get the JS console capture the desired result!
So - if you want a value in mm rounded to two decimal places - please open the JS console in the Editor (Ctrl + J ) and then paste this in there:

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console.println( "("+(this.mouseX/2.83464566929133).toFixed(2)+","+ (this.mouseY/2.83464566929133).toFixed(2)+")" );

Then move your mouse to the coordinates you want to measure without clicking , and hit Ctrl + Enter. This will execute the code in the JS console, and you will then receive your coordinates in the output of the JS console like this:

image.png

I've deliberately captured part of the Editor window - where you can compare the coordinates reported by the Editor itself are the same (rounded to 1 decimal place) as the output in the console. If you want 1 decimal place precision - just change the 2 to 1 in .toFixed(1).

Kind regards,
Stefan

[anton121]

Hello anton121,

Actually I think I managed to get the JS console capture the desired result!
So - if you want a value in mm rounded to two decimal places - please open the JS console in the Editor (Ctrl + J ) and then paste this in there:

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console.println( "("+(this.mouseX/2.83464566929133).toFixed(2)+","+ (this.mouseY/2.83464566929133).toFixed(2)+")" );

Then move your mouse to the coordinates you want to measure without clicking , and hit Ctrl + Enter. This will execute the code in the JS console, and you will then receive your coordinates in the output of the JS console like this:
image.png

I've deliberately captured part of the Editor window - where you can compare the coordinates reported by the Editor itself are the same (rounded to 1 decimal place) as the output in the console. If you want 1 decimal place precision - just change the 2 to 1 in .toFixed(1).

Kind regards,
Stefan

Big thnx! I think is what i need. But i dont know why script not done - just nothing write in console. may be i need istall something to mi PC...

[anton121]

Hello anton121,

Actually I think I managed to get the JS console capture the desired result!
So - if you want a value in mm rounded to two decimal places - please open the JS console in the Editor (Ctrl + J ) and then paste this in there:

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console.println( "("+(this.mouseX/2.83464566929133).toFixed(2)+","+ (this.mouseY/2.83464566929133).toFixed(2)+")" );

Then move your mouse to the coordinates you want to measure without clicking , and hit Ctrl + Enter. This will execute the code in the JS console, and you will then receive your coordinates in the output of the JS console like this:
image.png

I've deliberately captured part of the Editor window - where you can compare the coordinates reported by the Editor itself are the same (rounded to 1 decimal place) as the output in the console. If you want 1 decimal place precision - just change the 2 to 1 in .toFixed(1).

Kind regards,
Stefan

All good, install newest version THNX!
Now will try get PT coordinates

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello anton121,

Actually - my above code will not work correctly for pages that have been rotated, or where the media box does not match the crop box.
This updated code should correct that:

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m = (new Matrix2D).fromRotated(this, this.pageNum);
	mInv = m.invert();
	pt = mInv.transform([this.mouseX, this.mouseY]);
	var pt2mm = 25.4 / 72.0;
	console.println("X=" + pt[0] * pt2mm + ", Y=" + pt[1] * pt2mm);

Kind regards,
Stefan

[PHK]

Crude solution?

Take a screenshot of the Page Measurement box.

I know it's dirty but it's also quick.

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

Great suggestion Phil, though that would produce an image and it would need to be run through OCR to make it text to copy/paste.

[PHK]

... it would need to be run through OCR to make it text to copy/paste.
....

Or, heaven forbid, you read the digits and actually type them in...

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

[anton121]

Hello anton121,

Actually - my above code will not work correctly for pages that have been rotated, or where the media box does not match the crop box.
This updated code should correct that:

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m = (new Matrix2D).fromRotated(this, this.pageNum);
	mInv = m.invert();
	pt = mInv.transform([this.mouseX, this.mouseY]);
	var pt2mm = 25.4 / 72.0;
	console.println("X=" + pt[0] * pt2mm + ", Y=" + pt[1] * pt2mm);

Kind regards,
Stefan

Hello!
I use this code to equal range:
scaled_value = low_2 + (high_2 - low_2) * (value - low) / (high - low)
and final code:
console.clear()
console.println( (4901.91+(739.97-4901.91)*(this.mouseY-0)/(4161.9-0)).toFixed(1)+";"+(2384+(345.17-2384)*(this.mouseX-0)/(2038.8-0)).toFixed(1));
All work Big thnx

Now i try to find the way copy console result in buffer, if i can - ALT+ENTER, then CTRL+V and done
I find many functions:
1) util.setClipboardText(copiedText);
2) copyToClipboard(Text).
3) navigator.clipboard.writeText(Text);
But i cand use it, becouce program say " cant find this function"....

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello anton121,

Those might be general JS methods, but they are in deed not supported inside PDF files (likely for security reasons).
In this file:
JavaScript for Acrobat API Reference
there is no mention of clipboard at all!

Kind regards,
Stefan

[anton121]

Hello anton121,

Those might be general JS methods, but they are in deed not supported inside PDF files (likely for security reasons).
In this file:
[url=https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/acrobatsdk/pdfs/acrobatsdk_jsapiref.pdf]JavaScript for Acrobat API Reference[/url]
there is no mention of clipboard at all!

Kind regards,
Stefan

Its sad.... if i hame some values in console...why i cant copy them...)

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello anton121,

The issue here is that you want to "write" those values to the clipboard, and that is the operation that is not available for JS code inside PDF files.

Kind regards,
Stefan

[rakunavi]

Hello anton121 and Stefan,

It might be useful to assign the function to copy the output on JavaScript Console to the clipboard to a specific key with autohotkey. In the verification video, after launching Free Clipboard Viewer and preparing to display the clipboard contents in real time, I moved the focus to JavaScript Console and pressed shortcut key F10 while moving the mouse.

• CapturedVideoWithSample.zip
  
  
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F10::
WinActivate, JavaScript Console ahk_exe PDFXEdit.exe
Send, !{Enter}+{Up}^c
return

The issue here is that you want to "write" those values to the clipboard, and that is the operation that is not available for JS code inside PDF files.

On a different note, many people are struggling with how to get variables and data out of JavaScript because of the security restrictions that Stefan has pointed out.

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13760440/write-text-file-using-acrobat-javascript

If you register the variables you want to output from JavaScript in the document information (e.g., keywords, author, subject), you could access them from autohotkey script. Specifically, first set the following script to be executed before saving in the action of the document property.

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this.info.Keywords = Variable_A;
this.info.Author = Variable_B;
this.info.Subject = Variable_C;

Next, retrieve the variables with the autohotkey script as shown below.

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DocumentInfo_Keywords := FileGetInfo("Document.pdf", 18, 1)
DocumentInfo_Author := FileGetInfo("Document.pdf", 20, 1)
DocumentInfo_Subject := FileGetInfo("Document.pdf", 22, 1)

• FileGetInfo() is introduced at the following URL.
  https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=983

The application is quite limited since the PDF must be saved once, but it is convenient since the file properties can be easily accessed in any programming language.

Best regards,
rakunavi

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello rakunavi,

Many thanks for the above! I am not using AutoHotkey personally, but I presume it is of great help for anyone who needs it!

Kind regards,
Stefan