Editing native PDF elements

[lidds]

I want to give the ability within my application to edit native PDF elements, I noticed you already have this feature within PDFXChange Editor. I would like to know if the following is possible:

1. How to activate PDF native text editor tool?
2. Is there a possibility to do a search and replace text feature that would work on native PDF text fields?
3. How to enable vector editor tool?
4. Whilst testing the edit PDF vector tool, I noticed that if I selected a circle for example this might also select other shapes on the PDF, almost like they were grouped together. Is it possible to run a command that would ungroup the elements and then maybe the user could draw a region around the graphic and group these together?

Thanks

Simon

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Hi lidds,

This query has been passed on to the development team and they will get back to you asap.

Kind regards,

[lidds]

Hi Sean,

Thanks for passing this to the development team. I was wondering if there is any update?

Thanks

Simon

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Hi lidds,

I'm afraid there was no response on this query yet.

Kind regards,

[lidds]

Hi Sean,

Could you please give me an estimated date by when this might be answered, as it has been some weeks?

Thanks

Simon

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Hi lidds,

I have asked the team for an update here.

Kind regards,

[lidds]

Hi Sean,

Is there any from the dev team on this as it has been months now!

Thanks

Simons

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Hi lidds,

I have given them another nudge on this.

Kind regards,

[lidds]

Sean,

Is there any update from the development team? I have been waiting for months!

Thank you.

Simon

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Hi lidds,

Sorry for the delay - I have given the team another nudge on this.

Kind regards,

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

Hi lidds.

Sorry for looong delay with the answer...

How to activate PDF native text editor tool?

pdfCtl.Inst.ExecUICmd("cmd.tool.editText");

2. Is there a possibility to do a search and replace text feature that would work on native PDF text fields?

Not at the moment.

3. How to enable vector editor tool?

First, you need to have activated the "Edit Objects" tool. Programmatically, you may activate it by:

pdfCtl.Inst.ExecUICmd("cmd.tool.editContent");
or by
pdfCtl.Doc.ActivateTool(pdfCtl.Inst.Str2ID("tool.editContent"));

Second - you need to select any vector object in the page content and then:

pdfCtl.Inst.ExecUICmd("cmd.editObject");
- It should start the special path editor for the selected vector object.

4. Whilst testing the edit PDF vector tool, I noticed that if I selected a circle for example this might also select other shapes on the PDF, almost like they were grouped together. Is it possible to run a command that would ungroup the elements and then maybe the user could draw a region around the graphic and group these together?

Not at the moment. But we consider to add it in the future.

Cheers.

[lidds]

Thanks Vasyl,

With regards to item 4, could this be achieved by running JavaScript that uses Adobe PDF ISO format?

Thanks

Simon

[Vasyl - PDF-XChange]

if I selected a circle for example this might also select other shapes on the PDF

Can you provide a sample doc where it can be reproduced? To avoid any potential misinterpretation of the issue...