Copy and paste at cursor location

[lidds]

Within PDFXChange you can obviously place annotation elements e.g. if I placed a callout item, or place more and select all elements. I could then copy the selection (Cntrl + C) and then paste (Cntrl + V) or use the menus. When the items are pasted they are pasted in the same X Y position of when they were copied.

Is there a way that when pasting the elements that they are pasted at the location of the cursor?

Thanks

Simon

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, lidds

Yes this is possible.
For copied comments, the option to enable this functionality is located in the preferences (Ctrl_K):

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To accomplish the same with base content items, you will need to use the "right click > paste" menu at this time.

Kind regards,

[lidds]

Thanks Dan,

However how can I enable this option via code?

Thanks

Simon

[MishaH]

Hello, lidds

Try this:

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pdfCtl.Inst.Settings["Commenting.PasteToMousePos"].v = true; // false by default

// notify the Editor about new options in 'Commenting' prefs:
pdfCtl.Inst.FireAppPrefsChanged(PDFXEdit.PXV_AppPrefsChanges.PXV_AppPrefsChange_Commenting);

Kind regards,
Misha

[lidds]

Thanks Misha,

The code worked great.

Also, a note to others, a Cntl+V command does paste the copied annotation to the location of the cursor, so you do not need to use the right-click pop-up to paste to that location.

Thanks

Simon

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, lidds

I am glad to hear that Misha's solution worked for your needs.
Also, the note about right click paste pertains to base content items, not comments. At least in my tests, that is the only way to paste copied "base content" items at the mouse position.

Kind regards,

[lidds]

Thanks for the clarification and support.

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]