[javascript FR] app.dialog code format edit_text

[Mathew]

There's a multiline setting for edit_text boxes in the custom dialog, and the text in it is proportional:

image(1).png

I'm looking for (maybe a non-documented parameter or a new one ) that would show the text in a proportional monospaced font (and maybe line numbers and colored!) like the javascript console (or as implemented in the code tag in this forum):

image.png

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Hi Mathew, thanks for the post.

Could you please clarify a couple of things here:

1. What is the upper dialog box in your post, and where can we find it?
2. When you mentioned 'proporional font' - I believe you mean monospaced font, can you please confirm?

Kind regards,

[Mathew]

1. What is the upper dialog box in your post, and where can we find it?
2. When you mentioned 'proporional font' - I believe you mean monospaced font, can you please confirm?

Hi Sean,

1. The screenshot is from a tool for javascript snippets posted here: viewtopic.php?t=49412
   but here's some simple code that demonstrates it:

   Code: Select all

   /** demo of multiline app.dialog box
   **/
   
   function demoMultiline() {
     /* dialog object */
     const dia = {
       initialize(dialog) {
         // pre-load some code, for demonstration
         dialog.load({
           'inpt': demoMultiline.toString()
         });
       },
       description: {name: "Sample dialog", first_tab: 'okbt', elements: [
         {type: 'static_text', name: "Mathew hopes for a parameter that would format text as code (or in a monospaced font)", width: 400},
         {type: 'edit_text', item_id: 'inpt', multiline: true, width: 400, height: 300},
         {type: 'ok', item_id: 'okbt'}
       ]}
     };
     /* run custom dialog */
     return app.execDialog(dia);
   }
   
   demoMultiline();

2. Oops -- typo. Yes, 'monospaced font' is what I'm looking for; corrected in my post above.

I'm hoping that, because it's already implemented in other dialogs for PDF-XChange, that it wouldn't be a heavy lift for the developers. I'm also thinking that if it were a separate parameter (ie code = true) then it wouldn't affect how javascript works for other applications, but would result in improved experience in PDF-XChange.

Thank you for looking into this.
Mathew.

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Hi Mathew,

Thanks for the clarification - I have passed your request on to the development team for review.

Kind regards,

[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Update—a ticket has been made in relation to this feature request:

#7991: FR: Enhancements for Text Elements in Custom JavaScript Dialogs Boxes

Kind regards,