If you've ever run into a situation where you've embedded a large audio file in a PDF file using Acrobat 9 and the multimedia_play operation fails to actually start playing the audio, a simple JavaScript can get your speakers blasting tunes in no time.
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JavaScript support is one of Acrobat’s and Adobe Reader’s most powerful features, and Adobe provides several controls that enable tuning application behavior so that JavaScript (JS) executes within your desired level of security. The mitigation for the recent Security Advisory discusses the JavaScript Blacklist Framework.
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...but it works just fine in the browser. What's wrong?
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Have you ever wanted to pre-populate a few form fields in a PDF file without using a server tool like the FDF Toolkit; just something quick and dirty? Well - with a clever use of Acrobat JavaScript, the URL property of the doc object you can do just about anything including fill form fields based on a URL's query string.
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I don't know if you guys are hearing this as well, but I've started running into problems where Acrobat forms (AcroForms, not XFA) are being filled out by Mac OS X and sent back to folks with Acrobat and the fields appear blank until you click into them.
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If you haven't logged into your Acrobat.com account in a few days you're in for a real treat. The user interface has been through a major overhaul so all the various applications work far more smoothly. Here's a brief list of the major improvements.
So - Why talk about Acrobat.com in my developer blog? Keep reading...
JoAnn Davis recently posted an article on the Acrobat Docs blog that might be of interest to Acrobat gurus.
Many people who use Acrobat have a lot of experience and expertise to share. If you are one of those people, you might be interested in creating a tutorial or tip using the new Adobe Community Publishing System. This new AIR application lets anyone with an Adobe ID publish content on Adobe products and technology directly to Adobe.com.
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Normally I wouldn't post something like this but being an Adobe employee, fonts are a passion of mine. "To The Best of Our Knowledge" from Wisconsin Public Radio is one of my favorite podcasts and this week they did an episode all about fonts. Even if you're not a font geek like me you'll find this program interesting and funny.
If you were not able to make it to MAX 2009 this year or were at MAX and missed some of the Acrobat sessions, here's your chance to catch up. The Acrobat specific presentations have been posted to Adobe TV. The following is a list of the ones that I organized and a few others that I highly recommend watching.
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