text field and goto

text field and goto

[Matthew Baker]

Hi,

Is it possible to set up a text field, such that the viewer is taken to a
reference (eg a section) when they press enter (or do something similar)?
I want to set up a text field so that if, for example, the user types 23
and presses enter, they are taken to a section whose label is section23.
My guess is to call a JavaScript routine, but I don't know how to jump to
a reference from within JavaScript, or if it's possible.

- Matthew

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Re: text field and goto

[Hans Hagen]

Matthew Baker wrote:

> Is it possible to set up a text field, such that the viewer is taken to a
> reference (eg a section) when they press enter (or do something similar)?
> I want to set up a text field so that if, for example, the user types 23
> and presses enter, they are taken to a section whose label is section23.
> My guess is to call a JavaScript routine, but I don't know how to jump to
> a reference from within JavaScript, or if it's possible.

grab data     -> getField(name)
jump to page  -> pageNum = value 
jump to dest  -> gotoNamedDest(tag)

More details can be found in the javascrip documentation to acrobat.
Also take a look at java-ini.tex; it shows how to pass a reference tag
or pagenumber. 

(you can also try to reverse engeneer the cdrom I sent you -)

Hans

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