[Athen] [WebAIM] PDF Forms - Can't get the Comb setting to work

[Dan Comden]

I think the answer to all the drama is...
(wait for it)
PDFs still suck.
Karen, I hope you will consider submitting a session for Accessing Higher
Ground where you can detail some of the alternatives to Adobe for PDF
remediation. Even if the report is something like "wait a bit and it might
get better" would be well received.
And whatever anyone else can do to encourage HTML as an alternative to the
hated PDF format, please keep at it!

-*- Dan

On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 11:23 AM Karlen Communications <
info at karlencommunications.com> wrote:


> Yes, I found obscure references to using the Appearance tab and selecting a

> border colour, but trial and error in unchecking everything...and 3 hours

> of

> online searching and troubleshooting!

>

> While I'm talking PDF, I got an e-mail from Foxit today and they want to

> talk to me about how they can improve their product! Am going to set up a

> time. I did get my money back and will try the software next year to give

> them time to work out the control issues.

>

> Cheers, Karen

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf

> Of chagnon at pubcom.com

> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 12:50 PM

> To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'

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> Subject: Re: [Athen] [WebAIM] PDF Forms - Can't get the Comb setting to

> work

>

> Wow.

> That's so obscure and unintuitive.

> Better user interface is needed in our Acrobat programs.

> Thanks Karen!

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf

> Of Karlen Communications

> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 11:32 AM

> To: 'WebAIM Discussion List' <webaim-forum at list.webaim.org>

> Cc: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'

> <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: Re: [Athen] [WebAIM] PDF Forms - Can't get the Comb setting to

> work

>

> Found "the trick."

>

> You have to not only identify the border as a solid line in the Appearance

> tab but deselect all of the default options in the Options tab. Then the

> check box and character limit for a Comb will be available and you can

> create it.

>

> Cheers, Karen

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: WebAIM-Forum <webaim-forum-bounces at list.webaim.org> On Behalf Of

> Karlen Communications

> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 10:10 AM

> To: 'WebAIM Discussion List' <webaim-forum at list.webaim.org>

> Cc: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'

> <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] PDF Forms - Can't get the Comb setting to work

>

> Nope, PowerPDF has the Comb settings unavailable too.

>

> There must be a "trick" to setting this? I've never had to do this before

> so

> am baffled as to why this setting is not available.

>

> Cheers, Karen

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: WebAIM-Forum <webaim-forum-bounces at list.webaim.org> On Behalf Of

> Karlen Communications

> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 10:01 AM

> To: 'WebAIM Discussion List' <webaim-forum at list.webaim.org>

> Cc: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'

> <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [WebAIM] PDF Forms - Can't get the Comb setting to work

>

> Hi Everyone:

>

>

>

> I've looked online and can't find any useful information on why the ability

> to create a text form control as a comb with a character limit is not

> available in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. The one offering was to put a border

> around the text form control and then identify the form control as a comb

> in

> the Options tab.but even doing that, the comb settings in the Options tab

> for a text form control is not available.

>

>

>

> I've tried checking and unchecking things but I just can't identify the

> text

> form control as a Comb with a limit of characters.

>

>

>

> Am using the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC with all updates

> installed.

>

>

>

> Am now going to check PowerPDF in case I can set this there, but it is

> strange that I can't do this in Acrobat.

>

>

>

> Any ideas? Help?

>

>

>

> Cheers, Karen

>

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-*- Dan Comden                       danc at uw.edu <danc at washington.edu>
    Access Technology Center   www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/
    University of Washington      UW Information Technology
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