[pdftex] [SOT] pdf in full screen mode on multiple screens

[James Quirk]

> On 10/12/06, James Quirk <jjq at galcit.caltech.edu> wrote:
> > > Another (alternative) question: is there a way to send "Go to the next
> > > page" command simultaneously to all open pdf files?
> > This can be done using JavaScript, using code along the lines of:
> >
> >    var docs = app.activeDocs;
> >    for(var n=0; n<docs.length; n++) {
> >       var doc = docs[n];
> >       doc.pageNum++;
> >    }
> >
> > But it will only work if each PDF has its "disclosed" flag set to true.
> 
> How to add this code to PDF document: 1) using Acrobat 7? 2) Adding
> something to latex code?
> How to set disclosed flag? I do not see it in document properties?
> 
It can all be done from within latex. For example,
you could use:

\pdfcatalog {
   /OpenAction <<
     /S /JavaScript /JS (
        this.disclosed = true;
        function bumpDocs(b) {
           var docs = app.activeDocs;
           for(var n=0; n<docs.length; n++) {
              var doc = docs[n];
              doc.pageNum += b;
           }
        }
     )
   )
}

Then you would use \pdfannot to define a widget that when clicked would 
invoke the bumpDocs function. Note that if you're using hyperref, you will 
need to suppress the pdfstartview option, otherwise it will add its own 
OpenAction which may take precedence over the above, depending on the 
ordering of the calls. I typically use:

\usepackage[pdfstartview=]{hyperref} 

There are other details to consider, such as the 32K limit on the /JS () 
string, and the need to escape certain characters. Therefore you might 
care to use the insdljs package, which comes with acrotex, to take care 
of the details.

James