Techniques of Introducing Document-level JavaScript into a PDF file from a L^ATEX Source

DONALD P. STORY
University of Akron, OH, USA
dpstory@uakron.edu

Abstract: The method of introducing document-level JavaScript (DLJS) into a PDF depends on the application used: pdfTEX or dvipdfm. Until recently, users of Acrobat's distiller (e.g., users of dvips or dvipsone) did not have the ability to automatically introduce such JavaScript into the document from a L^ATEX source. For user's of Acrobat 5.0, this situation is, at last, rectified.

This talk will concern the various techniques of inserting DLJS and focus on a new feature of Acrobat 5.0 that can be exploited to produce a convenient method of introducing DLJS into the PDF file from a L^ATEX source.

The latest extensions to the Exerquiz Package, which uses these techniques, will also be discussed.

This talk will be of interest to a general audience, and to package writers who want to exploit the power of Acrobat JavaScript.

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