Re: [Swftools-common] pdf2swf: circle around instead of highlighted text

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Hi Chris,

> In what way?  Text location and Highlighting is not without it's problems.
> There are several references by frustrated coders on the mailing list.

Now, after all you said I ask myself in what way;-)
My first thought then was may be I needed a call back like 
'externallinkfunction'...

But I got already over the highlighting hurdle so lets hope you will find 
something in wiki about that soon :))

Thank you and have a nice weekend

Cheers
Norbert




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From: "Chris Pugh" <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:58 PM
To: <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: [Swftools-common] pdf2swf: circle around instead of highlighted 
text

> On 29 April 2010 12:30,  <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > Thank you for your hints and best wishes:)
>
> Welcome!
>
> > Yes I'll need lots of 'drugs'... 'cause I'm a C++ person and don't like 
> > AS3
> > too much.
>
> I'm sure you'll be able to cope!  ( I lost track of what was a good while
> back now... things have moved on a bit since the ZX81 and Z80
> Assembler!  ;o)  )
>
> > Just want to be sure that there hasn't to be a new requirement inside the
> > SWF.
>
> In what way?  Text location and Highlighting is not without it's problems.
> There are several references by frustrated coders on the mailing list.
>
> > So my strategy will be to find out the position of the text and draw a
> > ringlike line arround that, isn't it?
>
> I'd say so. Unless someone else out there has a better suggestion?
> Anyone?
>
> If you tackle it Norbert, you may even consider sharing your progress
> on this list, and you eventual success on  the wiki, eh? ;o)
>
>   http://wiki.swftools.org/index.php/Pdf2swf
>
> Viel Glück!
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Chris.