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  • Don Lancaster
    #1

    Need a simple Acrobat JavaScript delay



    I am conjuring up some simple JavaScript animation routies that work
    entirely WITHIN Acrobat .PDF files.

    They work very well but they are waay too fast! And are also CPU speed
    dependent.

    I want to present each page "cell" for, say, 50 milliseconds.

    This "too fast" JavaScript set page action code works fine ..

    if (global.animate ){this.pageNum+ +} ;

    This JavaScript set page action code does not work...

    setTimeOut ("",50) ;
    if (global.animate ){this.pageNum+ +} ;

    It returns a "ReferenceError : setTimeOut is not defined"

    How do I do a simple (and CPU speed independent) delay as a page action?

    --
    Many thanks,

    Don Lancaster
    Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552
    voice: (928)428-4073 email: don@tinaja.com

    Please visit my GURU's LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com
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    • Mick White
      #2
      Re: Need a simple Acrobat JavaScript delay

      Don Lancaster wrote:
      [color=blue]
      >
      >
      > I am conjuring up some simple JavaScript animation routies that work
      > entirely WITHIN Acrobat .PDF files.
      >
      > They work very well but they are waay too fast! And are also CPU speed
      > dependent.
      >
      > I want to present each page "cell" for, say, 50 milliseconds.
      >
      > This "too fast" JavaScript set page action code works fine ..
      >
      > if (global.animate ){this.pageNum+ +} ;
      >
      > This JavaScript set page action code does not work...
      >
      > setTimeOut ("",50) ;
      > if (global.animate ){this.pageNum+ +} ;[/color]

      var timer= setTimeOut("fun ction(){if(glob al.animate){thi s.pageNum++}",5 0);

      Perhaps?

      It's not clear what "this" refers to, since you haven't posted the whole
      script, but if "this" refers to the global scope, I would guess that it
      could be omitted.
      Mick


      [color=blue]
      >
      > It returns a "ReferenceError : setTimeOut is not defined"
      >
      > How do I do a simple (and CPU speed independent) delay as a page action?
      >[/color]

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        • Stephen Chalmers
          #3
          Re: Need a simple Acrobat JavaScript delay



          Mick White <mwhite13BOGUS@ rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message
          news:raHVd.6009 1$nC5.9983@twis ter.nyroc.rr.co m...[color=blue]
          > Don Lancaster wrote:
          >[color=green]
          > >
          > >
          > > I am conjuring up some simple JavaScript animation routies that work
          > > entirely WITHIN Acrobat .PDF files.
          > >
          > > They work very well but they are waay too fast! And are also CPU speed
          > > dependent.
          > >
          > > I want to present each page "cell" for, say, 50 milliseconds.
          > >
          > > This "too fast" JavaScript set page action code works fine ..
          > >
          > > if (global.animate ){this.pageNum+ +} ;
          > >
          > > This JavaScript set page action code does not work...
          > >
          > > setTimeOut ("",50) ;
          > > if (global.animate ){this.pageNum+ +} ;[/color]
          >
          > var timer= setTimeOut("fun ction(){if(glob al.animate){thi s.pageNum++}",5 0);
          >
          > Perhaps?[/color]

          The initial error message refers to a case error, as I'm sure you know it's
          spelled: setTimeout(.... ...)

          --
          S.C.


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            • Mick White
              #4
              Re: Need a simple Acrobat JavaScript delay

              Stephen Chalmers wrote:
              [color=blue]
              > Mick White <mwhite13BOGUS@ rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message
              > news:raHVd.6009 1$nC5.9983@twis ter.nyroc.rr.co m...
              >[color=green]
              >>Don Lancaster wrote:[/color][/color]
              ..[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
              >>>
              >>> setTimeOut ("",50) ;
              >>> if (global.animate ){this.pageNum+ +} ;[/color]
              >>
              >>var timer= setTimeOut("fun ction(){if(glob al.animate){thi s.pageNum++}",5 0);
              >>
              >>Perhaps?[/color]
              >
              >
              > The initial error message refers to a case error, as I'm sure you know it's
              > spelled: setTimeout(.... ...)
              >[/color]
              Oops.
              Mick

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                • Don Lancaster
                  #5
                  Re: Need a simple Acrobat JavaScript delay

                  Mick White wrote:[color=blue]
                  > Stephen Chalmers wrote:
                  >[color=green]
                  >> Mick White <mwhite13BOGUS@ rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message
                  >> news:raHVd.6009 1$nC5.9983@twis ter.nyroc.rr.co m...
                  >>[color=darkred]
                  >>> Don Lancaster wrote:[/color][/color]
                  >
                  > .
                  >[color=green][color=darkred]
                  >>>>
                  >>>> setTimeOut ("",50) ;
                  >>>> if (global.animate ){this.pageNum+ +} ;
                  >>>
                  >>>
                  >>> var timer=
                  >>> setTimeOut("fun ction(){if(glob al.animate){thi s.pageNum++}",5 0);
                  >>>
                  >>> Perhaps?[/color]
                  >>
                  >>
                  >>
                  >> The initial error message refers to a case error, as I'm sure you know
                  >> it's
                  >> spelled: setTimeout(.... ...)
                  >>[/color]
                  > Oops.
                  > Mick[/color]

                  The Adobe Acrobat JavaScript manual clearly says setTimeOut

                  Which is correct?

                  More likely possibility is that "" is unacceptable while "function() "
                  will get accepted.

                  --
                  Many thanks,

                  Don Lancaster
                  Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552
                  voice: (928)428-4073 email: don@tinaja.com

                  Please visit my GURU's LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com

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                    • Mick White
                      #6
                      Re: Need a simple Acrobat JavaScript delay

                      Don Lancaster wrote:
                      [color=blue]
                      > Mick White wrote:
                      >[color=green]
                      >> Stephen Chalmers wrote:
                      >>[/color][/color]
                      [snip][color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
                      >>>
                      >>> The initial error message refers to a case error, as I'm sure you
                      >>> know it's
                      >>> spelled: setTimeout(.... ...)
                      >>>[/color]
                      >> Oops.
                      >> Mick[/color]
                      >
                      >
                      > The Adobe Acrobat JavaScript manual clearly says setTimeOut
                      >
                      > Which is correct?[/color]

                      Then "setTimeOut " appears to be part of the Adobe Acrobat DOM, not core
                      javascript.
                      Mick

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