How to turn off toolbars

[Ted_Mills]

I have designed a form in LC and need to have it start up in Acrobat or Reader with no toolbars. This would be the same as using the F8 key. I have looked at samples but cannot find one specific to using the F8 key.

[BarlaeDC · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Assuming you are runnig in Acrobat or Reader ( and not in a browser) then this should do what you want

app.toolbar = false; ( set to true, to show them again)

This actually can change the Users preference so you should probably code to restore the state after the document has been viewed.

Regards

Malcolm

[Ted_Mills]

Malcom-

This is awesome. Can you tell me how to do the same with the Menu bar (F9).

Thanks,

[BarlaeDC]

Hi,

The menu bar is more difficult, the easiest route is to put the PDF into fullscreen mode but this might not give you the requried look.

app.fs.isFullScreen = true;

Hope this helps

Malcolm

[Ted_Mills]

Yeah I have tried this.  The problem is the user is given the query re

garding full screen mode. They can answer no and then it does not take.

[BarlaeDC]

Hi,

Yeah I thought that might be the result, the problem is that you need to be in a secure place ( app initialisation, console) to execute code to hide the menubar

Regards

Malcolm

[Ted_Mills]

It is one of many irritating limitations in the software that I guess I will have to live with. Unless someone knows of some other

undocmented secret.

Thanks for your help