Acrobat 6.0 mac and presentation mode

[d_kelly@adobeforums.com]

I am trying to make a multi page file with presentation mode on ( pages wipe right on black background every 5 seconds).

Everything works great on the mac but when I try it on Windows, the file opens but the pages do not automatically make the transition. I am saving them in version 5 mode.

Any suggestions?
D

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

Where are you setting the presentation options? Remember that
anything under Preferences is something set on THAT computer only.

Aandi Inston

[d_kelly@adobeforums.com]

I originally set that under document properties in acrobat 6.0 on my mac. So its in the document. I also tried saving the file in version 6 and 4 and tested, but the same thing results. The windows environment uses reader 4.0

D

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

May well be related to the version number not the platform. Could be
new in 6.0.

Aandi Inston

[Graham_O_Connor@adobeforums.com]

I can't see where you set the transition in "Document Properties ...", I can only see the "Initial view=>Open in full screen mode"

You may try the below but I don't know how many versions back it will work.

It is a personal Preferece and has to be set on each machine.
This can be done with a Acro JavaScript, the below is beformed so the user's preference is reset to the original setting (always be nice).
Yes, the code is outside the function so it will be performed on opening.
"type" is the required transition as obtained from the "Acrobat=>Preferences=>Full Screen=>Default transition" list, leave out any spaces in the name.

Advanced->JavaScript->Document JavaScripts...
Script Name->openstate->Add...
function openstate()
{
}
var openstate;
openstate=app.fs.defaultTransition;
app.fs.defaultTransition="type";
OK->Close
Advanced->JavaScript->Set Document Actions...
Document Will Close->Edit
app.fs.defaultTransition=openstate;
OK->OK

[Shaun_Scanlan@adobeforums.com]

Howdy

Maybe there is some confusion. I don't know if setting page transitions in Document Properties is the where they should be set

In 6 the page transitions set under Document>Pages>Set Page Transitions.

d Kelly mentioned "5 seconds" I don't think you can set time from the Document Properties just initial view. Time I know can be set from Preferences.

From the "Page Transitions" you can set the length of the transitions and what pages they affect. Is this new with Acrobat 6?

I haven't had any luck with Graham's javascript yet. But I haven't had time to test the Page Transitions in other versions. So the reseting the defaults may not be necessary.

I may be wrong on all this but I've had the same problem that d Kelly had in the past

Shaun

[Graham_O_Connor@adobeforums.com]

Ok, the procedure I gave before was established in v6 and I had not realized there was the new option under Documents in v6.

I have just tested both under v5 and v6 full version and reader.

Neither methods work on v5 full or reader.
Both methods work on v6 full and reader.

[Garrett_Cobarr@adobeforums.com]

Can you have transitions without running in fullscreen mode?

[Graham_O_Connor@adobeforums.com]

I don't believe so as they are a property of the full screen object.

[Shaun_Scanlan@adobeforums.com]

Thanks for your feedback Graham,

I've found the same results. I haven't run into any problems (so far) with 6.

But 5 seems to require the transitions to be embedded (as described in
"Acrobat Master Class" by Hastings, Akselen, Cohen) IF you want to override what's set in the preferences. I used the javascript that was in the book, but it was sort of a pain. Ok I'm lazy sometimes.

I'm glad Adobe put the page transitions in. As far as d kelly issue with 5— I don't mean to plug the book mentioned, but that's the only place I have ever found a solution for that problem.

So long for now.

[Graham_O_Connor@adobeforums.com]

I agree the "Document=>Pages' solution is better. Thanks for pointing it out.
I can't see why anyone doesn't update to Reader 6. It's free.
Cheers