Getting overprint preview preference in Adobe Acrobat 9

[c_wiesbauer@adobeforums.com]

Hello,

yesterday I installed the Adobe Acrobat 9 Trial and I tried my plugin.

Does anyone know how to get the overprint preview setting?

In older version of Adobe Acrobat I'm using following code:

AVAppGetPrefBool(DSAVSettings[prefNumber].m_section, DSAVSettings[prefNumber].m_name, (ASBool)DSAVSettings[prefNumber].m_requiredValue_9);

m_section is "Originals" and m_name is "Overprint Preview".

In Adobe Acrobat 9 it always returns the default value m_requiredValue_9 which means that the setting can not be found?

Do I have to change the value of m_section or m_name or do I have to use an other method?

Thanks for your help!

Christian Wiesbauer

[c_wiesbauer@adobeforums.com]

Hi,

I solved the problem. Here is the code for getting this preference in Adobe Acrobat 9:

AVAppGetPrefInt(avConfigEntryTemp.m_section, avConfigEntryTemp.m_name, (ASInt32)avConfigEntryTemp.m_requiredValue_9);

where m_section is "AVDisplay" and m_name is "OverprintPreview".

Best regards,
Christian Wiesbauer

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

Can you tell me why you need to get that preference? Do you also set it as well, and why?

[c_wiesbauer@adobeforums.com]

I have to set this preference because it's a requirement for my plugin which is used for digital signing.

It ensures that you only sign what you see and there is no dynamical content in your PDF which is a requirement by law in the country for which I develop the plugin.

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

That sounds like the "Signature Preview Mode" in Acrobat & Reader already. Are you duplicating this functionality? Why not use what is already there?

[c_wiesbauer@adobeforums.com]

Oh, sounds interesting! I didn't know that there is such an option. I think this is available since Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.0, right? I will give it a try!

Thanks for this advice!

Christian Wiesbauer

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

Yes, Preview mode was introduced in Acrobat/Reader 8.

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