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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0017532ScribusPDFpublic2025-05-29 05:22
ReporterLifeboy Assigned Tojghali  
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status closedResolutionno change required 
Product Version1.6.4 
Summary0017532: PDF forms and default values
DescriptionI have recently started using Scribus to try to create PDF forms. It's pretty straightforward, but I can't find where one can set a default value for a simple PDF text field. There are references that seem to indicate this can be done, but I can't find specifics.

Surely there must be a way to set a default value in a form?

Scribus 1.6.4 on Ubuntu Linux 24.04.
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ale

2025-05-27 15:03

manager   ~0052658

as far i can tell, this is normally achieved with javascript...

you can also try to type some text in the text field and see if it's used as the default value (from what i read in some scribus docs it might be that way; to get into edit mode: select the field on the canvas and press the "e" key)

Lifeboy

2025-05-27 17:14

reporter   ~0052659

Surprise! That worked!

Thank you.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-05-27 09:13 Lifeboy New Issue
2025-05-27 15:03 ale Note Added: 0052658
2025-05-27 15:04 ale Tag Attached: #tobeclosed
2025-05-27 17:14 Lifeboy Note Added: 0052659
2025-05-28 07:27 jghali Assigned To => jghali
2025-05-28 07:27 jghali Status new => resolved
2025-05-28 07:27 jghali Resolution open => no change required
2025-05-28 07:27 jghali Status resolved => closed
2025-05-29 05:22 ale Tag Detached: #tobeclosed