Through the years, I have tried to make my AeB software (AcroTeX
eDucation Bundle---see this Adobe Flash Animation,
a shameless advertisement) compatible with pdftex and dvipdfm; however, during
that time, I've developed a number of techniques that require the use of
Acrobat and distiller. Therefore, I have set off in a new direction and will be
publishing a new line of LaTeX packages, ones that require the use of Acrobat.
I will, however, continue to develop the original AeB, never fear!
The AeB Pro Bundle: I am happy to announce the AeB Pro Bundle. AeB Pro is primarily aimded
at user of Acrobat Pro 7.0 or later. Features are
- AeB Central (this can be used by non-distiller users)
- Complete support for set up the initial view of the
document
- Extensive support for document actions: document level
JS, set document actions (willSave, didSave, etc.) and open document
actions.
- Complete support for page actions
- Complete support for full screen mode, and all the
current transition effects through version 8.
- Methods to easily attach documents
- Document assembly methods, methods used immediately
following distillation
- Methods for linking to attachments and launching
attachments
- Support for creating PDF Packages.
- Initializing fields using unicode.
- Basic support for layers, rollovers and animations.
Download aebpro_pack.zip, for the
package files and documentation. The documentation, aebpro_man.pdf can also be viewed online. The
file aebpro.zip contains the original demo
files of this package, subsequent demo files are posted on my AcroTeX Blog web site.
AeB Pro assumes you are using the latest version of the AcroTeX eDucaiton
Bundle (AeB). You can go to the package web page, AcroTeX
eDucation Bundle, or download the zip file acrotex_pack.zip (package files and
documentation) and (optionally) acrotex_exdoc.zip (demo files and additional documentation).
You can find some demo files on this page below.
Below are some of the demo files that
illustrate the capabilities of AeB Pro. Some files are best viewed outside a
browser:
- aebpro_ex1.pdf:
Illustrates the document and page open/close actions and fullscreen
support of AeB Pro.
- aebpro_ex2.pdf:
Demonstrates the features of the pro option of the web package, including enhanced
control over the layout of section headings and the title page.
- aebpro_ex3.pdf:
Highlights the attachments options and the doc assembly methods.
- aebpro_ex4.pdf:
A discussion of layers, rollovers and animation.
- aebpro_ex5.pdf:
Linking to attachments: The \ahyperref, \ahyperlink and the \ahyperextract commands.
- aebpro_ex6.pdf:
Learn how to create a PDF Package out of your attachments.
- aebpro_ex8.pdf:
Demonstrates how to create form fields using unicode string values:
initialize the value of a text field, create buttons with unicoding as a
button caption, define a combo box with unicode strings.
Other members of the AeB
Pro Family are listed below.
Announcing:
(02/21/10) AeB Builder utility is now in beta
testing. AeB Builder is an application designed to process one or more LaTeX files by converting them to PDF files. Used
for converting a whole collection of tutorials, a book with many source files,
or a collections of online quizzes or tests, to PDF files. There are special switches for setting AeB
package options, and a method of using one source file to create any number of
different versions, or renditions.
AeB Pro
Packages
These packages require Acrobat 7.0 or later, the aebXMP package requires
Acrobat 8 Pro. All packages, except the AeB Slicing batch sequence require the
AeB (AcroTeX eDucation Bundle). Pick it up at the AeB
headquarters.
The following are also members of the of the AeB
Pro Family:
- annot_pro (02/10/08) A package for creating text (or sticky
notes), stamp, and file attachment annotations. See the annot_pro home page for more details.
- rmannot (07/06/08) Acrobat version 9 introduces the rich media
annotation, in which SWF, FLV and MP3 files are played. This package
provides support for this new annotation. See the rmannot
home page for more details..
- AcroFLeX (07/06/08) An application of the rmannot package, this package
is a graphing package. Users can interactively enter functions and have
them graphed. A link system is also created to pre-populate the AcroFLeX
graphing screen. Details of this package may be found at the AcroFLeX home page.
- Opacity_Pro (12/29/07) The
opacity_pro Package offers support for transparency (Chapter 7 of the PDF
Reference) for those who use Distiller, version 6.0 or later to produce a
PDF. The download is opacity_pro.zip.
There are four sample files:
- oppro_tst.pdf: General demo
file with minimal packages (does not require AeB, for example)
- oppro_tst1.pdf: Uses some
web features (get the latest acrotex_pack.zip)
and graphicx package.
- oppro_tst2.pdf: Demos
transparent color boxes and uses PStricks to draw circles with a transparent
fillin. This file contains a patch to pstricks-add that enables the
fillstyle=transparent for distiller users.
- oppro_tst_tk.pdf:
Demonstrates "text knockout" and transparent verbatim text.
The documentation is opacity_pro_man.pdf,
it is included in the .zip file.
- GraphicxSP (09/01/07)
GraphicxSP is an extension of the graphicx package. GraphicxSP embeds the graphic in
the PDF document once, and allows the document author to use and re-use
that same graphic without significantly increasing the file size.
Additionally, GraphicxSP supports Adobe transparency imaging model.
GraphicxSP is useful for repeated graphics like backgrounds, watermarks,
company/universit logos and so on. The graphics produced by GraphicxSP appears
to be clearer at high zoom factors than the same graphic produced by the
classic Graphic package.
This major package has it s own page, see the GraphicxSP
Package home page.