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Interactive Features
The optional
Win
,
Mac
, and
Unix
entries allow the action dictionary to include
platform-specific parameters for launching the designated application. If no
such entry is present for the given platform, the
F
entry is used instead. Table
Parameters for the Mac OS and UNIX platforms are not yet defined at the time
of publication.
TABLE 8.53 Additional entries specific to a launch action
KEY
TYPE
VALUE
S
name
file specification
(Required)
The type of action that this dictionary describes; must be
Launch
for a launch action.
(Required if none of the entries
Win
,
Mac
, or
Unix
is present)
The application to
be launched or the document to be opened or printed. If this entry is absent
and the viewer application does not understand any of the alternative entries,
it should do nothing.
(Optional)
A dictionary containing Windows-specific launch parameters (see
(Optional)
Mac OS–specific launch parameters; not yet defined.
(Optional)
UNIX-specific launch parameters; not yet defined.
(Optional; PDF 1.2)
A flag specifying whether to open the destination docu-
ment in a new window. If this flag is
false
, the destination document replaces
the current document in the same window. If this entry is absent, the viewer
application should behave in accordance with the current user preference.
This entry is ignored if the file designated by the
F
entry is not a PDF docu-
ment.
F
Win
dictionary
(undefined)
(undefined)
boolean
Mac
Unix
NewWindow
TABLE 8.54 Entries in a Windows launch parameter dictionary
KEY
TYPE
VALUE
F
byte string
(Required)
The file name of the application to be launched or the document
to be opened or printed, in standard Windows pathname format. If the name
string includes a backslash character (
\
), the backslash must itself be preceded
by a backslash.
Note:
This value must be a simple string; it is not a file specification.