add support for PDF forms to branch

lib/Makefile.am

@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ dist_examples_DATA = \
 	examples/MultilingualCaptions.lyx \
 	examples/noweb2lyx.lyx \
 	examples/PDF-comment.lyx \
+	examples/PDF-form.lyx \
 	examples/powerdot-example.lyx \
 	examples/recipebook.lyx \
 	examples/R-S-statements.lyx \
@@ -2028,6 +2029,7 @@ dist_layouts_DATA =\
 	layouts/numrevtex.inc \
 	layouts/paper.layout \
 	layouts/pdfcomment.module \
+	layouts/pdfform.module \
 	layouts/powerdot.layout \
 	layouts/RJournal.layout \
 	layouts/recipebook.layout \

lib/layouts/pdfform.module

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+#\DeclareLyXModule{PDF Form}
+#DescriptionBegin
+#Provides fields and buttons for PDF forms. The module uses
+#the LaTeX package hyperref. Please consult the LyX example file PDF-form.lyx
+#and the documentation of hyperref for details.
+#DescriptionEnd
+# Author: Uwe Stöhr <uwestoehr@lyx.org>
+
+Format 49
+
+#
+# the form environment
+#
+
+Style "Begin PDF Form"
+	Margin				Dynamic
+	LatexType			Command
+	LatexName			begin{Form}
+	Category			"PDF form"
+	KeepEmpty			1
+	PassThru			1
+	ParSkip				0.4
+	Align				Block
+	LabelSep			xx
+	LabelType			Static
+	LabelString			"Begin PDF Form"
+	Argument 1
+	  MenuString		"PDF Form Parameters"
+	  LabelString		"Params"
+	  Tooltip			"Insert PDF form parameters here"
+	  AutoInsert		1
+	EndArgument
+	LabelFont
+	  Series			Bold
+	  Color				Green
+	EndFont
+	Requires                        hyperref
+End
+
+Style "End PDF Form"
+	CopyStyle			"Begin PDF Form"
+	LatexName			end{Form}
+	LabelString			"End PDF Form"
+	ResetArgs			1
+End
+
+Style "PDF Link Setup"
+	CopyStyle			"Begin PDF Form"
+	LatexName			hypersetup
+	LabelString			"PDF link setup"
+	KeepEmpty			0
+End
+
+#
+# form fields
+#
+
+InsetLayout Flex:TextField
+	LyXType				custom
+	LatexType			command
+	Decoration			classic
+	LatexName			TextField
+	LabelString			"TextField"
+	Argument 1
+	  MenuString		"PDF Form Parameters"
+	  LabelString		"Params"
+	  Tooltip			"Insert PDF form parameters here"
+	  AutoInsert		1
+	EndArgument
+	LabelFont
+	  Color				magenta
+	  Size				Small
+	EndFont
+	Requires                        hyperref
+End
+
+InsetLayout Flex:CheckBox
+	CopyStyle			Flex:TextField
+	LatexName			CheckBox
+	LabelString			"CheckBox"
+End
+
+InsetLayout Flex:ChoiceMenu
+	CopyStyle			Flex:TextField
+	LatexName			ChoiceMenu
+	LabelString			"ChoiceMenu"
+	Argument 2
+	  LabelString		"Label"
+	  Mandatory			1
+	  AutoInsert		1
+	  ToolTip			"Insert the label here"
+	EndArgument
+End
+
+InsetLayout Flex:PushButton
+	CopyStyle			Flex:TextField
+	LatexName			PushButton
+	LabelString			"PushButton"
+End
+
+InsetLayout Flex:SubmitButton
+	CopyStyle			Flex:TextField
+	LatexName			Submit
+	LabelString			"SubmitButton"
+End
+
+InsetLayout Flex:ResetButton
+	CopyStyle			Flex:TextField
+	LatexName			Reset
+	LabelString			"ResetButton"
+End
+
+#
+# PDF viewer-specific insets
+#
+
+InsetLayout Flex:PDFAction
+	CopyStyle			Flex:TextField
+	LatexName			Acrobatmenu
+	LabelString			"PDFAction"
+	Argument 1
+	  LabelString		"Action"
+	  Mandatory			1
+	  AutoInsert		1
+	  ToolTip			"The name of the PDF action"
+	EndArgument
+End
+
+#
+# Form style layouts
+#
+
+Style "Text Field Style"
+	CopyStyle			"Begin PDF Form"
+	LatexName			renewcommand*{\DefaultOptionsofText}
+	LabelString			"Default text field style"
+	PassThru			1
+End
+
+Style "Submit Button Style"
+	CopyStyle			"Text Field Style"
+	LatexName			renewcommand*{\DefaultOptionsofSubmit}
+	LabelString			"Default submit button style"
+End
+
+Style "Push Button Style"
+	CopyStyle			"Text Field Style"
+	LatexName			renewcommand*{\DefaultOptionsofPushButton}
+	LabelString			"Default push button style"
+End
+
+Style "Check Box Style"
+	CopyStyle			"Text Field Style"
+	LatexName			renewcommand*{\DefaultOptionsofCheckBox}
+	LabelString			"Default check box style"
+End
+
+Style "Reset Button Style"
+	CopyStyle			"Text Field Style"
+	LatexName			renewcommand*{\DefaultOptionsofReset}
+	LabelString			"Default reset button style"
+End
+
+Style "List Box Style"
+	CopyStyle			"Text Field Style"
+	LatexName			renewcommand*{\DefaultOptionsofListBox}
+	LabelString			"Default list box style"
+End
+
+Style "Combo Box Style"
+	CopyStyle			"Text Field Style"
+	LatexName			renewcommand*{\DefaultOptionsofComboBox}
+	LabelString			"Default combo box style"
+End
+
+Style "Popdown Box Style"
+	CopyStyle			"Text Field Style"
+	LatexName			renewcommand*{\DefaultOptionsofPopdownBox}
+	LabelString			"Default popdown box style"
+End
+
+Style "Radio Box Style"
+	CopyStyle			"Text Field Style"
+	LatexName			renewcommand*{\DefaultOptionsofRadio}
+	LabelString			"Default radio box style"
+End

status.21x

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ What's new
 
 * DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT
 
+- New support for PDF forms.
+
 - Add low-resolution PDF export format (needs an installed ghostscript).
 
 - Add possibility via the layout file to prevent LyX from loading inputenc.
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ What's new
 
 * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION
 
+- New example file "PDF-form.lyx" describing the new support for PDF forms.
+
 - New Brazilian Portuguese translation of the LyX user interface localization.
 
 - New French and German translation of the MultilingualCaptions example file.