Your second PDF form with Scribus (and Javascript)

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Introduction

JavaScript functions in a PDF document

Adding new functions

Go to Edit/Javascripts... and click on Add. Choose a name for your new function and click on OK to launch the built-in JavaScript editor.

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Let us start with a simple alert that will be displayed on launching the PDF formular in Adobe Reader:

function RunOnLaunch() {
  app.alert('Welcome to the Scribus Demo Form!');
}

Launching JavaScript functions

Adding JavaScript to PDF form elements

Validate form fields

Calculate form field values

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