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Bug 676251 - Checkbox in pdflatex/hyperref form does not show check
Checkbox in pdflatex/hyperref form does not show check
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: evince
Classification: Core
Component: PDF
3.4.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Evince Maintainers
Evince Maintainers
Depends on: 693645
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-05-17 15:19 UTC by Michael Ash
Modified: 2018-05-22 14:36 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
PDF Form created by latex/hyperref. Checkbox doesn't work in evince. (27.21 KB, application/pdf)
2012-05-18 13:59 UTC, Michael Ash 		Details

Description Michael Ash 2012-05-17 15:19:52 UTC 
In the hyperref package of pdflatex, the Form environment has a \CheckBox command that creates a checkbox in a PDF document.  

In evince, the checkbox is visible and the mouse changes on hover, but the checkmark does not appear on click.   

The checkbox works as expected in other PDF viewer/editors including acroread, okular, and PDF-XChange Viewer.
Comment 1 Carlos Garcia Campos 2012-05-18 12:21:42 UTC 
Could you provide a sample pdf showing this problem?
Comment 2 Michael Ash 2012-05-18 13:59:42 UTC 
Created attachment 214310 [details]
PDF Form created by latex/hyperref. Checkbox doesn't work in evince.

This is a PDF Form created by latex/hyperref. The checkbox doesn't work in evince but does in acroread, PDF-XChange Viewer, okular.  Let me know if you would also like the latex file (it's only 7 lines).
Comment 3 Carlos Garcia Campos 2012-05-18 15:28:43 UTC 
Right, I'll look into it. Thanks!
Comment 4 aimar 2016-04-11 14:37:02 UTC 
I also have the same issue on evince 3.16.1 and ubuntu 15.10.
If I force the checkbox to be checked in the latex file, after compiling it I see the check mark in the PDF, but there is no way to change it within the PDF file.
Comment 5 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-22 14:36:35 UTC 
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