Summary of the Problems: Search result snippets in an Advanced Search are often uninformative due to two distinct problems.

Problem 1. The length of text snippet in each search result is too short.
Problem 2. The search term occurs too "early" in the result snippet (that is, the term you searched for is the first or second word in the snippet--you see nothing that came before your term, which is often what you needed to know).

Solution to Problem 1: allow the user the ability to customize the maximum size of snippets returned with search results. We have huge monitors nowadays; we can make the advanced search window itself huge; why not allow for the ability to make the search result snippets really long, too? Or at least longer than they are now?

Solution to Problem 2: allow the user to customize where the search term occurs within the result snippet. For instance, this could be a finely-grained preference, such as "Search result should be returned with X number of characters/words before/after it" where X is some user-entered number. Or there could be just a coarsely-grained preference, such as, "Search term should occur at the beginning/middle/end of the snippet."

Reason these are needed: often, a snippet is informative only if you have a certain amount of surrounding text, or only if you know a certain amount of text that comes before and after the term you searched. Presently, however, the search term occurs as the very first, or sometimes second, word of the snippet result. If you wanted to know what came before your search term in order to judge the relevance of a particular search hit, the snippet becomes unhelpful. In such cases, you have no other option but to click over to the document to get your context and then back to your search window to jump to the next result. But then, if you do that, it negates the point of having that result snippet. Such clicking back and forth between search result window and document window might not sound like much, but when your search results number in the hundreds, this clicking-back-and-forth procedure makes your work very inefficient; in a large publishing or indexing project, you might need to perform thousands of advanced searches, each with dozens or hundreds of hits. In such situations, the time-saving potential of implementing this request becomes apparent.

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1. 
   

   Combine files into a Binder always FORCES the default to be filename sequence.
   The User should NOT be forced to move HUNDREDS of files in a large document
   just to get them in the proper sequence.

   Yes, there is the "Move Up/Down" option which works on each file ONE AT A TIME.
   However, has anyone on the Acrobat team actually tried to do that to resequence
   over 1,000 pages into an absolutely different non-alpha result??? THINK DAYS !!!!

   
   

   • If the files are in different folders, it ignores the folder structure, even if
     WINDOWS EXPLORER is sorted to list the files in folder/filename sequence
     [See Example #1 at the end.]

   
   

   • >>>>> Using different tools, I've finally been able to achieve the desired result!
     I've combined over 1,000 pages coming from DIFFERENT folders
     
     and subfolders so that the final Binder is true to actual file sequence in
     each of the original folders (including their respective subfolders). <<<<<

   
   
   
   


2. 
   

   "Expected an array object" error when comparing 2 pdf's

   
   
   • Indicate which page/pages has/have error
   
   

   • It is almost IMPOSSIBLE to find the "cause(s) in a 3,000 page document

   
   

   • Worst of all, the document seems to be correct during most steps.
     During several steps, it can be searched and put into a binder.
     
     Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, this error occurs and all
     subsequents tasks cannot be run!

   
   

   • A compare of the document is NOT possible. See "Docu Processing"

   
   

   >>>>>> I found this is the Acrobat archive:
   value at index 0 must be an indirect object
   "Closing this request, As there is no plan to fix this bugs in Acrobat XI."

   >>>>>>>>> Another report says "This error unfortunately comes up for us a lot which I guess is to be somewhat expected when combining hundreds of PDFs from various sources. I'm assuming not every PDF generator follows exact PDF standards; iPhones, bank websites, 3rd party PDF printers, etc. However these PDFs were all combined with Acrobat Pro DC. Meaning that Acrobat Pro DC is not checking the PDFs or sanitising the data when they are imported! But that is another subject for another day...

   
   

The problem we have is that the error message(s) don't even tell us on which page it encountered the error. So we are left scratching out heads wondering which page or which part of the 10,000 page document has the problem. ...... Ok so hold on because this gets better... So to attempt to repair the document(s) we try and split them into smaller documents using Organise Pages > Split > say 100 pages or 1000 pages per "Part"
Then we get the error: "An incorrect structure was found in the PDF." "

1. 
   

   Compare numerous pdf's in batch-type logic and determine if they
   are identical. Better yet, simultaneously allow the User to place the
   identical ones. in the Recycle Bin.

   
   
   • 
     

     As verified by tech support, it is only possible to compare one
     pdf with another. Because of the way Acrobat works, a minor
     change not related to the content will never match as per any
     and all of the available compare programs.

     >>>>> For example, open MyTest.pdf. Save as 123.pdf and
     save again as 456.pdf. Do NOT make any changes!

              Looking at KB-size, the documents will seem identical, 
     
              but they will in fact differ by 1 to 3 bytes in size. 
     
     

     
     
   
   

   • Basically, because the filename is stored somewhere in the
     document, the 3 pdf's will NEVER compare as "EQUAL", unless
     they are reviewed in a tedious, manual, multi-step manner.

   
   

   • Yes: Acrobat's Tools > Compare pdf#1 with pdf#2
     
     will "reveal" that the content is identical.

   
   

   • Now consider the nightmare of trying to "cull" old backups
     or various attempts to "combine" ....... and you can see that
     MONTHS would be required.

   
   

   • I have purchased several compare packages. They work fine
     on many file types, but they absolutely CANNOT handle
     batch pdf compares!

   
   

   • Think of charging
     (just $25 for such a tool) x
     (the millions of worldwide Acrobat Users) x
     (only 20% purchased) =
     LOTS AND LOTS of profit for Adobe !!!!!!!!!!!!

   
   
   
   


2. 
   

   It seems that various financial institutions etc have
   different ways of INTERNALLY storing the contents of
   a pdf. Specifically, FONTS are not FONTS. That means
   that documents when printed look 100% alike, but
   when electronically compared, the FONTS and similar
   information causes havoc.

   Adobe is the leader in pdf creation.

   There is a need to batch compare or batch redact
   without the nightmare of font-like hidden elements.

   
   


3. 
   

   Protection > Redaction could also be greatly improved
   to make life easier for the user:

   Global redact in this document:

   From "text 1234567" to "text 12...67"

   From Medicare xxxx-xx-xxxxA to Medicare xxxx-xx-xxxx.
   (Remove only the last letter of the longer text).

   
   

Example #1 (To achieve max chaos, use 50 folders each with 50 subfolders)

   Folder 1      1

                         7

                         x

                         y

                         z 


   Folder 2      1

                         9

                         a

                         b

                         c

• Use Windows Explorer to search for *.pdf and sequence by folder.


• Windows properly lists
  1-7-x-y-z followed by 1-9-a-b-c


• Block copy the above and right click in that sequece to "combine"


• No matter how hard you try, the Binder has
  1-1-7-9-a-b-c-x-y-z


• Yes, it bunches the 1's !!!!!


• Repeat the test with 1,000 different filenames and sequence
  using MOVE UP .... and collapse from exhaustion!

>>>>>>>> This still does not work
"Compare Documents - Please add an option or setting to the compare document feature so that shifts in paragraphs of unchanged text are not marked as changes. ... Currently it shows as a text delete and then a text insert on the following page.

>>>>>>>>>>>> Batch processing to Actions in Acrobat DC HOW?!?!?
Can you provide a "plain English" description on how to create a "batch processing" type Action that can be use on multiple files at once? I have hundreds of files that I need to set open options on and add specific bookmarks to. Trying to do this one at a time is NOT happening. Urgent please!

>>>>>>>> If you check the internet, there are literally hundreds of people who really need these features.
As the market standard, Adobe would help it Users if these features were implemented.

Sincerely,

Inge

PS Special thanks to Jyotika at Acrobat Help <adchelp@adobe.com>

I am trying to open a pdf form from the Gov. of Canada using Acrobat Pro DC but nothing happens. After double clicking the file, I can see a background process (in task manager) but it doesn't show any activity and the interface doesn't show even after several minutes of waiting. I have tried restarting / repairing installation but same result. Any other document works fine. I have tried opening the same document on another machine with Acrobat reader DC and it opens properly in a few seconds. I have attached the document as well as a screenshot of the property/security.

Win10 x64 Ent 1703
Acrobat 2017.009.20044

Currently, when you save a PDF the software slightly changes the window position, perhaps because the developers wanted a subtle way of emphasizing the completion of the saving process.

However, this window position changing is VERY MUCH ANNOYING for those users who are working with their screen splitted between two softwares. For instance, using Windows 10, when you put Acrobat to the left (WindowsKey + LeftKey) and another software to the right (WindowsKey + RightKey). Then, if you save your file in Acrobat it changes it's window position, putting the window slightly over the other software and leaving an unused space, which allows you to see your desktop!

That is absolutely useless because we have other ways of knowing when the saving process is complete (such as looking to the save button), what turns this "feature" in a pointless and irritating thing.

So, my suggestion is simple: REMOVE THIS "changing window position after saving" FEATURE!

I want to save my files in peace, for God's sake.
Thank you!!!

BUG report:
[ISSUE]
1. Preflight profiles outside last used preflight library (a new feature) cannot be called by scripts
[STEPS TO REPRODUCE]
2.1. Import a preflight profile into the Standard preflight library
2.2. Change preflight library and execute a profile from another library
2.3. Use a JavaScript call to launch the profile installed in step 2.1, i.e. Preflight.getProfileByName(name)
(Documentation: http://help.adobe.com/enUS/acrobat/acrobatdcsdk/2015/HTMLHelp/Acro12MasterBook/JSAPIAcroJS/Preflightmethods.htm?rhtocid=6185503#TOCgetProfileByNamebc-4)
2.4 Profile cannot be found
[ENVIRONMENT]
3. Windows 10, Acrobat Pro DC 2017.009.20044
[EXPECTED RESULT]
4. The Profile installed under 2.1 should be executed
[OBSERVED RESULT]
5. The Profile cannot be executed by the script.

Preflight libraries are a new feature. They cannot be selected via the Script API. I now have to tell script users not to change the preflight library, which some of them often do. Clearly the JavaScript call should look for the preflight profile in all libraries - or there should be a documented way of executing a profile regardless of a user's previous preflight activities.