Bug Report - Acrobat Pro DC hangs on external Javascript editor
I’m trying to edit Javascript in an external editor. This has worked for years until just now. I’ve tried Brackets and TextWrangler with the same failure. Acrobat launches the external editor, and waits until the editor process is no longer running. This means that you actually have to quit the editor after saving the document in order to make Acrobat respond to your input again. This is fine, it has always worked in the past. But now when I quit the external editor, Acrobat remains unresponsive because it's waiting for the external editor to close, even though it’s already closed.
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Shawn O'Connor commented
Just posting to confirm the newest update fixed this issue for me. Thank you!
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Shreya Bhattacharya commented
Hi
Adobe Acrobat and Reader official update (21.001.20135) containing the fix for this issue is now available.This update will be automatically pushed to all existing installations of Acrobat and Reader. You may also manually trigger the update early by opening the application and going to Help > Check for Updates.
More information about this release is here: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/release-note/release-notes-acrobat-reader.html
Please try it out and let us know your feedback!Thanks!
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Nate Henry commented
Yep. Acrobat hangs even after you save and close your editing application on macOS. I've tried multiple editors.
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Jeroen de Haan commented
I have the same problem as Joe Crivello. Please fix this.
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Anonymous commented
Yes, Please fix this problem.
Jonathan Eaton
Professor of Economics
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Joe Crivello commented
I want to add that this only occurs on macOS. The Preferences / JavaScript / "Use external JavaScript editor" feature has been completely broken on macOS since at least 2019 — per Shawn's bug report, the external editor launches OK but then Acrobat hangs indefinitely even if you kill the process of the external editor.
For anyone who is doing complex JavaScript development in Acrobat, an external editor is essentially a requirement. The only workaround available is to run Acrobat in a Windows VM, which is a continual source of frustration at our company.