Javascript and Annotations

Question

Hi all,
we're using annotations to allow users to paint in some areas of a static XFA form. This is done by automatically activating an annotation tool on entering the area (e.g. with app.execMenuItem("Annots:Tool:InkMenuItem")).
My Question now: Is there a way to modify the default annotation attributes in this situation? For an existing annot instance i can modify everything via JavaScript, e.g.:
annot.width = 0;
annot.textSize = 10;
annot.strokeColor = color.green;
annot.fillColor = color.transparent;
But how can I change the default annot attributes which apply when I put in an annot instance the first time, preferable via JavaScript? In Acrobat this is done by right clicking on an existing annot and choosing something like "Use current properties as default".
Any hints?
Thank you, Kolja

Answer 1

Thanks a lot George. It works perfectly. I have added a input box to get the starting page and ending page and the search word using simple Javascript input box. I am the beginner in Acrobat Javascript and your help and appericiation made me so confident to experiment. Thanks again for your great help. Here is the code I am using. I have added this as menu item and it works perfectly in Acrobat 8 and throws "An internal error occured" in Acrobat X after it accepts the input values. But it works fine in Javascript console in Acrobat X. Please advise.
app.addMenuItem({  cName: "CreateLinks", cParent: "Edit", cExec: "CreateLinks();",  cEnable: "event.rc = (event.target != null);", nPos: 0 });
CreateLinks = app.trustedFunction(function()
var pmin = app.response("Enter the starting page number");
var pmax = app.response("Enter the ending page number");
var FindWord = app.response("Enter the word to search");
//var p = 40;
for (var p = pmin; p < pmax; p++)
var numWords = this.getPageNumWords(p);
for (var i=0; i<numWords; i++)
var ckWord = this.getPageNthWord(p, i, true);
if ( ckWord == FindWord)
var q = this.getPageNthWordQuads(p, i);
// Convert quads in default user space to rotated
// User space used by Links.
m = (new Matrix2D).fromRotated(this,p);
mInv = m.invert()
r = mInv.transform(q)
r=r.toString()
r = r.split(",");
l = addLink(p, [r[4], r[5], r[2], r[3]]);
l.borderColor = color.red
l.borderWidth = 0
l.setAction("this.pageNum = 243");
app.alert({
cMsg: "Links has been created for the given word",
cTitle: "Linking Done"