-showNames

Overprint the PDF output with the names of the panes.

Syntax

-showNames [color[,offset]]

Description

This option is strictly for debugging purposes and even more so for support personnel who need to get acquainted with an unfamiliar form design. It causes each pane that is output (PDF only) to be overwritten with the full pane name. Even during initial form design, it can provide some insights into "surprising" output results. See the same results below.

By default, the names come out in blue and are overwritten in the top left corner of the pane. You can override that by specifying a preferred color and/or an offset (in inches) from the left-hand side of the pane. E.g.

-showNames red,4

Put the pane names out in red, 4 inches in from the left.

Since a parent pane and its first child pane share the same top left position, there are going to be some overwrite collisions. Depending on what happens to be under the overprinted pane name, you may have to squint a bit to make it out. Nevertheless, this option has proven to be useful in getting oriented with a form design that the viewer has never seen before.