[PDFBOX-4586] Annotation widgets without AP not detected by preflight

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.16, 2.0.16
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.17, 2.0.17, 3.0.0 PDFBox
• Component/s: Preflight
• Labels: Annotations annotations
• External issue URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56791435/
• Assignee: Tilman Hausherr
• Reporter: Tilman Hausherr
• Created: 28/Jun/19 18:41
• Updated: 30/Jun/20 06:13
• Resolved: 28/Jun/19 18:52

Description

See attached SO issue. A annotation widget without /AP should be reported per

https://www.pdfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TechNote0010.pdf

"An ISO 19005-1 validator shall FAIL otherwise conforming files in which a widget annotation lacks an appearance dictionary." (page 17)