Set the color of a text annotation before creating it

[Matt Parizeau]

Q:

With non-text annotations I can set the defaultFillColor or defaultStrokeColor to set the colors before creating them. Is it possible to set the color of a text annotation before it's created?

A:

You can do this by overriding the text annotation tools:

$(document).on('viewerLoaded', function() {
    var oldLeftDown = Tools.TextHighlightCreateTool.prototype.mouseLeftDown;
    Tools.TextHighlightCreateTool.prototype.mouseLeftDown = function() {
        oldLeftDown.apply(this, arguments);
        this.annotation.StrokeColor = new Annotations.Color(0, 255, 255);
    };
});