Smart Adornment Question: Is there a Conditional Smart Adornment Query code I can use...to exclude a note if it is already included in another Smart Adornment on the Map?

Agents, Actions and Automation
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I have a map with several Smart Adornments. I would like to write a Smart Adornment query, I think, using the “if” condition. What I want is: If a note is already included in a Smart Adornment, I want it to not be included in the query. IOW, I do not want one Smart Adornment to be in conflict with another over the same note.

Thoughts and Thanks in Advance.
Tom

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My recommendation, have an attribute that is populated when the user is put on the smart adornment. You can then run agents against this value.

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Good suggestion. IOW, have an attribute like $AttributeDisabled=true to function as an on/off switch. Will give it a spin. Thanks for the suggestion Michael

Tom

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I did not know this until now…makes the above rather mute…

  • A note on the map can only move onto one smart adornment. In the case of conflict, where two or more smart adornments match a given note, the adornment with the highest $OutlineOrder will match the note. An adornment’s $OutlineOrder can be looked up via its Get Info pop-over (attributes tab: General section). Normally, a duplication conflict resolves to the lowest outline order but in adornments the z-order and thus outline ordering is reversed (further explanation).

Thanks MarkA

AtbRef to the rescue
https://www.acrobatfaq.com/atbref9/index/Windows/DocumentWindow/Viewpane/Mapview/Adornments/SmartAdornments.html