I’m helping a friend with less experience than my own /-;.

Using Windows 10 and Acrobat-Pro V10 (rolling release).

We would like to use Acrobat-Pro (or Nitro-Pro) Text Field’s “Run Javascript” on “Mouse Enter” so that the action is as if the “Windows-Key H” keyboard combination is emitted in a way that it will launch the Windows Dictation Subsystem when a user clicks into a Text Field box.

So please note, this is a Javascript code inside of Acrobat-Pro. I’m not sure what manages the execution environment for the Javascript; the App, or does it “talk” with the underlying OS (Windows 10+ in this use case).

Currently, A user can click into a Text Field in Acrobat Pro and manually press the Windows-Key H combination and the dictation system is available.

We would like to go beyond that, so the user only needs to click in the Text Field box, and the dictation service starts.

Here is how far I have gotten in my research

    function simulateKeyPress(key, modifiers) {
        const event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', {
            key: key,
            ctrlKey: modifiers.includes('Control'),
            shiftKey: modifiers.includes('Shift'),
            altKey: modifiers.includes('Alt'),
            metaKey: modifiers.includes('Meta')
        });
        window.dispatchEvent(event);
    }

    function simulateWindowsKeyH() {
        simulateKeyPress('h', ['Meta']);
    }

    // Simulate the "Windows-key H" combination
    simulateWindowsKeyH();

I also found a much simpler version

    var keyCombo =  "[H";
    console.log(keyCombo);

(Both of these codes snips were provided by an AI system, which seemed to “understand” the question).

I tried it with, and without <script> and curly brace wrappers, but to no output or error messages.

In all testing cases, I am not getting any feedback from Windows or Acrobat-Pro, especially disappointing when using the ‘Execute’ button in the JavaScript Editor, which I assume is to allow for in-line development and testing of code.

Extra thoughts:

A. I have tried wrapping the complete code set with curly braces, i.e. { ... code set .... }

B. From a separate credible source, I am assuming I don’t need <script> ... </script> wrapping tags. Correct?

C. Is there some logging system I can look at for error messages?

Any advice, comments etc are welcome.

Thanks