Annotate Drawing widgets that are hidden in the form still shown in the email notification and PDF document

  • slstevenlam
    Asked on July 10, 2020 at 3:49 AM
    Screen Recording 2020-07-09 at 9.59.35 PM.mov

    Thanks for letting me know. I think there is a bug or something I am doing
    wrong with the "annotate drawing" widget. I have a multi select option
    field labeled "configuration" where each option is connected to a
    different canvas. When an option is selected it opens a canvas but what I
    noticed is even when I do not draw anything on the canvas, it does not stay
    hidden during the preview or submitted form. How can I make sure only the
    selected canvas is shown? please see video.
  • John Support Team Lead
    Replied on July 10, 2020 at 4:08 AM

    Unfortunately, we're unable to view the video you sent. Please upload it to a cloud drive (e.g. GDrive or Dropbox) and share the link here so we can check.

    I have cloned the form and based on my tests, only the selected canvas is shown on preview:

    Annotate Drawing widgets that are hidden in the form still shown in the email notification and PDF document Image 10

    Now, as you can see, there are empty fields shown on the PREVIEW page. This is because you allowed it to be shown. Please set the "Include Empty fields" option to NO. In that way, empty fields will not be shown on the preview:

    Annotate Drawing widgets that are hidden in the form still shown in the email notification and PDF document Image 21

  • slstevenlam
    Replied on July 10, 2020 at 5:28 PM
    Can you please try this link? I uploaded the screen share video to google
    drive.
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FmSKEhcdhR1SIvDUCfmGr2CK2tSAxyzn/view?usp=sharing
    ...
  • Vanessa_T
    Replied on July 10, 2020 at 8:53 PM

    I see you haven't changed your Preview Before Submit widget's setting so it would not include empty fields.

    Kindly update it instead as suggested by my colleague:

    Annotate Drawing widgets that are hidden in the form still shown in the email notification and PDF document Image 10

  • slstevenlam
    Replied on July 11, 2020 at 4:28 PM
    I tried that solution, however the empty canvas' still show up on the
    submission and downloadable pdf as well. Please see attached.
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OjeamnbdmNXpCymR9mKkL7ccpMOKZhhi/view?usp=sharing
    ...
  • John Support Team Lead
    Replied on July 11, 2020 at 5:53 PM

    Thank you for sharing the video. So the issue is that when you accidentally selected an option that triggers a canvas to show, then deselect it, it still shows in the email and PDF submission.

    I was able to replicate it with a cloned form and it seems like a bug. I will escalate this now to our backend team for further checking. Rest assured that we'll keep you posted here as soon as we received an update.

    Apologies for this inconvenience.

  • slstevenlam
    Replied on July 11, 2020 at 7:28 PM
    Awesome. You guys have a ridiculously good support system. I am quite
    impressed.
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  • slstevenlam
    Replied on July 14, 2020 at 2:28 AM
    Are we looking at days or weeks to repair this bug?
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  • Sara_G
    Replied on July 14, 2020 at 6:08 AM

    Hi,

    Our Backend Team is looking at your issue.
    As soon as we will receive an update, we will reply to you.

    Apologize for this inconvenience.

    Thanks for your patience.

  • hayk JotForm Developer
    Replied on July 14, 2020 at 8:03 AM

    Hi,

    Please open the "Form Settings" and select the "Clear on Submit" option for the "Clear For Hidden Field Values" dropdown field and it will work as expected. Have a good day!

    Regards,

    Widgets Team

    1594728109Annotate Screenshot 10

  • slstevenlam
    Replied on July 29, 2020 at 7:28 PM
    Hello,
    Following up here. The issue is still occurring. Do you know when this
    might be fixed?
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  • slstevenlam
    Replied on July 29, 2020 at 7:28 PM
    This is affecting how my submitted forms look when I print or send a copy
    to the customer. There are empty canvas' showing that make the page too
    long and confuse the customer.
    ...
  • Vanessa_T
    Replied on July 29, 2020 at 9:43 PM

    Our apologies for the inconvenience. I was also still able to replicate this on a cloned form even when the Clear Hidden Field Values is set to Clear on Submit or Clear on Being Hidden.

    I have added a note to the developers that this is still not fixed. We will notify you once we get any update.

  • hayk JotForm Developer
    Replied on July 30, 2020 at 5:31 AM

    Hi there,

    The issue should be resolved now. Please clear your browser's cache and test the form once again and let us know if the issue still persists. I tested my cloned form and now it works without any issues.