script for running multiple find/change queries
Working on a large ID book document (*.indb), I have saved several dozens of Find/Change Queries (named "col01", "col02" etc.) that I run on "All documents". For a particular reason I have to run these...
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JS/ScriptUI: placeholder madness
I created this yummy text box entry placeholder for CS4 on my Mac: but for some reason this fails to draw correctly on Windows! If the edit box is active and the cursor is in it, the text is not drawn...
View ArticleSelect all paragraphs of a certain style without looping
Did a quick search so please forgive me if this is a duplicate. var paragraphs = app.activeDocument.textFrames.everyItem().paragraphs.everyItem(); Without looping through every paragraph is there a...
View ArticleReference between indd and idml
Hi, I have a question regarding to idml export. If I have an indd document, and export it to idml, is there any reference between those 2 documents? So if I export to idml and unzip it I have for...
View ArticleHow to auto-thread Text Frames?
I am designing a document which refers readers to a Reader Service Card. Each ad needs a subsequent number and there may be multiple ads per page or pages without any at all. I've had some success by...
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Exporting each articles button names to an Excel Spread Sheet or other form
Is there a way to export a list of all the button names in each article to an Excel spread sheet or some other form? If someone knows of a script that does this that would work to. The button names are...
View Articleget Styles to new doc
Hi All, I want to extract all the Heading1 and all the text applied specific character style (Month) related with its heading in orderwise in the new InDesign file. Is anyone can provide JS code. Like:...
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What causes FindChangebyList to not work from CS5 to CS3?
I've done a dozen of these now. And my txt file looks good. I don't get an error either. But the jsx simply does nothing. No error, nothing. I even ran an older jsx file that works against the new...
View ArticleNeed selection textframe width
Hi All, simple Request: If Selected textframe is "100mm" (alert pass) Otherwise selected textframe is !=100mm (alert fail) Code is below:app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits =...
View ArticleGraphic layer options
Hi guys, I'm experimenting with imported pages and the possibility to hide specific layers of an placed indesign document. To achieve this I am using the following code: var oDoc = app.documents[0]; //...
View ArticleGREP character to nth position
Hi Everyone, Apologies in advance if this has been asked a zillion times before, but does anyone know how to locate a character to nth position in a certain location, e.g. HarryPotter I want to select...
View Article[AS][CS5] Find and replace a missing font
I have an overly complex script that compares the document's fonts missing fonts to the system fonts and makes a best guess. It was written to handle conversion of Multi-ad Creator documents to...
View ArticleHighlight Paragraph Styles
I need to create and apply a highlight to a few different paragraph styles used in my document (to show text that needs to be extracted). I need to be able to toggle this highlight on and off (so I can...
View ArticleChanging Paragraph Style Names
Forgive me if this has been asked and answered. I've been searching on line and in the forums and cannot quite seem to find a direct answer to my question. I am converting large numbers of documents...
View Articlemultiple .jsx to .jsxbin
I know in the ESTK you can export a single file to binary, but I was wondering if there was a batch export where I could select multiple files to all be encoded?
View ArticleScriptUI for dummies
I've been putting together a text on ScriptUI, to a large extent to clear up things for myself (hence the title!). It's an introduction to ScriptUI, much of it very basic, here and there going into...
View ArticleWith CS4, some things have changed
This topic is not about new features but changes, primarily in the object model, that will affect scripts that run perfectly well under CS3.Bear in mind that as before, you can create a folder for...
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Manipulate Indesign cliente from a Java Application
Hello, I need to manipulate Indesign client(open/close documents, create menus, tables, set colors etc... ) but I need to do that from a Java application. Is it possible? I was searching on google...
View Articlehow to find pointSize below 8
Hi All,I want to generate a report with page and font name if the InDesign document contains font size below 8 points. plz reply ASAP. RegardsMahesh
View ArticleIndesign autosave
I believe there's some autosaving and backup feature in Indesign, where to turn off this option or rather set to a longer time..My Indesign will get slow at some time interval. Heeeeellllp..
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