keyboard shortcuts to userscripts - chaos
Hello, all you scripters must be having the same problem - everytime you flush your indesign preferences (perhaps to fix a broken palette) - basically everytime indesign re-assigns new action-IDs to...
View ArticleScript for InDesign CS6 - create multiple, prenamed layers
I created a script for Illustrator CS6, in ExtendScript Toolkit, that will create multiple, prenamed layers...see below... //Apply to myDoc the active documentvar layerName = LayerOrderType;var myDoc =...
View ArticleANN: automatic dialog after background export (exportPop.jsx)
A week or two ago, I wrote a script to pop up a dialog box after any background export, in response to the InDesign CS5 PDF export status thread. It doesn't seem like there's been feedback. I suspect...
View ArticleHelp on finding text and applying INDEX
Hi Forum,, I m trying to apply INDEX to the founded words at a single click of the "UI button created". Is that possible. This is my try. app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;doc...
View ArticleNeed to get all the text from the particular applied character style
Can anyone help me I need to get all the texts from the particular applied character style app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = "Character style1";
View ArticleWords from index Panel - TOPIC and apply page references.
Hello All, After reading the few thread about adding Pagereferences... I need a help..... I want to add pageReferences using the words listed in index panel / Topics. Some specific words are listed...
View ArticleScript to select all overflow text frames and fit them to content?
I have a document with several text frames that have overset text, due to replacing a font. I was looking for a script that would: 1. find all the text frames that have overset text2. apply "fit frame...
View ArticleTable: convert first row to header rows
Hi all and sorry for this question.I find this script that auto convert to header the first row of a table (we know that using table style - if i set a cell style for header - InDesign do not...
View ArticleExtendScript Oddity with File/Folder on Mac OS X
Here's a really odd one, happens on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 with InDesign CS5.5. Enter the following little InDesign Script in ExtendScript Toolkit, and run it targeting InDesign CS5.5: // Create a path...
View ArticleInDesign 7.0 breaks Visual Basic reference
I've previously posted this to the Indesign SDK & Scripting forums, but haven't gotten a reply.I thought I'd try again, rephrasing it a bit.When I installed Creative Suite 4, InDesign 6.0 installed...
View ArticleExtendscript - Creating Outlines
I can't seem to find the syntax for creating oulines in Indesign. Does anyone know how to do that with Extendscript?
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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 ArticleZIP-package from indesign (by script)
we have a javascript that writes lot´s of files from indesign... developers of the next step asked if it´s possible that indesign would package all those files to a ZIP-pacakge... is it possible?
View ArticleDelete unused swatches in InDesign CS5, js
Hi, I need to select and delete unused swatches in InDesign CS5. I looked through OMV in "Swatches" and "Swatch", but I could not find any function to select unused swatch and delete it. Am I looking...
View ArticleCall another InDesign script with doScript in InDesign CS4 js
Hi, I need to call a separate InDesign script from an active script. Could I do it through java script, or do I need to call applescript to run the InDesign script. var myJavaScript = "myOtherScript";...
View ArticleNeed to apply table fill color based on text content
Totally new to Indesign-scripting – but really need a solution to this: I have a table I want to fill the table cell with a different color based on text content. If cell contents the text "Apple" fill...
View ArticleGet TextColumn of Selected Text
Hi Guys, I have to place figures at their caption. So i am finding the caption and placing the figure at that page. But i have to manage the figure placing where more than two figure comes at one page...
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..
View ArticleRe-link lots of images? Indesign CS3
Hi - I posted this in the indesign forum and it was suggested to look here. I've had a quick look for a solution but thought I'd post aswell."Because I've resaved a load of jpegs to psds the links are...
View ArticleSearch for items and access your content [CS5.5] [JSX] [Win XP]
Hello! How to find a textFrame with the label.The problem is that it can be grouped or not, anywhere in the document. A quick way I got was this: var myTextFrame; myTextFrame =...
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