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Cycle number

Hi, I am using in InDesign CS6 windows.  Customer needs a every correction pages should be a separate cycle number.  In First proof stage the number always  should be "0"In the first revisions the...

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Current page (not Document) width and height with JSX

Hi,I am trying to create a script that saves every page of the document and add its width and height to the name.So far I managed to get the dimensions of the document using:...

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convert marked text to xml

Hi, Can any body help me on this. In my indesign document, i have some text like: <math type="powermath"><mi>A</mi></math> This content is present as normal text in the indesign...

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layer hierarchy?

Hi all,I can't figure out how to change the layer order of my current script.Basically, the script creates a box with an outline (rule) onto a new layer, but this new layer sometimes ends up being...

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Is it possible to set a log level for ID and/or IDS when opening an IDML?

We're finding that it's taking an excessive amount of time (30-45 minutes) to open somewhat larger files (~100 pages) with many hyperlinks (~10,000). Is anyone aware of a way to add a command line...

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How to adapt a Jongware's script for page numbers?

I have an index where Anne, 3, 5Mary, 11, 23-24 and converted with the script (adding, for example +4)  does not affect hyphenated numbers: Anne, 7, 9Mary, 15, 27-24 required: Mary, 15, 27-28I suposed...

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Move object by "Reference Point"

I need to move images on my document using different reference points. But it looks like by default, it's moving them using the "AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR". I can't seem to change it. Here's my code:...

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Bookmark Hierarchy - InDesign Book

Hi All, We have InDesign book files which are having Sections/Parts. All the book components are in seperate file and each of the having bookmarks. Is this possible to move chapter bookmarks to...

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I need an alert message if I press ctrl shift b

Hi All, I Need an alert message if I Press "ctrl+shift+b"(to make the selected text bold). Is this possible?  Regards,Chinna

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Change links path to new server

Hi, This could also (perhaps more accurately) be titled: "Change a character in link path". We're migrating to a new NAS file server, and for compatibility with NFS and SAMBA shares, I've had to alter...

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How to select all text in active text frame?

Hello! I need a simple script to:1. select all text in active frame (ctrl+A)2. paste from clipboard (ctrl+V)3. go to beginning of new text (ctrl+Home)and4. insert 2 paragraph marks (hit enter x2). That...

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Windows : Permission denied on Folder.rename()

Hi all, First of all, I was told this topic has already been covered but after several searches, still couldn't find any related post. If I missed the obvious, feel free to redirect me. Here is my...

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How to identify the page is master page

I'm having page object, need to identify whether its master page or not?

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script with replace some of the characters respectively

I want to change some of the characters respectivelywhere error  app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;  app.changeGrepPreferences.appliedFont =...

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more efficient right aligned page numbers in TOC

In order to right align the page numbers in a table of contents, after generating the TOC, I need to manually insert a tab character to the left of each automatically generated page number.I'm looking...

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Vectorize paths in InDesign

Looking for a script to vectorize paths in InDesign. Or someone to show me where is the InDesign's vectorize command (for paths, not types)…

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Javascript, CS6: PDFs, EPS graphics not printing with ID6

We run our ID6 application in a virtual environment through Citrix, and I've had a hard time getting Print Preferences to stick, so I created a script to handle the outputs to two local proofers. When...

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Is it possible to execute a script when clicking a characterStyle or...

Hi All, Is it possible to execute a script when clicking a characterStyle or paragraphStyle? Regards,Chinna

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Footnote movement

Hi,While moving the footnotes to near reference point (with script), the numbering option converted to tags. Can you please guide to me, how to move the footnote without change the numbering. Before...

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Map tags to styles (CS6, Applescript)

I want to map a series of tags to styles in InDesign, but this seems not to work. The inverse, mapping styles to tags, works! Any idea? Thanks for your help! tellapplication "Adobe InDesign CS6"...

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