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ScriptUI : edittext live modifications problem
Hi,I set a scriptUI interface. I have two buttons : - one has to add a carriage return on the edittext field - one has to add tab.I am using textselection property of the edittext object.On Mac...
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How do I handle Style Groups in InDesign Scripting?
Hi, I am relatively new to InDesign scripting. I'm trying to map Paragraph Styles to CSS, and it seemed to be working fine, till I came across Style Groups - Styles belonging to a group are identified...
View ArticleexportFile() - export selection option via script?
Hello, From InDesign, I can select a group/textFrame/pictureFrame, and then click File -> Export. From this dialog, after I select my "save location," I can then choose to "Export Selection" by...
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chronological order number needs in index numbers to be changed as ndash
Hi allI have a task to complete the below requirement for Index part in a book. Please help me.I have sequence of numbers like this,Index1, 26, 35, 36, 37, 47Index2, 65, 78, 79, 89, 90I need to change...
View ArticleScriptUI Custom Events
Hi all, Is there any chance I can propagate custom events in ScriptUI ? I tried this sample in ESTK and it works fine. However I tried to run it in several CS apps and all my attempts raised errors. My...
View ArticledoScript (UndoModes) breaks InDesign's Undo (CS4)
I wrote a little script. To make sure that I can undo it all in one go, I used: app.doScript(main, undefined, undefined, UndoModes.fastEntireScript,"My script"); Once the script completes, InDesign's...
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Beginner: help with ungroup script
I just began learning Javascript for InDesign CS5 and I would appreciate some step by step help Goal: Ungroup all grouped objects in the active document. - Active document- Select all grouped items-...
View ArticleFrom a legal point of view, where does Indesign stops and Indesign Server...
I know that there are some legal limitations about how much you can automate Indesign, after which you need indesign server. However i don't know what those limits are. More specifically: I need to...
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";...
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[JS CS6] Is anybody able to get button’s printableInPdf property?
Hi All, Is anybody able to get button’s printableInPdf property? I always get the following error whenever I’m trying to access it (Grrr! ):The content of this object has multiple values for this...
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Script to secure a PDF- "Variable not defined"-- Help! :(
Hi! I'm hoping someone can help me with this problem.. I am releasing a digital magazine online as a PDF and was looking for a way to secure it so it can't easily be distributed around. I found a...
View ArticleNeed help with a GREP expression
Seems like this should be easy, but I've lost hours of my life to it already. Any suggestions will be much appreciated. The type examples: Best bets for the weekend: This is a line of type, which...
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Anchoring textFrame
Hi Forum, I tried to create and anchor the textFrame, before the word ("WHAT IS COVERED."), which I find... But the anchored text Frame is inserted at the end of the text or at the beginning of the...
View ArticleScaling clipped text frames
Hi, I have a text frame that is an anchored rectangle. The text frame is the same size as the rectangle and some of the text gets clipped. I want to scale the text frame 99% so that the text is not...
View ArticleStop Redrawing in VBA
Hello, I try (or better ife done) a complexe Script in VBA.It accesses directly Indesign and send Line by Line all Stuff to Indesign.So i DO NOT load the script in Indesign, i execute it directly in my...
View ArticleHow can I change the import options for an Excel table in InDesign CS5.5?
Hi, I have a problem with an InDesign script that works this way in ID CS4 and ID CS5, but stops working in ID CS5.5. What the script should do, is to change the import preferences for a table saved in...
View ArticleHow do I run a script on a .indb file?
How do I run a script on a .indb file? What should I do differently than in running one on a single indd file?
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 ArticleType of window for progress bars?
What type of window (window/palette/dialog etc) is best for progress bars? I´m using window now, but they can sometimes by accident get hidden behind the document. I dont think dialog works, since i do...
View ArticleUI panel and document CS4
Hi, I need help. Is possibile to do an interaction between object group in a indesign CS4 document with a UI dialog opened??? Thank in advance Sara
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