FindChangeByList script
I'm trying to use this pre-made script in CS4, and I customized the accompanying .txt file with all our Find-and Replace needs, but when I actually try to the run the script on a document, the...
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[JS][CSX] ScriptUI Tip
Hi I thought it was about time I contributed back on here, and share a quick tip I stumbled accross. I have attached a screen shot of a dialog to select different scripts from, but you may notice the...
View Article[JS][CS5.5] Interrupting a script via ScriptUI
I have a script that automates the placement of PDFs onto pages based on an input XML file. It works splendidly, but I would like users to be able to interrupt the placement, particularly if they have...
View ArticleClipping Paths in InDesign
Hi I am working on an Indesign document (brochure) that contains hundreds of images. Is there a way I can select all images and run a command to show the clipping path (if there is one and if it isn't...
View ArticleReg. Decimal Alignment in selected column of a Table
Hi All, Can anyone help me to align the selected column cells of table in decimal? Thank you in advance. Regards,Sathya Rani M
View ArticleCustom zoom script
I found a script by Jongware at InDesign Secrets for fitting on a page and then zooming: app.layoutWindows[0].zoom(ZoomOptions.FIT_PAGE);try {app.layoutWindows[0].zoomPercentage =...
View ArticleHow add Item in an existing group ?
Hello,I wonder ifit is possible toadd an item toa groupwithout ungrouping. Thank you
View ArticleJS: Convert Arabic numbers to Hebrew
Does anyone know of a function (preferably JavaSript) to convert Arabic numbers to Hebrew? Thanks, Peter
View ArticleCS6 - how to get page number?
i have selected frame. I want to know page number, where it is.aSel = app.selection[0];alert (aSel.parent.name); - i get empty stringcause it' Object spread. And what to do then? (without losing of...
View ArticleCan't get to add the data merge text placeholder to all the text frames on...
I'm trying to put together a script that loops though all the pages in an indesign file, look for all text frames label caption1, caption2, caption3 … (every time you get to a new page the text frame...
View ArticleZoom settings change when adding pages
HiWhen adding a page to a document with this code:app.activeDocument.pages.add(LocationOptions.AT_END);InDesign automatically reverts the zoom setting to FIT_TO_PAGE Is there a way to prevent this from...
View ArticleModifying an old script from Dave Saunders
I've gotten permission from Dave Saunders to ask someone here to help modify a script he wrote way back when. The script is posted at: http://pdsassoc.com/downloads/PDFimportCropPref.jsx.zip The...
View ArticleCS5.5 (Applescript) Packaging and PDF creation script
Hello there. I have an applescript droplet which, once an InDesign file is dragged onto it, it creates: a High Quality PDF;a Press Quality PDF; a Smallest File Size PDF; anda packaged InDesign file...
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hi i want to create a shape with multiple point
My original text frame is: All character make by using the pen tool pointI used that script(shows below) for first 2 character of that text frame which is create by the use of pen and pencil tool...
View ArticleLinking a JS object to ScriptUI listbox item
I am writing a script that that takes elements from a document and for each element makes a custom object with its own properties and methods. This list of elements is then spat out into a ScriptsUI...
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Creating Directory - Showing Listing Count on All Directory Pages
Hi to all InDesign Scripters I am currently creating a directory with InDesign CS6, which contains the name of the person, address, cities, etc. I have a question which is about showing the listing...
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Finding the end of line
Is It possible to find and change a character in the end of each line from a block text?I know Indesign GREP can't do this, GREP only finds the end of paragraph, not lines.I understand this is a...
View ArticleScript Export Single Pages with Custom Filename and Paragraph Style?
I have a document called 'mydocument'I have a multiple pages in the document.Each page has one "title" styled with a pargraph style sheet called title.I need to export each page as individual .jpg with...
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 ArticleFinding Unassigned Glyphs
If we import or enter a text code (e.g. a Katakana character ) for which a font has no Glyph, then Indesign will display an x'd rectangle. Is it possible to find/scan for these with a script? Thanks !
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