Clik here to view.
Character/Paragraph Style Hilight colors
In May 2010 Marc Autret posted this interesting blog: Show Local Formatting in InDesign CS4/CS5, where he shows how an undocumented feature of InDesign can be put to good use. If you set...
View ArticleWith CS2, some things have changed
I have not located a place where changes in scripting between CS and CS2 are reported, so I thought I'd start a topic here with some of the things I know about.This is about changes to the object model...
View Articlejavascript print pdf + multi-page pdf for duplex printing
It’s not pretty, but it works.I’ve searched a lot for a script like this but had to do it myself.I use postage software to print postcards (2000+ a pop) for promotional mailers. I print to a PDF file...
View Article[JS] Menu Added via Scripting Moves
I've been able to sucessfully add items to the InDesign menu thanks in part to Marijan Tompa's (tomaxxi) blog post http://indisnip.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/create-customized-menu/ My test code (below)...
View ArticleEdit code for change drive letters in paths for links, to also work with...
I have the following code that looks through my links and changes all of the drive letters to the new locations where they exist. So if something stays in the same folder structure, but moves to a new...
View Article[ANN] An open letter to Adobe devs/scripters
Hi folks, Davide Barranca posted on his blog an 'open letter' that I think could be of interest to anyone using this forum: http://www.davidebarranca.com/2013/12/adobe-scripting-collaborative-co...
View ArticleIndex / Bookmarks / Script
Hello! I am creating a catalog in indesign and I have created my index for the entire thing. I was wondering if it would be possible to create bookmarksbased on the index. because everything in the...
View ArticleSoft returns not supported in Tagged Text (Unicode)
This looks like an Adobe InDesign CS6 bug to me. Create a story containing soft returns (Shift-Enter).Export to "Adobe InDesign Tagged Text" and choose Unicode encoding.Place the tagged text file you...
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 ArticleCan I build a script to delete unused masters in CS2?
Can it be done? I've tried to build a script to select unused masters and delete them, but so far have been unsuccessful. Whats more is when I googled it I didn't really get anything... is it even...
View ArticleRelink script for print imposition
Hello. Hopefully someone can give me some tips on this. I know I can't be the first person to tackle this issue. I am trying to do a multi-up layout of a pdf in indesign. I have a 45pg pdf, and I need...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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 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...
View ArticleScript to search for text and remove hyperlink and characterstyle that is...
I need help with my script to search for text and remove hyperlink and characterstyle that is applied (return the text to normal). I can't get it to do either the way I want. I want the user to be...
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 ArticleHow can I get a total page count of a PDF before placing every page in the PDF?
Before the [long] spiel, I'm using javascript in InDesign CS3.I'd like to create a script that places a multiPage PDF in any number of different impositions. (saddle stitch, 4up signatures, 16up...
View ArticleIndex number hyperlinks [CS4/CS5]
Hi Script Gurus, I'm doing epub now out of indesign. Everything seems great but index is becoming a pain in the neck. See here's the scenario i have an index file that looks something like this:[index...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Finding a specific word and change other character on page
Hi all, I'm a noob with GREP. I would like to know if the next thing is possible (and how ofcourse ) I have the following text in one text-box: METAL (has the stylecolor red) Head text...
View ArticleAdd item to Links palette flyout
Hi all,I'm trying to add a custom item to the flyout menu in the Links palette. Basically it would behave exactly like this http://in-tools.com/article/scripts-blog/convert-colors-to-grayscal-in...
View ArticleRemove All InDex Markers in empty cells
I have a doc with lots of tables & empty cells. Each empty cells have an index markers in it and I need to remove all of them.The find/change replacing '^I' by '' (nothing) don’t remove them. Is...
View Article