With 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 ArticleScripting Forum Housekeeping
I've been doing some work to try and make the scripting forum more useful. This includes some permanent links to threads (like the "what's changed" threads) as well as a link to the "Dos and Don'ts"....
View ArticleIs there an updatedcrossrefs script for InDesign CS6
Running Mac Pro/2.66 GHz—Quad-Core Intel Xeon/Snow Leopard/OS/Mac OS X Version 10.6.2/2.66 GHz I converted a CS3 InDesign that uses the script "updatedcrossrefs.js", to CS6 InDesign. This file uses...
View Article[JS CS3/4] ScriptUI How to color a button ?
Is it a way to get a colored button in the ScriptUI DOM ? I tried dlg.button1.graphics.backgroundColor = dlg.button1.graphics.newBrush(dlg.button1.graphics.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7],1); But...
View ArticleHow can I add a library asset to a specific master spread?
Hello! I am new to the forums and rather new to javascript as it relates to indesign so I apologize if this is rudimentary.I am building a script that automates new document creation for our company...
View ArticleGrep style
Is possible whit style grep signaler only first apparition? Example (error):CHA/IK 15÷61 IDROINVERTER heat pumps and water chillers are designed to meet the needs of small domestic or service sector...
View ArticleGetting the offset of a placed PDF within the container rectangle
I need to get the offset of a placed PDF inside of the container rectangle. I have figured out that this information should be available in the transformationMatrix of the placed file. So I do...
View ArticleAdd cross reference in 4th level topic in Index
Is there any problem in adding cross reference to the 4th level topic in Index creation in InDesign CS3 using JS. But it is added when doing manually. var m_Index = doc.indexes.add();...
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Setting the property Pattern Length for Dashed/DottedStrokeStyle [JS CS4]
I have attempted to create a custom stroke style. There is a property in the interface called Pattern Length which doesn't seem to have a counterpart in the InDesign CS4 (6.0) Object Model...
View ArticleJavascript for InCopy: Add All Graphics to Assignment: New
Hi, I try to perform a InCopy: Add All Graphics to Assignment: New from my javascript. Is anyone know the solution ? Thanks !
View ArticleMove unassigned story to an assignment (for InCopy)
I want to add a stroy to a new assignment with javascript.I found out how to create an assignment, and how to make a icml and icma documentHowever it comes in unassigned incopy items, and I can't find...
View ArticleScriptUI for dummies
I've been putting together a text on ScriptUI, to a large extent to clear up things for myself (hence the title!). It's an introduction to ScriptUI, much of it very basic, here and there going into...
View ArticleWhy doesn't the #target directive work in InDesign CC scripting?
I have a script which works fine when run from ExtendScript Toolkit on both InDesign CS4 and InDesign CC -- but I am unable to specifically target CC using the #target directive. At the top of my .jsx...
View ArticlePreserve Local Formatting script and CS4
Unfortunately, Dave Saunders' amazing PreserveLocalFormatting.jsx script (that changes local formatting to character styles) doesn't work under InDesign CS4. I've tried running it both as-is and in the...
View Article[AS][CS5] Find and replace a missing font
I have an overly complex script that compares the document's fonts missing fonts to the system fonts and makes a best guess. It was written to handle conversion of Multi-ad Creator documents to...
View ArticleDynamically populate InDesign file and publish
Greetings, I have a database full of text and I would like to publish the data into a nicely designed InDesign file. I can easily dump the data into XML, JSON, or raw Text but is it possible to...
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 ArticleUndefined Variables
I have the following piece of script, used to import xml files from a folder to a template, but I can't get it to work.var myTemplate = File("/E/template.indd"); var MyFolderWithFiles =...
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With CS5, some things have changed
This discussion is for changes to the scripting DOM which can affect legacy scripts. Please use this discussion for discussing new scripting features in CS5. Please keep in mind that all changes are...
View ArticleA better way to write this.
My hope was to run through the list of inks and check each ink to see if it matched with a name in my array and then assign a value. I was attempts were unsuccessful. So I went with a bunch of if...
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