push index number from javascript to jsx
Hey there, I have my dropdown list woking from the HTML to javascript. once I select the dropdown that I want, I have an alert to tell me which index I selected from that array. The alert will be...
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How can we cut/paste contents of footnotes
How can we get contents of footnotes and move() them to insertionPoint before footnote reference number and delete the empty footnote?
View ArticleEingebundene Bilder eines Objektformates durch Text ihres Bildnamens ersetzen
Hi,ich habe einen Katalog mit Hunderten von insgesamt fünf verschiedenen im Text eingebundenen (anchored) Grafiken (grafik1.ai, grafik2.ai grafik3.ai, grafik4.ai und grafik5.ai), die alle mit einem...
View ArticleInDesign CS6: Keyboard Shortcut for placing images
I have several documents which have over a hundred pages each. Each page needs to have 1 of ten backgrounds.Is there any way I can tap a keyboard shortcut and have the image automatically placed in the...
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Create swatch from Pantone name
I thought it was possible for a script to create a new swatch from a Pantone name. For example, given the name 'PANTONE 7696 C' I can (manually) create a new swatch in the Swatches panel, in the Colour...
View ArticleIndesign script for removing pages with specific content/keyword...
...just like Extract PDF Pages Based on Content
View ArticleInDesign Scripting Basics
Hey All, I have experience with Javascript for web development and have some questions about InDesign automation.It's a bit tough to get started with a simple script and started reading the scripting...
View ArticleQuick Guide for Findchange script?
Hi, I cannot get the Findchange script to work. When I open the file in SublimeText there are 3 files: FindChangeList.txtFindChangeList_play.txt andFindChangeByList.jsx Which file do I edit and exactly...
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Coping folder alias's in finder through InDesign
Hi all, I have a need to copy Folder alias's from one folder to another in a script, this is easy to do with an indd alias but can't find a way of doing it with a folder alias. Below is a simple file...
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Finding a glyph in 1 format next to a glyph in another
Hello, I am using InDesign CS6 on a Windows 10 PC. I placed text from a MS Word document while keeping local overrides. I then searched for all text formatted as Italic and then assigned it an Italic...
View Article[AS] Adding Event Listener to Custom Dialog
Hi all,My goal is to have a custom dialog that includes a dropdown list but I would like to "activate" an enabling group is a certain value is selected (and of course deactivating it if another value...
View ArticleGet Names Of All Script Labels Of An Object
Hello, I am working with a document that contains items that have had several script labels inserted into them. I want to be able to access various information stored within these labels in another...
View ArticleSmart casing for Title Case with Script
Hi,I have working on a very large document which requires conversion of a particular paragraph style to Title case with smart casing such that words like A, An, The and so on and so forth, cover...
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dropdown list background color change
Hey there, i am working on a dropdown list to show my swatches in order on a panel. I would like each index color to have the background color of that number listed.I am looking all over and struggling...
View ArticleInDesign Table - Collapse empty Row
My apologies if this is not posted in the proper category...Ok, here's my issue...I have a table with 5 rows. Sometimes, not all of the rows in the table will contain data. Is it possible for...
View ArticleDiff b/w inline and anchored object and script to find them
hi .. I see in the forum there are inline objects and anchored object, can someone explain what's the difference between them?Are they the same?if not, is there a way to create script to find an...
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Looping through swatches for a dropdown in Indesign
Hey there, I am having trouble getting my swatches to appear in my scriptUI panel. what I am looking for is a loop that cycles through the document to find all the swatches then lists them in a...
View ArticleParagraph Style contents from pages selected from a list box
Hello, I have a script that I’m trying to modify but I have an issue that I can’t seem to work out. The function below is used to get the content of the applied “UAVC-IHD” Paragraph Style from pages...
View ArticleCurrent testing framework for ExtendScript
I'm working on a new CEP project (based on my bootstrap repo). I wanted to get a full testing harness in place to test my ExtendScript. I've modified tmaslen's jasminejsx (see my repo) to work with a...
View ArticleCan I cancel checkOut
Good morning, I'm working with some files with InCopy links. Right now, I check out the links, do some stuff and check them back in. Then close without saving. The problem is that the next time I open...
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