InDesign

Hello, Coders,I'm trying to create an InDesign Extension that will allow me to hold buttons/Links to some of my JavaScripts. However, with ChatGPT, I can create an Extension, but it does not display any buttons/Links, I tried a lot, but nothing works. The link below holds the bundle I'm using to create a ZXP.https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11ETyDraYrpLfqu9MqEWojN5f_25lTQ4S?usp=sharing I'm on MAC OS 14.4.1 using InDesign CC 2017 to CC2024.I use "Anastasiy's Extension Manager" to install the ZXP extension. I created a Palette, but that requires loading from the Script Panel, so instead, I'm trying to create a menu item that will always be available under the Extension and can be docked to my workspace. Can you please help me create a ZXP template, so that I can add buttons/Links and JSX scripts to it as per my requirement. Thanks,  The current output Extension Palette does not display any buttons/Links… Instead of a Blank Extension Palette, I wan

[Apologies for cross-posting. I mistakenly posted in the InDesign SDK earlier, where it didn't get a lot of views or helpful responses. I couldn't find a way to move the post.]I am looking for a way to programatically export embedded images from InDesign documents. These images are not linked files are a placed image would normally be. Instead, they seem to be completely embedded within the InDesign file; exporting as IDML causes the raw image data to be exported within XML itself. The itemLink property is null for the Image object.Searching in the scripting reference leads to the Image.exportForWeb and Image.exportFile methods. However, when I tried the exportForWeb function, it failed silently and returned null.The exportFile method worked but it takes as input the export format. Since the format of the original image is not available within the script, using exportFile will entail a potentially lossy conversion. (Checking for the imageTypeName for the Image object throws a "The prop

Hi, I am working on my first book layout in InDesign.I was told that hanging widows should be avoided. However, does it matter when there is only a little text, like in the example? I can't adjust the width of the columns. If I have a hanging widow (right), it looks a bit nicer, but if I don't (left), it feels a bit odd.What makes the most sense for my example? Or just in general tables with little text? 

Hello,Is there a direct way to get/set the XY values of a frame ?Currently I use the following (pared-down down code for simplicity) which is really complex and relies on the page height/width and whether pages are facing or not. It seems unnecessariuly complex.Is there a more direct way ?Very best regards,OlivierInterfacePtr<IGeometry> itemGeometry(curBoxIDRef, UseDefaultIID()); gBoxRect = itemGeometry->GetPathBoundingBox(InnerToParentMatrix(itemGeometry)); if (IniSettings.FacingPages) { // left page object bounding boxes need to be shifted by a full page width if (pcr->pageNum % 2 == 0) { gBoxRect.Left(gBoxRect.left + ToPMReal(IniSettings.PageWidth)); gBoxRect.Right(gBoxRect.right + ToPMReal(IniSettings.PageWidth)); } } else { // page object bounding boxes need to be shifted to the right by a half page width gBoxRect.Left(gBoxRect.left + ToPMReal(IniSettings.PageWidth / 2.0)); gBoxRect.Right(gBoxRect.right + ToPMReal(IniSettings.PageWidth / 2.0)); } // 2024-12-18

Hello,I'm setting a one-page print document, in Minion Pro defining an organization's mission and vision. The last section lists the organization's core values. The subhead, "Our values" is in small caps, and below it, each value (one word) is italicized, followed by a brief description in roman. Is there any agreed-upon convention included or excluding punctuation (ie. period or colon), after the italicized word? I typically like  consulting the Bringhurst book, but didn't see anything there. Example: Excellence. We strive for relevance, innovation and diversity in programming, while recognizing people as basic forces of change and improvement.or Excellence We strive for relevance, innovation and diversity in programming, while recognizing people as basic forces of change and improvement. Thank you much.Andrew

Hello dear community,if you could help me here, that would be great. These lines appear in Adobe InDesign. What are they? And what exactly needs to be done to make them disappear? Thanks 🙂 

I am working on a book that has 114 pages. I have two files. One is titled "a" and the other "b". The "b" file was the first file I created. It has 114 pages with 58 spreads. File "a" is the second file that was created and also has 114 pages with 58 spreads. I created file "a" to re-place images that turned out exceptionally blurry when I printed file "b". In file "a" I also reordered some of the images and then edited the contents page numbers to reflect the reordering that occured. When I initially printed file "b" 12 blank pages were added, so instead I added 12 photo pages, 6 extra spreads. So file "b" was initially 102 pages and 52 spreads. When I go to file > print booklet > booklet type set to 2-up perfect bound > signature size 16 > preview, I have no extra pages added. File "a" is file "b" edited. When file "a" is open I go to file  file > print booklet > booklet type set to 2-up perfect bound > signature size 16 > preview I have 15 blank pages ad

Why are my paraphraph stlyes not working as it should be. The first page is working right, but not the rest. See video.   <Title renamed by MOD>  

Hi all... I made my custom color profiles and synced them from bridge to all aps.Indesign cleary show that profiles are synced with others. When I open new file, and go to "Asign profile" option, working color profiles aren't the ones that are synced, but sRGB and US Web coatedIs this some kind of bug, or I don't know what I'm doing after 25 years of working with color profiles?Tnx

Hi everyone, I'm trying to save myself many hours of work, and hope you can help out. The below image was shot on a marble slab, and there are many others like it. PSD files, when complete, will be placed in an InDesign layout with text and design elements. The Designer is going to want to nudge things around to fit the layout and will want to make sure all the marble backgrounds of all the images match. My idea is this:Make one layer of precise masking of the elementsMake a second layer below with a softer mask for the shadowsSet the lower layer to "darken" blending modeIn InDesign, place this photoshop image on top of a blank marble slab and repeat for the other images. To do this, I need the "darken" blending mode to be represented in InDesign. Is this possible? Right now the lower layer is not carrying the blending mode over to InDesign. Using layer styles shadows in Photoshop or InDesign is not an option since they don't create cast shadows. 

To keep one of my plugins working, Typefitter, it was necessary to uninstall InDesign 19 (2024) and reinstall InDesign 18 (2023). How do I find and install In Design 18?Thanks to those who know more than me,Joe 

Is the Share for review feature down in InDesign? The program keeps crashing when I try to create a file and existing ones are no longer available to those I have shared with. Using the new 2025 version, Windows 11 Thanks!

Both lists are separate stories.Every line of text in its own paragraph.Each block is already numbered.It is possible to obtain this result?  

I have fonts managed in Adobe Fonts and used consistently throughout my InDesign docs. One day they're fine, the next week they're missing with no option to activite or replace in the "Find/Replace Font" menu option, a couple days later they are back as if they never left. I go to fonts.adobe.com to reactivate them and they all have active status.  Please help me with these questions so I can avoid these constant annoyances.Why do fonts randomly disappear, then reappear in my docs and menus?Why are fonts labeled OTF in my InDesign fonts them, then the OTF label disappears the next time I open the doc? Could this be caused by a VPN or similar situation? This is a huge problem for my team and I. We are using V20.0.1

The attached 'Correct.indd' file displays the correct color (#2DC3D0) in the circle, but when I open a new Indesign file and try to use the same exact color, they look very different (as shown in the 'Incorrect.indd' file). I have checked that both color settings are exactly the same, as seen in this screenshot:I have also checked that the Transparency Blend Space is set to "Document RGB" in both files. Why do they look different??? Please help! Thank you

Since the latest update of InDesign (v 20.0) the following error occurs in certain documents (not all): If I want to change the margins on certain master pages that I have created via “Layout”-“Margins and Columns”, this does not work. Immediately after clicking on “Layout”, InDesign hangs up completely, the window with the error report appears & InDesign crashes completely.     <Title renamed by MOD>  

Hi all, "Share for Review" InDesign 24Anyone have an idea on how to keep the unresolved pins intact after the content is updated?My client wishes to see content updates after each session. When I update content through the share dialog, it creates a new link/content, but the comment pins that I have not gotten around to do not follow the new content instance. I can view the earlier version to resolve the comments, but the client doesn't want to flip-flop between the instances, which I understand. Surely I am missing something.Thanks for any wisdom.-Gary

If I uncheck View:Show Hidden Spreads my selected text doesn't highlight. I can't tell what I selected.When I turn on View:Show Hidden Spreads again, it works fine.Does anyone know why this is happening? 

Is it possible for a script to import or replace an image in my document with another image that you have located in the library (creative cloud)?For example, I have an image selected in my document. When I run the script, it should locate the object in the library and replace it.My object in the library is called "Test_1" and is in the "Group_1" group, within the "TEST" Library.

Jak wygenerować plik pdf z imozycją broszury. Nie mogę wydrukować do plku.

Hello Everyone, I have to lay out a book in Sanskrit. On the left page transliterated, on the right page in Sanskrit alphabet.Does anyone know a way to apply automatic hyphenation in transliterated text, correctly following IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration) rules?I can't find any specific dictionary, and I can't find anything like that in the default InDesign scripts Thank youVincenzo Letta  

Hi!I am doing a magazine where the authors appear among two lines and the text varies in length according to the author name and has two strokes lines at a constant separation. Besides everything has to be center aligned. The way I do it now is going manually by each author and taking two rectangles as distance references. Considering sometimes there are more than 30 writers, it takes a white to do it right and also text boxes does not close exactly where a word ends. Is there any way I could do it with a Script or object Properties or else? Here is the design problem Thanks for your help. 😉 

Can't open files that were created in an older version of InDesign. I am a licenced holder of the old and new version but I keep being asked to update or convert and when I do, I get the message "You're up to date" so what they heck am I supposed to do? Should the files seamlessly open in the new version?  

I am working on a book that needs to be in landscape and opens upwards, sort of like a calendar. Issue is the only way i can make my spread have 2 pages below each other is by setting my pages to a portrait orientation then rotating them 90 degrees CW which also rotates the columns, and it the pages will revert back to portrait when exporting.   Any ideas how i could solve this?

Bonjour,J'ai régulièrement le même bug sur Indesign : tout fonctionne très bien et puis d'un coup je ne peux plus déplacer les éléments de mon document. Les blocs images, les images à l'intérieur, les blocs textes et même les pages ne peuvent plus être déplacées. En revanche, je peux les déplacer avec les flèches directionnelles du clavier. Je ne comprends pas d'où vient le problème et je ne me souviens plus comment le réparer. Pouvez-vous m'aider, svp ?Merci par avance. Fabienne