1.Assign shortcuts to scripts 2. Actions remember insert menu commands when app is started

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How is this even still a bug after 4 years?!?! Come on Adobe, this is silly.

Adobe ... This is terrible ... Please allow us to Hot-Key our scripts .... I agree with the frustration of everyone who wrote before me!

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Sort this out Adobe!

Either that or introduce simple features like "Join text frames" into you features. Seeing as I was able to do this with Coral Draw 10 years ago without needing user scripts, I'm extremely disappointed that I still cannot do it with Adobe.

OK, so at least we have one solution "with shortcut for script problem":

1. Put "script.jsx" into folder  Mac OS X > Applications/Adobe Illustrator {version}/Presets/{Lang}/Scripts

2. Make Action, "insert menu item" in it -> select "File\Scripts\script.jsx"

3. Assign shortcut to this action. PROFIT

But! The problem is: Illustrator "forgets" about menu item in action after restart.

Therefore you can use script shortcut only one time per "session", and every time starting we need to make "insert menu item".

Well, this is the second part of topic question, I guess. And I don't have solution. This is what I got:

0. If you have several scripts with shortcuts, everyday inserting all scripts in actions is boring. Make a folder for this actions. And "Save actions" it to ".aia"

1. Every time starting Illustrator — Delete folder with your special "scripts-actions" (because it's actions is emptied!)

2. Then go to "File>Scripts>...". Now just gently stroke your scripts with cursor. Like a kitty. Ahahaha! )) It is not a joke!!! Do not start the scripts, just enter to its' submenu.

3. Now "Load actions" from your .aia. Have a nice automated session with your magic scripts! This works for me. If you have daily work routine and 5-10 scripts, this is the best solution.

* If you skip step 2, you will get "Some event has not been registered for actions"! And empty action. If first you will stroke the kitty, you will get your magic shortcuts after "Loading actions"! As I told, this not a joke, but strange Illustrator behavior.

* If you did not delete previous folder (step 1), you'll get 2 folders with actions, old one — without scripts, new one — without assigned shortcuts. And nothing works. Delete all and reload.

* One more thing. I have Scriptographer Extension. This extension manages scripts (js) and has "scriptographer palette". In this palette I found shortcuts, to execute selected script and etc. So, in theory it is possible to rebuild this extension with shortcuts for some scripts. Maybe we should dig in that direction? I'm too stupid for this.

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I just want to be able to use a custom script and link it to a custom action and assign a shortcut. Is that too much to ask?....Please address this issue ADOBE!

* To clarify this further, adding the script to the action is not the issue. The issue is that when we restart Illustrator, the menu item/script resets and the menu item disappears from the actions menu*

Another version (Illustrator CC 2014), another disappointment.

How starved for resources must the Illustrator team be not to be able to fix one oft-reported bug for more than ten years?

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