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I am using ExtendScript as part of a cross-platform application such as Tauri or Electron. It is necessary to generate a POSIX path string from the File object so that it can be handled by that process.   ExtendScript's File.fullName can be handled normally on the local disk. However, on an external disk, it is different from the format required by the cross-platform application.     Expected Value Actual Value macOS /Volumes/volume_name/path/to/file.ext /volume_name/path/to/file.ext Windows D:/path/to/file.ext /d/path/to/file.ext   Is there any way to get the path string indicated by Expected Value other than doing text replacement on my own?

Is available any sript to make text dinamic and  fit in a text box?If the text is overset i need that the script make it smaller and if the text is smaller than the box i need the text bigger, always keeping the proportions of tipography. I found and old script in internet "deal with overset text" but is not working. it returns an error message : Error 8753, line 67, textbox.textRange.charactersAttributes.size -= inc;I don´t know anything about coding 😞https://github.com/Silly-V/Adobe-Illustrator/blob/master/Dataset%20Processing/DealWithOversetText_SingleLine.jsx I´m using Illustrator 2025. I hope someone could help me.Thanks

Is it possible to save swatches that can be opened up for use in any Illustrator file

I recently updated to Illustrator 2025 and since doing so, when I go to extend a line by dragging an anchor, it is no longer snapping to the "Line Extension". I have verified that the correct preferences are checked under Preferences> Smart Guides> Anchor/ Path Labels.  Any help on this would be great thanks!

Hello,I make a repeat grid of one object and they seem like one object in illustrator. Now, I want to modify each item in this object, so I need to break the link between them. What should I do?

Hello! So I work for a sports apparel design company and we we are trying to find out is if there is a way we can essentially take an art design/template in illustrator, and then reproduce that same same template for a number of different college and professional teams without having to manually change the template for each team? We would have a database of all different forms of verbiage and pms colors  relating to the schools and teams and would like illustrator to be able to take that information and then input it in the template and then export an AI file for each team. Any help is appreciated and let me know if you need more information or if I am making sense! 

The objects in the GIF are all based on simple rectangles, there are no stray anchor points or overlapping anchor points. When I select them individually, I can round the corners, even with smaller groups of shapes I can see the corner widget. But as soon as I select a larger group the widget disappears and I can't round the corners anymore. I already tried:- Different zoom factors- setting the anchor point size to max- showing corner widget is activated in View aswell Not sure how to fix this.  

Script access to dataset variables var idoc = app.activeDocument; var vars = idoc.variables; for (j=0; j<vars.length; j++) alert(vars.name + ' : ' + vars.pageItems[0].contents); Looking for a way to access the variables and datasets but not sure where I'm getting it wrong. The above script from an earlier post did not seem to help.   

Buenas, quisera saber de algún tutorial bueno, para vectorizar un dibujo en illustrator generado en Procreate. Muchas gracias

In this script that  moves layers with the same name I would like to include layers that are locked and hidden while maintaining their state once transferred. I am failing at retrieving the push value and using it as a boolean./-------------------------------------------------- // MergeLayers //-------------------------------------------------- function MergeLayers() { if (!documents.length) return; var doc = app.activeDocument; var layerGroups = collectSameLayers(doc); moveLayersToNew(doc, layerGroups); } // Collect layers with the same name function collectSameLayers(doc) { var layerGroups = []; for (var i = 0; i < doc.layers.length; i++) { var currLayer = doc.layers[i]; var currName = currLayer.name; var isFound = false; var isLocked = false; var isVisible = true; if (currLayer.locked === true) { isLocked = [true]; currLayer.locked = false; } if (currLayer.visible === false) { isVisible = [false]; currL

 Sometimes we work on 100 artboards and each artboard artwork needs to be resized or scaled the same time, it's great to hear any solution from Adobe or any script solution in the world.

for my project 6, when I try to click the create warped text button for the After School Arts program layer, it shows that it is disabled.  I don't know how can I use this option if it is not available. Please help.

Hi, new to illustrator here. I was wondering how to make the border or bonding box of text and objects visible, always. So that when I'm not working or selecting said item, I can still see it's border (I don't want to add a border/ stroke, I just want to make the bounding box visible for me, like how objects & text have a border in indesign). Thank you!

Only showing black/white paths, not the lines and coloring I've done---how do I revert back???

I just wanted to say, IMHO, the latest version of Illustrator is a disaster. To make a login screen mockup, I placed a clipping path on an image and went to overlay text and some vector boxes (username and password form fields). Illustrator proceeded to lock/group the entire object so that editing was super difficult. To see if I could overcome this issue by placing the clipped image on a separate layer that I could lock. When I moved it to the new layer, it converted the text to vectors and now, I have to retype and format the text. What a mess. I never once grouped any of these objects.  I have been using Illustrator since version 1998, so I have a good idea of how a vector editing tool should behave. Something that should have taken 10 seconds has turned into this rant. 

How do I make the outline of a traced image all the same width?

HelloI have a problem when saving my file in svg, when I use the “save as” function and the svg format here is what I get otherwise I've tried using the “export” function, but all I get is a blank pageWhat can I do?

Why this script doesn't end? The idea is to ungroup all the groups in the doc.  var doc = app.activeDocument; var exit; while (true) { exit = true; app.executeMenuCommand("selectall"); var sel = doc.selection; for (var i = 0; i < sel.length; i++) { var item = sel[i]; if (item.typename === "GroupItem") { app.executeMenuCommand("ungroup"); alert('ungrouped!'); exit = false; break; } } while (doc.selection.length > 0) { app.executeMenuCommand('deselectall'); app.redraw(); } if (exit) break; } alert('exit while loop');

I created some reflections in my document using a gradient mask, in my cmyk document they look like this:However when exported to high quality print the reflections now look like this:Was wondering if there is a correct way to export a pdf file for printing without loosing the opacity of the masks.

I created a seamless pattern on a 3x3 inch artboard and used the clipping mask.  I select the entire pattern and go to pathfinder and select crop and then drag and drop in the swatches panel.  When I select crop the stroke color disappears.  Why is the stroke color disappearing?  What am I doing wrong?

When I eyedropper images the colors are obviously wrong. I've tried using the digitial color meter to sample the color of the original files and the screenshots, and those values are all inaccurate too (see image). I've tried changing the color profiles and making sure I'm not mixing CMYK and RGB files (all the regular stuff) with no luck. Maybe it's something about the laptop display's color mode and the program's color settings not matching. I don't know anything about that.Eye dropping vector to vector or from one program to another works, but that's it. In short, if I want to match a color from an image in any Adobe program the only thing I can do is eyeball it, and I need it to be more accurate than that. If you could help I'd appreciate it. 

merhaba :adobe ai progamıma herhangi bir jpg formatında resim eklediğimde orta da bir kutucuk .çıkıyor bu kutucuğu nasıl kaldırabilrim yada silebilirim . tesekkür ederim.ok ile belirttiğim gibi.

If you have an anchor points with handles, how can you drag one handle and cause the other handle to move to maintain symmetry (equal length)? A lot of tutorials say to hold down the shift key with the direct selection tool but that only restrain the angle of the line between the anchor and the handle. I tried the ctrl key, alt key, combination of all three keys but nothing works. The only solution I found is to use the anchor point tool (upside down V shape) to drag out a new line from the anchor point. This new line will have symmetrical anchors initially. But having to drag out new handles instead of moving it makes it hard to make minor adjustment. Is there another way?

Hello!  I've been struggling with this one pesky problem in this dog illustration I'm making: when I clip the black spots onto the white dog beneath, this thin white line keeps appearing at the edge of the image.  It may have to do with illustrator's anti-aliasing feature, because when I turn it off the line goes away - but then the illustration becomes a choppy, pixellated mess that I  can't use.  Is there a way I can get rid of the white lines while keeping the anti-alias intact?  Thank you! 

How do I click the circle icon on the current layer in the layers palette in a script?