Extending preflight

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October 28, 2022
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Is it possible to extend InDesign's preflight with additional features through ExtendScript? I have a script that checks the document for runts and widows – It would make a lot of sense if the checks were displayed in the preflight-panel.

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Correct answer Doc Maik

Not as far as I see it. You can manage preflight profiles and switch things off and on, but the switches are what you have available.

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Robert Kyle

Inspiring

You might be able to get close with an event listener. Years ago I wrote a beforeSave handler to check for a peculiar workflow error. It displays an alert so that the page designer is aware of the problem and writes out a log file documenting the event.

If you already have the javascript code to identify the widows and runts, I'd think it would be pretty simple hook it up to the beforeSave event. The more complicated question would be how to report the results back to the designer.

Bob

Loic.Aigon

Legend

You may as well build your own UI. Circa 2009, I worked with a digital publishing solution and we created a UI assistant that will let the designer know the possible issues in his document.

As preflight is scriptable, you could still use preflight reports and append your own preflight routines and introduce the final report to the user in your very own interface.

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Doc MaikCorrect answer

Legend

Not as far as I see it. You can manage preflight profiles and switch things off and on, but the switches are what you have available.

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rasmussvanejensenAuthor

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Thank you.

I have been digging through the documentation and couldn't find anything.

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