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davidt12412601
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August 29, 2023
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How to set default script editor in InDesign 18.5?

  • August 29, 2023
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I've just installed InDesign on a new Windows 11 machine, and later installed VS Code. If I right-click on a .jsx script in the Script panel in InDesign and select Edit Script, the script opens in Notepad. VS Code is set as the default app for .jsx files on the machine.

 

Is there any way to set the default editor for .jsx scripts in InDesign in Windows? I know that I can Reveal in Explorer then open the file, but it seems silly to turn a one-step process into a two-step process now that ESTK is gone.

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    Peter Kahrel
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    Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 30, 2023

    Setting the file association doesn't work, Eugene. Whatever I do (in Windows 10), when you try to edit a jsz from the Scripts panel it opens in Notepad. (It doesn't bother me too much because I always open files from my file manager.)

     

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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    August 30, 2023

    Works for me. 

    Peter Kahrel
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    Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 30, 2023

    Oh well.

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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    August 30, 2023

    It's just file association on Windows

    Locate the file in your folders and right click and choose Open With 

    Bottom option Choose another app

     

    Then select the app - you may want to expand the selection by clicking More apps

    Then select the always open with tick mark
    (this is using Windows 10 - presume it's similar in Windows 11)

     

     

     

     

    John D Herzog
    John D Herzog
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    August 29, 2023

    Have you tried installing the ExtendScript Debugger extension in VS Code? I think that is why my InDesign automatically goes to VS.

    davidt12412601
    davidt12412601Author
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    August 30, 2023

    The ExtendScript Debugger extension was already installed in VS Code. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it, but that didn't help. I'm glad to hear that it is apparently possible to work, though.

    John D Herzog
    John D Herzog
    Inspiring
    August 30, 2023

    Sorry, I am working on a Mac. I'll play around with it at home and see if I can figure something out.

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