Indesign command box
i often need to run some very simple scripts (one-line, maby 2) and opening the ESTK just for the console.. seems wrong.
I'we made this script to be able to run simple comands just like that form a panel.
also, i'we predefined some variables for convenience:
doc=app.activeDocument
sel=app.activeDocument.selection[0]
Multiline mode not working for now(the edittext controls make me wanna scream), but the command box accepts multiple commands separated by a comma
questions:
other useful variables to preinitialize?
a hassle-free way of getting multiline to work?
a easy to implement a history of recent run commands?
#targetengine "session";
var win = new Window("palette", "CommandBOX", undefined, {resizeable: true, });
with(win){
win.topGrup = add( "group", undefined, undefined );
win.topGrup.alignment = ['fill', 'fill'];
win.topGrup.alignChildren = ['fill', 'fill'];
win.topGrup.minimumSize = [250,100];
with(win.topGrup){
win.topGrup.resultPanel = add( "panel", undefined, 'Result:', {borderStyle: 'sunken', } );
win.topGrup.resultPanel.alignChildren = ['fill', 'fill'];
win.topGrup.resultPanel.minimumSize = [200,80];
with(win.topGrup.resultPanel){
win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText = add( "edittext", undefined, undefined, {readonly: 'true', multiline: 'true', } );
win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText.text=app.extractLabel("cmdBox_result");
}
win.topGrup.controlP = add( "panel", undefined, undefined );
win.topGrup.controlP.alignment = ['right', 'fill'];
with(win.topGrup.controlP){
win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup = add( "group", undefined, undefined );
with(win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup){
win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup.butClear = add( "iconbutton", undefined, undefined, {style: 'toolbutton', } );
win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup.butClear.image = ScriptUI.newImage("C:/Program Files (x86)/Adobe/Adobe InDesign CS5/Plug-Ins/Graphics/(DynamicDocumentsUI Resources)/idrc_PNGR/21300.idrc");
win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup.butClear.helpTip = "Clear Results";
win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup.butHelp = add( "iconbutton", undefined, undefined, {style: 'toolbutton', } );
win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup.butHelp.alignment = ['right', 'center'];
win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup.butHelp.image = ScriptUI.newImage("C:/Program Files (x86)/Adobe/Adobe InDesign CS5/Plug-Ins/Layout/(Info Panel Resources)/idrc_PNGR/5110.idrc");
win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup.butHelp.helpTip = "Help";
}
win.topGrup.controlP.butRun = add( "button", undefined, 'Run!' );
win.topGrup.controlP.butRun.shortcutKey = "Enter";
win.topGrup.controlP.MultiBox = add( "checkbox", undefined, 'Multiline:' );
}
}
win.commandP = add( "panel", undefined, 'Command:' );
win.commandP.alignment = ['fill', 'fill'];
win.commandP.minimumSize = [250,100];
with(win.commandP){
win.commandP.commandText = add( "edittext", undefined, undefined );
win.commandP.commandText.alignment = ['fill', 'fill'];
win.commandP.commandText.text=app.extractLabel("cmdBox_command");
}
}
win.onResizing = function(){ this.layout.resize() }
win.onShow = function(){ this.layout.layout(); this.minimumSize = this.preferredSize }
win.onClose=function(){
app.insertLabel("cmdBox_command",win.commandP.commandText.text);
app.insertLabel("cmdBox_result",win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText.text);}
win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText.onChange = function(){
}
win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup.butHelp.onClick = function(){ alert("Predefined variables for convenience:\rdoc=app.activeDocument\rsel=app.activeDocument.selection[0]\r\rMultiline mode not working for now, \rbut the command mox accespts multiple commands\rseparated by \";\"","Help");
}
win.topGrup.controlP.buttonGrup.butClear.onClick = function(){win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText.text='';}
win.topGrup.controlP.butRun.onClick = function(){
//uselful variables
var doc=app.activeDocument;
var sel=doc.selection[0];
try {
win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText.text=app.doScript(win.commandP.commandText.text,undefined,undefined,UndoModes.entireScript,'CommandBox')+'\r'+win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText.text;
}
catch (e) {win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText.text="****"+'\r'+e.message + "\r(line " + e.line + ")\r****\r"+win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText.text
alert (e.message + "\r(line " + e.line + ")")};
}
win.topGrup.controlP.MultiBox.onClick = function(){
win.commandP.commandText.multiline=win.topGrup.controlP.MultiBox.value;
win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText.text='Multiline mode '+String(win.commandP.commandText.multiline)+'\r'+win.topGrup.resultPanel.ResultText.text;
}
win.center();
win.show();
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