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eusoujp
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May 24, 2023
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Script to move colors

  • May 24, 2023
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I've been trying for a few days to create a script Java code to indesign: to move all colors in the document that have the form [x,x,x,x] to a folder (color group). What I want is to organize my color swatches, moving all the colors that have the "name with color value" label turned on into a folder (color group) named TEST (for example). can anybody help me?

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Correct answer rob day

 

I'm work with CMYK colors - [C,M,Y,K] ~ [x,x,x,x]

 

Hi @eusoujp , Try this:

 

 

 

 

var groupName = "TEST"

var ds = app.activeDocument.swatches.everyItem().getElements();
var cg = makeColorGroup(app.activeDocument, groupName)
var gs = cg.colorGroupSwatches
for (var i = 0; i < ds.length; i++){
    if (isColorValue(ds[i].name)) {
        gs.add(ds[i])
    } 
};   


/**
* Check if a CMYK color is named with its values 
* @ param the swatch’s name 
* @ return true if the swatch is named with its values 
* 
*/
function isColorValue(cn){
    var ca = cn.split("=");
    var n = []
    for (var i = 0; i < ca.length-1; i++){
        n.push(ca[i][ca[i].length-1])
    }; 
    if (n.toString() == "C,M,Y,K") {
        return true
    }  else {
        return false
    }
}


/**
* Makes a new color group
* @ param the document to add the color group to 
* @ param color group name 
* @ return the new group 
*/

function makeColorGroup(d, n){
    if (d.colorGroups.itemByName(n).isValid) {
        return d.colorGroups.itemByName(n);
    } else {
        return d.colorGroups.add({name:n});
    }
}

 

 

 

 

 

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5 replies

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nicosh
Inspiring
May 24, 2023

hi @eusoujp 

try this

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var docColors = doc.colors;

doc.colorGroups.add('Variadas', valueColors(docColors), undefined);

function valueColors(arr) {
  var temp = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
    var name = arr[i].properties.name;
    var valueName = name.indexOf('=');
    if (valueName != -1) {
      temp.push(arr[i]);
    }
  }
  return temp;
}

 

 

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    nicosh
    Inspiring
    May 24, 2023

    Change valueColors function for only CMYK colors:

    function valueColors(arr) {
  var temp = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
    var name = arr[i].properties.name;
    var valueName = name.search(/C=\d+ M=\d+ Y=\d+ K=\d+/);
    if (valueName != -1) {
      temp.push(arr[i]);
    }
  }
  return temp;
}

     

     

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      eusoujpAuthor
      Inspiring
      May 27, 2023

      Thanks!!! Great

      rob day
      Community Expert
      rob dayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      May 24, 2023

       

      I'm work with CMYK colors - [C,M,Y,K] ~ [x,x,x,x]

       

      Hi @eusoujp , Try this:

       

       

       

       

      var groupName = "TEST"

var ds = app.activeDocument.swatches.everyItem().getElements();
var cg = makeColorGroup(app.activeDocument, groupName)
var gs = cg.colorGroupSwatches
for (var i = 0; i < ds.length; i++){
    if (isColorValue(ds[i].name)) {
        gs.add(ds[i])
    } 
};   


/**
* Check if a CMYK color is named with its values 
* @ param the swatch’s name 
* @ return true if the swatch is named with its values 
* 
*/
function isColorValue(cn){
    var ca = cn.split("=");
    var n = []
    for (var i = 0; i < ca.length-1; i++){
        n.push(ca[i][ca[i].length-1])
    }; 
    if (n.toString() == "C,M,Y,K") {
        return true
    }  else {
        return false
    }
}


/**
* Makes a new color group
* @ param the document to add the color group to 
* @ param color group name 
* @ return the new group 
*/

function makeColorGroup(d, n){
    if (d.colorGroups.itemByName(n).isValid) {
        return d.colorGroups.itemByName(n);
    } else {
        return d.colorGroups.add({name:n});
    }
}

       

       

       

       

       

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        eusoujpAuthor
        Inspiring
        May 24, 2023

        Ow man, amazing! God bless u.
        It worked!

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        Community Expert
        LaubenderCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 24, 2023

        Hi @eusoujp ,

        colors have no method move() and color.parentColorGroup is read-only.

        Also colorGroup.colorGroupSwatches is read-only. So it seems that you cannot assign an array of colors to that property. Or push() individual colors to the array or collection.

         

        All in all, without any tests at all, I think that you have to add the colors while you add a new color group to the document. Method add() with colorGroups has an argument for this, an array, that should contain named and visible colors. When adding the colorGroup with the specified colors in that array should release the said colors from an already existing group. Why? Because a specific color with a specific name can only exist once in the document. In contrast to e.g. character styles where styles with the same name can exist in different character style groups.

         

        https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#Color.html

        https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#ColorGroup.html

         

        Regards,
        Uwe Laubender
        ( Adobe Community Expert )

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          eusoujpAuthor
          Inspiring
          May 24, 2023

          Thanks so much! I will see another methody!

          brian_p_dts
          Community Expert
          brian_p_dtsCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          May 24, 2023

          What code have you tried? 

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            eusoujpAuthor
            Inspiring
            May 24, 2023

            The first step I added was the creation of the color group (if it doesn't exist). I called this group of colors VARIADAS. On second start, I tried to have it move all CMYK colors in [C,M,Y,K] format to this new color group. But I believe it has the wrong code (in addition to giving an error on the line cmykColors[k].move(LocationOptions.AT_END, existingGroup); I tried using GPT to see if it gave me that line or the rest of the code that would move, but without success .

             

            var doc = app.activeDocument;
            var groupName = "VARIADAS";
            var existingGroup = null;

            // Find the "VARIADAS" color group
            for (var i = 0; i < doc.colorGroups.length; i++) {
            var group = doc.colorGroups[i];

            if (group.name === groupName) {
            existingGroup = group;
            break;
            }
            }

            // If the color group exists, move CMYK colors into it
            if (existingGroup) {
            var cmykColors = [];

            // Find all CMYK colors in the document
            for (var j = 0; j < doc.colors.length; j++) {
            var color = doc.colors[j];
            if (color.space === ColorSpace.CMYK && color.model === ColorModel.PROCESS) {
            cmykColors.push(color);
            }
            }

            // Move the CMYK colors into the existing group
            for (var k = 0; k < cmykColors.length; k++) {
            cmykColors[k].move(LocationOptions.AT_END, existingGroup);
            }

            alert("Moved " + cmykColors.length + " CMYK colors into the color group '" + groupName + "'.");
            } else {
            alert("The color group '" + groupName + "' does not exist in the document.");
            }

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            eusoujpAuthor
            Inspiring
            May 24, 2023

            I'm work with CMYK colors - [C,M,Y,K] ~ [x,x,x,x]

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