executeMenuCommand() Command List

[jduncan]

While building Ai Command Palette I found a great list of executeMenuCommand() values extracted by Shalako Lee from the 2017 SDK. As you might imagine, some of those commands no longer work, and since I'm about to release v0.2.0 of Ai Command Palette I've been testing them all and keeping track of the results in this Google Sheet.

I'm sharing this here because I figured this might be useful to some of you who write scripts for Illustrator. The sheet includes the Original List of commands from Shalako and a working list of the commands that I'm testing in Ai v26.3.1.

Right now I'm about halfway through the original 506 commands from Shalako's list. So far, I've found about 90 that no longer work. I've also updated any verbiage that may have changed in the menu system (since 2017) and updated the ordering to match Ai v26.3.1.

I also, made a simple script to test the commands below if you want to test any yourself. I'm trying to test each command in context to ensure they are working correctly.

Let me know if you have any other that I may have missed... Cheers!

P.S. There is another list on this forum (posted in 2014) that I have yet to review but I am aware of it and plan to compare it with Shalako's.

var result = prompt("Enter Command To Test", "", "Test Built-In Commands");

try {
  app.executeMenuCommand(result);
} catch (e) {
  alert("Error executing command:\n" + result + "\n\n" + e);
}

[rcraighead]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this.

[femkeblanco · Accepted solution]

You may be interested in this 

I've found Ten A's list to be the most complete: 

https://ten-artai.com/illustrator-ccver-22-menu-commands-list 

[jduncan]

Holy smokes this looks great! I'll get new ones I don't already have added to the sheet and added to Ai Command Palette. Thanks!

[jduncan]

@femkeblanco good news is mine matched up almost perfectly with Ten A's except for the following commands that I had removed because they do not work. Thanks again for the tip!

Non-Working Commands

• Define Pattern Menu Item
• TracingPresets
• SWFPresets
• FileClipboardPref
• Adobe internal composite font plugin
• Adobe Kinsoku Settings (may not be working on my machine because of language issues)
• Adobe MojiKumi Settings (may not be working on my machine because of language issues)
• Selection Hat 12
• Dynamic Text
• Input Text
• Live PSAdapter_plugin_Ct
• Live PSAdapter_plugin_Spt
• Live PSAdapter_plugin_Gls
• Live PSAdapter_plugin_Grn
• Adobe Save Workspace
• AdobeBuiltInToolbox1
• Adobe Illustrator Kuler Panel
• about (since it's being run from a script the About screen only flashes for a split second)
• Adobe Color Palette Secondary (just a copy of Adobe Color Palette)
• AdobeNavigator2
• AdobeNavigator2

[sttk3 · Accepted solution]

I also maintain a menuCommandString database, so I will introduce it. It is Illustrator 2022 (26.4.1) equivalent and is made of Notion. There are currently 530 commands in this database.

Illustrator Reference/ExtendScript/app.executeMenuCommand | Notion

[jduncan]

This is great! Seems you have about 75 that I haven't found anywhere else. I'll go through them all and get them added. Thanks so much!

[sttk3]

Remarks:

• Includes both old and new menu items that have been renamed. There are duplicates
• The last part of the Photoshop effect is 4 characters long. If it is short, fill in the spaces (e.g. 'Live PSAdapter_plugin_Ct  ')
• There was confusion in the specification with both the properties panel and version history being the empty string ''. It seems that they changed to 'Adobe Property Palette' and 'Adobe Version History File Menu Item' at some point

[jduncan]

@sttk3, your list of command strings is great! I tested all 500+ on my Mac in Ai v26.3.1 and only found 11 that didn't work for me. I've listed them below. I've updated my spreadsheet with any new commands you had that I didn't. Thanks again for sharing!

Edit > SWF Presets	SWFPresets
Illustrator > Preferences > File Handling & Clipboard	FileClipboardPref
Type > Composite Fonts	Adobe internal composite font plugin
Type > Kinsoku Shori Settings	Adobe Kinsoku Settings
Type > Mojikumi Settings	Adobe MojiKumi Settings
Window > Toolbars > Default	Default ToolBar
Window > Color Themes	Adobe Illustrator Kuler Panel
Window > Libraries	Adobe CSXS Extension com.adobe.DesignLibraries.angularライブラリ
Window > Libraries	Adobe CSXS Extension com.adobe.DesignLibraries.angularCC ライブラリ
Window > History	Adobe HistoryPanel Menu Item
Window > Learn	Adobe Learn Panel Menu Item

[sttk3]

Thanks @jduncan, I noticed some changes thanks to your confirmation. I’m actually tracking the available versions as best I can and will update later.

Illustrator Reference/Raw Database (for internal use)/menuCommandsString | Notion

Edit > SWF Presets	SWFPresets	Removed from v26
Illustrator > Preferences > File Handling & Clipboard	FileClipboardPref	Removed from v25
Illustrator > Preferences > Clipboard Handling	ClipboardPref	Added from v26
Type > Composite Fonts	Adobe internal composite font plugin	Japanese language features
Type > Kinsoku Shori Settings	Adobe Kinsoku Settings	Japanese language features
Type > Mojikumi Settings	Adobe MojiKumi Settings	Japanese language features
Window > Toolbars > Default	Default ToolBar	Removed from v23
Window > Color Themes	Adobe Illustrator Kuler Panel	Removed from v26
Window > Libraries	Adobe CSXS Extension com.adobe.DesignLibraries.angularライブラリ	Removed from v23
Window > Libraries	Adobe CSXS Extension com.adobe.DesignLibraries.angularCC ライブラリ	Japanese characters are included. This item means Creative Cloud Library
Window > History	Adobe HistoryPanel Menu Item	Added from v26.4
Window > Learn	Adobe Learn Panel Menu Item	Removed from v26

[jduncan]

I found that "Preferences > File Handling..." ==  "FilePref" in v26 if you wanted to add that to your list. Thanks again for your help!

[sttk3]

Found a new command.

Type > Bullets and Numbering > Convert to text

convert list style to text

Added from v27.1

[jduncan]

@sttk3 this is great! I've got it added to my list and it will be in the next release of AiCommandPalette. Thanks for sharing!

[sttk3]

Found new commands.

Window > Retype (Beta)	ReTypeWindowMenu	Added from v27.6
Edit > Edit Colors > Generative Recolor (Beta)	Generative Recolor Art Dialog	Added from v27.6

[CarlosCanto]

thanks for sharing!

[jduncan]

Awesome! I'm going to add these to AiCommandPalette this week. Thanks so much for keeping everyone up to date!

[sttk3]

Found a new command. But this is not a stable key, and the numerical part could change.

Window > Contextual Task Bar

_GenericPluginMenuItem 25

Added from v27.9

[jduncan]

Awesome, I've got it added but on the ignore list for now. Thanks as always!

[sttk3]

Found new commands. I expected the "Contextual Task Bar" to have a formal key added, but there were no changes.

Object > Path > Smooth	smooth menu item	Added from v28.0
Object > Pattern > Text to Pattern (Beta)	Text To Pattern	Added from v28.0
Object > Mockup (Beta) > Make	Make Vector Edge	Added from v28.0
Object > Mockup (Beta) > Release	Release Vector Edge	Added from v28.0
Object > Mockup (Beta) > Edit	Edit Vector Edge	Added from v28.0
Window > Mockup (Beta)	Adobe Vector Edge Panel	Added from v28.0
Window > Text to Vector Graphic (Beta)	Generate	Added from v28.0

[CarlosCanto]

awesome!! thanks @sttk3 

[jduncan]

Awesome work as always! I'll get these added to my list and projects. Thanks @sttk3 !

[sttk3]

Found new commands.

menu	key	note
Edit > Preferences > Touch Workspace	TouchPref	Windows touch devices only
Select > Update Selection	Selection Hat 14	Added from v28.0

And a tool.
Illustrator Reference/ExtendScript/app.selectTool | Notion

tool	key	note
Dimension Tool	Adobe Dimension Tool	Added from v28.1

[jduncan]

@sttk3, thanks as always! I've got these added to my Google Sheet and they'll be in the next release of AiCommandPalette. Cheers!

[samanthac17988544]

This is amazing - I just have one question - how can I close out of a tool such as as Adobe Edit Pattern from the script? 

[schroef]

@samanthac17988544 

Not everything is exposed for scripting. Lots of the special dialogs and menus are exposed. I also doubt this function is exposed..

You could perhaps call a key press using script, but I think you would than need to send this code to the system. That's kinda tricky to pulloff