How to expand a livepaint item?

[Doug Barton]

Anyone know how to expand a livepaint item.  I'm stumped.

CS5/Javascript

Thanks

Doug

[Mike_Gondek]

Object >> Expand

[Doug Barton]

I sort of meant with a script (Javascript)

[CarlosCanto]

hahaha, good one

[Larry G. Schneider]

You're likely to have to do it by a doScript of an Action in either VB or AS. The doScript construct doesn't work in ExtendScript.

[Jongware]

So I found this method called "expandTracing" in the JS Reference:

"Expand the tracing to paths. Deletes this tracing object."

Possibly related to a cousin called "releaseTracing", too:

"Release the source artwork for the tracing object. Deletes this tracing object."

[Doug Barton]

Yeah, I saw that too.  Looks like it's just for LiveTrace items though.  Gave it a try anyway, but couldn't get it to do anything.  Of course I'm still having plenty of trouble with syntax so maybe that was the problem, but I don't think so.  Thanks.

[Muppet_Mark-QAl63s]

Expanding a tracing is possible because you can test a 'pluginIitem' for an 'isTracing' property first… I don't think you will get any joy as all other 'pluginItems' you can do zilch with most annoyingly path finder…