Missing Font workaround for JavaScripting

[linz80]

Hello, I am automating an Illustrator workflow. I receive customer files and regularly have to substitute in missing fonts. The problem is that when a font is missing I get that dialog box instantly and would like a way to close it and continue on with the script. I will deal with the missing fonts later when the script is finished.

I'm using the ESTK with JavaScripting and the solution should be compatible with a Mac & a PC.

So my question is, is there a way to disable this missing fonts message or a way to simulate clicking the 'Done' button through a script? Or possibly some other solution I'm not thinking of...?

Thanks in advance for you help!

[CarlosCanto]

I get the missing font dialog when I open the file from the GUI. When I open it from the script it just opens, no dialog.

var file = new File("yourFullPathFile");

var idoc = app.open(file);

[Muppet_Mark-QAl63s]

Have you also tried changing the app properties first…

app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DISPLAYALERTS; app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;

[guan01]

Hello all,

I have the same problem.

I have tried the "DisplayAlert" solution without succes.

Do you have find the solution ?

Thank for your help.

[guan01]

After one day looking for a solution on the web, I'm so disapointed...

Is it possible that there is no issue ?

What do you think about validate the "Missing Font" dialog box by simulate the "enter" key ?

And how to achieve this action with JavaScript ?

Thank you.

[CarlosCanto]

I don't get the dialog, can you post your script here?

[guan01]

Hello,

That is my script :

#target illustrator
var defaultFolder = new Folder();
var inputFolder = defaultFolder.selectDlg ('Sélectionnes un dossier source...')
var saveFolder = defaultFolder.selectDlg('Sélectionnes un dossier de destination...');

var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(ai|eps|pdf)$/i);

for ( i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
if (fileList instanceof File) {
open(fileList);
app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
var doc = app.activeDocument;
originalName = doc.name.substr(0,doc.name.length-3);
layerCount = doc.layers.length;
for (var ii = layerCount - 1; ii >= 0; ii-- ) {
targetLayer = doc.layers[ii];
if ( targetLayer.visible == false) {
doc.layers[ii].visible = true;
}
if ( targetLayer.locked == true) {
doc.layers[ii].locked = false;
}
}     
for ( iii = 0; iii < doc.groupItems.length; iii++ ) {
elemt = doc.groupItems[iii];
groupName = new String( elemt.name ) ;
if ( groupName.indexOf ("PdG") == 0) {
elemt.selected = true;
var newItem;
var docPreset = new DocumentPreset ;
docPreset.title = originalName+'V'+[iii];
var newDoc = app.documents.addDocument (DocumentColorSpace.CMYK, docPreset) ;
elemt.selected = false;
newItem = elemt.duplicate( newDoc,
ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND );
doc2=app.activeDocument;
   var myVisibleBounds = doc2.pageItems[0].visibleBounds;
doc2.artboards[0].artboardRect = myVisibleBounds;
var exportOptions = new ExportOptionsJPEG();
var type = ExportType.JPEG;
var fileSpec = new File(saveFolder);
exportOptions.antiAliasing = true;
exportOptions.qualitySetting = 70;
app.activeDocument.exportFile( fileSpec, type, exportOptions );
app.activeDocument.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
}
}
app.activeDocument.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );

}
}

Thanks for your help.

[CarlosCanto]

I still don't get the Missing Font dialog using your code, I have CS4, CS5 on Windows.

is it this Dialog we're talking about?,

[guan01]

It looks like refering to the same problem but here is my dialog box, on Mac OS 10.6 and CS4 in french !

[CarlosCanto]

sorry, I can't further test on mac, I don't own one.

the only thing I see is to move

app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;

before opening the documents in you code. Let me know.

[guan01]

I have already tried but without succes.

Do you know if I can simulate the Enter key, with java script, in order to validate the highlighted button of the dialog box ?
Thanks.

[Muppet Mark]

You can't with JavaScript you would need to do that outside of the app at a system level… AppleScript could do this… I've done it before with Photoshop. I think Adobe have differing classes/types of dialog… Some are dismissible where others aren't…