[Q] JSON in VSCODE to automatically bring Illustrator to front?

Question

I seem to remember that there was a trick to automatically make illustrator the front application when running an ExtendScript from VSCode but I can't figure it out anymore.

A screenshot of my launch.json file is attached. I'm on MacOS.

I use F5 to run the script. It runs fine, Illustrator does its thing but stays in the background.

Any help greatly appreciated.

// Tom

m1b · Accepted Answer

This is just for info: I noticed you are using the "launch" request type. I have my usual launch.json configuration set up as "attach" request type, which means that it will "attach" to the host (eg. Illustrator) and stay attached until you stop it. This makes running scripts faster because it doesn't have to attach *every* time you run a script.

This is my usual launch.json configuration for Illustrator:

{
    "type": "extendscript-debug",
    "request": "attach",
    "name": "Attach--transient",
    "hostAppSpecifier": "illustrator-28.064",
    "engineName": "transient",
    "hiddenTypes": [
        "builtin",
    ],
},

- Mark

m1b · Answer

Hi @tomd75724979, I put this:{    "key": "cmd+r",    "command": "extension.extendscript-debug.evalInAttachedHost",    "args": {        "debugLevel": 1,        "bringToFront": false    }},{    "key": "cmd+shift+r",    "command": "extension.extendscript-debug.evalInAttachedHost",    "args": {        "debugLevel": 1,        "bringToFront": true    }},in my keybindings.json. This is great for me because I can do either way. Of course you don't have to change the keybinding from what you prefer.- Mark

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