Scripting SVG Export: "Object IDs" and "Responsive" settings

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January 14, 2022
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We're exporting some documents as SVGs using scripting, and are trying to match the export settings we use via the UI. The settings we need are:

But using the ExportOptionsSVG settings in our script, it seems that we're unable to set the "Object IDs" or "Responsive" settings to our required values.

Does anyone know if this is possible? We're looking into potentially using dynamic actions from our script, but this seems heavy-handed for what should just be some simple settings!

Also, are these the most up-to-date docs for the various API functions? Or are there some other official docs that we're missing somewhere?

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Correct answer Ben Vosper

We've made some progress with this. It turns out that there is also ExportOptionsWebOptimizedSVG and ExportType.WOSVG that we can use. This option class does have the svgResponsive property which seems to do what we need. It also seems to be doing "Object IDs = Layer Names" by default.

We pieced this together from some info in this post as well as some related docs for the ExportForScreensOptionsWebOptimizedSVG object buried in this post .

So the question now is, is this a valid approach or is there some reason we shouldn't be using these undocumented settings?

cc @CarlosCanto here because you published the "What's New in Illustrator Scripting CC2018" post mentioned above. Thoughts?

CarlosCanto

Community Expert

Glad to see you found your own answer Ben

m1b

Community Expert

Hi @Ben Vosper, here's a link to ExportOptionsWebOptimizedSVG and ExportForScreensOptionsWebOptimizedSVG. Bookmark this site for latest API entries (you'll need the current one also—this only has the new stuff).

- Mark

Ben VosperAuthor

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@m1bAmazing, thanks! Are these docs you maintain yourself or are they an offical Adobe resource? Just wondering if they're linked from anywhere!

m1b

Community Expert

No I don't maintain them and they aren't official adobe. I only just found the site thanks to CarlosCanto! Thank you Carlos!

- Mark

Ben VosperAuthorCorrect answer

New Participant

We've made some progress with this. It turns out that there is also ExportOptionsWebOptimizedSVG and ExportType.WOSVG that we can use. This option class does have the svgResponsive property which seems to do what we need. It also seems to be doing "Object IDs = Layer Names" by default.

We pieced this together from some info in this post as well as some related docs for the ExportForScreensOptionsWebOptimizedSVG object buried in this post .

So the question now is, is this a valid approach or is there some reason we shouldn't be using these undocumented settings?

cc @CarlosCanto here because you published the "What's New in Illustrator Scripting CC2018" post mentioned above. Thoughts?

Ben VosperAuthor

New Participant

Working export code for reference:

function exportFileAsSvg(path) {
    const options = new ExportOptionsWebOptimizedSVG();
    options.compressed = false;
    options.coordinatePrecision = 3;
    options.cssProperties = SVGCSSPropertyLocation.PRESENTATIONATTRIBUTES;
    options.fontSubsetting = SVGFontSubsetting.None;
    options.fontType = SVGFontType.SVGFONT;
    options.svgResponsive = false;

    app.activeDocument.exportFile(new File(path), ExportType.WOSVG, options);
}

exportFileAsSvg("X:\\foo.svg")

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