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Invoke Show Options for embedded images?

Community Expert ,
Aug 18, 2022 Aug 18, 2022

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As the title says, can you call up the Show Options for embedded images?

 

I can't change the workflow. All images need to be embedded. So that won't change.

 

But sometimes I need to call a different layer in the .ai file the pdf file and I can't access without unembedding, updating the layer, and reembed.

 

Just wondering is there a way to leave the image embedded and call up the layers like you see the show options like when you are placing an image for the first time.

 

 

 

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Community Expert , Aug 18, 2022 Aug 18, 2022

Hi Eugene, does this script work for you—it expects the embedded link to be selected:

 

 

var d = new Date
var ct =  "/IDlink-" + d.getTime()+ "/";
var tf = makeTemp(ct)
try {
    var lnk = app.activeDocument.selection[0].itemLink;
    lnk.unembed(File(tf))
}catch(e) {
   alert("Please Direct Select an Embedded Item")
}  
var olo =  app.menuActions.itemByID(37889)
if(olo.enabled){  
    olo.invoke();  
}; 
lnk.unlink();



/*
* Tries to create a folder in the OS Temp directory then uses the ID f
...

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Aug 18, 2022 Aug 18, 2022

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You already know this is a less than ideal workflow...

Can you possibly leave the images linked until editing is finished?

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I don’t see how... 

You’ll probably need a script that silently unembeded the file, display the import option, than embed the file.

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You can get a list of the graphic's layers with this (assuming the graphic frame is selected):

alert(app.selection[0].graphics[0].graphicLayerOptions.graphicLayers.everyItem().name);

You could theoretically write a script to display the names of the layers, and then change the GraphicLayer object's properties, all of which are available here: https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#GraphicLayer.html#d1e323320

 

Of course, this is not a trivial matter, and a different workflow probably would be best. But you could theoretically toggle layer visibility, etc. through script. 

 

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You'd probably have to have the script unembed anyways. Have you tried unembedding, selecting the graphic objet (not the frame), and going to Object >> Object Layer Options to toggle? That's essentially what a script could mimic. 

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How about placing the image, setting the layer(s), and then embedding it?

 

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Folks! @Eugene Tyson is asking for changing imported PAGE of the PDF. Not the Layers visibility.

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From Eugene (emphasis mine): "But sometimes I need to call a different layer in the .ai file the pdf file and I can't access without unembedding, updating the layer, and reembed."

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You’re right... My bad!

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Hi Eugene, does this script work for you—it expects the embedded link to be selected:

 

 

var d = new Date
var ct =  "/IDlink-" + d.getTime()+ "/";
var tf = makeTemp(ct)
try {
    var lnk = app.activeDocument.selection[0].itemLink;
    lnk.unembed(File(tf))
}catch(e) {
   alert("Please Direct Select an Embedded Item")
}  
var olo =  app.menuActions.itemByID(37889)
if(olo.enabled){  
    olo.invoke();  
}; 
lnk.unlink();



/*
* Tries to create a folder in the OS Temp directory then uses the ID file’s 
* parent directory as a fallback
* @Param the folder name 
* @Return true if a folder is created 
*/

function makeTemp(n){
    var tf, cf;
    tf = new Folder(Folder.temp + n);
    cf = tf.create();
    
    //cf retuns false if the temp folder is not created
    if (!cf) {
        if (!app.activeDocument.saved) {
            alert("Please Save Your Document and Try Again");
        } else {
            //the OS temp folder was not created
            var dp = app.activeDocument.filePath;
            tf = new Folder(dp + "/" + n);
            cf = tf.create()
        }
    } 
    return tf;
}


 

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Aug 19, 2022 Aug 19, 2022

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Outstanding - works perfectly!

 

Thank you so much

 

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Aug 19, 2022 Aug 19, 2022

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One small thing - it needs to link back to the original - any chance of a dialog to navigate to the original file?

 

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Aug 19, 2022 Aug 19, 2022

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Hi Eugene, I was assuming the reason you want to keep the link embedded, was because the original might not exist anymore, or might not exist in the future. An embedded asset still has the original file path, so this will work if it exists, but will throw an error if it doesn’t:

 

 

editEmbedLayers()

function editEmbedLayers(){
    var doc = app.activeDocument
    try {
        var lnk = doc.selection[0].itemLink;
    
    }catch(e) {
       alert("Please Direct Select an Embedded Item")
       return
    }
    try {
        var tf = File(lnk.filePath).parent
        lnk.unembed(File(tf))
    }catch(e) {
        alert("Original Not Found")
        return
    }  
    var olo =  app.menuActions.itemByID(37889)
    if(olo.enabled){  
        olo.invoke();  
    }; 
    lnk.unlink();
}

 

 

 

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Ok thanks - I'll give it a shot next week. 

This is fantastic by the way - thank you so much.

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Thanks for the great replies from everyone - really appreciate it! 

I know it's unusual - but it's the way it is.

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