In that case, here again is the script I use:
//DESCRIPTION: Resets active window size or uses front window to set default size.
// Check for WindowDefault.txt; if present use it to set front window
// if not, use front window to set it after checking with user.
myPath = app.activeScript;
myParts = myPath.toString().split("/");
myParts[(myParts.length - 1)] = "WindowDefault" + app.version.slice(0,1) + ".txt";
myNewPath = myParts.join("/");
mySettingsFile = File(myNewPath);
// Before proceeding, check that there is a front window
// If not, offer user the chance to delete the current settings
if (app.windows.length < 1) {
beep();
if (confirm("No window is open; would you like to delete the settings file?")) {
// User said yes; check that it exists
if(mySettingsFile.exists) {
mySettingsFile.remove();
}
}
} else {
if (mySettingsFile.open("r")) {
savedBounds = mySettingsFile.read();
mySettingsFile.close();
myBounds = savedBounds.split(",");
for (i = 0; i<myBounds.length; i++) {
myBounds = Number(myBounds);
}
app.windows[0].bounds = myBounds;
} else {
beep();
if (confirm("Settings file is missing. Use current front window to set default?")) {
// User said: go to it.
new File(mySettingsFile);
mySettingsFile.open("w");
mySettingsFile.write(app.windows[0].bounds);
mySettingsFile.close();
}
}
}
Instructions:
1. Copy and paste the script into a new ExtendScript Toolkit document.
- To find ExtendScript Toolkit, look in Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities/ExtendScript Toolkit CS4/
- Fire it up and it will present you with an empty document
2. Save the script to the Desktop (temporarily) with the name "Reset Window Position.jsx".
3. Fire up InDesign CS4.
4. Open the Scripts panel.
- If it is not active, use Window/Automation to activate it
5. Right-click the folder named User and choose Reveal in Finder.
6. Create a folder inside that folder named "Windows"
7. Drag the script into that folder.
8. Use Edit/Keyboard Shortcuts and assign the shortcut Ctrl-W to this script (or any shortcut of your choice).
9. Make sure that Application Frame is not active (also on the Window menu).
10. Open a document and get its window the way you want it.
11. Run the script for the first time. It will ask if you want to use the front window to set your preference. Say yes.
That's it. Now, you can resize your front window by using the shortcut at any time. To change the preferences, you can open the text file it creates in that same Windows folder and twiddle with the numbers. Or, you can run the script with no document open to delete the preferences (it asks you first) and then repeat steps 10 and 11.
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