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n0ugh7_za
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January 7, 2020
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Looking for guidence on JavaScript to add spot colours to a new colour group in InDesign

  • January 7, 2020
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Hi, its as it says in the subject.

I can create the colours, and i can create the colour groups, but I can't move the new colours into the colour groups.

 

I'm still new to this, so I might be going about it the wrong way.

 

Here is my code.

 

//Add Zund Spot Colours to swatch document
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [94,76,5,0], name: "Thru-cut", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:947650, parentColorGroup: "Zund Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [97,6,93,0], name: "Crease", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:976930, parentColorGroup: "Zund Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [2,89,82,0], name: "Kiss-cut", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:289820, parentColorGroup: "Zund Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [73,67,64,74], name: "Register", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:73676474, parentColorGroup: "Zund Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [60,26,0,0], name: "Punch", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:602600, parentColorGroup: "Zund Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [24,91,81,16], name: "Score", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:24918116, parentColorGroup: "Zund Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [56,40,86,21], name: "V-cut", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:56408621, parentColorGroup: "Zund Spot Colours"});

//Add these colours to the "Zund Spot Colours" colorGroup
myDoc.colorGroups.add("Zund Spot Colours",["Thru-cut", "Crease", "Kiss-cut", "Register", "Punch", "Score", "V-cut"]);

//Add Litho Specialty Spots to document
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [0,100,100,0], name: "NUMBERING", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:01001000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [100,0,0,0], name: "SPOTVARNISH", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:100000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [100,0,100,0], name: "FOILING", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:10001000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [0,28,100,0], name: "SPOTLATEX", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:0281000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [97,0,41,0], name: "SPECIALVARNISH", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:970410, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [0,64,100,0], name: "SCORING", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:0641000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [40,0,100,0], name: "EMBOSSDEBOSS", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:4001000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [34,65,100,19], name: "FOLDING", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:346510019, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"});
myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [100,66,0,0], name: "DIECUT", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:1006600, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"});

//Add these colours to the "Litho Specialty Colours" colorGroup
myDoc.colorGroups.add("Litho Specialty Spot Colours",["NUMBERING", "SPOTVARNISH", "FOILING", "SPOTLATEX", "SPECIALVARNISH", "SCORING", "EMBOSSDEBOSS", "FOLDING", "DIECUT"]);

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Correct answer TestriteVisual

Thanks for this, I was able to modify your code for my simpler case to run without problems

graphicTemplate.colorGroups.add
(
"Cut Contour Colors",
     [
graphicTemplate.colors.add
	({
colorValue: [0,100,0,0], 
name: "CutContourMagenta", 
model:ColorModel.SPOT, 
id:01001000, 
parentColorGroup: "Cut Contour Colors"
	})
     ]
);

this was the result in InDesign

2 replies

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Community Expert
LaubenderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 7, 2020

Also see DOM documentationc ompiled by Gregor Fellenz:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#about.html

 

colorGroupSwatches.add() method:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#ColorGroupSwatches.html#d1e71466__d1e71515

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

 

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n0ugh7_zaAuthor
Known Participant
January 8, 2020

Hi Uwe,

"colorGroupSwatches.add()" didn't work for me for some reason, InDesign kept saying it was undefined.

 

Eventually what worked for me was this.

myDoc.colorGroups.add("Litho Specialty Spot Colours",[myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [0,100,100,0], name: "NUMBERING", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:01001000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"}), myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [100,0,0,0], name: "SPOTVARNISH", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:100000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"}), myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [100,0,100,0], name: "FOILING", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:10001000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"}), myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [0,28,100,0], name: "SPOTLATEX", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:0281000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"}), myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [97,0,41,0], name: "SPECIALVARNISH", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:970410, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"}), myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [0,64,100,0], name: "SCORING", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:0641000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"}), myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [40,0,100,0], name: "EMBOSSDEBOSS", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:4001000, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"}), myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [34,65,100,19], name: "FOLDING", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:346510019, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"}), myDoc.colors.add({colorValue: [100,66,0,0], name: "DIECUT", model:ColorModel.SPOT, id:1006600, parentColorGroup: "Litho Specialty Spot Colours"})]);

 

TestriteVisual
TestriteVisualCorrect answer
Inspiring
February 5, 2024

Thanks for this, I was able to modify your code for my simpler case to run without problems

graphicTemplate.colorGroups.add
(
"Cut Contour Colors",
     [
graphicTemplate.colors.add
	({
colorValue: [0,100,0,0], 
name: "CutContourMagenta", 
model:ColorModel.SPOT, 
id:01001000, 
parentColorGroup: "Cut Contour Colors"
	})
     ]
);

this was the result in InDesign

L
Community Expert
LaubenderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 7, 2020

Hi,

the following should work ( tested with InDesign 2020 on Windows )

 

 

var doc = app.documents[0];

var spotColor = doc.colors.itemByName("MySpotColorName");
var colorGroup = doc.colorGroups.itemByName("MyColorGroupName");

colorGroup.colorGroupSwatches.add( spotColor );

 

 

Did not try to add colors while adding a new color group.

Best first add the group, then add the colors with method add() of colorGroup.colorGroupSwatches.

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

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