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Peter Kahrel
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Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
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October 13, 2010
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ScriptUI for dummies

  • October 13, 2010
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I've been putting together a text on ScriptUI, to a large extent to clear up things for myself (hence the title!). It's an introduction to ScriptUI, much of it very basic, here and there going into some detail. It's not a finished product, and comments, suggestions, and corrections are welcome. If you're interested, you can find the PDF file here: http://www.kahrel.plus.com/indesign/scriptui.html

Peter

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    Jaswin
    Jaswin
    Participating Frequently
    October 14, 2010

    thanks Kahrel, good stuff.

    expecting more from you

    Bob Stucky
    Adobe Employee
    Bob Stucky
    Adobe Employee
    October 13, 2010

    Nice work, Peter! Something like that has been needed since CS2.

    If you'd like some help on some of the more advanced topics (embedding a png in your script, validation), drop me a line.

    Bob

    Peter Kahrel
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    Peter KahrelCommunity ExpertAuthor
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    October 13, 2010

    Thanks, Bob -- will certainly do (and need) that.

    Peter

    Kasyan Servetsky
    Kasyan Servetsky
    Legend
    October 13, 2010

    Excellent book — short and sweet.

    Kasyan

    Jongware
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    JongwareCommunity Expert
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    October 13, 2010
    "The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it."
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      tansk02
      Known Participant
      October 13, 2010

      Awesome!!!

      It's really great & helpful.

      tomaxxi
      tomaxxi
      Inspiring
      October 13, 2010

      WOW!

      Peter, this is really great!

      Great tool for beginners, but for pro's also!

      PS.

      thanks for listing my blog!

      --

      tomaxxi

      http://indisnip.wordpress.com/

      S
      Shonkyin-CF145T
      Inspiring
      October 13, 2010

      Peter,

      On page 6 (Pdf Page 8) under "Formatting the window frame" myPanel not declare so its giving error.

      I have declare myPanel and working fine.

      myWindow = new Window ("dialog", "Example", undefined, {borderless: true})
var myPanel = myWindow.add("panel", undefined)
myPanel.add ("statictext", undefined, "borderless: true");
myWindow.show ();

      Shonky

      Peter Kahrel
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      Peter KahrelCommunity ExpertAuthor
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      October 13, 2010

      Thanks, Shonky, that's fixed now.

      Peter

      Colin Flashman
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      Colin FlashmanCommunity Expert
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      October 13, 2010

      excellent stuff. going through it now to see if i can convert an HTML-based calculator that i made so i can output the results straight into indesign.

      have noticed one thing which i think might be a typo though. on page 6 (8 of the pdf) there is a heading "Two ways of addressing controls" and rather than paragraphs of type, just the letters "aa".

      am i missing something here?

      If the answer wasn't in my post, perhaps it might be on my blog at colecandoo!
      Peter Kahrel
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      Peter KahrelCommunity ExpertAuthor
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      October 13, 2010

      > am i missing something here?

      No, that's a "to do", but confusing. Forgot to take it out, actually. Now fixed.

      Thanks,

      Peter

      S
      Shonkyin-CF145T
      Inspiring
      October 13, 2010

      Great!!!

      It's very helpful.

      Peter, thanks alot for all of your hard work.

      Shonky

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