UI Window type "Palette" and "Window" not working in InDesign 2020

[Balaji Murugesan]

Hi,

Samplae code:

var palette = new Window("palette");

palette.text = "Dialog";

palette.orientation = "column";

palette.alignChildren = ["center","top"];

palette.spacing = 10;

palette.margins = 16;

// PANEL1

// ======

var panel1 = palette.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {name: "panel1"});

panel1.text = "Panel";

panel1.orientation = "column";

panel1.alignChildren = ["left","top"];

panel1.spacing = 10;

panel1.margins = 10;

var statictext1 = panel1.add("statictext", undefined, undefined, {name: "statictext1"});

statictext1.text = "StaticText";

var edittext1 = panel1.add('edittext {properties: {name: "edittext1"}}');

edittext1.text = "EditText";

palette.show();


I try to execute the code above in InDesign 2020, the UI palette does not appear, and then using the dialog its works fine.

can anyone kindly explain why window type palette not working?

[Laubender]

Hi Balaji Murugesan,

just tested your code successfully with my German version of InDesign 15.1.3.302:

What's your operating system?

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Balaji Murugesan]

MacOs Mojave

[Laubender]

Hm. I'm on WIndows 10.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Balaji Murugesan]

There is any possible way availabe to use in mac?

[crazyPanda · Accepted solution]

Hi,

for palettes you need a persistent engine / targetengine

#targetengine "myPalette"

var palette = new Window("palette");
palette.text = "Dialog";
palette.orientation = "column";
palette.alignChildren = ["center","top"];
palette.spacing = 10;
palette.margins = 16;
// PANEL1
// ======
var panel1 = palette.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {name: "panel1"});
panel1.text = "Panel";
panel1.orientation = "column";
panel1.alignChildren = ["left","top"];
panel1.spacing = 10;
panel1.margins = 10;

var statictext1 = panel1.add("statictext", undefined, undefined, {name: "statictext1"});
statictext1.text = "StaticText";
var edittext1 = panel1.add('edittext {properties: {name: "edittext1"}}');
edittext1.text = "EditText";
palette.show();