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Dec 17, 2014
02:32 PM
Quick shot: instead of .+? try \D+? that means "everything except digits".
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Nov 29, 2014
08:53 AM
Take a look at this thread: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1282483 Jongware's script should fit your needs without any modification, I guess..
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Nov 11, 2014
08:36 AM
Better use separate layer for text, I think. You could check this https://forums.adobe.com/message/1114148#1114148 or similar threads Or use this piece of code (it's not mine, sorry, can't recall the author):
var TextLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.item("Text");
var tfs = app.activeDocument.spreads.everyItem().textFrames.everyItem().getElements();
while(tf = tfs.pop()){
tf.move(TextLayer);
}
It moves not grouped and not locked Text Frames to Text layer (must be created in advance). Doesn't affects Master Pages. Yet another option - try the free script Move to Layer of russian scripter Dmitriy Lapayev: http://www.lapay.biz/m
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Oct 13, 2014
06:51 AM
Check again BEGINNER_X's screenshot - you should work in GREP tab, not 'Text'.
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Oct 05, 2014
12:13 AM
First of all, you probably aware that converting text to outlines is a BAD idea, in general. To do that directly in ID is even worse. However, if you're forced to go for it (ancient printer, etc.), and other techniques won't work for you for some reason, better do it in Acrobat. Just export your pdf from ID 'as usual', open it in Acrobat and read this (for Acrobat versions 7, 8, and 9): http://bestfontforward.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/outlining-text-in-adobe-acrobat/ or this (for Acrobat version X): http://bestfontforward.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/outlining-text-in-adobe-acrobat-x/ or just google 'convert all text to outlines in acrobat' to find something similar... rather tricky, however, it works...
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Sep 12, 2014
12:11 PM
Well, it's still works perfectly for me (CS6, ID8) in those (thanks God) very rare cases when I'm forced to follow this ancient and stupid workflow of outlining texts. Anyway, using special Transparency preset for export (yes, that's not intended use!) is better option then hunting for text directly in ID and outlining it (as original OP request is). Tables, paragraph rules, bullets and numbering, underlines and strikethroughs... - have fun with that stuff. Another option - export PDF from ID 'normally' and try outline text in Acrobat... That's possible, too. Yet another options? Apart of changing the printer
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Sep 12, 2014
10:43 AM
nice trick with direct selection, unfortunately, at least in a tables it leaves not outlined text (under the outlined copy)... well, for me here - W7, CS6, ID8.
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Sep 12, 2014
10:31 AM
do you really need ID document with all texts outlined? Or just exported PDF? If the second, it's worth reading for you: http://indesignsecrets.com/converting-text-to-outlines-the-right-way.php
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Sep 09, 2014
12:10 PM
It seems like we have some mistype in line 212? Otherwise, great script, Kasyan! Слава Україні!
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Jan 14, 2014
11:52 AM
well, seems like it was A Touch of a Master just tried improved script on a 'real', lenghty and complex, but not very accurate mastered project - it seems OK so far... Thank You, Uwe!
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Jan 14, 2014
10:04 AM
Laubender wrote: But this provokes the question: what if that pageItem is empty? I think, in uncertain situations objects in question better should be left alone... otherwise we risk throw out the baby with the bath water...
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Jan 14, 2014
09:45 AM
well, actually that's not exactly 'real-world' sample... I don't think it's good idea to publish here commercial materials, even a screenshots. I just recreated situation from the 'real'. I see, you went far enough in your thoughts already, however, there's an idml: https://www.mediafire.com/?vjqacu9m399tp32 and yes, the problem is about objects, pasted into... it happens, and shouldn't be ignored, I think.
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Jan 14, 2014
05:10 AM
Hi to all here, Please consider this as a sequel to pretty old, 'answered' and lenghty thread http://forums.adobe.com/thread/920269?tstart=0. cdflash compiled a nice script there: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55743036/emptyframeremover.jsx it does the trick... most of the times. I just found it worth to add try/catch wrapper to lines 16-24, because: start new doc, create empty (no fill, outline, etc.) graphic/unassigned frame(s), run script. You'll get this error: If there is at least one text frame in a doc (empty or not, doesn't matter), script works as expected. If not, you better have lines 16-24 wrapped, it won't hurt anyway. Now the bad news: Recently, working on a real-world document (not a test!) I stumbled on a case like this: So: if you paste into empty (no fill, outline, etc.) box image with it's own frame, or any native ID object, the script will happily remove the whole thing. No good. It shouldn't be touched at all. Yeah, such design most often could serve as a good sample of a bad workflow, but... isn't that what is all this buzz about? As far as I understand (not much), this piece of code should be modified: var myGraphicFrames = app.activeDocument.rectangles; for (i=myGraphicFrames.length-1; i>=0; i--) { var stroke = myGraphicFrames.strokeWeight; var color = myGraphicFrames.fillColor.name; var tpath = myGraphicFrames.textPaths.length; var wrap = myGraphicFrames.textWrapPreferences.textWrapMode; if (myGraphicFrames.graphics.length < 1 && stroke == "0" && color == "None" && wrap === TextWrapModes.NONE && tpath == 0) myGraphicFrames.remove(); } and the trick further repeated twice... --- ... Colin, are you still eager for the party?
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Jan 12, 2014
04:08 AM
@ cdflash @ Laubender very impressive! thank you both for your valuable input and... sharing. the thread is pretty old and was marked as answered years ago, so I just marked as helpful some of "key points"... thanks again, respectfully - winterm ----------------- just one small addition: for my needs it’s also safe to delete text frames, containing non-printing characters only. Maybe not a good idea always and for everyone, but I consider them as 'empty', so added at the beginning of Your script this: app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = „\\A\\s+\\Z”; app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = „”; app.activeDocument.changeGrep(); app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null; Message was edited by: winterm
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Sep 04, 2013
06:09 AM
Peter Spier wrote: This is a Microsoft error, not Adobe's it's a shame for such IT monster to do such basic errors. Well, all you need is to edit font family names with some font editing app. So I was forced to 'fix' my Arial Narrow version 2.37 to achieve what OP wants. Now it shows up as a separate family in Adobe and MS Office 2003 apps (see screenshot of ID's Font list): However, Notepad still reads all flavours under one cap - Arial. I can live with that. Win7 64-bit, CS6, ID8.
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Apr 20, 2013
05:12 AM
Marijan Tompa's scripts are very nice and useful, however, for this simple task you can try create your own wiht this code: app.activeDocument.layers.add ({name: "GRADIENT", layerColor: UIColors.red}); app.activeDocument.layers.add ({name: "STRIPES", layerColor: UIColors.lightBlue}); app.activeDocument.layers.add ({name: "LEGAL", layerColor: UIColors.gray}); //merge existing document layer to bottom layer (in this case original layer will be merged to 'GRADIENT') var myDocument = app.documents.item(0); var myLayerA = myDocument.layers.item(2); var myLayerB = myDocument.layers.item(3); myLayerA.merge(myLayerB); alert("Layers created!"); assume, your document has one layer. Script creates three new layers, they appear in Scripts palette in this order: LEGAL STRIPES GRADIENT and merges 'old' layer to bottom layer of newly created set (GRADIENT). sure, you can add as much layers as you need, just don't forget modify LayerA and LayerB numbers accordingly. Or disable second part of the script at all, if you don't want anything to be merged.
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Oct 18, 2012
08:45 AM
1 Upvote
following zero budget solutions... I doubt there's a way to bypass first stage of Steve's method. However, you can avoid entering Separations Preview and manual cycling through hundreds of pages. Just convert your color to spot, create special Preflight profile and run it: you'll get the pages where spot colors occur, even more, ID will select it for you when you click on page number in "problem list" in Preflight pallette.
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Oct 07, 2012
04:28 AM
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About an hour ago I had exactly the same situation with Arial Narrow, but it didn't bother me... till now. Your post inspired me to look closer at this. Now my fontlist in ID looks like this. It's not necessary to have Arial Black as separate entry, just Arial listed this way in the old days, as far as I recall. However, I dare not to offer my solution, because I just made changes in font files themselves - both Arial and Arial Narrow. please see the screenshot of original Arial file info box, with nothing specified: I just entered corresponding entries in font files (once again: both Arial and Arial Narrow). You need some font editing software to do this. In this case file version does not matter, I think. And yes, "new" fonts seem to be fully functional and retain all the glyphs. Didn't do a deep investigations, though.
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Oct 01, 2012
04:35 AM
binary pete wrote: ... some of my form fields are displaying in an Arial looking font (i'm not sure if it has inherited the font from the rest of the doc - I use Akzidenz-Grotesk which is very similar to Arial). No Arial in your doc... And if I type anything in your form, Times-Roman appears in the list above. Not sure if it all has sense...
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Mar 03, 2012
04:18 PM
However, Bachman Turner Overdrive is one of my favorites...
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Mar 03, 2012
02:48 PM
try this place http://jongware.mit.edu/idcsjs5.5/ Jongware is the Master...
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Mar 02, 2012
02:34 PM
hi, give a try to this js code: var _d = app.documents[0]; var _allStories = _d.stories; for(var n=_allStories.length-1;n>=0;n--){ var _storyAllTextFrames = _allStories .textContainers; for(var m=_storyAllTextFrames.length-1;m>=0;m--){ _storyAllTextFrames .select(); //Fit Frame to Content: try{ app.scriptMenuActions.itemByID(11291).invoke(); }catch(e){}; try{ app.scriptMenuActions.itemByID(278).invoke(); }catch(e){}; }; }; Disclaimer: I'm NOT a scripter. Sorry, don't remember exact origin of this code, but it works...
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Feb 16, 2012
06:54 AM
Ugh... you guys, are too smart for the real world tasks... nevertheless, Imagine's one liner just does the trick I needed - seamlessly switch dedicated layer lock on and off. With KB shortcut assigned it speeds up my workflow, it's simply faster than hiting F7 and clicking on icons... Uwe, Jongware - your solutions are undoubtfully useful in the long run and in understanding how the whole stuff works. Thank you all, I appreciate it and believe, other users will have benefit of it, too.
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Feb 16, 2012
05:16 AM
Yes, that's exactly what I was looking for... thank You! Now I just need to find out, what the beast is that ^= 1. Never saw that expression before. Thank You again!
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Feb 16, 2012
04:51 AM
hi all, have one liner, simple as that: app.documents.item(0).layers.itemByName("Graphics").locked = true; I wonder, would it be possible to turn it to a toggler, without too much blood, sweat and tears? I mean, script should lock named layer, if it founds that layer unlocked, and vice versa - UNlock it, if founded locked. please don't kick me badly, I really tried, but... still nothing to write home about
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Feb 11, 2012
08:32 AM
@Uwe - oh yes, you're right, it's not that easy... I personally use 2 or 3 different scripts in different projects just to manage those "empty text frames"... Step by step, trying not to loose control. Yeah, they have many faces, especially in careless designers projects. you see, OP question itself is not clear enough... instead of asking back more questions, I made an attempt just to give a very basic, simple answer. Code I posted just finds and selects first "empty frame", and it's up to user decide is it really "empty" and what to do with it... Script won't do the whole job for you in seconds, but it won't do any harm either. It's just a decent starting point, I think. To go further, one must know, what exactly he expects to find and what to do with it. And then, maybe, he'll need a little help from REAL scripter (it's not me, but I know YOU are )
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Feb 11, 2012
01:51 AM
1 Upvote
Hi, what exactly you are going to do with found empty text frame? well, while waiting for REAL scripters to come... literally, this JS code finds and selects first occurence of such item in a document: var myStories = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().getElements(); for (i = myStories.length - 1; i >= 0; i--){ var myTextFrames = myStories.textContainers; for (j = myTextFrames.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) { if (myTextFrames .contents == ""){ myTextFrames .select(); } } }
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Feb 10, 2012
04:03 PM
well, I think, there is at least one thing, common for PS and ID - both are endless in their possibilities and combinations. Just like chess. You can go different ways everyday, pursuing the same goals... And there's almost nothing you do, that cannot be done yet a bit smarter.
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