thanks Andreas, your explaing is very nice. btw I wrote a jsx for another way to create boxed texts, but not tested yet (gist) selected_text_to_inlineobj.jsx thank you ... View more

I recognized Adobe aaa Adobe bbb Adobe ccc .... (1000+ Adobe) once, make one of boxed [Adobe], and copy this object. find/replace "Adobe" => clipboarditem ([Adobe] ) 999+ Adobe are now in boxed. but you want to do is changing each different words? or different style? Adobe aaa Aldus bbb Macromedia ccc Go ... 1000+ Something => [Adobe] aaa [Aldus] bbb [Macromedia] ccc ... it is able to enclosed text into anchored object by scripting this need to run for each words. ok? I have no debuging env now. var doc  = ... View more

hi Sorry for incomplete information. the following link will help you. http://blog.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-indesign-cs4-cs5-replacing-text-with-icons-really-fast-3/ thank you ... View more

hi if you want to replace same string like "Adobe" to inlined [Adobe] , you can use find and replace by clipboard. did you try this function already? thank you ... View more

Hi I wrote a script spliting long document to documents per spread http://www.milligramme.cc/wp/archives/3413 thank you mg ... View more

MacBook Air 2013 mid OSX 10.8.5 Illustrator CS5 自分は MatchPoint => https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/matchpoint/id421381172?mt=12 でカーソルを画面全体に十字表示することにしました ホットキーで Illustrator のときだけという使い方もできるのでいい感じです しかし Adobeに100円の請求書おくりたい気分です ... View more

Hi You cant paste every group items into a textframe at once. Use for or while expression to do what you want. var t = app.activeDocument.pages[0].textFrames.add({geometricBounds:['100px','100px','500px','550px']}); var g = app.activeDocument.pages[0].groups; for (var i=0, iL=g.length; i < iL ; i++) {   g.select();   app.copy();   app.selection = t.insertionPoints[-1];   app.paste(); }; or use temporary library item to place into a textframe. https://gist.github.com/milligramme/6183891 thankyou. mg ... View more

Yes every graphic. (=.allGraphics) if you want to apply only selected object for example var sel = app.selection; // graphic container; var i = sel.length; while (i--) {   try {     sel.graphics[0].transparencySettings.blendingSettings.blendMode = BlendMode.MULTIPLY;   }   catch(e){} }; thank you mg. ... View more

Hi. try code below. I think it is unnecessary to select the objects var graphics = app.activeWindow.activePage.allGraphics; app.select(graphics); //=>  undefined. because select method return undefined // apply filter to each graphic var i = graphics.length; while (i--) {   graphics.transparencySettings.blendingSettings.blendMode = BlendMode.MULTIPLY; }; thank you mg. ... View more

Hi try this code #target "InDesign" var doc  = app.documents[0]; var doc_pref = doc.documentPreferences; var pdf = doc.pages[0].place(File("/path/to/pdf.pdf")); // get pdf-container var rect = pdf[0].parent; rect.geometricBounds = [0,0,doc_pref.pageHeight, doc_pref.pageWidth]; // fit rect.fit(FitOptions.PROPORTIONALLY);// or other option or create a rectangle first and then place and fit. var rect = doc.pages[0].rectangles.add({   geometricBounds: [0,0,doc_pref.pageHeight, doc_pref.pageWidth],   strokeWeight: 0,   strokeColor: "None" }); rect.place(File("/path/to/pdf.pdf")); rect.fit(FitOptions.PROPORTIONALLY); thanks mg ... View more

Hi, I think what you are doing is the code below. you should fix using findGrep(true) => true is 'reverse order' option and move() var dummy = "Um veles 1.eatiorum et alic tem 2.quibusda nit volest, to corion conserum rem ipsanitate verores sequiduciat la demquis 3.inctorem ellestem reptis a et offic tem quidel earcide bissere mpellorerit ipsaecearios 4.volorrovid earchit omnitat atquatus aut quam nimet idelluptatum quis aut lam quo 5.ipsapiciis se simus autem fugias esto et et volupti to eum rem reius nobitatur aut evelis rae arumque lanihilicia sapitiam volorep ellupta volupta aut qui rendia doluptusam am necatur? Em aut abo. " var doc = app.documents.add(); var tf = doc.textFrames.add({geometricBounds: ["10mm","10mm","100mm", "80mm"], contents:dummy}); var st = tf.parentStory; var find_grep_obj = {   findWhat : "\\d+\\.[^\\s]+" }; with(app.findChangeGrepOptions){   includeFootnotes            = false;   includeHiddenLayers         = false;   includeLockedLayersForFind  = false;   includeLockedStoriesForFind = false;   includeMasterPages          = false;   kanaSensitive               = true;   widthSensitive              = true; } var match = grep_find(doc, find_grep_obj); function grep_find(target_obj, find_grep_obj){   app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;   app.findGrepPreferences.properties = find_grep_obj;   var result = target_obj.findGrep(true); //=> reverse order [..., "3.inctorem","2.quibusda", "1.eatiorum"]   app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;   return result; } var i = match.length; while (i--) {   st.insertionPoints[-1].contents = "\r";   match.move(LocationOptions.AT_END, st); } thank you. mg ... View more

Hi. that code doesnt work for me. remove #target and #targetengine line from UIBase.jsx add only #target Illustrator to execute.jsx change to #targetengine session or something, NOT main or try with 'dialog' instead of 'palette' add #includepath /dirpath/to/UIBase.jsx to execute.jsx I tried this lists, and works fine both 'dialog' and 'palette' thank you. mg ... View more

Hi I think panel in InDesign doesn't count ReturnCode as character. it should be charsAmount  == count in panel + ( paragraphs.length - 1 ) maybe is for Editor, not for Programmer! thank you mg. ... View more

Hi, always I use TextFrame.parentStory instead of TextFrame.texts to effect all texts. this story object includes overflowed texts     // HERE     b.typo(t.parentStory, "pointSize", 4);       b.itemHeight(t, b.itemHeight(t)*2); } b.go(); thank you mg. ... View more

hello what you want do is overrides master page items? try this code. it can unlock(overrides) master page items. #includepath "~/Documents/;%USERPROFILE%Documents"; #include "basiljs/bundle/basil.js"; function draw() {     // get items from first page     var items = b.items(b.page(1));     b.println(items.length);         var mp_items = b.page(1).masterPageItems;     b.println(mp_items.length);     forEach(mp_items, function(itm,i){       itm.allowOverrides = true;       itm.override(b.page(1));     } );     b.println(mp_items.length);     b.println(items.length); } b.go(); thankyou mg. ... View more

https://github.com/milligramme/extendscript_snippets/blob/master/env/set_app_and_doc_unit.js Hi setting units on startup is effective for new document, but if the document already set to other unit, must be changed unit to inch for each. this javascript I wrote doesn't set units to inches, but will helpful for you. mg. ... View more

Hi I dont know to get differnce between color-Tiff and black/white-Tiff easily. This code below set blendmode.multiply to color-tiff, overprintFill to b/w-tiff. please try this. var mygraphics = app.activeDocument.allGraphics; for (aa=0; aa<mygraphics.length; aa++){   switch(mygraphics[aa].imageTypeName){     case "TIFF":       // 1st try       try{         // will pass b/w tiff         mygraphics[aa].overprintFill = true;         // dont apply 2nd try        break;       }       catch(e){};       // 2nd try       try{         // will pass only color tiff         mygraphics[aa].transparencySettings.blendingSettings.blendMode = BlendMode.MULTIPLY;       }       catch(e){};       break;     case "JPEG":     case "Photoshop":       try{         mygraphics[aa].transparencySettings.blendingSettings.blendMode = BlendMode.MULTIPLY;       }       catch(e){};       break;     default: break;   } } thankyou mg. ... View more

Hi Maybe.. what you want to do is appling BlendMode Multiply? "overprintFill" property is appear in ImageObject but not works fine, it will be effective to "Fill" or "Stroke" of the object, not for Placed Image. Try this code. var mygraphics = app.activeDocument.allGraphics; for (aa=0; aa<mygraphics.length; aa++){   switch(mygraphics[aa].imageTypeName){     case "TIFF":     case "JPEG":     case "Photoshop":       try{         mygraphics[aa].transparencySettings.blendingSettings.blendMode = BlendMode.MULTIPLY;         alert("Page: " + mygraphics[aa].parent.parent.name + " | Name: " + mygraphics[aa].itemLink.name);       }       catch(e){};     break;     default: break;   } } thankyou mg. ... View more

hi Those codes work for InDesign, but not for Illustrator(Ai)... because Ai doesn't have 'doScript' method. mg. ... View more

Hi. try this code var para = app.selection[0].paragraphs; try {   para[0].spaceAfter -= 0.5; // or += 0.5 } catch(e){alert(e);} // space after and space before must >= 0 and, you can get other properties with this code $.writeln(para[0].properties.toSource().replace(/,/g,",\n")); thankyou, mg ... View more

Hi. John Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately this command doesn't work for me with OSX 10.6+InDesign CS5. But using defaults is very interesting. Mg ... View more

Hi. is your operation system "Windows"? try this code var doc = app.documents[0]; var org = doc.rectangles[0];// has an image var tf = doc.textFrames[0]; // bigger than image var dup = tf.parentStory.insertionPoints[-1].rectangles.add(); for (var j in org.properties) {   try {     dup = org.properties ;   }   catch(e){} }; var relative_posi = [   dup.geometricBounds[1] - org.geometricBounds[1],   dup.geometricBounds[0] - org.geometricBounds[0] ]; // mac or win? if (Folder.fs === "Macintosh") {   dup.place(org.graphics[0].itemLink.filePath); } else {   dup.place(encodeURI(File(org.itemLink.filePath).fullName); } for (var i in org.graphics[0].properties) {   try {     dup.graphics[0] = org.graphics[0].properties;   }   catch(e){} }; dup.graphics[0].move(undefined, relative_posi); ... View more

Hi Is what you want do create Anchored Object without using cut() and paste() try this code. /** *  without using cut() and paste() * * env> * a document has one textframe and graphicframe(rectangle) * */ var doc = app.documents[0]; var org = doc.rectangles[0];// has an image var tf = doc.textFrames[0]; var dup = tf.parentStory.insertionPoints[-1].rectangles.add(); for (var j in org.properties) {   try {     dup = org.properties ;   }   catch(e){} }; var relative_posi = [   dup.geometricBounds[1] - org.geometricBounds[1],   dup.geometricBounds[0] - org.geometricBounds[0] ]; dup.place(org.graphics[0].itemLink.filePath); for (var i in org.graphics[0].properties) {   try {     dup.graphics[0] = org.graphics[0].properties;   }   catch(e){} }; dup.graphics[0].move(undefined, relative_posi); // if you want move! // org.remove(); thank you mg ... View more

Hi. Here is another solution, applied margin to also Master Spread. var doc = app.documents.add(); doc.marginPreferences.properties = {top:0,right:0,bottom:0,left:0}; // this part doesnt work?? // var mst_page = doc.masterSpreads[0].pages.everyItem(); // mst_page.marginPreferences.properties = {top:0,right:0,bottom:0,left:0}; var mst_page_1 = doc.masterSpreads[0].pages[0]; mst_page_1.marginPreferences.properties = {top:0,right:0,bottom:0,left:0}; var mst_page_2 = doc.masterSpreads[0].pages[1]; mst_page_2.marginPreferences.properties = {top:0,right:0,bottom:0,left:0}; doc.documentPreferences.pageWidth = '1pt'; doc.documentPreferences.pageHeight = '1pt'; mg ... View more