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‎Feb 05, 2015
11:18 AM
OK So thank you so much that is working beautifully!! So now I am working on getting the grouped items to scale into a specific size of my templates.....any thoughts on how to do that? My scaling portion is not working correctly....I am just working on the portrait layout first then will work on the landscape.
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var group = doc.groupItems;
var maxHeightPort = 689.0;
var maxWidthPort = 567.0;
var maxHeightLand = 518.0;
var maxWidthLand = 738.0;
var scaleRatio = 0;
for(var i = 0; i < group.length; i++)
{
var template;
if (group.height > group.width)
{
template = new File("C:/Master Templates/8.5x11 Portrait.ait");
if(group.height < maxHeightPort){
scaleRatio = maxHeightPort / group.height;
group.width = group.width * scaleRatio;
group.height = group.height * scaleRatio;
group.resize(group.width, group.height);
}
if(group.width < maxWidthPort){
scaleRatio = maxWidthPort / group.width;
group.width = group.width * scaleRatio;
group.height = group.height * scaleRatio;
group.resize(group.width, group.height);
}
} else {
template = new File("C:/Master Templates/8.5x11 Landscape.ait");
}
moveItem();
}
function moveItem(){
var temp = app.open(template);
var newItem = group.duplicate(temp,ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
if (newItem.position != "0,0"){
newItem.position = [0,0];
}
else{
//alert("Is 0,0");
}
}
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‎Feb 02, 2015
10:19 AM
Is there a way to look at the group items and move them to individual pages based on their size? My goal is to select for example 3 grouped items. Check the width and height to see if a landscape or portrait file should be opened. Then place the group on the correct file. Group 1: 5" wide x 9" tall Open the file C:/Master Templates/8.5x11 Portrait.ait Because the group is taller than it is wide Put Group 1 on that page Group 2: 6.5" wide x 8" tall Open the file C:/Master Templates/8.5x11 Portrait.ait Because the group is taller than it is wide Put Group 2 on that page Group 3: 12" wide x 9.25" tall Open the file C:/Master Templates/8.5x11 Landscape.ait Because the group is wider than it is tall Put Group 3 on that page Windows 7 64-Bit CS4 Thanks!
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‎Dec 02, 2014
12:11 PM
OK so I got this squared away to where the art board moves to the selected items. Someone else wrote the code to move the art board to the selected items and I modified it to fit my needs. So that being said big thanks to pixxxel schubser for the code for that part (found here... https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1336506 ) Here is the code for anyone to see/modify/use!
#target illustrator
var newDocSet = new DocumentPreset;
newDocSet.title = "Cover"
newDocSet.width = (8.5 * 72);
newDocSet.height = (11 * 72);
newDocSet.units = RulerUnits.Inches;
newDocSet.colorMode = DocumentColorSpace.RGB;
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var selectedItems = doc.selection;
if (selectedItems.length > 0) {
var newDoc = app.documents.addDocument(DocumentColorSpace.RGB, newDocSet);
for (var i = 0; i < selectedItems.length; i++) {
var newArt = selectedItems.duplicate(newDoc, ElementPlacement.INSIDE);
}
} else {
alert("nothing selected");
}
// to move the new document artboard over to the selected items
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var selectedItems = doc.selection;
var abIdx = doc.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex();
var actAbBds = doc.artboards[abIdx].artboardRect;
var vBounds = selectedItems[0].visibleBounds;
vBounds_Li = vBounds[0];
vBounds_Ob = vBounds[1];
vBounds_Re = vBounds[2];
vBounds_Un = vBounds[3];
if (selectedItems.length >1 ) {
for (i=1; i<selectedItems.length ; i++) {
vBdsI = selectedItems.visibleBounds;
if( vBounds_Li > vBdsI[0] ) {vBounds_Li = vBdsI[0]};
if( vBounds_Ob < vBdsI[1] ) {vBounds_Ob = vBdsI[1]};
if( vBounds_Re < vBdsI[2] ) {vBounds_Re = vBdsI[2]};
if( vBounds_Un > vBdsI[3] ) {vBounds_Un = vBdsI[3]};
}
doc.artboards[abIdx].artboardRect = [vBounds_Li +((vBounds_Re - vBounds_Li)/2-(actAbBds[2]-actAbBds[0])/2), vBounds_Ob -((vBounds_Ob - vBounds_Un)/2+(actAbBds[3]-actAbBds[1])/2), vBounds_Li +((vBounds_Re - vBounds_Li)/2-(actAbBds[2]-actAbBds[0])/2)+(actAbBds[2]-actAbBds[0]), vBounds_Ob -((vBounds_Ob - vBounds_Un)/2+(actAbBds[3]-actAbBds[1])/2)+(actAbBds[3]-actAbBds[1])];
}
// save .ai and .pdf file to correct locations, then close the file
var allDocs = app.documents;
for(var i = 0; i < allDocs.length; i++){
var fileName = allDocs[1].name;
var jobName = (fileName).substr(0, 11);
aiFile = "D:\\Job Number\\"+jobName+"\\AI\\Cover.ai"
pdfFile = "D:\\Job Number\\"+jobName+"\\PDF\\Cover.pdf"
var newaiFile = new File(aiFile);
var doc = app.activeDocument;
doc.saveAs (newaiFile);
saveAI();
var pdfOpts = new PDFSaveOptions();
pdfOpts.pDFXStandard=PDFXStandard.PDFXNONE;
pdfOpts.compatibility = PDFCompatibility.ACROBAT5;
pdfOpts.preserveEditability = false;
var newpdfFile = new File(pdfFile);
doc.saveAs(newpdfFile, pdfOpts);
}
function saveAI( path, name, id ) {
var saveOpts = new PDFSaveOptions();
saveOpts.compatibility = PDFCompatibility.ACROBAT6;
}
doc.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES);
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‎Nov 05, 2014
04:22 AM
Thanks for the code Carlos! imageCollection...I also don't understand the need for the extra if statement. So I have removed it from the code I have modified and set it to create a 8.5" x 11" RGB document. Here is the updated code
#target illustrator
// Duplicates any selected items from the active document into a new document.
var newItem;
var docSelected = app.activeDocument.selection;
if ( docSelected.length > 0 ) {
// Create a new document and move the selected items to it.
// RGB Document, 8.5" x 11" (Document size is set in points)
var newDoc = app.documents.add(DocumentColorSpace.RGB, 612, 792);
for ( i = 0; i < docSelected.length; i++ ) {
docSelected.selected = false;
newItem = docSelected.duplicate( newDoc, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND );
}
}
else {
alert( "Please select one or more art objects" );
}
Now when it duplicates the items it isn't placing them centered on the artboard. Here is a screen shot zoomed out to 12.5% of where it places the items.... Any ideas on that?
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‎Nov 04, 2014
10:35 AM
Here is a break down of what I am wanting to accomplish....any guidance would be appreciated! 1. User will select items (text frames, compound path items, path items) 2. User will run a script that will do the following.... 1. Open a new document (8.5" x 11") with RGB color 2. Anything with a fill color should get gray color 100% fill applied 3. Anything with a stroke color should get gray color 100% stroke applied 4. Then save a .ai file and a .pdf file in the following format.....
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var fileName = doc.name;
var jobName = (fileName).substr(0, 11);
aiFile = "D:\\Jobs\\"+jobName+"\\AI\\Cover Page.ai"
pdfFile = "D:\\Jobs\\"+jobName+"\\PDF\\Cover Page.pdf"
var newaiFile = new File(aiFile);
doc.saveAs (newaiFile);
var pdfOpts = new PDFSaveOptions();
pdfOpts.pDFXStandard=PDFXStandard.PDFXNONE;
pdfOpts.compatibility = PDFCompatibility.ACROBAT5;
pdfOpts.preserveEditability = false;
var newpdfFile = new File(pdfFile);
doc.saveAs(newpdfFile, pdfOpts);
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‎Oct 31, 2014
03:15 AM
Works GREAT! Thanks again!
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‎Oct 30, 2014
06:01 AM
I will only be lines and circle that is correct. I don't want anything moved. I just planned on changing the stroke weight for the incorrect items to 10pt just so I can clearly see what is incorrect.
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‎Oct 30, 2014
03:39 AM
What I want the script to check.... All items are on the layer Circles. Only items with K 0% fill AND K 100% stroke should exist on the Circles layer. So... If the fill color and stroke color are correct the should be marked so (white filled circles with black stroke) If the fill color is wrong it should be marked incorrect. (red filled circles with black stroke) If the stroke color is wrong it should be marked incorrect. If the stroke color is right but the item doesn't have a fill color (the line) it should be marked incorrect Does that make sense? This is an error checking script. If I accidentally put the line on the circle layer I need to know. If I forget to format the circles to K 0% fill AND K 100% stroke I need to know.
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‎Oct 29, 2014
08:53 AM
I am running a simple script that checks a certain layer for any circle that is not colored properly. I have 4 circles and 1 line on my test document. I am checking to see if any items on a specific layer "Circles" exist. Two circles filled and stroked correctly and two incorrect. Then a line (between the 2 red circles) is NOT supposed to be on this layer and has a fill color of None. When I run the following script I get the output that there are 3 correct circles and 2 incorrect circles. The line between the red circles is coming in as correct. Any ideas why?
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
var noColor = new NoColor();
var allLines = doc.pathItems;
var correct = 0;
var incorrect = 0;
for (var i = allLines.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
if (allLines.layer == "[Layer Circles]") {
if (allLines.strokeColor.gray == "100" && allLines.fillColor.gray == "0" && allLines.fillColor != noColor) {
alert("Correct");
correct++;
}
else {
alert("Incorrect");
incorrect++;
}
}
}
alert(correct + " correct circle and " + incorrect + " incorrect circles");
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‎Oct 29, 2014
03:56 AM
6 of those are mine. lol I appreciate this community more than you guys know. When someone more knowledgeable is willing to take the time to help educate others that is awesome!
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‎Oct 27, 2014
10:59 AM
Figured it out!
else if (allLines.layer == "[Layer 032 Red") {
if (allLines.strokeColor.spot != "[Spot 032 Red]") {
alert("Error on layer 032 Red");
} else {
alert("032 layer is good");
}
}
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‎Oct 27, 2014
08:37 AM
Is there a way to compare a pathItems swatch color? For example I have a layer named "032 Red" if the pathItem on this layer does NOT have a swatch color named "032 Red" alert the user there is a problem. If everything is ok alert the user that it is all good.
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
var allLines = doc.pathItems;
var allSwatches = doc.swatches;
var redSwatch = allSwatches['032 Red'].color;
else if (allLines.layer == "[Layer 032 Red]"){
if(allLines.strokeColor != redSwatch){
alert("Error on layer 032 Red");
}
else{
alert("032 Red layer is good");
}
}
That is just a snippet of my code but if anyone can help with that I would appreciate it!
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‎Oct 27, 2014
07:50 AM
That worked! Only thing I changed was .fillColor to .strokeColor
allLines.strokeColor = allSwatches['651 (Blue Gray)'].color;
THANK YOU CARLOS!
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‎Oct 27, 2014
05:43 AM
I am trying to apply a swatch to all pathItems on a certain layer. I have the code written to access the layer I want but I am not sure how to apply a specific swatch name to the pathItems on the layer that I want. In my code if the pathItem is on a layer named "651(Highways)" I want the swatch in my document labeled "651 (Blue Gray)" to be applied to all those pathItems. Anyone help me out with that? I am sure it is simple but I have never done it before and not much luck Google'n it. Here is my code....
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
var allLines = doc.pathItems;
var allSwatches = doc.swatches;
// CHECK TO SEE WHAT LAYER PATH ITEMS ARE ON
for (var i = allLines.length-1; i >= 0; i--){
if (allLines.layer == "[Layer Rails/Feather Bars]"){
allLines.filled = false;
lineFormat();
blackStroke();
allLines.strokeWidth = 2.0;
}
else if (allLines.layer == "[Layer 651 (Highways)]"){
lineFormat();
allLines.strokeWidth = 1.1;
}
else {
//alert("Found line on " + allLines.layer);
}
}
function lineFormat(){
allLines.filled = false;
allLines.strokeWidth = 1.6;
allLines.strokeJoin = StrokeJoin.MITERENDJOIN;
allLines.strokeCap = StrokeCap.BUTTENDCAP;
}
function blackStroke(){
var blackLine = new GrayColor();
blackLine.gray = 100;
allLines.stroked = true;
allLines.strokeColor = blackLine;
}
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‎Oct 27, 2014
03:26 AM
Thanks for posting this Carlos! I will definitely keep this in my bag of tricks.
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‎Oct 24, 2014
06:40 AM
That works perfect! Thank you again for your help! You helped me with this script and my other one. As a thank you I would like to offer something to you. Nothing big but just something to show my gratitude.... I'll message you.
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‎Oct 24, 2014
06:27 AM
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! The folder structure does already exist so I modified the code just a bit more to eliminate the prompts. Final code looks like this....
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var fileName = doc.name;
var jobName = (fileName).substr(0, 11);
aiFile = "D:\\NGS Jobs\\" + jobName + "\\AI\\Schematic.ai"
pdfFile = "D:\\NGS Jobs\\" + jobName + "\\PDF\\Schematic.pdf"
var newaiFile = new File(aiFile);
var doc = app.activeDocument;
doc.saveAs(newaiFile);
var pdfOpts = new PDFSaveOptions();
pdfOpts.pDFXStandard = PDFXStandard.PDFXNONE;
pdfOpts.compatibility = PDFCompatibility.ACROBAT5;
pdfOpts.preserveEditability = false;
var newpdfFile = new File(pdfFile);
doc.saveAs(newpdfFile, pdfOpts);
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‎Oct 23, 2014
04:43 AM
Is there a way to script something that will just move ANY/ALL sublayers to a top level layer? That may work more efficiently for me as the more jobs I get the less consistency I am noticing. One file has the following layer: 30 Page > 30 Pg Border Other files have been formatted: Template Layers > 42 Page > 42 Pg Border
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‎Oct 23, 2014
04:04 AM
OK so that code is really close! I tweaked it a bit. I kept getting an error that said cannot move a locked layer. So I just made a loop to unlock ALL the layers first thing. Then to get rid of some of the "extra" code I wrote I changed this line:
if (layer.name == "42 Pg Border" || layer.name == "30 Pg Border" || layer.name == "24 Pg Border") {
to this.....
if ((layer.name).substr(-6) == "Border") {
So now instead of looking for 42 30 24 (and other border templates I may have to add) I just told it to look at the 6 characters at the end of the string (which will always be the word Border). OK so now the code runs and does what it is supposed to but I am getting an undefined in my javascript console in extendscript. Any ideas? Current updated code:
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
var count = 0;
for (var z = allLayers.length-1; z >= 0; z--){
allLayers .locked = false;
}
for (var i = allLayers.length-1; i >= 0; i--){
deeper(allLayers);
}
if (count == 0){
alert("No Border Layer Found");
}
function checkLayer(parent,layer){
if ((layer.name).substr(-6) == "Border") {
layer.move(allLayers[0],ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE);
++count;
}
}
function deeper(parent){
var subLayers = parent.layers;
if (subLayers.length > 0){
for (var i = subLayers.length-1; i >= 0; i--){
checkLayer(parent,subLayers);
if (count>0){return}
deeper(subLayers);
}
} return
}
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‎Oct 23, 2014
03:45 AM
The folder location changes based on the job number. For instance: Job KENR5632-01 is saved on my D drive in a folder NGS Jobs. Inside that folder there are 2 folders AI and PDF When I do the job for KENR5632-01 I save a file called Schematic.ai in the AI folder and Schematic.pdf in the PDF folder. The format is always the same the only thing that changes is the job number (KENR5632-01)
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‎Oct 22, 2014
11:22 AM
I am making changes with code to the file. I want the user to be prompted to save as a .ai file first. I have that down. Now I am wanting to have the user immediately be prompted to save as a pdf with only the optimize for fast web view option selected. I believe it is an adobe preset of Smallest File Size. The reason for wanting the prompt is because I want to save the files in 2 different locations. Here is my code so far.....
var doc = app.activeDocument;
// Save as .ai file
var fileName = doc.fullName;
var thisFile = new File(fileName);
var saveFile = thisFile.saveDlg();
doc.saveAs (saveFile);
// Save as .pdf file
var pdfSaveOptions = new PDFSaveOptions();
pdfSaveOptions.pDFXStandard=PDFXStandard.PDFXNONE;
pdfSaveOptions.compatibility = PDFCompatibility.ACROBAT5;
pdfSaveOptions.preserveEditability = false;
var pdfFile = new File(fileName);
doc.saveAs(pdfFile, pdfSaveOptions);
AI CS4 Windows 7 64bit
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‎Oct 22, 2014
03:54 AM
I get the alert for No Border Layer Found because it is in a sublayer. The code above only looks through all the layers at the top level.
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‎Oct 21, 2014
04:46 AM
I have a lot of illustrator files that are organized by a template size. The layers are setup so that the top level layer is always Template. However the sublayer I need to move to the top level could be called 42 Pg Border or 30 Pg Border or 24 Pg Border. Is there a way for a script to search through the layers and if it finds "42 Pg Border" or "30 Pg Border" or "24 Pg Border" in the sublayer Template it would move it to the top level but if it doesn't see one of those it doesn't give an error? I'm still new to scripting so the extent of my knowledge on this is to scan all the layers and unlock them. Then look for a specific layer name. It's the sublayer and moving it to the top level that I am not sure of. Here is my current code:
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
for (var i = allLayers.length-1; i >= 0; i--){
allLayers.locked = false;
if (allLayers.name == "42 Pg Border" || allLayers.name == "30 Pg Border" || allLayers.name == "24 Pg Border") {
alert("I found the " + allLayers.name + " layer")
} else {
alert("Not the right layer")
}
}
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I am using CS4 on a Windows 64 Bit PC with JavaScript
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‎Oct 20, 2014
05:59 AM
Essentially that is all I am trying to do. If the items that are nearby could be grouped and then sent to the corresponding layer. Here is a layout of the steps I take. 1. I select the text objects 2. I run my script to create layers based on the selected text objects content and format the layer name to a certain requirement. Callout and 3 digits. 3. I select the circle line and text that are close and send to the correct layer. So for an example using my picture above..... 1. I select number 13 2. I run my script to create my custom layer based on my selection and get a layer name Callout 013 3. I select the number 13 and the line and circle that are right there with it 4. I send those 3 items (#13, circle, line) to the layer Callout 013 Does that help?
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‎Oct 16, 2014
10:03 AM
Thanks Larry! That worked out perfect. One small edit to your code was I had to change
(var i = allLayers.length-1; i => 0; i--)
to
(var i = allLayers.length-1; i >= 0; i--)
Final code....
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
for (var i = allLayers.length-1; i>=0; i--){
allLayers.locked = false;
if (allLayers.name == "Hypertext" || allLayers.name == "Taps") {
//alert("I found the " + allLayers.name + " layer")
} else {
//alert("Not the right layer")
allLayers.remove();
}
}
Thanks again Larry!
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‎Oct 16, 2014
09:44 AM
#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allLayers = doc.layers;
for (var i = 0; i < allLayers.length; i++) {
allLayers.locked = false;
if (allLayers.name == "Hypertext" || allLayers.name == "Taps") {
alert("I found the " + allLayers.name + " layer")
} else {
//alert("Not the right layer")
allLayers.remove();
}
}
Can anyone tell me why my loop is stopping short? I am trying to delete ALL of the layers in the active document that are NOT named Hypertext or Taps. There are 28 layers in my document (including the 2 specific layers I want to keep). After I run the script that I wrote (see above script) it does in fact keep my two desired layers but it also doesn't delete all the other layers. I am left with 12 layers that need to be deleted still. Anyone see what I am doing wrong? Windows 7 64bit, CS4, JavaScript
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‎Oct 16, 2014
04:40 AM
OK so I have a JavaScript in CS4 that I wrote that will take selected text objects and create a layer formatted the way I need it. For example the following text items are selected: 13 16 23 FF The script will create the following layers: Callout 013 Callout 016 Callout 023 Callout 0FF There is always a circle and a line behind each text item. They look like this....(I have included screen shots of the objects properties) I am wanting my script to recognize the location of the items that overlap the corresponding text and after it creates the layer just send it all to the correct layer. So text object 13 would create the layer and the circle and line that are with it would go to the layer Callout 013. These items are not grouped. I am moving them manually right now but the volume I do I thought I would ask. This could be way too advanced and if it is I will continue doing it manually. Here is what the final layers would look like after the script ran... Anyone willing to advise or help me figure this out? Greatly appreciate it!
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‎Oct 15, 2014
10:10 AM
I changed my concept to make it more dynamic for my purpose. I am checking to see if the fillColor typename is RGBColor or GrayColor. I am deleting anything that is GrayColor. Thought I would share the code for the community to use as you wish. Hope it helps somebody! var doc = app.activeDocument var allText = doc.textFrames; var readFillColor = []; for(i=0; i<allText.length; i++) { textItemsRange = allText.textRange; readFillColor = textItemsRange.characterAttributes.fillColor if(readFillColor.typename == "RGBColor") { //alert("Found RGBColor") } else{ //alert("Found GrayColor") textItemsRange.remove(); } }
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‎Oct 14, 2014
11:59 AM
I was wondering if someone might be able to tell me a simple way in javascript to scan through all the text frame in my active document that are NOT filled with the following RGB values... fillColor.red = 11 fillColor.green = 142 fillColor.blue = 196 Windows 7 64 bit, CS4
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‎Oct 07, 2014
03:48 AM
Have you tried the RenderSwatchLegend script on: wundes.com Here is a description of the script: This script will generate a legend of rectangles for every swatch in the main swatches palette. You can configure spacing and value display by configuring the variables at the top of the script. update: v1.1 now tests color brightness and renders a white label if the color is dark.
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