[JS] CS6+ executeMenuCommand
Hello together, since CS6+ there is possible to executeMenuCommand (menuCommandString: string)Executes a menu command using the menu shortcut string. Question 1:Who knows a way to read all the...
View Articleget text frame's angle of rotation
Hello. Does anyone know if there's a way to get/return a text frame's angle of rotation? I've searched through the CS4 AppleScript documentation and the closest I found was a text frame's "matrix"...
View ArticleImporting Color to Swatch Library from Text File
Hi,I have a large list of custom colors in Excel that has the color name and CMYK breakdown of each color. I'm looking for a way to import this information to create a custom Color Swatch Library. That...
View ArticleResolution check in illustrator
How to check the raster image resolution in illustrator through script?
View ArticleScript to make multiple layers in one task
From time to time I find the need to make many empty layers named A-Z. I use this when preparing a font drawn in Illustrator for moving to FontLab.I have not found any ready made script to do this and...
View Articleduplicating multiple groups?
Hello all, I am attempting to develop a script where i have a selection of a group and it would duplicate twice along the x axis. Then, take all the grouped items and duplicate it down the y axis 3x....
View ArticleProblem with compound path clipping
I have a compound path, which I want to use as a clipping path. so, I set the "clipping" property of it's child pathItems to "true", then added them all to a clipped layer, as the following code...
View ArticleBatch export .ai files to pdf
Hi guys, I found a script that does the job, export tones of ai files to pdf, but I have some files which are in sub folders, and I was trying to find a way to modify this script to include subfolder,...
View Articlecreating outlines from text using javascript in Illustrator CS5
Hi everyone, Is there a way to select all of the text on all artboards and CREATE OUTLINES using Javascript? I've googled and googled, but I can't seem to find any help. The text that Adobe provides...
View ArticleHow can I batch a huge bunch of wmf to ai in multiple subfolders?
Hi, I have a couple of thousand old cliparts in .wmf format that I have to convert to .ai. What I need to do is simply open the .wmf, store it as .ai in exactly the same location. Actions didn´t work...
View ArticleExtensions - Use Javascript to do stuff in Python
Hi, So I know where I want to go, but I'm missing one piece. I'm creating an extension for AI and it's going great. The Javascript portion is done, and it exports out the files needed, but I have...
View ArticleMaking a clipping group with a compound path
So, as of today I'm new to scripting for Illustrator, I'm using the ExtendScript Toolkit. However I'm not new to scripting my own solutions and I do have some experience with JavaScript already.What...
View ArticleMake a clipping Path while retaining it's appearance - script
This has been a long standing wish of mine, and I've devised this script that "kind of" works. This script takes your selection, copies appearance attributes, and pastes them to the top object after...
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Script to Rename Artboards with Layer Names
I'm looking to create a script to batch rename a number of artboards. - I have 100 named layers.- I have 100 artboards.- I would like to rename the artboards to match the layer names.- The layers are...
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Applescript: Removing Groups and Layers
This should be a simple task, but I still haven't figured out how to do it. I have a set of page items, and the are contained in groups inside of layers inside of layer inside of layers.How can I...
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[TUTORIAL] ADD YOUR OWN KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO YOUR JSX SCRIPTS
This is for Windows only; it uses a feature to launch your favorite software via a keyboard shortcut. It’s been here for a while but it just never occurred to me to use it for this purpose. 1....
View ArticleAre Symbols stored in a document as rasters?
I am scripting with Illustrator and originally wanted to utilize symbols in a document. My scripting worked just fine, but when output to a plotter driver the symbols would not print. They are...
View ArticleVB Trying to Open Illustrator CS5 with Illustrator CS6 Trial Installed
Greetings Illustrator Scripting Gurus, Looks like the scripting forum has been pretty busy lately compared to just a year ago. Kudos to all who have been answering questions. I hope to get some time...
View Article[JS] CS6+ executeMenuCommand
Hello together, since CS6+ there is possible to executeMenuCommand (menuCommandString: string)Executes a menu command using the menu shortcut string. Question 1:Who knows a way to read all the...
View ArticleWindow of type "palette" and onClose event.
Hi friends I´m having a trouble with an onClose event in a panel of type "palette". Let´s try to explain the problem. Suppose I have this single construction: var myDialog = new Window ("palette", "My...
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