Anti-aliasing Type Optimized/Art Optimized on PNG export
Hello there, I'm modifying a javascript that makes an export of each layer contained in an Illustrator document and I want to specify the method used for anti-aliasing (either Type Optimized or Art...
View ArticleConvert old cs4 script to illustrator cc
This is a big ask, but I found this script to remove redundant points at github.com/mekkablue/Glyphs-Scripts Each time I run, it seems to work, it shows how many points it has removed, but then...
View ArticleIs it possible to have a keyboard shortcut run a script with CS6?
I see there is an option for it to go to "other scripts" with a keyboard shortcut, but that really doesn't help much. I want it to play a specific script that is already loaded. Thanks in advance!!
View ArticleExtendScript Illustrator - Change color of text one character at a time.
I'm trying to write code for ExtendScript ToolKit to target Illustrator. I've been writing in JavaScript, but am open to switching to AppleScript if needed. The goal of the code is to change the...
View ArticleEdit single CMYK color - Applescript
My only last task is to edit a single CMYK color swatch in multiple files... FROM: (Name: C=75 M=68 Y=67 K=90) (Color: C=75 M=68 Y=67 K=90)TO: (Name: Pantone K) (Color: C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=100). It is not...
View Articletext overflow + postFix
Hi, Is there a way to select textframes containing text that overflows and to resize the frame to stop the overflow? What is the use of the postFix parameter in the areaText and pathText method ?...
View ArticleBridge to Illustrator
Hello everyone, I am working on a file saving script. I am trying to figure out how to send information from bridge to my illustrator script. I need to know the file path that is active in bridge, I...
View ArticleIllustrator script to select multiple layers
I have about 74 layers in illustrator and i want to run a script to select combination of layers at a time. For e.g. I want 5 layers to be selected and save them as one .jpg. Then say i need to select...
View ArticleExtract text from illustrator for translation then replace with translated text
I am trying to find a way to expedite translations of our drawings. Each drawing has a series of callouts showing what that piece of the drawing is via text. I would need to do 100's of drawings for...
View ArticleCan illustrator create a bill of materials?
Can illustrator create a bill of materials?
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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...
View ArticlePallets communication with each other
Is there anyway to have pallets communicate with each other? I have a script that opens up a shared document, pastes the selected artworks, moves them to the correct location, saves and closes. The...
View ArticleCS5 on Yosemite ESTK performance
This is a very specific scenario: I'm running legacy CS5 on the new Yosemite OS on my Mac laptop, with the Java Runtime 6 making it...
View ArticleIs it possible to have dynamically scaled/aligned variable fields (like name...
Hi I have an ID card template in Illustrator which we fill in with dynamic data. I have some rows with more than one variable, for example:[name] [surname]Is it possible to set up the document so these...
View ArticleIllustrator CC ExternalObject load failing but works in CS5
I have a script that loads an external library as follows: if(typeof PCDesEO == 'undefined' ) { var libFilename = "/Library/Frameworks/PCDesEO.framework"; PCDesEO = new ExternalObject("lib:" +...
View ArticleCan javascript execute pathfinder commands?
Can javascript execute menu commands such as pathfinder options?
View ArticleObject Model Viewer, not loading Illustrator dictionary?
I updated Illustrator from CC to CC 2014 and now when I load "ExtendedScript Toolkit CC 4.0.0.1" I am missing my Illustrator dictionary? Under "Browser" I only see "Core Javascript Classes" and...
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AS to round off the shade % of graphic in Illustrator.
Hi Guys, I am using MacIntosh X, Adobe Illustrator CS6 (version 16) and Applescript Editor (version 2.5).I have more than 200 files with Bar charts and Pie charts. Every Time I have to convert the...
View Articledocument.variables.removeAll()
Using CS5, I would like to remove all the variables that show up in a document variables panel, so that new ones can be put in without any errors happening. But, the act of removing them causes an...
View ArticleMakeing the scripts a plugin & sharing is fun!
Hello world of scripters and fellow adobe enthusiasts. I've been tossing around the idea of making all my scripts into plugins for illustrator, and since they are all done in JS how hard would it be to...
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