I am trying to set the settings when placing a PDF into Illustrator..
When I use the "Place..." option from the File menu I get prompted with a box to set the "Crop to" setting. From like "Art" or "Trim" etc.When I place it with a script it is defaulting to "Art" right...
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Batch export .ai to .png produces files without extension - please help
I created an Action to batch export a folder of .ai files to create 300dpi .png's of the .ai file's artboard. I did this by simply recording "Export...as png" with my desired settings then Batch...
View Articlehow to place a copy of a librairie item with a script?
i've created a librairie with 1 graphic.i can place this item as a embeded copy (only option available in cc 2014), or as a link (new with cc 2015)- just right click and choose the place in context...
View ArticleIllustrator 2015 changes?
I don't see any new docs available on adobe's scripting page for AI. Does anyone know if there were any changes to the scripting engine?
View ArticleDrawing a rectangle of exact size of the artboard?
Has anybody written a JS script to to draw a rectangle on an active document which would be exact size as the document's artboard?I find it very inaccurate and cumbersome trying to draw such rectangle...
View ArticleNo Stroke No Fill not recognizing
Can someone tell me why my else if statement isn't working? I know I have 3 path items that have no fill and no stroke... #target illustrator var allDocs = app.documents; var doc = app.activeDocument;...
View ArticlePageItem.applyEffect(LiveEffectXML)
I am wondering if anyone has been able to figure out what kind of "LiveEffectXML" is a parameter to PageItem.applyEffect()It's been years since this feature has been out, but no documentation anywhere.
View ArticleScript for CS3 to join anchor points in 1 click
Hello,Is there a script for CS3 to join many anchor points in 1 click instead of doing it corner by corner?thanks
View ArticleChanging text and keeping the font style the same
Using Illustrator cs 5 / JavaScript I'm having a problem with keeping text styles like bold and Regular(not bold) from change.here is the problemsay you want to change text likeScripting is not fun! to...
View ArticleAdobe in Excel
Hi In Excel2000 I want to use some Adobe script to allow a Excel shape to follow the mouse as it is moved in a restricted area, up and down. Up to 16 rows up and back down to start. Say with...
View ArticleSerious, Pro level Illustrator Scripting help needed
I need a pretty robust script and I am willing to pay for it. I am sorry if soliciting like that is a against forum rules, I will find out if my post gets, deleted/locked. I am just serious about this...
View ArticleHow to sort objects alphabetically (inside of a layer)?
How to sort objects alphabetically (inside of a layer) on layer list?I have already tried scripts for Layer sorting. They work indeed for the layers, but not the objects themselves packed inside.
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Reworking Photoshop ImageProcessorPro.jsx for Illustrator
sorry my bad english hello, Is it possible to convert the script to illustrator? http://www.mediafire.com/download/eo3devml0xiqvc1/ImageProcessorPro-3_2b2.zip example:ai to jpg, ai to png, ai to ai...
View ArticleCan't change icon images when image is embedded....
I'm having an issue with dialog images. When I embed an image in the script for an iconbutton, I can't seem to change the image. I don't get any errors when running the script, the image just...
View ArticleHow to Log data to a consol file or elsewhere
When I use Javascript in Apples Quartz Composer application, it has a Log command I can inspect the state of my code with eg: Log("Give Feedback" + variables) the Log statements appear in the QC app...
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how to get the "pathPoints" coordinates of a textFrameItem?
Hi all, Yes I know that textFrameItems don't have pathPoints but.. How can I get the x, y coordinates of the corner points of a rotated textFrameItem.I know that I can get the angle of rotation by...
View ArticleHow to log the ExtendScript Tool Kit console prints to a Text File
Hi Chaps, I want to put prints in my whole Script and take the logs of the script.To do this I need to log the entire console output to a Text file.Can somebody please tell me how to write the console...
View ArticleJavascript: Spot Colors and Inks
Using CS3.Can anyone explain why Illustrator's Javascript considers any Global color a Spot Color? To see what I mean, please follow these steps:1. Download thisthis .zip archive. It contains a small...
View ArticlePath points- get anchor point width (variable width stroke)
Hello, I'm new to Illustrator scripting, trying to do this in JavaScript. I'd like to retrieve the "width" property for each anchor point in a path. When I use the Width Tool, I can change the width...
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Save file with script (skip warning 'modified outside Illustrator')
Hi All, We all know that command: app.activeDocument.save(); saves the document skipping all the dialogs and even alert that is popping out every time when you manually saving your file on a server:...
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