How to speed up a javascript looping through all pathItems?
I have a very simple javascript for Illustrator that is intended to render all filled objects semi-transparent. It works nicely but for large documents with many objects this takes ages, even beyond...
View ArticleREMOVE QUOTES IN TEXT.
Hello friends, I am using a CSV file to populate a form in illustrator but which contains text fields are getting texts QUOTES EXAMPLE: instead of> MODEL <is filling> "MODEL" < How do I...
View ArticleScript for Selecting Open Paths in Illustrator CS6
I have created this script for selecting open paths in illustrator cs6 as the graffix plugin is not working under CS6. Just save the following text in /Applications/Adobe Illustrator...
View ArticleScript to get names of placed images into text file for our database?
I know nothing about scripting in Illustrator, but am willing and interested to give it a try if this sounds doable. All we want are the names--just a simple list of the names, such as7009 LL.epsRsb...
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How to make this forum better?
Hi friends I have the ability to create an announcement inside this forum. So I'm thinking about this possibility. I'm following this forum for about a time just to be sure it's free of spammers (and...
View ArticleScript UI breaks connection with AI Document?
Last week I wrote a simple script that interacts with my document and exports layers as images. The script works great, but I thought I'd add a nice UI to it before I release it to the world, so I...
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Cutting a circle
Hi all, I need to make shapes like this based on a value for graph purposes - usually I would just create a cutting shape based on trig (this shape representing around 60%) and subtract it from the...
View ArticleTweaking the SaveDocsAsPDF script
Hello. Absolute scripting newbie here; will someone take pity...?I am looking at the SaveDocsAsPDF script. It works for our purposes except I would like it to save PDFs using a Preset we created called...
View Articledeleting text from text frame
my question is does anyone now the best way or anyway to remove text from a text frame?say if you want to remove anything in () in a text frame or any * symbols. 52(one on both sides) //you have this...
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Problems to export PDF/X-1a file
Hello I need personal help, when I export to pdf PDF/X-1a,he comes out with these cortinhos the images I n know what can be.when saved in x4 acrobat7 out normal will be that these cuts will leave the...
View ArticleHow complete is the javascript API?
Hi, I am trying to serealize a AI document using the javascript API. Based on the "AI CC SCRIPTING REFERENCE" I assumed this could be done by simple traversing the dom and saving the type and...
View ArticleShortcut for js script with CS4 ?
hi all,with my old version of illustrator (CS), i might affect a shortcut to a specific scipt .Now i have CS4 version, and i don't find similar possibility. how can affect in this new version ? Thanks...
View ArticleCode to place a swatch pattern on a layer
I recently created a script that reads the layer names of an Illustrator file, and uses the name to identify a swatch to use to pattern all elements on that specified layer. The script works well, and...
View ArticleList missing fonts in Illustrator
Hi all, I've been working on a script to try and build a list of font's that not loaded in Illustrator. I know that Illustrator will alert missing fonts when a document is opened but this routine will...
View ArticleIs it possible to create droplet?
Is it possible to create a droplet in "illustrator cs"?
View ArticleAccessing the elements of a page item
Good people of the Adobe forums, I am working on a script that performs a series of things on all of the artwork in a document. At one point, it needs to compare the fill color of every item to a...
View ArticleScripting Illustrator actions, incorporating calls to Excel
Hello all, I need some help... I am building a series of logos — based on word strings — using Illustrator CS4 with a combination of Actions, but also retrieving the word string from an Excel file....
View ArticleScripting charts in illustrator
I work in the graphics department at the Financial Times. As you might imagine we generate a large amount of basic charts. We have a custome written javascript plugin called Ilex that takes an excel...
View ArticleScript: rename layers?
Hi, is there a quick way how to renumber or batch rename all layers in a file so they would be named in consequent numbers? Doesn't have to start from exact number, I was wondering if maybe there is...
View ArticleHow do I batch-rename objects/paths (not just layers)?
Question from a complete n00b: I need to rename a large number of selected objects/paths. This is because I want to use another script that only works when my objects have the default name,...
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