Quick manual kerning in Adobe Illustrator?
Unless I am missing something, the normal way to manually adjust the kerning up/down is to select between the targeted letters, then go up to the character panel and adjust it as needed. Rinse and...
View ArticleSaving documents via Scripts: Get current file name and set save path/file type
I am writing a script that will: -Make all layers invisible-Make a layer named "background" visible-Delete all the invisible layers-Save the docment as an EPS file (leaving the original document...
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 ArticleSort layers by number of anchors
Hello, Is there any possibility to do this?I have got some layers, each contains one object. Now, I want to sort them by the number of the anchors of the objects. Thank you very much! Best whishes!
View ArticleChanges in CS6
OMG! the CS6 DOM additions are _________. (fill in the blanks). 2 Enumerations- Compatibility.ILLUSTRATOR16- ExportType.TIFF 2 Methods- PlacedItem.relink()- Application.sendScriptMessage() 1 Data...
View ArticleScript for Document Setup size...
Hello All, I have a request for a script, not sure how one would go about it but here we go. An AI CS4 user selects a shape, they then execute a script that... Resizes the Document Setup Art Board...
View ArticleAutomatically Run my script....
Hi Developers, I am in trouble with automatically run my script Illustrator CS5? I have written some script, But I want to run my script If the designer open the Illustrator eps file my script run in...
View ArticleSplit Text into Layers
I was wondering if anyone is aware of a script that is able to do the same as this photoshop one http://www.agasyanc.ru/text-splitter, I would use that one in photoshop but its not working in CS6. I...
View ArticleResolution check in illustrator
How to check the raster image resolution in illustrator through script?
View ArticleHow to divide all textFrames in one-character-per-textFrame?
Hello: How to divide all textFrames in one-character-per-textFrame? Example: the textFrame "Letters" will be divided in 7 textFrames: "L", "e", "t", "t", "e", "r", "s". Help, please.
View ArticleSelecting objects in a layer to copy and paste into a new doc?
How can I select all objects in a layer and copy and paste the objects into a new document? We are having issues with the copy and paste method. Is this because it uses the operating systems clipboard?
View ArticleMaking objects into a compound path then clip
Hey everyone, I'm fairly new to Java and Illustrator, so any help would be appreciated. I'm trying to set up a script that will grab a group of objects and turn them into a compound path, then apply a...
View ArticleScript to round fractional CMYK colours?
This script must exist but I'll be damned if I can find it!!! I work in a large printing company and we get artwork from all over that has dodgy CMYK colours (quick convertions from RGB obviously). We...
View Article[CS5 - JS] Random questions...
Hi.I come form InDesign scripting and I'm sorry to say that illustrator one is really raw...Anyway, my problems are:- Looks like it's not possible to get something like "textStyleRanges" within a...
View ArticleUI (Window, dialog, palette etc) reference info for AI scripting
I'm looking for standard reference info on UI elements like popup windows (dialogs, palettes etc). I've been through the Illustrator CS6 Javascript Scripting reference guide and also the CS6 Scripting...
View ArticleHow to save as AI file with PDF compatability at the same location?
Hi Guys, Requesting for script. Here are the details.. I do have lot of AI files (from different paths) which are do not have PDF compatability switch on. So now I am looking for script that all the...
View ArticleIllustrator Macros/Scripting
Hey guys is it possible to create macros in illustrator, or how would this be achieved via the scripting.Basically i have a c# application that contains alot of pictureboxes all with images in them. i...
View Articlebatch converting .ai to .png in specific size
hi. i'm totally new to scripting and could use some help. i have a bunch of illustrator cs5 files (actually some of them might be older cs versions). they all have an artboard size of 200 x 200. i...
View ArticleMove/Translate GroupItem w/ masks and effects?
All, I have a document with a single layer and a single group (GroupItem) in that layer.Unfortunately, I didn't create the .ai file, so I don't know exactly what is in the group; however, there appears...
View ArticleAfter using an ExtendScript (via ESTK) Illustrator becomes corrupted and...
Hey, thanks for reading. I'm having a strange problem with Illustrator CS5 and ESTK CS5. I'm new to writing ExtendScripts, so I haven't a clue what could be going wrong here but here's the skinny: I've...
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