Iterate shapes and convert them to Compound Shapes
In order to keep shapes as shape layers in Photoshop when exporting from .ai to .psd, one has to convert all shapes to Compound Shapes.At the moment, i'm using an action that converts the shape, then...
View Article"Isolation Mode" and Javascript.
Hi All, Does anyone know of a way to get out of IsolationMode using Javascript? I am trying to create a Duplicate of a Selection on a Tempory Layer.The selection is often quickest to get to by...
View ArticleIs there a script available for arranging elements for optimal use of the...
I'm starting a sticker printing business using Illustrator as my main layout and illustration too. I was wondering if there's a script available for automatically arranging a set of elements on a page...
View ArticleDraw graphic by using scripting
Let say I've build some logo & icon & legend that is going to be re-use over and over again. I am wondering if I can "translate" those graphic into code so that when I need them, I just run a...
View ArticleIs it possible to run program functions with javascript?
In a nutshell, I want to run clean up, but recording it to an action still makes me confirm it. This is a pain on batch items. I'm looking/creating a script that does the same thing as cleanup, but...
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 ArticleLink to a web page from AI javascript?
I've written a script with a ScriptUI interface, which other people will be using. I'd like to include a 'help' button in the interface, which ideally would connect to a web page with more details....
View ArticleMy Script works for exactly half of the group items I want it to act on, not...
var docRef = app.activeDocument; var selectedObjects = docRef.selection; if (selectedObjects.length > 1) { for(i=0;i<selectedObjects.length;i++) { var thisItem = selectedObjects[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 ArticleHow to call a swatch from the library
Hi, I'm writing a script to create a new AI document with a restricted swatchbook. The designer is supposed to use only the swatches/inks provided by this script. So far I was able to delete all...
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ScriptUI - bring palette to front on Mac
Howdy yall! Please consider this: on my Windows 7 home computer I am able to create UI progress bars and popup messages for my UI window and everything works just fine. Now, I come to work on the...
View ArticleCreate a rectangle around object?
Can this be done in illustrator scripting?? http://coreldraw.com/forums/t/35280.aspx creating a rectangle around selected object or objects and set margins... Regards Martin
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Move a Spot color to a layer
I am very new to this, but am excited to unlock the power of scripting Adobe products. I have search through the forum for a similar issue but couldn't quite find the answer. This is my problem: I am...
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 ArticleHelp with "Print to PDF" Script...
Hi All,I'm a Web Designer and I would need help creating a Print to PDF Script...Here's what I have: // Illustrator Export Script var difDocuments;difDocuments = documents.length;...
View ArticleAnything similar to javascript's setInterval in ExtendScript?
I need a way to poll my server for new jobs for the illustrator script to work on every few hours.I tried with $.sleep(), but that is blocking, I need a non-blocking way to do this.Any advice?...
View ArticleIs it possible to run an action with a script using cs6 javascript
In the pdf for the scripting guide it says : "A script can execute an action, but actions cannot execute scripts." I am having trouble finding out how to do that, and I know a way to have an action...
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 ArticleDimension Illustrator CS6
Does anyone know of a script that will automatically put dimensions on rectangular shapes in Illustrator CS6?
View ArticleDetermining the index of selected items in a ListBox?
Hello,I can't seem to figure out a simple/direct method to identify the index of the selected item in a list box.I feel like I'm missing something, but I can't seem to figure which (if any) property...
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