Can InDesign or an InDesign script solution tell me if I have hidden elements in a document?

Can InDesign or an InDesign script solution tell me if I have hidden elements in a document? As in the following examples:
• I import a picture file and some, or all of the file is not viewable in the picture frame, can InDesign alert me of it?
• I accidentally place a picture so that it is completely covering another picture, can InDesign alert me the an image is being completely covered by another?
I am using InDesign CS on a Mac running OSX version 10.4.11.
Thanks,
Elliott

Not out of the box. Perhaps with a script. You can ask in the scripting forum.

Similar Messages

Can InDesign tell me if I have hidden elements in a document?

Can InDesign tell me if I have hidden elements in a document? As in the following examples
• I import a picture file and some, or all of the file is not viewable in the picture frame, can InDesign alert me of it?
• I accidentally place a picture so that it is completely covering another picture, can InDesign alert me the an image is being completely covered by another?
I am using InDesign CS on a Mac running OSX version 10.4.11.
Thanks,
Elliott

Not out of the box. Perhaps with a script. You can ask in the scripting forum.

I am new in indesign scripting, please tell me how to write a script to get content of a element in xml and then sort all the content

I am new in indesign scripting, please tell me how to write a script to get content of a element in xml and then sort all the content

Hi,
May the below code is useful for you, but I dont know how to sort.
Edit the tag as per your job request.
alert(app.activeDocument.xmlElements[0].contents)
//Second alert
var xe = app.activeDocument.xmlElements[0].evaluateXPathExpression("//marginalnote");
alert(xe.length)
for(i=0; i<xe.length; i++)
alert(xe[i].texts[0].contents)
Regards
Siraj

Can InDesign tell me the percentage of color used on a document?

I have a client on a fixed budget who wants a booklet with some pages in color. I use a printer who charges fluctuate based on the amount of color coverage. Can Adobe InDesign tell me the percentage of color used on a document?

I'm used to seeing digital printers charge based on color vs. black per page, but never by coverage, but then you used to be able to buy software instead of renting it, so times change.
It's pretty common for files with Black ink only to really have some color on them -- printers marks, for example, or they go through a profile conversion and print as rich black.

Can't print in indesign (icc's) and can't export pdf for PS - booklet workflow?

I have a book of artwork i've laid out in indesign and am trying to print before binding it. All attempted workflows have been thwarted so far - any help is truly appreciated.
a) printing with a canon pro9000 mark II:
Not possible. I've read into it, done plenty of tests and nothing comes close to a print of the same image from photoshop.
My problems - i can't disable canons color management when having indesign manage colors. The canon presests never grey out (as they do in ps) out and always (seemingly) apply their own icc profile in addition.
Possible solution (which comes close to but doesn't match my ps prints):
Disable indd's color management in edit>color_settings (emulate..off) (printer profile in indd's print settings becomes empty and unavailable) and have canon manage color under printer>color_matching>color_sync>my paper's profile.
This solution is not ideal so i want to export a booklet for ps instead. Here thwarting nr.2:
b) osx Lion - can't export indesign document booklet as a pdf.
I've read other posts on this and there are workarounds through postscript but then i'd have to convert everything to cmyk if i understood this right. Not good.
Is there any way to print my book in indesign or get it into photoshop as a booklet? Ideally with the text still intact rather than flattened into an image?
I know there might not be answers to the specific issues above but i was hoping anybody could if not help me then suggest an alternative workflow. All i want to do is print my book reliably with icc profiles. Is this really not possible?
Thank you so much and all help is truely appreciated!
Cheers,
Danny
(i had a former post with a. as a topic which i will delete to avoid redundancy. Also - please forgive if this has been discussed before and point me in the right direction. Last not least i have read most threads on the topic so while a former topic might have dealt with my problems it's solution - by my understanding - didn't work for me. Example: postscript for pdf because of cmyk. At the same time i fully acknowledge i might just have not fully understood the solution. Thanks!)

I can't help with your color proplem -- don't know the printer -- but you can use a script to impose your booklet in a new file, then export that to PDF.
The two I use are by Dave Saunders. The first, http://pdsassoc.com/downloads/Buildbooklet.zip merely shuffles the pages in a new file. You then export that as spreads. It's very fast and easy, but cannot handle objects that cross the spine.
The second is at Dave's CS3 Booklet Script and works by placing pages into a new spread-size document. This one does do cross-spine objects, but neither one handles creep. It's been awhile since I used either, but I think bleeds may be an issue for the second script, too.
There are also imposing plugins for Acrobat...

Indesign CS5.5 Relink Script needs help

Hi, I'm trying to relink images in an InDesign CS5.5 file to a different server using a script. This is what I have so far, but when I run the script I get errors and can't relink because "Either the file does not exist, you do not have permission, or the file may be in use by another application". Does anyone know how to make this script work? I'm fairly new to scripting.
Here is the script I have:
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"
          tell document 1
                    set linkList to links
                    set errInfo to "" -- We'll display error if we can't relink an item
                    repeat with x in linkList
                              if (x's status) is not normal then -- I usually check for any link that has an error
-- This should only return an AppleScript path with ":" separators
                                        set linkPath to (x's file path) as string
                                        if "Volumes/Calendars_2013 FPO" is in linkPath then
                                                  set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "Volumes/Calendars_2013 FPO"
                                                  set linkPath to (linkPath's text items) -- Create a list of text items
                                                  set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "Volumes/Calendars_2013"
                                                  set linkPath to (linkPath as string) -- Concatenate with new path
                                                  set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "" -- Reset TIDs
                                                  try
-- Need to make our string (path) into an alias path
relink x to alias linkPath
                                                            try
update x -- This can be helpful
                                                            end try
                                                  on error err
-- We'll store link name if error occurs
                                                            set errInfo to (errInfo & return & x's name)
                                                  end try
                                        end if
                              end if
                    end repeat
-- If an error occurs while trying to relink, we'll display it
                    if (count errInfo) > 0 then display dialog ("Can't relink:" & errInfo)
          end tell
end tell
--Hector

I just tried adding collens to the end of the folder path. For some reason the script skipped the relink line. Below is the code with your update. I'm thinking its not finding the images because the script needs to make a list of all the images and choose the one that matches the missing image.
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"
          tell document 1
                    set linkList to links
                    set errInfo to "" -- We'll display error if we can't relink an item
                    repeat with x in linkList
                              if (x's status) is not normal then -- I usually check for any link that has an error
-- This should only return an AppleScript path with ":" separators
                                        set linkPath to (x's file path) as string
                                        if "Calendars_2013 FPO:" is in linkPath then
                                                  set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "Calendars_2013 FPO:"
                                                  set linkPath to (linkPath's text items) -- Create a list of text items
                                                  set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "Calendars_2013:"
                                                  set linkPath to (linkPath as string) -- Concatenate with new path
                                                  set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "" -- Reset TIDs
                                                  try
-- Need to make our string (path) into an alias path
relink x to alias linkPath
                                                            try
update x -- This can be helpful
                                                            end try
                                                  on error err
-- We'll store link name if error occurs
                                                            set errInfo to (errInfo & return & x's name)
                                                  end try
                                        end if
                              end if
                    end repeat
-- If an error occurs while trying to relink, we'll display it
                    if (count errInfo) > 0 then display dialog ("Can't relink:" & errInfo)
          end tell
end tell
--Thanks for you help

InDesign CS5 and CS6 Scripting Changes/Incompatibilities

I'm new to InDesign scripting and need to write a very complex Javascript for InDesign using the Toolkit. My concerns are if CS5/5.5 users will be able to run the script written for CS6. Are there known incompatibilities with the different releases? If so, where can I find a document to compare the differences. I will probably need to support both CS5 and CS6 (and anything in between), so a possibly solution may be to build for CS5, but if I do, will I be missing out on any key new features of CS6?

There are differences from 1 DOM version to another and they can and will break your script if you haven't designed it to handle them. For example:
If you want to use script labels like me (because they are awesome) the following will break if you use CS5 or later:
app.activeDocument.pageItems.item("myLabel").remove();
So you'd have to force the DOM to V6.0. But when doing so remember to revert back to the original version after you're done or you'll create bigger problems. This can be done like this:
app.scriptPreferences.version = 6.0; // CS4's DOM version
app.activeDocument.pageItems.item("myLabel").remove();
app.scriptPreferences.version = 10.2; // Current CC DOM version
This is very inconvenient (for me at least), so I wrap functions that require DOM changes with a custom version changer to handle this for me. In regards to a list of incompatibilities? Not sure, maybe someone here has one, I know Jongware has a website with all the DOM changes from 1 version to another. This can be found here:
Indesign JavaScript Help
Hope this helps.
Brett

How can I get a indesign debug version?

How can I get a indesign debug version? is it free?
Anyone could give me a download link?
thanks

I know this is available to solution providers, if you are registered as such at partners.adobe.com. I don't know what level of membership is required, but that is one place the debug version is available from.
Thanks,
Max
Max Dunn
Silicon Publishing
www.siliconpublishing.com

Move group of pages from one InDesign file to another InDesign File using VB.Script

Dear team,
I am trying to move group of InDesign pages from one indesign file to another indesign file using vb.script.
I have written the code like
Dim Pages=IndDoc.Pages
Dim Mytype=TypeName(Pages)
Pages.Move(InDesign.idLocationOptions.idBefore,IndDoc1.Pages.LastItem)
but it is giving an error as method Move is not a member of Pages
please give mme the solution to move the Multiple pages or a group of page from one Indd to another Indd.

Hey Peter, if I wan to move several page that part of Auto Flow text, I checked the "delete page after moving" but the content still there, not deleted.
Is there any way to delete it automatically, just to make sure I have moved that autoflowed page?

Can we get Adobe InDesign CS6 and use CS5?

Hi There,
We currently have 4 license of InDesign CS5 that comes with Adobe Creative Suite CS5.
Also an Adobe Product Premium CS5.5. We now need to get an extra license for InDesign CS5 for the Adobe Product Premium CS5.5 machine.
I noticed Adobe now sells CS6 versions only. Can we get Adobe InDesign Cs6 and have down grade right to use InDesign CS5?
Best Regards/Allen Chen

Bob Levine wrote:
Alternatively move to Creative Cloud.
But that means buying cloud subscriptions for all seats so everyone is on the same version rather than buying one seat to downgrade. I agree that inthe long run this is probably a better solution, but it may cost more up front.

Selecting InDesign version in VB script

I am having some difficulty with selecting the proper version of InDesign in my VB scripts.
Usually I use the connection string: CreateObject("InDesign.Application"), which will launch in whatever version is installed.
Now, one of my customers has installed version 6 along side with version 5.5, which means that I have to supply either: CreateObject("InDesign.Application.CS5.5") or CreateObject("InDesign.Application.CS6"), in order to get it to run on the proper version.
What I don't understand is why the script doesn't start within the version of InDesign that it is activated from. If I use the connection string: CreateObject("InDesign.Application"), and I start it from within InDesign version 6 (from the script menu), why does it launch version 5.5 and try to run the script there? Why does it not run inside the InDesign application that launched it?
It quickly becomes a mess to have to modify scripts whenever people install new versions of InDesign, so is there any way to ensure that a VB script is always run within the InDesign application that launched it, regardless of what other versions people might have installed?

you can use WMI to have a peak at all the ID processes.
here I have both CS4 and CS5 running, hopefully only one version should be running at a time, and we can use the ExecutablePath property to get the version (CS4 for instance) from it.
Dim WMI, Col, Ob, S2
Err.Clear
On Error Resume Next
Set WMI = GetObject("WinMgmts:")
    If (Err.number <> 0) Then
       MsgBox "Error creating WMI object. Error: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description
       WScript.quit
    End If
'-------------- processes ------------------------------------
Set Col = WMI.ExecQuery( _
    "SELECT * FROM Win32_Process" & _
    " WHERE Name = 'indesign.exe'",,48)
S2 = S2 & " Process Info:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
For Each Ob in Col
    S2 = S2 & "Caption: " & Ob.Caption & vbCrLf
    S2 = S2 & "ExecutablePath: " & Ob.ExecutablePath & vbCrLf
    S2 = S2 & "ProcessID: " & Ob.ProcessID & vbCrLf & "__________________________" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
Next
            msgbox S2
Set Col = Nothing
Set WMI = Nothing
MsgBox "Done."

Win: ExtendScript Tool Kit 2: Can't connect to Indesign CS3 Debug

Hi
I have a script for Indesign CS3 and like to debug this in ExtendScript ToolKit 2. But I can't connect to Indesign CS3 Debug.
- I start Indesign and try to debug the script -> A message is show to start Indesign CS3. If I say yes, a message is shown that Indesign CS3 is loaded... But this message remains on the screen
- The same if I don't start Indesign CS3 manually.
- If I try it with Illustrator or Photoshop (both release versions) it works!
What could be wrong?
Thanks
Hans

Hello,
I have exact the same problem with soundbooth. And also that extended script is working fine with photoshop. I have tested it on 4 different computers. Updated windows to sp3, and updated all adobe software.
So it's definitely not a mess in the system (beside the mess of software 1,2 Gb you have to install for only soundbooth!!, Cool edit pro, which adobe took over from which soundbooth is a spin off, was only 20Mb....)
The technical help form adobe won't look at this if you don't buy the software first. But after some pressure they looked at the problem but couldn't find anything about it in there system.
Please advise how to solve this
Richard

Where can I download Adobe InDesign CS6?

Hi,
I have a company licence for Adobe InDesign CS6 and want to install the software on a users new laptop.
However all I can find is InDesign CC.
When I go through the nonsense of CC to install InDesign it tells me the serial number we have is invalid for InDesign CC
If InDesign CC replaced InDesign CS6 then why wont it accept the serial number?
Quick help would be appreciated
Thanks

It didn't replace it, it's the newest version and cannot be activated
with a serial number as it's available by subscription only.
CS6 downloads are here:
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/cs6-product-downloads.html

Can I use my InDesign program on my PC and MAC?

Can I use my InDesign program on my PC and MAC?

If you ask a question, you have to tell always which version you want to use. The answer depends on the version.
In you case it depends additionally on the licence program you are using. EDU is different then others.

How can I Reinstall adobe Indesign CS4?

Hello All.
I removed Adobe Indesign CS4 and wants to Reinstall it but it can't install and show me an error. It tell me that can't install Adobe Indesign CS4 and Adobe Bridge CS4. How can I fix it?
Cheers.

I use Windows XP 64 and Windows 7 64 bit.
I attached a photo for you.

Can InDesign or an InDesign script solution tell me if I have hidden elements in a document?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for