Color Swatch Palette is Stuck

I am a designer working for a printer. We have a customer who is trying to add a new color to her CS4 document. She is selecting New Color Swatch - Spot - Pantone Solid Coated but is getting Process Coated DS colors -- the palette is stuck. Any suggestions? When she sent the document to me I didn't have any problems with the swatch palette.
Thanks for any help.

from the help files:
Restore all preferences and default settings
When InDesign is behaving erratically, deleting preferences (also referred to as “trashing preferences” or “removing preferences”) often solves the problem.
Do one of the following:
(Windows) Start InDesign, and then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files.
(Mac OS) While pressing Shift+Option+Command+Control, start InDesign. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files.

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'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.93, 0.11, 0.14], pathPoints:[[51, 13], [58, 6]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.93, 0.11, 0.14], pathPoints:[[58, 13], [51, 6]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, total:3}})';
var addToDocBtnSrc='({total:5, '+
'shape_4:{fillColor:[1, 1, 0.59], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[22, 16], [13, 16], [13, 9], [17, 5], [22, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[11, 13], [8, 13], [8, 4], [11, 4]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[5, 10], [5, 7], [14, 7], [14, 10]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[13, 9], [6, 9], [6, 8], [13, 8]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[10, 5], [10, 12], [9, 12], [9, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
//===================================================Basic Functions========================//
    var UIElements=[Window,Group,EditText,Panel];
    for(var i=0; i<UIElements.length; i++){
        UIElements[i].prototype.setBg=function(rgb){
            this.graphics.backgroundColor=this.graphics.newBrush(this.graphics.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [rgb[0],rgb[1],rgb[2]]);
    function round2(num){
        return Math.round(num*100)/100;
    var env=ScriptUI.environment;
    function convertAppColor(src,dest,clrArr){
        return app.convertSampleColor(ImageColorSpace[src], clrArr, ImageColorSpace[dest], ColorConvertPurpose.defaultpurpose);
    function currentTime(){
        var time=new Date();
        var hours=time.getHours();
        var minutes=time.getMinutes();
        var seconds=time.getSeconds();
        if(seconds<10){seconds='0'+seconds;}
        if(minutes<10){minutes='0'+minutes;}
        var ampm=function(){
            if(hours>12){
                hours-=12;
                return 'pm';
            } else {
                if(hours==0){hours=1;}
                return 'am';
        return (hours)+":"+minutes+":"+seconds+" "+ampm;
    function getUIRGB(type, clr){
        for(var x=0; x<clr.length; x++){
            clr[x]=clr[x]*1;
        if(type=="RGB"){
            return [round2(clr[0]/255),round2(clr[1]/255),round2(clr[2]/255)];
        } else if(type=="CMYK"){
            var newArr=convertAppColor("CMYK","RGB",[clr[0],clr[1],clr[2],clr[3]]);
            return [round2(newArr[0]/255),round2(newArr[1]/255),round2(newArr[2]/255)];
        } else if(type=="GRAY"){
            var newArr=convertAppColor("GrayScale","RGB",[clr[0]]);
            return [round2(newArr[0]/255),round2(newArr[1]/255),round2(newArr[2]/255)];
        } else if(type=="LAB"){
            var newArr=convertAppColor("LAB","RGB",[clr[0],clr[1],clr[2]]);
            return [round2(newArr[0]/255),round2(newArr[1]/255),round2(newArr[2]/255)];
        } else {
            return [0.5,0.5,0.5];
//===================================================Advanced Functions========================//
    //===================================XML=============//
    function wrapCDATA(str, propNm){
        str = '<data>'+str+'</data>';
        str = str.replace(/(\<data\>)/g, '<'+propNm+'><![CDATA[');
        str = str.replace(/(\<\/data\>)/g,']]\>'+'</'+propNm+'>');
        return XML(str);
    function stringXmlSafe(str){
        str=str.toString();
        str=str.replace(/&(?!(amp;|gt;|lt;|quot;|apos;))/g,"&");
        str=str.replace(/</g,"<");
        str=str.replace(/>/g,">");
        str=str.replace(/'/g,"'");
        str=str.replace(/"/g,""");
        return str;
    function getXmlSwatchesArr(xmlFile){
        var myFile=xmlFile;
        myFile.open('r');
        myFile.seek(0,0);
        var fileStr=myFile.read();
        myFile.close();
        var xmlObj=XML(fileStr);
        var swatchArr=[];
        for(var x=0, ln=xmlObj.children().length(); x<ln; x++){
            var sw={};
            var thisSw=xmlObj.children()[x];
            sw.name=thisSw.descendants("name").toString();
            sw.aiSwatchKind=thisSw.descendants("aiswatchkind").toString();
            var comp=thisSw.descendants("colorcomp");
            sw.colorComp={};
            sw.colorComp.mode=comp.descendants("mode").toString();
            sw.colorComp.comp=[];
            for(var y=0, ln_2=thisSw.descendants("colorcomp").descendants("colorvalues").children().length(); y<ln_2; y++){
                sw.colorComp.comp.push(thisSw.descendants("colorcomp").descendants("colorvalues").childre n()[y]*1);
            sw.notes=thisSw.descendants("notes");
            sw.originDoc=thisSw.descendants("origindoc").toString();
            swatchArr.push(sw);
        return swatchArr;
    function getXmlSwatchesXML(swatchArr){
        XML.prettyIndent=4;
        var xmlBody=new XML('<swatches></swatches>');
        for(var i=0; i<swatchArr.length; i++){
            var thisSw=swatchArr[i];
            xmlBody.appendChild(new XML("<swatch></swatch>")); xmlBody.swatch[i].@order=i+1;
            xmlBody.swatch[i].appendChild(new XML("<name>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.name)+"</name>"));
            if(thisSw.name!='none'){
                if(thisSw.info && thisSw.info.plating){
                    thisSw.aiSwatchKind=thisSw.info.plating;
                    thisSw.colorComp.mode=thisSw.colorComp.typename;
                    thisSw.originDoc=thisSw.info.originDoc;
                    thisSw.notes=thisSw.info.notes;
                xmlBody.swatch[i].appendChild(new XML("<aiswatchkind>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.aiSwatchKind)+"</aiswatchkind>"));
                xmlBody.swatch[i].appendChild(new XML("<colorcomp></colorcomp>"));
                xmlBody.swatch[i].colorcomp[0].appendChild(new XML("<mode>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.colorComp.mode)+"</mode>"));
                xmlBody.swatch[i].colorcomp[0].appendChild(new XML("<colorvalues></colorvalues>"));
                for(var j=0; j<thisSw.colorComp.comp.length; j++){
                    xmlBody.swatch[i].colorcomp[0].colorvalues[0].appendChild(new XML("<value>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.colorComp.comp[j])+"</value>"));
                xmlBody.swatch[i].notes=wrapCDATA(thisSw.notes, 'notes');
                xmlBody.swatch[i].origindoc=stringXmlSafe(thisSw.originDoc);
        return xmlBody;
    //===================================end XML=============//
    // gets type and color array from swatch in swatch palette - for BT
    function getAISwatchColor(processColorOrSpot,name){
        function round2(num){
            return Math.round(num*100)/100;
        var result={type:null, name:null, colorArr:null, uiColor:null, plating:null, originDoc:null, creDt:null, rgbClr:null, cmykClr:null, grayClr:null, labClr:null};
        var clr=processColorOrSpot;
        result.name=name;
        if(clr=="[RGBColor]"){
            result.type="RGB"; result.colorArr=[round2(clr.red),round2(clr.green),round2(clr.blue)];
            result.uiColor=[clr.red/255,clr.green/255,clr.blue/255]; result.plating='Process';
        } else if(clr=="[CMYKColor]"){
            result.type="CMYK"; result.colorArr=[round2(clr.cyan),round2(clr.magenta),round2(clr.yellow),round2(clr.black )]; result.uiColor=function(){
                var newArr=convertAppColor("CMYK","RGB",[clr.cyan,clr.magenta,clr.yellow,clr.black]);
                return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
            }(); result.plating='Process';
        } else if(clr=="[GrayColor]"){
            result.type="GRAY"; result.colorArr=[round2(clr.gray)]; result.uiColor=function(){
                var newArr=convertAppColor("GrayScale","RGB",[clr.gray]);
                return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
            }(); result.plating='Process';
        } else if(clr=="[SpotColor]"){
            clr=clr.spot;
            if(clr.colorType==ColorModel.SPOT){
                result.plating='Spot';
            } else if(clr.colorType==ColorModel.PROCESS){
                result.plating='GlobalProcess';
            } else if(clr.colorType==ColorModel.REGISTRATION){
                result.plating='Registration';
            } else {
                result.plating="Process";
            var intClr=clr.getInternalColor();
            for(var i=0; i<intClr.length; i++){
                intClr[i]=round2(intClr[i]);
            if(clr.spotKind==SpotColorKind.SPOTLAB){
                result.type="LAB"; result.colorArr=intClr; result.uiColor=function(){
                    var newArr=convertAppColor("LAB","RGB",[intClr[0],intClr[1],intClr[2]]);
                    return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
            } else if(clr.spotKind==SpotColorKind.SPOTRGB){
                result.type="RGB"; result.colorArr=intClr; result.uiColor=[intClr[0]/255,intClr[1]/255,intClr[2]/255];
            } else if(clr.spotKind==SpotColorKind.SPOTCMYK){
                result.type="CMYK"; result.colorArr=intClr; result.uiColor=function(){
                    var newArr=convertAppColor("CMYK","RGB",[intClr[0],intClr[1],intClr[2],intClr[3]]);
                    return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
        var colorMode=result.type;
        if(colorMode=="GRAY"){
            colorMode="GrayScale";
        var altClrs=[
            result.rgbClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "RGB", result.colorArr),
            result.cmykClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "CMYK", result.colorArr),
            result.grayClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "GrayScale", result.colorArr),
            result.labClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "LAB", result.colorArr),
        for(var c=0; c<altClrs.length; c++){
            for(var d=0; d<altClrs[c].length; d++){
                altClrs[c][d]=round2(altClrs[c][d]);
        result.originDoc=app.activeDocument.name;
        result.creDt=currentTime();
        return result;
    function drawPath(shp, canvas){
        var thisShp=shp;
        if(thisShp.ellipsePath!=true){
            var vectorPts=thisShp.pathPoints;
            canvas.newPath(); canvas.moveTo(thisShp.pathPoints[0][0],thisShp.pathPoints[0][1]);
            for(var j=0; j<vectorPts.length; j++){
                var thisAnchor=vectorPts[j];
                var x=thisAnchor[0], y=thisAnchor[1];
                canvas.lineTo(x,y);
            if(thisShp.closed==true){
                canvas.closePath();
        } else {
            var cirPts=thisShp.pathPoints;
            canvas.newPath();
            canvas.ellipsePath(round2(cirPts[0]), round2(cirPts[1]), round2(cirPts[2]), round2(cirPts[3]));
            canvas.closePath();
        if(thisShp.fillColor!=null){
            var clr=thisShp.fillColor;
            var myBrush=canvas.newBrush(canvas.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,clr);
            canvas.fillPath(myBrush);
        if(thisShp.strokeColor!=null){
            var clr=thisShp.strokeColor;
            var myPen=canvas.newPen(canvas.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[clr[0],clr[1],clr[2],1], thisShp.strokeWidth);
            canvas.strokePath(myPen);
    function drawImg(objString, canvasArea){
        // using drawPath();
        var obj=eval(objString.replace(/(^'|';$)/g,''));
        var canvas=canvasArea.graphics;
        var counter=obj.total;
        while(counter>=0){
            for(all in obj){
                if(all.match(/\d{1,2}$/g) && all.match(/\d{1,2}$/g)==counter){
                    var thisShp=obj[all];
                    if(all.match('group')){
                        var ctr=obj[all].total;
                        while(ctr>=0){
                            for(paths in obj[all]){
                                if(paths.match(/\d{1,2}$/g) && paths.match(/\d{1,2}$/g)==ctr){
                                    drawPath(obj[all][paths], canvas);
                        ctr--;
                    } else {
                        drawPath(thisShp, canvas);
        counter-=1;
    function btnSkin(elem,aClr,w,h){
        var g=elem.graphics; var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,aClr);
        g.newPath(); g.moveTo(1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,h-1); g.lineTo(1,h-1); g.closePath(); g.fillPath(brush);
        var ltr=[aClr[0]*1.2,aClr[1]*1.2,aClr[2]*1.2];
        for(var c=0; c<ltr.length; c++){
            if(ltr[c]>1){
                ltr[c]=1;
        brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,ltr); g.newPath(); g.rectPath(0,0,w,h/2); g.fillPath(brush);
        var pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1,1],2);
        g.newPath(); g.moveTo(1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,h-1); g.lineTo(1,h-1); g.closePath();
        g.strokePath(pen);
    function createAltDisp(swObj, uiParent){
        var altClrs=swObj.info.altClrs;
        var modes=['CMYK','RGB','LAB','GRAY'];
        for(var m=0; m<modes.length; m++){
            if(swObj.colorComp.typename!=modes[m]){
                var altG=uiParent.add('panel',undefined,modes[m]); altG.margins=[2,6,2,2];
                altG.size=[80,88]; altG.spacing=2; altG.alignChildren='left';
                if(modes[m]=="RGB"){
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'R: '+altClrs.rgbClr[0]);
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'G: '+altClrs.rgbClr[1]);
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'B: '+altClrs.rgbClr[2]);
                } else if(modes[m]=="CMYK"){
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'C: '+altClrs.cmykClr[0]);
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'M: '+altClrs.cmykClr[1]);
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'Y: '+altClrs.cmykClr[2]);
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'K: '+altClrs.cmykClr[3]);
                } else if(modes[m]=="LAB"){
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'L: '+altClrs.labClr[0]);
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'A: '+altClrs.labClr[1]);
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'B: '+altClrs.labClr[2]);
                } else if(modes[m]=="GRAY"){
                    altG.add('statictext',undefined,'Black: '+altClrs.grayClr[0]);
    function swatchInfoBox(swObj, uiParent){
        var baseG=uiParent; // usually a group
        var g_1=baseG.add("panel",undefined,"Swatch Info"); g_1.size=[340,340]; g_1.spacing=2; g_1.margins=[4,12,4,4];
        var nameD=g_1.add('edittext',undefined,swObj.name,{readonly:true}); nameD.characters=20; nameD.justify='center';
        if(swObj.name!='none'){
            var mode=swObj.colorComp.typename;
            var sep=g_1.add('panel'); sep.size=[310,2];
            var g_1_0=g_1.add('group');
                var txtG=g_1_0.add('group'); txtG.orientation='column'; txtG.spacing=2; txtG.margins=[2,2,2,2]; txtG.alignChildren='left';
                    txtG.add('statictext',undefined,'Color Model: '+swObj.colorComp.typename);
                    txtG.add('statictext',undefined,'Illustrator Swatch Type: '+swObj.info.plating);
                var swD=g_1_0.add('panel'); swD.size=[34,34]; swD.setBg(swObj.fillColor);
            var sep_1=g_1.add('panel'); sep_1.size=[310,2];
            var g_1_1=g_1.add('group'); g_1_1.spacing=2;
            if(mode=="RGB"){
                var rD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Red: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]+',');
                var gD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Green: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[1]+',');
                var bD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Blue: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[2]);
            } else if(mode=="CMYK"){
                var cD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Cyan: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]+',');
                var mD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Magenta: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[1]+',');
                var yD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Yellow: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[2]+',');
                var kD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Black: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[3]);
            } else if(mode=="LAB"){
                var lD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Luminance: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]+',');
                var aD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'a: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[1]+',');
                var bD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'b: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[2]);
            } else if(mode=="GRAY"){
                var gD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Gray-Scale Black: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]);
            var g_1_2=g_1.add('group');
            createAltDisp(swObj, g_1_2);
            var sep_2=g_1.add('panel'); sep_2.size=[310,2];
            var originDocG=g_1.add('group'); originDocG.orientation='row';
                var originDocH=originDocG.add('statictext',undefined,"Originating Document");
                var originDocE=originDocG.add('edittext',undefined,swObj.info.originDoc,{readonly:true}); originDocE.characters=18;
            var g_1_3=g_1.add('panel',undefined,'Notes'); g_1_3.margins=[2,8,2,2]; g_1_3.spacing=2;
                var notesE=g_1_3.add('edittext',undefined,'',{readonly:true, multiline:true}); notesE.size=[310,60];
                if(swObj.info && swObj.info.notes && swObj.info.notes!=''){
                    notesE.text=swObj.info.notes;
                var notesBtnG=g_1_3.add('group');
                    var viewBigBtn=notesBtnG.add('button',undefined,"View Big");
                    var editBtn=notesBtnG.add('button',undefined,"Edit Notes");
                    var clearBtn=notesBtnG.add('button',undefined,"Clear Notes");
            viewBigBtn.onClick=function(){
                if(notesE.text!=''){
                    var notesW=new Window('dialog',"Notes in a bigger window:"); notesW.margins=[4,4,4,4];
                    var bignotesE=notesW.add('edittext',undefined,notesE.text,{multiline:true, readonly:true}); bignotesE.size=[300,360];
                    var closeNotes=notesW.add('button',undefined,"Ok");
                    notesW.show();
                } else {
                    alert("There are no notes here.");
            editBtn.onClick=function(){
                var editResult=function(){
                    var newNotes=null;
                    var w=new Window('dialog','Edit Notes');
                        var inst=w.add('statictext',undefined,"Tip: use Ctrl+Return to enter in a carriage-return.");
                        var editE=w.add('edittext',undefined,notesE.text,{multiline:true}); editE.size=[310,160]; editE.active=true;
                        var btnG=w.add('group');
                            var okBtn=btnG.add('button',undefined,'Set Notes (OK)');
                            var cclBtn=btnG.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
                    okBtn.onClick=function(){
                        if(editE.text.replace(/\s/g)!=''){
                            newNotes=editE.text;
                        } else {
                            newNotes='';
                        w.close();
                    w.show();
                    return newNotes;
                if(editResult!=null){
                    notesE.text=editResult;
                    swObj.info.notes=editResult;
                    swObj.noteChange=currentTime();
            clearBtn.onClick=function(){
                if(confirm("Are you sure you want to clear the notes?")==true){
                    notesE.text='';
                    swObj.info.notes='';
                    swObj.noteChange=currentTime();
    function infoWindow(SESSION){ //======================================MINI UI
        var noteChange;
        var userChoice={showMode:SESSION.options.showMode, showNotes:SESSION.options.showNotes, noteChange:false};
        var swatchBox=function(){
            if(SESSION.selection.length==0){
                return null;
            } else if(SESSION.selection.length==1){
                return SESSION.selection[0];
            } else if(SESSION.selection.length>1){
                return "--Multiple Selection--";
        var w=new Window('dialog',"Swatch Info & Preferences"); w.margins=[4,4,4,4];
            var g_0=w.add('group'); g_0.orientation='column'; g_0.spacing=4;
                var g_0_1=g_0.add("group");
                if(swatchBox!=null){
                    if(swatchBox=="--Multiple Selection--"){ // Multi
                        var msg=g_0_1.add('statictext',undefined,swatchBox);
                    } else { //Single
                        if(swatchBox.name!='none'){
                            noteChange=swatchBox.noteChange;
                            swatchInfoBox(swatchBox, g_0_1);
                        } else {
                            var msg=g_0_1.add('statictext',undefined,"Empty Cell");
                } else { // NONE
                    //var msg=g_0_1.add('statictext',undefined,"NONE");
                var g_0_1=g_0.add("panel",undefined,"Main Window Prefrences"); g_0_1.size=[340,44]; g_0_1.orientation='column';
                    var boxGrp=g_0_1.add('group');
                        var modelBx=boxGrp.add('checkbox',undefined,"Show Color Mode"); modelBx.value=SESSION.options.showMode;
                        var noteBx=boxGrp.add('checkbox',undefined,"Show Note Marker"); noteBx.value=SESSION.options.showNotes;
                var g_0_2=g_0.add("panel",undefined,"Persistence Options"); g_0_2.size=[340,54];
                    var saveBtn=g_0_2.add('button',undefined,"Save Current Session");
            var okBtn=w.add('button',undefined,'Ok'); okBtn.size=[340,20]; okBtn.margins=[0,0,0,0];
            okBtn.onClick=function(){
                w.close();
            saveBtn.onClick=function(){
                var swcs=SESSION.swatchBoxes, swcsLn=SESSION.swatchBoxes.length;
                var dir=SESSION.presetFolder;
                var saveFl=File(dir+"/HoboSwatchSession.xml");
                var blank=function(){
                    for(var s=0; s<swcsLn; s++){
                        if(swcs[s].name!='none'){
                            return false;
                    return true;
                var go=false;
                if(blank==true){
                    if(confirm('Set saved session to all blanks?',true,'Confirm this action:')==true){
                        go=true;
                } else if(confirm('Save current session?',true,'Confirm this action:')==true){
                    go=true;
                if(go==true){
                    if(!dir.exists){
                        dir.create();
                    saveFl.open('w');
                    saveFl.write('<?xml version="1.0"?>\r'+getXmlSwatchesXML(swcs));
                    saveFl.close();
                    if(saveFl.exists){
                        alert("Successfully Saved in: "+decodeURI(saveFl),'SUCCESS!');
                    } else {
                        alert("Sorry, "+decodeURI(saveFl)+"'s save operation was NOT successful!",'Failure... Horrible abysmal failure. :\'(');
        w.show();
        userChoice.showMode=modelBx.value;
        userChoice.showNotes=noteBx.value;
        userChoice.noteChange=function(){
            if(swatchBox!=null && (swatchBox.noteChange != noteChange)){
                return true;
            return false;
        return userChoice;
//===================================================For Bridge Talk========================//
    function asSourceString(func, withArgs){
        if(withArgs!=undefined && withArgs==true){
            return func.toSource().toString().replace("(","").replace(/\)$/,"");
        } else {
            return func.toSource().toString().replace("(function "+func.name+"(){","").replace(/}\)$/,"");
    function sendBTmsg(func, updateObj, resultFunc, resultFuncArgs){
        if(updateObj==undefined){updateObj={self: 'nothing'}};
        var updateObjName=updateObj.self;
        if(updateObjName!=undefined){
            var bt=new BridgeTalk;
            bt.target='illustrator';
            var btMsg=asSourceString(func);
            for(all in updateObj){
                if(all!='self'){
                    var rx=new RegExp(updateObjName+'\\.'+all,'g');
                    btMsg=btMsg.replace(rx,updateObj[all]);
            bt.body=btMsg;
            //$.write(btMsg);
            if(resultFunc!=undefined){
                bt.onResult=function(result){
                    resultFunc(result.body, resultFuncArgs);
            bt.send();
        } else {
            $.writeln("Error, function 'sendBTmsg(func, updateOb)': the update object should have a 'self' property, indentifying its' name.");
    function doNothing(){
        var nothing=function(){
            return;
    function initSwatch(SESSION, sw, name, mode, clrArr, uiClr, info){ // Result of getting document swatches.
        sw.fillColor=uiClr;
        sw.name=name;
        if(mode=="RGB" || mode=="LAB"){
            sw.colorComp={typename:ColorComp[mode].typename,comp:[clrArr[0],clrArr[1],clrArr[2]]};
        } else if(mode=="CMYK"){
            sw.colorComp={typename:ColorComp[mode].typename,comp:[clrArr[0],clrArr[1],clrArr[2],clrAr r[3]]};
        } else if(mode=="GRAY"){
            sw.colorComp={typename:ColorComp[mode].typename,comp:[clrArr[0]]};
        sw.colorComp.name=sw.name;
        SESSION.nameDisplay.text=sw.name;
        sw.info=info;
        sw.addDrawPhase(sw.coloredState);
        if(info.plating=="Spot"){
            sw.addDrawPhase(sw.spotMark);
        } else if(info.plating=="GlobalProcess"){
            sw.addDrawPhase(sw.globalMark);
        if(SESSION.options.showMode==true){
            sw.addDrawPhase(sw[mode+'Model']);
        if(SESSION.options.showNotes==true && sw.info && sw.info.notes!=''){
            sw.addDrawPhase(sw.noteMark);
        if(sw.selected==true){
            sw.removeDrawPhase(sw.selectedMark);
            sw.addDrawPhase(sw.selectedMark);
        sw.refresh();
        sw.instantiated=true;
        sw.elem.helpTip=sw.getInfo();
//=========<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BT Function
    function bt_func(){
        var outcome={swatches:[],};
        if(app.documents.length>0){
            var doc=app.activeDocument;
            var swcs=doc.swatches.getSelected();
            if(swcs.length>0){
                BTOBJ.func_convertAppColor;
                BTOBJ.func_currentTime;
                BTOBJ.func_getAISwatchColor;
                for(var s=0; s<swcs.length; s++){
                    var thisSw=swcs[s];
                    if(thisSw.color!="[PatternColor]" && thisSw.color!="[GradientColor]"
                        && thisSw.name!="[Registration]" && thisSw.name!="[None]"){
                        outcome.swatches.push(getAISwatchColor(thisSw.color, thisSw.name));
                outcome=outcome.toSource();
            } else {
                alert("Please select some swatches from the document's swatches palette.");
        } else {
            alert("Please open a document with swatches.");
    function bt_func_rt(objString, args){ //puts swatches into palette.
        var docSws=eval(objString).swatches; var SESSION=args[0];
        for(var s=0; s<docSws.length; s++){
            var thisSw=docSws[s];
            if(SESSION.selection[s]!=undefined){
                if(thisSw.name!='none'){
                    var sw=SESSION.selection[s];
                    var info={plating: thisSw.plating, originDoc: thisSw.originDoc,
                        altClrs:{rgbClr:thisSw.rgbClr,cmykClr:thisSw.cmykClr,labClr:thisSw.labClr,grayClr:thisSw. grayClr},
                        notes: '',
                    initSwatch(SESSION, sw, thisSw.name, thisSw.type, thisSw.colorArr, thisSw.uiColor, info);
                } else {
                    alert("Sorry, can't have a swatch by the name of '"+thisSw.name+"'");
    function bt_func_2(){
        BTOBJ.func_currentTime;
        var outcome={};
        if(app.documents.length>0){
            var doc=app.activeDocument;
            var swcs=eval(BTOBJ.sessionSelection);
            var nonConflictingSwatches=[];
            for(var s=0; s<swcs.length; s++){
                var thisSw=swcs[s];
                try{
                    doc.swatches.getByName(thisSw.name);
                    continue;
                } catch(e){
                    nonConflictingSwatches.push(thisSw);
            for(var s=0; s<nonConflictingSwatches.length; s++){
                var thisSw=nonConflictingSwatches[s];
                for(var t=0; t<nonConflictingSwatches.length; t++){
                    var thisOtherSw=nonConflictingSwatches[t];
                    if(t!=s && thisSw.name==thisOtherSw.name){
                        nonConflictingSwatches.splice(s,1);
                        s=0;
                        break;
            if(nonConflictingSwatches.length>0){
                var swG=doc.swatchGroups.add(); var d=new Date();
                swG.name="Added at "+((d.getMonth()+1)+"/"+d.getDate()+"/"+d.getFullYear()+" "+currentTime());
            for(var s=0; s<nonConflictingSwatches.length; s++){
                var thisSw=nonConflictingSwatches[s];
                if(thisSw.plating!='Process'){
                    var dsw=doc.spots.add();
                    if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="LAB"){
                        dsw.colorType=ColorModel.SPOT;
                    dsw.color=function(){
                        if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="RGB"){
                            var c=new RGBColor();
                            c.red=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
                            c.green=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
                            c.blue=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
                            return c;
                        } else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="CMYK"){
                            var c=new CMYKColor();
                            c.cyan=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
                            c.magenta=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
                            c.yellow=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
                            c.black=thisSw.colorComp.comp[3];
                            return c;
                        } else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="LAB"){
                            var c=new LabColor();
                            c.l=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
                            c.a=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
                            c.b=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
                            return c;
                        } else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="GRAY"){
                            var c=new CMYKColor();
                            c.cyan=0;
                            c.magenta=0;
                            c.yellow=0;
                            c.black=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
                            return c;
                    dsw.name=thisSw.name;
                    if(thisSw.plating=="Spot"){
                        dsw.colorType=ColorModel.SPOT;
                    } else if(thisSw.plating=="GlobalProcess"){
                        dsw.colorType=ColorModel.PROCESS;
                    swG.addSpot(dsw);
                } else {
                    var dsw=doc.swatches.add();
                    var color=function(){
                        if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="RGB"){
                            var c=new RGBColor();
                            c.red=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
                            c.green=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
                            c.blue=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
                            return c;
                        } else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="CMYK"){
                            var c=new CMYKColor();
                            c.cyan=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
                            c.magenta=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
                            c.yellow=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
                            c.black=thisSw.colorComp.comp[3];
                            return c;
                        } else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="GRAY"){
                            var c=new GrayColor();
                            c.gray=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
                            return c;
                    dsw.color=color;
                    dsw.name=thisSw.name;
                    swG.addSwatch(dsw);
            outcome=outcome.toSource();
        } else {
            alert("Please open a document with swatches.");
//===================================================Used Objects========================//
    var BTOBJ={
        self: "BTOBJ",
        doNothing: asSourceString(doNothing),
        func_getAISwatchColor: asSourceString(getAISwatchColor, true),
        func_convertAppColor: asSourceString(convertAppColor, true),
        func_currentTime: asSourceString(currentTime, true),
        func_round2: asSourceString(round2, true),
        sessionSelection: null,
    var ColorComp={
        CMYK:{typename:'CMYK', name:'', comp: [0,0,0,0]},
        RGB:{typename:'RGB', name:'', comp: [0,0,0]},
        LAB:{typename:'LAB', name:'', comp: [0,0,0]},
        GRAY:{typename:'GRAY', name:'', comp: [0]},
        NULL:{typename:'NULL', name:'None', comp:null},
    function SwatchBox(elem){
        this.uiOrder=elem.order;
        this.name='none';
        this.elem=elem;
        this.colorComp=ColorComp.NULL;
        this.elem.parentObj=this; // access constructor through UI element.
        this.selected=false;
        this.instantiated=false;
        this.refresh=function(){
            this.assignOnDraw(this.currentDrawingState);
            this.elem.hide(); this.elem.show();
        this.elem.helpTip='none';
        this.fillColor=[0.4,0.4,0.4];
        this.selectedMark={id: 'selected',
            func:function(elem){
                var g = elem.graphics;
                var pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0,0,0,0.7],3);
                g.rectPath(2, 2, 19, 19); g.strokePath(pen);
                pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1,1],2);
                g.newPath(); g.moveTo(2,7); g.lineTo(2,2); g.lineTo(7,2); g.strokePath(pen);
                g.newPath(); g.moveTo(21,7); g.lineTo(21,2); g.lineTo(16,2); g.strokePath(pen);
                g.newPath(); g.moveTo(2,16); g.lineTo(2,21); g.lineTo(7,21); g.strokePath(pen);
                g.newPath(); g.moveTo(21,16); g.lineTo(21,21); g.lineTo(16,21); g.strokePath(pen);
        this.coloredState={id:'colored',
            func:function(elem){
                var g = elem.graphics;
                var pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
                var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,elem.parentObj.fillColor);
                g.newPath(); g.moveTo(1,1); g.lineTo(22,1); g.lineTo(22,22); g.lineTo(1,22); g.closePath();
                g.fillPath(brush); g.strokePath(pen);
        this.noneState={id:'none',
            func:function(elem){
                var g = elem.graphics;
                var pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
                var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.4,0.4,0.4]);
                g.newPath(); g.moveTo(1,1); g.lineTo(22,1); g.lineTo(22,22); g.lineTo(1,22); g.closePath();
                g.strokePath(pen); g.fillPath(brush);
        this.spotMark={id:'spot',
            func:function(elem){
                var g = elem.graphics;
                var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1]), pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
                g.newPath(); g.moveTo(22,13); g.lineTo(22,22); g.lineTo(13,22); g.closePath();
                g.fillPath(brush); g.strokePath(pen);
                g.newPath();
                brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[0,0,0]);
                g.ellipsePath(18,18,2,2); g.fillPath(brush);
        this.globalMark={id:'global',
            func:function(elem){
                var g = elem.graphics;
                var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1]), pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
                g.newPath(); g.moveTo(22,13); g.lineTo(22,22); g.lineTo(13,22); g.closePath();
                g.fillPath(brush); g.strokePath(pen);
        this.noteMark={id:'notes',
            func:function(elem){
                drawImg(noteMarkSrc, elem);
        this.LABModel={id:'labmodel',
            func:function(elem){
                drawImg(labModelSrc, elem);
        this.GRAYModel={id:'graymodel',
            func:function(elem){
                drawImg(grayModelSrc, el

Thank you W_J_T and here is the place where I got my drawing from:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5819478#5819478
* I posted the latest update at the bottom on Jan 25 2014.
The principles of this method are to draw by reading the string object and that;s how you can change colors and things by changing the eval-led objects and redrawing them with putting an updating function into OnDraw and hiding/showing the element to force the OnDraw. If you end up using this , I'd like to see some examples!

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