Drag-and-drop image from Bridge to same spot in template?
I have a template set up that includes a photo border in the center. I have to apply this border to every image that goes into one of our documents. Each image is cropped in Photoshop to the exact same size before having the border applied in Illustrator.
Is there a way to set up my template such that, when the image is dropped onto it, it always lands in the same spot? I.e., right now, I drag an image over from Bridge, and drop it on the template, and it lands off to one side (or wherever I drop it), and then I have to drag it into place inside the border (which is part of the template).
This doesn't take a lot of time, but I frequently need 100 images in a document, and what little time it does take adds up.
Thanks in advance.
Illustrator CS4
Windows XP Pro SP3
Xeon X5260 @ 3.33GHz
3.25GB Ram
Why not simply adjust the link for the image in the Links palette? Certainly could be contained in an action, if need be for duplicating and exporting multiple images...
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[1]. code 1:
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import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
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http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=57&threadID=518707
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