FillColor in CS3

Hi,
The below line works well in InDesign CS2 to apply fill color :
......words[0].fillColor=app.activeDocument.swatches.item("cyan");
But the same line doesn't work in InDesign CS3. What has suppose changed in "fillColor" syntax.
Please guide me.
Saravanan .K

Hi,
> .....words[0].fillColor = app.activeDocument.colors.item("Cyan");
Your code works fine for me.
Did you check the name of the colors of the active document, yet?
$.writeln( app.activeDocument.colors.everyItem().name.join('\r') );
or
alert( app.activeDocument.colors.everyItem().name.join('\r') );
Martin

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The problem you got into is a known problem after updating to Tiger. It is a small 4K file that gets trashed with the update. It is called the Adobe Unit Types. Both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements need this file to function.
One way to get it back is to reinstall Photoshop, the other is to add this file again.
You can get the file from here http://www.dd.se/Tips/bildbehandling/downloads/AdobeUnitTypes.zip
It is only 3,7 KB big.
You put the file you download here:
[hard disk] /Library/ScriptingAdditions. If you don't have a Scripting Additions folder, you create it.
As you trashed Photoshop, you need to completely deinstall it to be able to reinstall it.

PhotoshopNews: Adobe Photoshop CS3 at a glance!

http://photoshopnews.com/2006/12/14/adobe-photoshop-cs3-at-a-glance/
Even more content out there now on the home page of PhotoshopNews.com

I haven't been able to download CS3 yet, but the Martin Evening pdf (thanks for the link!) has what looks like a piece of great news buried in it:
"For example, before you first had to create an empty new document with the exact pixel dimensions before you could place an image (such as a raw file) as a Smart Object. With Photoshop CS3, you can now place a raw capture file as a Smart Object layer in a single step."
If I understand this right, it means that the functionality of the old Dr Brown Place-a-Matic script is now available from Aperture. We can -- or this makes me hope we can -- send a RAW from Aperture to PSCS3 for editing, and then Place the same image, perhaps twice, as a Smart Object, edit away, and when we Save get the whole edited image back in Aperture without going through the Finder.
I used to use this (from Bridge) all the time to double-expose RAW shots: adjust the sky to one exposure and the ground to another, masking to get both into the final image, all without messing with the pixels of the RAW image. I've missed it. Whoopee.

Do I need to install CS3 on Windows 7 64 bit before installing CS5 Upgrade?

I am replacing a graphic designer's Windows Vista laptop with a Dell Precision T5500 desktop. Do I need to uninstall CS3 from the laptop and decommission the serial number? Then do I need to install CS3 on the new desktop before installing the CS5 upgrade? I was told I needed to decommission the installation, but I don't remember having to do that with other installations. Thanks in advance!

You should definetly deactivate any software before uninstalling. But you don't have to install CS3 in order to install CS5. Just have the serial number handy for verification. That said, depending upon the user's needs, you might want to leave CS3 available.
Bob

My harddrive crashed. I got a new hard drive, and attempted to port my CS3 design software onto my new hard drive. It says it cannot work and I must uninstall and reload the software. I registered the software and have the serial, but cannot find the o

I bought the design premium in 2007 and can no longer find my original software. I need to uninstall and reinstall but again can't find my software, but all applications are in my backup drive. Any help?

Julia,
Here is a download site which goes back to CS3:
http://technolux.blogspot.co.nz/2011/02/adobe-direct-download-links-less-akamai.html#more
Or you may use this one, (t is crucial to follow all the initial steps precisely):
http://prodesigntools.com/tag/ddl
There are known issues with Yosemite, if that is the OS, but according to this site, someone has made Yosemite work with almost all CS/CC versions.
http://roaringapps.com/apps?index=a
For a specific CS3/Yosemite issue, namely CS3 crashing on opening under Yosemite, this solution,
1) Open System Preferences > Java
2) Wait for the Java Control Panel to load
3) Open Adobe Illustrator (while keeping the Java Control Panel window open)
has been given by Allycs in post #10 in this thread:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1610653
1) Open System Preferences > Java
2) Wait for the Java Control Panel to load
3) Open Adobe Illustrator (while keeping the Java Control Panel window open)

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