Importing Graphic Styles

What is the best way to import graphic styles from another document (Win XP, JS)?
I know there are Document methods for importing CharacterStyles and ParagraphStyles... but why not graphic styles?

no direct way that I know of, but it is possible, I would
- create a temporary pathItem
- apply the desired Graphic Style
- copy the temp pathItem and paste in into the destination document
- delete the temp item from both source and destination documents
- loop thru all graphic styles if I needed all graphic styles imported

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CS3 Graphic styles frustration

Graphic styles in CS3;
I've defined several graphic styles and saved them in a library. Once imported into a new document or make a template doc with style already there.
Drawing lines in a layer: clicking the graphic style i want and draw a line, so far so good. Copy and paste that line ...
gives me a NEW graphic style-1 which happens to be the same as the graphic style in which the line was drawn???? Why???
By clicking in the Appearance menu on New art has basic appearance and doing the same as above won't give a new style-1 but....
Now the lines I draw, copy or paste has no graphic style at all?????
What I want is to draw ,copy and paste lines with a specific graphic style and illustrator to get hold of the style!
What am i doing wrong?

This bug or what ever it is did not seem to happen on Graphic Styles that had more attributes than one fill & one stroke. So when I made a Graphic Style & I only needed a stroke with no fill I would just add another empty fill so I would end up with a stroke & 2 empty fills. I do not know why but this problem did not seem to happen on any of these more complicated Styles. The problem did happen one time with a complex Style but I just recreated it & it has not happen since.
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Graphic Styles multiplying when objects are copied

I have some groups containing lines with graphic styles. Sometimes, when I copy and paste these groups I get new graphic styles with name plus the number 1, 2, 3...
E.g. "Foo" -> "Foo 1", later "Foo 1" -> "Foo 2"
Do you know how to avoid this happening?

That could help - but it seems that it would kill your CS5 specific stuff if you opened the file up in an earlier version?
Is that not true? Would I lose any other data?
I tried bcl5462's comment below but the import into cs4 failed completely (I get a "PDF Objects that have been Reinterpreted error" and none of my original document remains), and I'm not sure if it even deals with graphic styles (from http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/408/kb408008.html )
Open the file with Illustrator CS5 (trial)
From Window > Actions, "Delete Unused Panel Items"
Also - try clicking on the brushes panel and selecting all unused brushes - delete.
Select all unused swatches and delete.
Save the file.
Open the file with an older version of Illustrator (e.g. Illustrator CS3)
This will inform you the file was saved in a newer version of Illustrator and the file will be imported.
In this process Illustrator CS3 will not import the corrupted brushes or swatches.
Save the cleaned file.

Import RPC-style WSDL

Hello!
I currently implement a RFC -> RFC adapter -> XI -> SOAP adapter -> Web Service scenario. I have imported the WSDL of the Web Service as External Definition into the Integration Repository to use it for the RFC <-> Web Service mapping within the graphical mapping tool.
Until now I only have imported document-style WSDL and there never have been any problems. Now the WSDL is RPC-style which means that the messages described by the <wsdl:types>...</wsdl:types> part should be enclosed by an additonal structure describing the Web Service operation to be executed.
However, in the graphical mapping tool the structure for the Web Service operation is missing and thus the Web Service call cannot be executed. How can I solve this problem without changing the WSDL or creating an additional XLST or Java mapping?
It seems that there is no problem with the WSDL. When I loaded it with the Web Service Navigator test tool of the SAP Web Application Server the structure describing the Web Service operation has been generated in the request message.
Regards, Tanja Schättler

Hi Tanja
Check this note 856597, it even has some examples of WSDL documents and sample SOAP messages that illustrate how one can write an equivalent WSDL in another style.
A snippet from the note,
"Q: Can I convert an RPC styled WSDL to a document styled WSDL?
            A: It is difficult to answer yes or no because the answer depends on the WSDL instance and the implementation of the code that binds the XML instance to some native object. The problem comes from the fact that these two styles describe web services in different layers. The document style WSDL describes how one can bind an XML document to the SOAP message format. In contrast, the RPC style WSDL describes how one can bind an object to the SOAP message format. One can imagine that this works in two steps: first representing the object as an XML document and then binding this XML document to the SOAP message format. How this first step works is controlled by the SOAP encoding name. For the standard encoding specified in the SOAP specification, most objects can be easily described in an equivalent XML schema. Some special objects such as references and arrays must be represented by some special rules and some additional meta information in XML. This implies that these additional attributes and elements must also be described in the XML schema and the document style based proxy must set these values in the instance appropriately.
            One must however note that even if one has an equivalent document style WSDL, this does not automatically guarantees the interoperability. Some RPC styled service implementations have significant interoperability problems such as requiring the xsi:type attribute for every element or the SOAP encoding attribute at some particular element. If one has to call such non conformant SOAP service, one must adjust the message accordingly.
           Attachment wsdl_style_samples. zip contains some examples of WSDL documents and sample SOAP messages that illustrate how one can write an equivalent WSDL in another style.
            Related Questions "Does the RPC or Document style in WSDL play a role in the SOAP adapter?"
cheers
Sameer

Problem with graphic styles

I have created a graphic style, which I'm using to style a rectangle background item. I duplicated the style in order to create a slightly different version to use elsewhere. The original style's fill is set to 40% opacity, whereas the copied style's fill is 100% opacity. If I have items using the two styles on the same page, the attributes from one are being applied to the other. See screen grabs. The panel is defined in the master page and is on its own layer in order to force it above the page content. I doubt this is the reason but it's worth mentioning.
The panel on the left is how it should look. The panel on the right is somehow inheriting the attributes of the style it was copied from – the semi-opaque rectangle in the background. This happens in both the internal preview and in browsers.

You got the answer, but I would just like to mention that sometimes (often) the forum has posts about documents becomming corrupt and is often tied to recycling older documents. I suggest that if it just the styles you want to use from a previous document, that you import the styles from the former document into a new document.
Just a thought.
Mike

An internal error occurred while writing imported graphics in this document. The file has been saved

An internal error occurred while writing imported graphics in this document. The file has been saved, but has lost some image data. Please report this error to Adobe Technical Support.
How do i fix this, there are no images in the document
thanks
emma

We are running FM version 7.2b144 on MS Win xp Pro (32 bit), and I did not notice this until service pack 3 was installed. I believe I have found a work around to the situation and another contributing cause. If graphic files are placed directly in an anchored frame instead of importing by reference, the file somehow becomes misplaced. If you right click the graphic and open the Object Properties dialog box, and see the phrase "no referenced file" below Main Editor: Referenced File: in the lower left hand corner, this has happened. I found if I removed all graphics files without references and imported them by reference, the source file may then be properly saved. I am also using a program called CCleaner, which removes cookies, temp files, browsing history and the like from a system. If the program settings are chosen too aggressively, and the application runs when FM has a file open, this same error will occur, even if all files are referenced properly. I don't know if SP3 has some similar application which is now running in the background and causing this.
To summarize, if you want to retain SP3, I have eliminated this error by confirming the links to referenced graphics files and avoiding using 3rd party "cleaners" while FM is open.

Width Wrong for Imported Graphics in Frame 9

Has anyone else had issues with Framemaker detecting the wrong width when importing graphics? As an example, when I import a JPG of a button that should be 21 x 21 pixels, Framemaker displays the width as 24px and the height as 21px. This results in a smashed graphic. If I adjust the dimensions of the graphic in FrameMaker to the correct dimensions, then print the PDF, the right border of the image is off.
I have tried capturing the graphic a variety of different ways, and I always experience the same results. I can import the graphic into Captivate or Word and the sizing is correct. Any ideas? Thanks!
I am using FrameMaker version 9.0p237 as part of the Technical Communication Suite 2.

I just tested this with a sample file at the 21x21 dimensions, and you are absolutely correct. FM9 screws up the dimensions (and default dpi resolution) for PNG and GIF files. I also tried BMP and TIF equivalents and these were ok. FM8 does not have this problem, so it looks like Adobe played with the PNG and GIF filters a bit (perhaps to get rid of all of the extra colours coming in).
For a JPG or PNG import of a 21x21 at 96dpi, FM9 seems to think that it is 24x21 at 110dpi. FM8 gets it right.
For a GIF import of the same, FM9 thinks it is 22x21 at 75dpi. FM8 got it right.
What's also strange is that if the dimensions are both even, e.g. 20x20 at 96dpi, then FM9 gets it right for the JPG, PNG and GIF. However, if the *first* dimension is odd, e.g. 21x20 it gets it wrong again as before, but if the second dimesion is odd, e.g. 20x21, the it gets it right. VERY WIERD!
It's definitely a BUG.
I would suggest that you either use BMP or TIF for now OR try to increase your icons by 1 pixel to make them an even size, e.g. 22x22.
I'd also recommend that you not use JPG for these, but rather GIF or PNG, because you may generate some unwanted artifacts in the JPG due to the lossy compression used.

Load or import custom style mapping in link options – is that possible somehow?

Hi Everyone,
I'm working with Instructions for Use and Technical Manual documents in InDesign. I'm constantly fine-tuning our templates, and now I have to refresh them again, because of a brand refresh. I'm using the Custom Style Mapping in the Link Options panel a lot, because it helps us to copy the text from older documents to the new ones with the right formatting, with less effort. The only thing I miss is the “Load/Import Custom Style Mapping” option from this panel.
Do you know if there’s any options to export/import/load these mappings somehow from one document to another? Is it possible to write a script for that? I find this part of InDesign quite unattached, it seems to me (based on my search) that no other people are using it. I feel lonely, help me here!
(I have created many new mappings in an older document, and I’d like to be able to use them in the new templates as well, but I can only do that if I map the styles again. And it’s quite time consuming. Maybe I'm just using too many paragraph styles, I have no idea – this could be another question: what is too much when it comes to styles...)
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Zita

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Mozilla has just started working a new "cloud service" that is code named '''PiCL''' for "Profile in CLoud", which I am expecting will be a lot easier to use and might allow the user to access their bookmarks and other data from the internet without adding a "borrowed" PC to your Sync account.

States in graphic styles

Hi
I tried to use graphic styles to save the states of an menu-enty or a input field - and failed. So it's not possible to safe different states in one graphic style?

That's a logical answer but unfortunately it's not the case in this matter. For instance I tried out one of the Graphic Styles which contained several elements which were not introduced in newer versions, such as Drop Shadow and Offset Path... even just saving as AI CS5, the problem was happening.

Why Can't I make a New Graphic Style in Illustrator CC?

Why Can't I make a New Graphic Style in Illustrator CC?
Nothing works. I've tried several options to make a Graphic Style. Even tried to copy another and change it.
Kindly Regards
Christina Saugmann

Hi
It was a simple fillcolor with opacity. It is as if it doesnt respond. I can clic the symbol for a new layer, but nothing happens. I've dragged the style from appearance-box, to symbol for new style - Nothing. I've dragged the box directly to Graphic Styles - again - nothing. I've tried with my CS4 that worked. But not in CC.

Graphics(Styles) are not Affecting in HTML Format of Smart Form

Hi,
I have converted a Smartform from PDF format to HTML. but the Graphics ( Styles ) are not Affecting the out put.
Can any body Give me the solution.

Please suggest me ,how to convert from pdf to html workformat,if any program is available for that.Please send it

Can I make a "recolor artwork" into a graphic style?

I may be over-thinking this:
Let's say I have a logo that is made with one spot color, plus a gradient of that spot color and white. I want to quickly change the logo from one spot color to another. I can't make the new colors into a Graphic Style, since the logo has multiple fills. I can't just click on another spot color in the Swatches panel, because it fills all the shapes with 100% of that color.
Is there a one-click solution for this? See example if my writing doesn't make sense

I would defer to Wade's knowledge of typos.
If your spot only shows up in your logo, you can replace the swatch with the new spot swatch. Pick it as usual out of your library and then option drag the new swatch onto the old swatch. (you could also temporarily move to a new document to do it if you don't want to replace all instances of your old color, but at that point, live color seems more efficient...)

How to deal with non-continuous shapes and graphic styles

I am not sure how to frame this question so I will try to describe the problem.
Imagine I have two shapes. One is a hollowed out circle (like a doughnut chart). The second is a smaller filled in circle. The smaller filled in circle is then poitioned inside the hoolowed out one, so you have like a target but with no "middle" band. What I would like to do is apply a graphic style to the COMBINED shape. The problem is that if I select both shapes and apply the style, each shape will have its own style, whereas what I want is for the style to be distributed over the two shapes as if they were one. And if I use the shape builder tool, when I join the two shapes, from the outer hollowed out circle to the inner filled in circle, I fill in the shape for the "middle band" whereas I want that middle band to be empty.
You can probably tell I don't know Illustrator and come from Photoshop. In PS, I would simply select my two shapes and apply a style. Since my selection forms a shape that ignores the middle band, the style applies evenly to the whole selection. Can I do something similar in Ilustrator? In reality my network of shapes is more complex that the example above and I do need to keep it a vector.
Thank you for your suggestions.
Chris

There are really two types of Graphic Styles - Object level styles and Group level styles. There is no way to tell which style is which. So if you have an Object level Style and try to apply it to a group of objects or often a compound shape, you get each individual object having the style. If you have a Group level style and try to apply it to only an object, you often get nothing applied.
It perhaps sounds like you have an Object level style and are trying to apply it to a group.
There's no way to convert an Object level style to a Group level style or vice versa. The best (and pretty much only) way I've found to get around this is to apply the style to teh correct level then make a note of all the style settings, select the other level and recreate the style for that level.
Whether or not a style applies correctly has a great deal to do with specific aspects of the style in addition to what level the style was generated from. This is a frustrating aspect of Graphic Styles.

Can't locate custom Graphic Styles

I created and saved some custom Graphic Styles in Illustrator CS4. When I follow the path of the default save location (Apps>Illustrator>Presets>en_US>Graphic Styles) they are not there. I have used Spotlight to search my machine for the files, but it returns no results.
I have created a new, custom location for saving Graphic Styles in the future, but I want to locate these "missing" files so that I can delete them.
Anyone know how to locate these files?
Can I locate and remove them from within Illustrator?
I am using Illustrator CS4 for Mac.
Thanks.

Thanks for the reply Mylenium.
I still don't see them.
User>Library>Preferences>Adobe>...nothing about Illustrator (Encore, Encoder, AE, Contribute, EXT Mgr, MediaCore ImporterProcess, OnLocation, Plugins, PProHeadlines, PPro, SB, XMP). I checked each of these folders and their subfolders with no luck.
User>Library>Preferences>Adobe Illustrator CS4 Library Settings>en_US>Flash 10 and FWAIPref>...empty.
User>Library>Preferences>Adobe Illustrator CS4 Settings>en_US>...no folders and no Graphic Styles.
Weird.

Strange Facet of Imported Graphic: ò\e2

Hello Framers,
I am using Frame 7.1 and have just taken over a project from a colleague who is sometimes, er, careless with best practices.
So I MIF-washed all files (replacing all OLE2 graphics) and tried to save as RTF. Frame crashed. I looked at the Object properties of some imported graphics and found this:
A minute later I looked again at the same properties again and the Facet was "DIB" -- in other words normal.
This is the same graphic, same command (!go). In between I had looked at some other graphics and seen another with the strange facet. Because it is intermittent it was hard to get such a pair of grabs.
I looked in the MIF and could find nothing unusual (but I am by no means a MIF-guru).
Has anyone else seen such strange facets? Or have any ideas? As a workaround I shall try re-importing all graphics and hoping that the problem does not come back.
--- Derek

Thanks Sheila and Art,
Since this is an intermittent problem it's hard to investigate. I entirely agree about BMPs and embedding, but I inherited this project and that's how it is.
I do the Save As RTF because my SME is enamoured of Word; I convert the RTF into DOC and he can then edit in his favourite tool. With Track Changes I can then see what needs to be done in the Framemaker source.
I have Windows XP SP3 running with 2GB RAM so I don't think I am hitting a resource limit.
Before posting I had extracted all embedded graphics and included them as PNGs by Reference. But Save As RTF still crashed on one chapter; it was while investigating the graphics in that chapter that I stumbled on the strange facet problem.
I'm 99% certain that the Save As RTF crash is related to the graphics; if I delete all graphics the save goes OK. I cannot say for sure that it's related to the facets but an intermittent crash related to an intermittent strange facet sounds mighty suspicious.
Yesterday after posting I re-embedded all graphics (delete and re-import with ! f i f ) but it still crashed. So I converted the larger graphics to PNG and re-imported them. I tried a quick Save As RTF and it worked. Hurrah! So I repeated the Save, this time to another directory, and it crashed. This morning it crashed again (but not before I had made a copy of the successful save ! ). There are still small graphics (screen caps of buttons in running text) but it will take me ages to convert all of them (it took an hour to do the larger graphics).
Thus I have files to keep my SME happy for now, but there may be some nasty surprises waiting for me somewhere down the line. That's why I'd like to nail this to the wall. I'll try Art's suggestion of yet another MIF-wash (which will be the third) and report back if there's anything new.
--- Derek

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