Why do my custom swatches revert to RGB mode?
Hi all,
I'm a newbie to Illustrator. I have a few questions:
When I create custom swatches, I choose the CYMK option in the drop down box. However, these swatches are appearing as "RGB" mode in my swatch palette. Why is that? How do I ensure my custom swatches stay in CMYK mode?
When I later view the CMYK code for the swatches, I see that their numbers are skewed a little (for example, 34 may be 35 or 36, etc). Why is that?
When you create a new document, make sure the color mode of the document matches with the swatch color mode. i.e if you're creating a new document in RGB and then using a CMYK swatch then the numbers will be converted to RGB. Make sure the document is also created in CMYK color mode by expanding the advaced options in new document creation dialog box.
Similar Messages
-
Why does CC now sign out several times a day and applications revert to trial mode almost instantly?
Since the last update my Creative Cloud connection signs itself out several times a day. Applications continuously revert to trial mode and need to be relicensed. I cannot stress how annoying it is to be reading a PDF only for Acrobat to close and then be invited to start my "trial". Whilst this doesn't actually stop my use of the Adobe applications it is very disruptive to my normal work flow. What I struggle to understand is why the appliactions so quickly revert to trial mode. Surely even if the CC connection is lost they should remain licensed for days?
Running Windows 7 and the main apps I use are Illustrator CS6, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CS6, Photoshop CC & Acrobat XI Pro.
RichardJo: hello
Jagadish: Hi Jo .
Jo: Since I last updated Photoshop some weeks ago, connection signs itself out several times a day. Applications continuously revert to trial mode and need to be re-licensed.
Jo: I can see this was mentioned in a forum a couple of years ago but can't see there was a definate solution
Jo: I spoke to someone here yesterday, they had me sign out of creative cloud and back in, but that froze my computer, as all adobe programs do at the moment, and the chat window disappeared
Jo: I have tried the things suggested on this page https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/unable-login-creative-cloud-248.html
Jo: except for Download the IMSLib Replacer, because the link is broken
Jo: which i mentioned yesterday, but it would appear it has not been fixed
Jagadish: I understand that you wish to activate software .
Jo Wickham: Oh my gosh no -
Custom Swatch Libraries color shift
I created a custom swatch library for my client in Illustrator. RGB values.
I loaded the library in a new document (RGB Color Mode) and filled an element with one of these loaded swatch colors.
When I double-clicked the color in the fill box, the RGB color values had shifted slightly. Why is this?
When I double-clicked the same color in the Swatch panel, the color values remained accurate.It's a collection of logo versions. Some for web, some for print.
Sounds like I'd need the following Libraries (this is getting complicated and confusing--am I too far in the weeds on this or right where I should be?):
1. Pantones for Print.
Create a document with a Print Profile, set the document color mode to CMYK.
Open the Pantone+ Solid Coated Library, and bring in the given colors.
*Here's the thing though. Illustrator CC's Pantone values for RGB and CMYK don't match the RGB and CMYK values in Pantone+ Color Bridge Book exactly.
So what do I do? Also create a CMYK Library of CMYK equivalents that do match the Pantone+ Color Bridge Book? Because when Illustrator does the conversion, it's way off.
2. Pantones for Web.
Create a document with a Web Profile, set the document color mode to RGB.
Open the Pantone+ Solid Coated Library, and bring in the given colors.
Then also create an RGB Library of RGB equivalents that do match the Pantone+ Color Bridge Book?
This would total 4 Libraries. Pantones for Print. CMYK. Pantones for Web. RGB. -
Hi yall,
I created this custom swatch palette which allows a person to keep swatch info in this palette and instantiate it in documents. The palette can store notes about a particular swatch and there is a save button somewhere which will save your palette state as an xml file.
//==================================================HOBO SWATCHES by Vasily ===========================================//
// BETA
* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ Hobo Swatches_v1.jsx !Version! Sat Jan 18 2014 22:36:40 GMT-0600
function swatchPalette(){
//===================================================Icon Resources========================//
var infoBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[0.11, 0.18, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[10, 3, 5, 5], ellipsePath:true, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0.11, 0.18, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[15, 15], [15, 11], [18, 11], [18, 9], [13, 9], [8, 9], [8, 11], [11, 11], [11, 15], [7, 15], [7, 17], [19, 17], [19, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
var addBtnSrc='({total:1, '+
'group_0:{'+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0, 0.14, 1], pathPoints:[[19, 9], [14, 9], [14, 4], [12, 4], [12, 9], [7, 9], [7, 11], [12, 11], [12, 16], [14, 16], [14, 11], [19, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[1, 1, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[19, 9], [14, 9], [14, 4], [12, 4], [12, 9], [7, 9], [7, 11], [12, 11], [12, 16], [14, 16], [14, 11], [19, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, total:2}})';
var rmvBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0, 0.22, 0], pathPoints:[[20, 9], [6, 9], [6, 11], [20, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:3}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0.27, 1, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[20, 9], [6, 9], [6, 11], [20, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
var rstBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'group_1:{'+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[45, 4, 12, 12], ellipsePath:true, closed:true, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[51, 12], [51, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:3}, total:2}, '+
'group_0:{'+
'shape_7:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[5, 16], [5, 5], [11, 5], [11, 10], [7, 10], [12, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_6:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[20, 5], [15, 5], [15, 15], [19, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_5:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[14, 10], [18, 10]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_4:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[34, 5], [29, 5], [29, 15], [34, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[29, 10], [32, 10]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[21, 15], [26, 15], [26, 10], [22, 10], [22, 5], [27, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[39, 16], [39, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[35, 5], [42, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, total:8}})';
var labModelSrc='({total:3, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[1, 1, 1], pathPoints:[[4, 2], [4, 8], [7, 8]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0, 1, 1], pathPoints:[[12, 3], [12, 8], [9, 8], [9, 5], [12, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[1, 1, 0], pathPoints:[[15, 2], [15, 8], [18, 8], [18, 5], [15, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}})';
var cmykModelSrc='({total:4, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[0, 1, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[2, 9], [5, 9], [5, 8], [3, 8], [3, 3], [5, 3], [5, 2], [2, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[1, 0, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[10, 3], [9, 3], [9, 4], [8, 4], [8, 3], [7, 3], [7, 2], [6, 2], [6, 3], [6, 5], [6, 9], [7, 9], [7, 5], [8, 5], [8, 6], [9, 6], [9, 5], [10, 5], [10, 9], [11, 9], [11, 2], [10, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[1, 1, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[16, 2], [16, 3], [15, 3], [15, 4], [14, 4], [14, 3], [13, 3], [13, 2], [12, 2], [12, 4], [13, 4], [13, 5], [14, 5], [14, 9], [15, 9], [15, 5], [16, 5], [16, 4], [17, 4], [17, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'group_0:{'+
'shape_4:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[19, 5], [19, 2], [18, 2], [18, 9], [19, 9], [19, 6], [20, 6], [20, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[20, 8], [21, 8], [21, 6], [20, 6]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[22, 9], [22, 8], [21, 8], [21, 9]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[21, 3], [20, 3], [20, 5], [21, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[22, 2], [21, 2], [21, 3], [22, 3]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, total:5}})';
var rgbModelSrc='({total:5, '+
'shape_4:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[2, 2], [2, 9], [3, 9], [3, 3], [5, 3], [5, 5], [3, 5], [3, 7], [4, 7], [4, 6], [6, 6], [6, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[5, 8], [5, 7], [4, 7], [4, 8]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[1, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[6, 9], [6, 8], [5, 8], [5, 9]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[0, 1, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[7, 9], [11, 9], [11, 6], [9, 6], [9, 7], [10, 7], [10, 8], [8, 8], [8, 3], [10, 3], [10, 4], [11, 4], [11, 2], [7, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0, 0, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[13, 5], [13, 3], [15, 3], [15, 5], [16, 5], [16, 2], [12, 2], [12, 9], [16, 9], [16, 6], [15, 6], [15, 8], [13, 8], [13, 6], [15, 6], [15, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
var grayModelSrc='({total:7, '+
'shape_6:{fillColor:[0.57, 0.58, 0.59], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[7, 2], [7, 9], [8, 9], [8, 3], [10, 3], [10, 5], [8, 5], [8, 7], [9, 7], [9, 6], [11, 6], [11, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_5:{fillColor:[0.57, 0.58, 0.59], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[10, 8], [10, 7], [9, 7], [9, 8]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_4:{fillColor:[0.57, 0.58, 0.59], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[11, 9], [11, 8], [10, 8], [10, 9]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[0.82, 0.82, 0.83], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[2, 9], [6, 9], [6, 6], [4, 6], [4, 7], [5, 7], [5, 8], [3, 8], [3, 3], [5, 3], [5, 4], [6, 4], [6, 2], [2, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[0.35, 0.36, 0.38], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[15, 3], [13, 3], [13, 2], [15, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[0.35, 0.36, 0.38], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[15, 3], [15, 5], [13, 5], [13, 3], [12, 3], [12, 9], [13, 9], [13, 6], [15, 6], [15, 9], [16, 9], [16, 3]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0.2, 0.22, 0.24], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[21, 2], [21, 3], [20, 3], [20, 4], [19, 4], [19, 3], [18, 3], [18, 2], [17, 2], [17, 4], [18, 4], [18, 5], [19, 5], [19, 9], [20, 9], [20, 5], [21, 5], [21, 4], [22, 4], [22, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
var noteMarkSrc='({total:4, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:[0.53, 0.33, 0.26], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[11, 21], [11, 14], [4, 14]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:1}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[1, 0.97, 0.62], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[11, 21], [1, 21], [1, 14], [7, 14], [11, 19]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:1}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[1, 17], [6, 17]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:1}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[1, 19], [6, 19]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:1}})';
var okBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'group_1:{'+
'shape_5:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[11, 5], [5, 5], [5, 15], [11, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_4:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[28, 5], [22, 5], [22, 15], [28, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[14, 4], [14, 15], [19, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_2:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[45, 5], [40, 5], [40, 15], [45, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[40, 10], [43, 10]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.39, 0.31, 0], pathPoints:[[31, 15], [36, 15], [36, 10], [32, 10], [32, 5], [37, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, total:6}, '+
'group_0:{'+
'shape_2:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.57, 0.58, 0.59], pathPoints:[47, 2, 15, 15], ellipsePath:true, closed:true, strokeWidth:1}, '+
'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, elThank 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! -
Custom swatch library isn't updating in CC
I have a big custom swatch library that I'm continually making additions and corrections to. I have it set as persistent, and the library works fine, but it doesn't update when I make changes to it. As far as I can tell, it's still stuck at the point where I upgraded to CC a few months ago. I've tried unchecking persistent, closing the library and Illustrator, then reopening and reinstalling the library, and it's still reverting to the old version.
Anyone else having this problem?
I've just upgraded to 17.1 on a Windows 7 Pro machine.Hi OuraySportswear,
Do you have this library file outside of presets folder? Currently this feature sync these libraries from presets folder only.
Sanjay. -
Custom Swatch Panel Closes on Launch CS5.1
I've been experiencing a frustrating, bizarre situation recently. I have a Persistent custom swatch library load for an instant upon startup, then within a second it closes itself. I have to open the Swatches panel manually, then my custom library loads again *but* also opens the Links panel. I have ensured that my custom library is saved in the correct location (/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CS 5.1/Presets/en_us/Swatches), and confirmed that 'Persistent' is checked in that custom library. I even tried saving my workspace as a different name.
This is an annoyance more than anything else. I've tried deleting my preferences but I'm still getting no love.
Any ideas? Thank you for reading, and in advance for any assistance.We don't have any way to extend the trial. It is possible you may have other software installed which has interferred with the trial process. Which operating system are you using btw? Did you receive any error messages during the install process?
-
Can someone tell me how to edit a custom swatch. Not a color swatch but a graphic swatch.
Select an object to which you've applied the graphic style, modify the appearance attributes in the Appearance Palette, then redefine the style either by using the corresponding command in the Appearance Palette menu or by Option dragging the object onto the style definition field in the Graphic Style Palette.
-
Cannot find my custom swatch files to share with InDesign
I have created some custom swatch files in Photoshop and would like use them in InDesign as well - but I can't find them! They are always there and available for use in PS, but I cannot find them anywhere on my hard drive. The "Color Swatches" file under "Presets" in PS contains just the swatches that came with the software; I have searched the hard drive for other *.aco files or folders containing such files, but turned up nothing.
Any ideas?
CS4 and Snow Leopard.I have created some custom swatch files in Photoshop and would like use them in InDesign as well - but I can't find them! They are always there and available for use in PS, but I cannot find them anywhere on my hard drive. The "Color Swatches" file under "Presets" in PS contains just the swatches that came with the software; I have searched the hard drive for other *.aco files or folders containing such files, but turned up nothing.
Any ideas?
CS4 and Snow Leopard. -
Create a custom swatch textile pattern
Hi,
Yet another noob.
First off - is there anyway to edit the textile pattern swatches in AI? There is a pattern of lines I like but not in the right color. If not then I guess I need to create my own.
What I want is a pattern of colored lines (pink and white) close together that run at a 45 degree angle from bottom to top. I think I am supposed to draw a rectangle and then create each line and then save this as a custom swatch? Is there a better way of doing this to ensure spacing consistency??
Appreciate any help
Thank YouI concur with Kurt. This by all means should be easy enough and while the AI help is hugely ominous and incomprehensible to the uninitiated otherwise (it is simply incomplete, poorly written and contains wrong information), that part is explained resonably well. Also read up/ search this forum on how to replace/ update swatches and symbols using drag to artboard and (Alt-)drag back to the palette....
Mylenium -
Hi All,
This may be a stupid question:
Once I have created and saved a custom swatch library - lets call it "custom"
How would I add a new colour to "custom" - or edit a colour value in "custom" - is this new swatch library locked?
Most frustrating.
Thank youopen the library file, just through File > Open. add a swatch to the document. save the document swatches as swatch library
-
Hi,
can I somehow save individual custom Swatch folders? It seems to save only the "Default Swatches" folder (which makes the option for other folders somewhat pointless)...
Is it also possible to adjust the size of the swatch icons/squares?
Thanks.Unfortunately not. You may only customize and save your default Swatch to be available across all documents by default.
Multiple Swatches/folders option is provided to let you organize (or restrict) the colors for a given project only and gets saved for corresponding project .
You may wish to try out new workflows using the Kuler Panel (that lets you reuse themes) as explained here: Flash Professional Help | Working with Kuler Panel
If you'd like to make any suggestions, post them here: Adobe - Feature Request/Bug Report Form
Thanks,
Nipun -
Common custom swatch libraires
I have several custom swatch libraires that I'd like to share among all my Adobe apps & macs. Is there a commom place that I can put them, so I dont have to copy to every Swatch Libraries folder for each app? I'd like to have 1 common place to put them, so that Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign for CS6 & CC would see them. I'm usually adding more custom swatches and was trying to avoid copy to 6 different places, then to multiple machines.
Maybe if you ask nicely on the Scripting forums - perhaps someone could create a script to use your .ase files to update all your swatches across apps.
I don't know how to do it - so I'll leave it at that.
http://forums.adobe.com/community/indesign/indesign_scripting
There's also the Adobe Bridge Scripting Forum
http://forums.adobe.com/community/bridge/bridge_scripting
Which might be a better place for this. -
I saved a lot (100)custom swatches in Illustrator CS4 and want to transfer them to a new Mac book bu
I saved a lot (100)custom swatches in Illustrator CS4 and want to transfer them to a new Mac book but can not find the user defined folder location on my old I Mac. Anybody know how to find them?
MacHD/Users?<yourname>/Library?Application Support/Adobe/AdobeAICS#/Presets/en_US/Swatches would be a place to start.
-
Custom swatches keep disappearing
Hello,
I am using Illustrator CS4 14.0.0
I have saved a Workspace that includes a User Defined swatch. (see attachment).
Even though I have saved the workspace, when reopening the program, it goes back to the regular swatches that come with the program. Are we not able to save custom swatch panel in a workspace?
Thank you!!!!
estherThank you Mike, and Monika.
Monika, thanks for the link. Great info there.
Mike, checking Persistant seemed to have worked for me. I quit the program, reopened and it was still there. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Thanks!!!
esther -
Custom swatches. Where do I put them?
I recently downloaded some custom paper swatches from Neenah Paper to use with a letterhead design I'm creating. Where is the best place to save custom paper swatches on my Mac? Is there a common folder I can put them in that will allow me to share the custom swatches amongst all of my Adobe apps?
Thanks!The Neenah downloads are .ase files so you have to load them into the app's swatches panel. In ID if you load them without any docs open they will be in the panel for every new document.
The swatches Neenah is providing are spot color ink swatches defined as CMYK, so I don't really see how they would be useful for simulating a paper. In InDesign there's only one Paper swatch [Paper] so if you want to try and simulate ink on a colored paper, edit the [Paper] swatch and turn on Overprint while you work.
Maybe you are looking for
-
How to create a function/procedure which can take optional parameter?
Hi, I want to create a function or a procedure which can take optional parameters. For example, I want to create fun1() or fun1(param1) like this. Only one function will act differently when different number of parameters are passed to it. Something
-
Restoring ipad to new without iCloud details
Hi all.. Hoping someone can help me out. We have a second hand business which lends on iphone/ipads etc. People have left iPads and iPhones behind which make them the businesses legal property. I've tried to reset the phone to new but am roadblocked
-
What happens if you really cannot remember your security question answers
so i cant remember and i want to just be able to send a reset email but cant find this if there is any way.... let me know thanks Kendra
-
Why can't I open my Hotmail or MSN live emails on my mac?
Why can't I open my Hotmail or MSN live emails on my mac? also the google pages like google map will not open Is this some kind of sick joke being played by APPLE for not having bought a Mac before and for daring to have a windows based email ? I've
-
TS1363 iTunes does not start when I connect iTouch by USB.
This is on Windows 7. It did connect on Vista before upgrade. Sync occurs if I start iTunes manually. iTouch does appear in both iTunes and Windows Explorer. How fix?