Hello!

It would be great to be able to assign a keyboard shortcut to a custom script. We use custom scripts in AI for a large variety of tasks at my job and we currently have to use a third party program on Mac (Quicksilver) in order to "assign" a shortcut to run them. This causes the scripts to run a bit slower and requires more development and support.

Additionally, it would be helpful to run custom scripts as a step within an action. This is currently possible to setup, but the action will "forget" the script the next time you start AI.

Thanks!
David

There is a problem with global gradient swatches, described at https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/908050/suggestions/44461230

Illustrator applies changes to all copies of a gradient in a document when this gradient is changed via a script. It makes sense from a practical point of view, but is devastating for scripts in general.

We can’t duplicate gradients with a script properly, like we can do with any other swatch, because when it's done, the gradient swatch get forcibly added to Swatches and then corrupt the art which uses them when deleted... and it does not break this global link anyway.

At the moment we copy a gradient into the swatch, it will be associated with the first object. If we repaint the swatch to use it for another object, the first object will change its fill momentarily. Just like the video from the issue above shows — https://illustrator.uservoice.com/assets/235626175/linked-gradients-bug.mp4

So we 'instance' gradients instead of 'duplicating' them.
Creating a new gradient via script also creates a new swatch. Deleting either the new gradient or the new swatch also deletes the other. If the need is to get rid of the swatch but not the gradient, that doesn’t look to be possible via with the current APIs. Perhaps we need a new API to delete just the swatch and not the associated global (gradient, pattern etc.).

Having this will allow us to keep gradient changes on one object from affecting other objects. To duplicate, a new gradient will be created and a copy of all gradient properties (type, number of stops, stops) will be performed, via existing app.activeDocument.gradients.add()
Then we will be able to delete the swatch with a new API without crashing Illustrator.

Adobe Illustrator Scripting VERY slow - C#
Hello,

i'm developting a small library to access PathObjects in Illustrator (works fine for CS2, CS5) - but i have massive performance problems with CC2019. I am using VS2017.

Code looks like:

Type AIType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID(AIAppName);
dynamic illuApp = Activator.CreateInstance(AIType);

if (illuApp == null)
{
return;
}

if (illuApp.Documents.Count < 1)
{
return;
}

System.Array lll = illuApp.ActiveDocument.selection;
if (lll != null)
{
for (int i = 0; i < lll.Length; i++)
{
dynamic path = lll.GetValue(i);
if (path != null)
{
var lll2 = path.PathPoints;
Application.DoEvents();
int iSelCount = lll2.Count;
if (iSelCount >= 4)
{
string sss = path.typename;
float dH = (float)(path.Height / dScale);
float dW = (float)(path.Width / dScale);
float dL = (float)(path.Left / dScale);
float dT = (float)Math.Abs(path.Top / dScale);
dynamic obCol = path.FillColor;
sss = obCol.typename;
Color col = Color.Black;
if (sss.Contains("CMYK"))
{
var r = (int)(255 * (1 - obCol.Cyan / 100) * (1 - obCol.Black / 100));
var g = (int)(255 * (1 - obCol.Magenta / 100) * (1 - obCol.Black / 100));
var b = (int)(255 * (1 - obCol.Yellow / 100) * (1 - obCol.Black / 100));
col = Color.FromArgb(r, g, b);
}
else if (sss.Contains("RGB"))
{
int r = (int)(obCol.Red);
int g = (int)(obCol.Green);
int b = (int)(obCol.Blue);
col = Color.FromArgb(r, g, b);
}

            Data.Add(NewInfo (dL, dT, dW, dH, col);
        }
    }
}

}

Until CS5, processing 1000 selected rectangles need a couple of seconds, but on newer CC Versions it needs MINUTES.

I use exactly the same code - is there something i am missing?

Mainly accessing "path.PathPoints" (needs ~ 15 msec.) and "path.FillColor" (needs ~ 20 msec.) are time consuming.

Thanks in advance for any hint! I have the performance issues on Win 7 and on Win 10.

Leopold

Please, pretty pleas with sugar on top add SaveAsCopy function to illustrator script. All i need to be happy is to bind a script that allows me to save a copy of specific AI art board(s) as PDF with presets. it is impossible to save copy of document without closing current AI file.
I work in print and that is the thing illustrator lack for me, one script command... saveCopyAs.
Why does it matters? because i have tons of print layouts with ton of PDF's to link on aforementioned plates, and i need to sometime go for 3 different export as pdf to get to last print layout... i save a lot of PDFs. Not to even mention small size pdf's that i need to send to clients. There are days that i make the same PDF 7 times before i end with client, and then i do like 2-3 more to have flexo print layout. And after that i have 8 more projects to do. Don't even get mi started on moving something 2mm left and going once after 9 projects and 9 layouts...
So when i have the change done, I want to be able hit saveAsCopy keybind script, then illustrator will nicely ask me if i want to update linked file on layout, i say yes, hit another saveascopy and he will ask me if i want to make an update on final layout for anilox roller, I say yes, hit save as copy, and I AM DONE. Now 9 more.
All that this will give mi is Save of time from saving all this files manually by clicking file->Save as Copy. And that is all i really want, the save in time on repeatable tedious action