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1. Please update JavaScript engine to ES6
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2. Please add feature for to make object as key object via script to perform align operations.

   Hi, I am a plugin developer, and there is a lot of features we are missing in Illustrator scripting that can be done manually in Illustrator. This is the one feature. Please add this feature so that we have some method or property to make the object as a key object to perform "Align to Key Object" operation via script.

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3. Allow scripts (AppleScript, Javascript) to retrieve a full list of all selected layers

   Currently, you can ask Illustrator what layer is selected, but if a user has more than one layer selected, it won't give a list or array of all selected layers. It will still just give you one layer. So many scripts I write have to do with changing properties of multiple layers like batch renaming or batch recolouring. The workaround is to ask the end user to lock all layers they don't want to be affected. It would be much more natural for them to just select the layers they want to be affected.

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4. Edit Appearances with Scripting

   Currently it appears only 1 appearance fill is available via scripting, and Illustrator spits out the value of whichever one is selected. What I'd like to be able to do, is loop through the appearances of layers for example, record those attributes(including layer opacity and blending modes) and apply those to fills within a single shape. As there are many more stacked attributes within appearances, it may not be this simple, but it'd be much appreciated.

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5. Accessing Opacity Mask is impossible with scripting

   There is no way to work with the transparency mask in the Script SDK. This is the least of the problems. But when creating scripts to modify objects with masks, developers expect masks to be modified along with the parent object. After all, we see the "Linked to Art" icon in the Transparency panel.

   But what we have all these years as script developers: resize(), position, translate() modify the object, and its mask remains as it was.

   I've counted about 10 of my own scripts that use similar commands. I also have a large collection of other developers' scripts, where about 70 scripts contain similar commands. So none of them will help users automate operations with their art.

   More than once I've had users come to me and ask, "Where did the opacity mask go after I ran the script? The only solution is to add dynamic actions with Move, Scale with calling app.doScript(). But this introduces many other problems and inconveniences.

   There is no way to work with the transparency mask in the Script SDK. This is the least of the problems. But when creating scripts to modify objects with masks, developers expect masks to be modified along with the parent object. After all, we see the "Linked to Art" icon in the Transparency panel.

   But what we have all these years as script developers: resize(), position, translate() modify the object, and its mask remains as it was.

   I've counted about 10 of my own scripts that use similar commands. I also have a large collection of other developers' scripts, where… more

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6. Constrain Proportions button toggle

   app.preferences.setBooleanPreference('linkTransform',1);
   makes the Constrain Width and Height Proportions button to toggle... but only internally, the button does not change.

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7. ExportOptionsJPEG both resolution and quality

   We can export a JPEG using ExportOptionsJPEG() — but it allows to set only quality, not a resolution.

   We can use ImageCaptureOptions() instead to set a resolution — but it won’t allow to set a quality, because seems to be designed for PNG (and substituting a format to JPG gives questionable results).

   We need to be able to export JPEG images, controlling both quality and resolution, without using app.doScript() trick — it fails on Cyrillic folder names.

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8. Create and edit Graphic Styles with scripts

   Hello,

   I develop a plugin where I need to create/update/modify graphic style and/or Aspect for graphic item.
   I try many solutions, search on the web but for the moment it's not possible.

   Could you please add support for creating/editing/deleting graphic style and aspect ?
   It's very important for me ! And I think many developpers can be interesting with this features.

   Thanks a lot !
   Loïc

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9. Document.save() for eps/svg/pdf documents changes them to ai files

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   Document.save() is a method to save over a document. In keyboard shortcut, it is equivalent to command+S.

   However, when ExtendScript's save() is executed on a document that preserves Illustrator editing capabilities such as eps/svg/pdf, it will be saved as an ai document instead of being overwritten as its original format.

   For example, when save() is executed for the document 1.eps, the file 1.ai will be created in the folder where the eps is placed. If the file 1.ai already exists, it will be overwritten with the contents of 1.eps and the original 1.ai will be lost.

   Environment

   • macOS 12.7.3(Apple Silicon)
   • Illustrator 2024(28.5.0)

   Not sure when this problem started, but it is reproduced in CS6 also.

   Steps to reproduce

   1. Open file attached 1.pdfin Illustrator (eps and svg files were also created, but could not be uploaded to UserVoice)
   2. Execute the script in the Script to execute section (or the attachment save.txt)

   Expected result

   1.pdf will be saved over it.

   Actual result

   The contents of 1.pdf will be saved to 1.ai. If the file 1.ai already exists, it will be overwritten with the contents of 1.pdf and the original 1.ai will be lost.

   Script to execute

   var doc = app.documents[0] ;
   
   // do something (command+Y command+Y)
   app.executeMenuCommand('preview') ;
   app.executeMenuCommand('preview') ;
   
   // save (command+S)
   doc.save() ;
   

   Attached files

   • 1.pdf
   • save.txt

   ja_JP

   eps/svg/pdf書類に対してDocument.save()を実行するとaiファイルに変わる

   Document.save()は書類を上書き保存するメソッドです。キーボードショートカットで言えばcommand+Sにあたります。

   しかしeps/svg/pdfなどIllustrator編集機能を保持した書類に対してExtendScriptのDocument.save()を実行すると、そのフォーマットとして上書き保存することはできずai書類として保存されます。

   例えば書類1.epsに対してsave()を実行すると、epsがあるフォルダにファイル1.aiが生成されます。 もしすでにファイル1.aiが存在する場合は1.epsの内容で上書きされ、もとの1.aiは失われます。

   環境

   • macOS 12.7.3(Apple Silicon)
   • Illustrator 2024(28.5.0)

   この不具合がいつからあるのかわかりませんが、CS6でも再現します。

   再現手順

   1. Illustratorで添付ファイル1.pdfを開く（epsとsvgファイルも用意しましたが、UserVoiceにアップロードできませんでした）
   2. 実行するスクリプトセクションのスクリプト（または添付ファイルsave.txt）を実行する

   期待する結果

   1.pdfが上書き保存されます。

   実際の結果

   1.pdfの内容が1.aiに保存されます。もしすでにファイル1.aiが存在する場合は1.pdfの内容で上書きされ、もとの1.aiは失われます。

   実行するスクリプト

   var doc = app.documents[0] ;
   
   // do something (command+Y command+Y)
   app.executeMenuCommand('preview') ;
   app.executeMenuCommand('preview') ;
   
   // save (command+S)
   doc.save() ;
   

   添付したファイル

   • 1.pdf
   • save.txt

   en_US

   Document.save() is a method to save over a document. In keyboard shortcut, it is equivalent to command+S.

   However, when ExtendScript's save() is executed on a document that preserves Illustrator editing capabilities such as eps/svg/pdf, it will be saved as an ai document instead of being overwritten as its original format.

   For example, when save() is executed for the document 1.eps, the file 1.ai will be created in the folder where the eps is placed. If the file 1.ai already exists, it will be overwritten with the contents of 1.eps and the original 1.ai will be lost.

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10. Unexpected reset of selected swatches

    app.activeDocument.swatches.getSelected() gets selected swatches in the document. If you select one path in a document and apply any selected color to it, the swatches will remain selected. But if many paths are selected, applying a swatch to any path resets the selected swatches.

    The user has to manually select the swatches again each time he runs the scripts.

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11. Iterating through large collections is very slow (non linear).

    Whenever I have a need to iterate through a large collection (such as pageItems) the iteration is very very slow, and the larger the collection is the more slower it gets. I would expect this to be a linear behavior, but it's not. If a collection's size doubles, it takes more than double the time to iterate through it.

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12. Access all variables necessary for each item's appearance

    Lots of obvious variables are missing from each type of item. I've not tested exhaustively so I've no doubt there'll be other examples, but here are a few I've recently run up against;

    — fillColor and strokeColor are entirely missing from both text and group items.
    — where a path has multiple fills or strokes, you can't select which one is referenced, and the rest are inaccessible.
    — arrow heads
    — effects (eg. I'd like to be able to access properties of a 3D effect)
    — graphic styles (reference, rename, create, remove, edit)

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13. Illustrator 2022 (26.5.0) listStyle scripting issues

    Starting with Illustrator 2022 (26.4.1), the ability to create bulleted and numbered lists has been implemented. Text to which lists are applied can be obtained in ExtendScript or AppleScript by using the listStyle property.

    However, normal text that is not bulleted and numbered lists (hereinafter called "normal text") has no listStyle assigned to it, and referencing it causes an error. The following problem occurs.

    Issue 1: ExtendScript and AppleScript cannot directly change lists to normal text

    Expected state

    For example, the following script (ExtendScript) can change a paragraph to normal text.

    var doc = app.documents[0] ;
    var targetParagraph = doc.selection[0].paragraphs[0] ;
    var noListStyle = doc.listStyles.getByName('None') ; // no exists
    targetParagraph.listStyle = noListStyle ;
    

    Actual state

    Indirectly change a paragraph to normal text by applying a predefined paragraph style, etc.

    Issue 2: Cannot get paragraph properties in AppleScript

    Steps to reproduce

    1. Prepare a text frame without lists applied in the document
    2. With it selected, run the following AppleScript

    tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
        set target_paragraph to paragraph 1 of (item 1 of (selection of document 1))
        properties of target_paragraph -- error
    end tell
    

    Expected result

    The properties of the target paragraph can be retrieved as record.

    {character offset:1, length:11, contents:"Lorem ipsum"...}
    

    Actual result

    Exit with error.

    error "Adobe Illustrator got an error: Internal error" number 1200
    

    Environment:

    • Illustrator 2022 (26.5.0)
    • macOS 11.6.8

    Illustrator 2022 (26.5.0) の箇条書きをスクリプトで扱うときの問題

    Illustrator 2022 (26.4.1)から，箇条書きを作る機能が実装された。箇条書きが適用されたテキストは，ExtendScriptやAppleScriptではその形式をlistStyleプロパティで調べられる。

    しかし，箇条書きでない通常のテキスト（以後通常テキストと呼ぶ）にlistStyleが割り当てられておらず，参照するとエラーが起こる。そして次のような問題を呼ぶ。

    Issue 1: ExtendScriptやAppleScriptでは，直接箇条書きを通常テキストに変更できない

    期待する状態

    例えば次のようなスクリプト（ExtendScript）で通常テキストに変更できる。

    var doc = app.documents[0] ;
    var targetParagraph = doc.selection[0].paragraphs[0] ;
    var noListStyle = doc.listStyles.getByName('None') ; // no exists
    targetParagraph.listStyle = noListStyle ;
    

    実際の状態

    事前に定義した段落スタイルを適用するなどして，間接的に通常テキストに変更する。

    Issue 2: AppleScriptで段落のpropertiesを取得できない

    再現手順

    1. 書類に箇条書きが適用されていないテキストフレームを用意する
    2. それを選択した状態で，次のAppleScriptを実行する

    tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
        set target_paragraph to paragraph 1 of (item 1 of (selection of document 1))
        properties of target_paragraph -- error
    end tell
    

    期待する結果

    対象の段落のプロパティがrecordとして取得できる。

    {character offset:1, length:11, contents:"Lorem ipsum"...}
    

    実際の結果

    エラーで終了する。

    error "Adobe Illustratorでエラーが起きました: Internal error" number 1200
    

    環境：

    • Illustrator 2022 (26.5.0)
    • macOS 11.6.8

    Starting with Illustrator 2022 (26.4.1), the ability to create bulleted and numbered lists has been implemented. Text to which lists are applied can be obtained in ExtendScript or AppleScript by using the listStyle property.

    However, normal text that is not bulleted and numbered lists (hereinafter called "normal text") has no listStyle assigned to it, and referencing it causes an error. The following problem occurs.

    Issue 1: ExtendScript and AppleScript cannot directly change lists to normal text

    Expected state

    For example, the following script (ExtendScript) can change a paragraph to normal text.

    var doc = app.documents[0] ;
    var targetParagraph = doc.selection[0].paragraphs[0]

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14. [Typo] ExportOptionsTIFF.IZWCompression of Illustrator JavaScript Reference.pdf

    There is a typo in ExportOptionsTIFF in Illustrator JavaScript Scripting Reference.pdf, which fails to specify whether or not LZW compression is used. Please correct it.

    I have checked and it was wrong from the CS6 version.

    Expected Name: lZWCompression (begins with a lowercase L)
    Actual Name: IZWCompression (begins with an uppercase i)

    The function name in the example is also wrong. exportFileToTIFF should be correct.

    Exporting to TIFF format
    
    // Exports current document to dest as a TIFF file with specified
    // options, dest contains the full path including the file name
    
    function exportFileToPSD (dest) { // <-- exportFileToTIFF
      if ( app.documents.length > 0 ) {
        var exportOptions = new ExportOptionsTIFF();
        var type = ExportType.TIFF;
        var fileSpec = new File(dest);
        exportOptions.resolution = 150;
        exportOptions.byteOrder = TIFFByteOrder.IBMPC;
        exportOptions.IZWCompression = false;
        app.activeDocument.exportFile( fileSpec, type, exportOptions );
      }
    }
    

    There is a typo in ExportOptionsTIFF in Illustrator JavaScript Scripting Reference.pdf, which fails to specify whether or not LZW compression is used. Please correct it.

    I have checked and it was wrong from the CS6 version.

    Expected Name: lZWCompression (begins with a lowercase L)
    Actual Name: IZWCompression (begins with an uppercase i)

    The function name in the example is also wrong. exportFileToTIFF should be correct.

    Exporting to TIFF format
    
    // Exports current document to dest as a TIFF file with specified
    // options, dest contains the full path including the file name
    
    function exportFileToPSD (dest) { // <-- exportFileToTIFF
      if

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15. selection geometricBounds and true geometricBounds for clipped objects

    Allow for access to the selection geometricBounds as a whole. Also bounds for the clipped area only (ignore hidden areas).

    In Illustrator, the Transform window displays the position, width and height for all objects selected and it does not display clipped areas. when you size an object by entering a dimension, you don't have to worry about clipped areas. in scripting you do.

    The geometricBounds, visibleBounds, controlBounds, height and width properties give you the size of clipped objects. for a couple of items you can check if each is clipped and if it is, you can then retrieve the first pathItem of the clipped group and get its geometricBounds.

    This gets very complicated with a group that is not clipped containing clipped items. So first testing if the selected group is clipped will return false. So you dig inside of it and check to see if any group inside the group is clipped. Then you drill inside those groups to see if any group inside them is clipped. When you have all the clipped areas then you have to compare their bounding boxes to get the overall bounding box without the clipped objects. point being, it is really difficult to get the visible bounds of the selection.

    But why should we do all this work for information that Illustrator already has displayed on the Transform window?

    So why not just give this information to us? Please allow access to the numbers in the Transform window! Illustrator already knows these numbers. just give them to us please I beg you!

    Furthermore allow for transforming selections as a whole like you would in the transform window.

    Allow for access to the selection geometricBounds as a whole. Also bounds for the clipped area only (ignore hidden areas).

    In Illustrator, the Transform window displays the position, width and height for all objects selected and it does not display clipped areas. when you size an object by entering a dimension, you don't have to worry about clipped areas. in scripting you do.

    The geometricBounds, visibleBounds, controlBounds, height and width properties give you the size of clipped objects. for a couple of items you can check if each is clipped and if it is, you can then retrieve the first… more

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16. Bring back the old scripting forums

    Bring back the old scripting forums, the new "Community" forums are a joke. It's totally unintuitive and impossible to find anything scripting related as its all thrown in with general user stuff. Looks like all the money has been spent on "Badges" when all we want is easy to find help. Looks like all the historical data has mostly been removed as well so that's bad if you are looking for something someone may have answered in the past. Big step backwards...

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17. Remove Security from Scripting Guides

    Why are Scripting Guides/References password protected now?

    many times we need to copy/paste sample scripts to help new users in the forums.

    Please remove protection.

    thanks
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18. Drag-and-drop bug running scripts containing app.doScript()

    Watch the "drag-and-drop-bug.mp4" video, which demonstrates a specific but with the Adobe Illustrator's JS engine handling scripts which are dragged to different areas of the screen in different ways.

    In most cases, a drag-and-dropped script will work as intended. But for 10 years in CS6-CC 2023 versions there is a limited bug handling the script if dragged to the “wrong” area of the program window.

    If the script contains an action and a user drags it onto the document window, it may not work correctly. If the script selects objects one by one and applies an action to them, it won't work on the first selected object, but it will work on all the others.

    If you drag the script to the document tab area, the action will be called correctly for each selected object.

    So far, the problem is found in scripts that use actions with the commands from the Transform menu: Move, Rotate, Reflect, Scale, Shear.

    Try it yourself:
    1) Rename "ScriptSet.txt" to "ScriptSet.aia" and load it in the Actions panel.
    2) Rename the "rotate-180-action.txt" file to "rotate-180-action.js" and try running the script in a document with multiple artboards.

    Here's the Medium article about this issue:
    https://aiscripts.medium.com/running-scripts-via-drag-and-drop-84021c505ed4

    Watch the "drag-and-drop-bug.mp4" video, which demonstrates a specific but with the Adobe Illustrator's JS engine handling scripts which are dragged to different areas of the screen in different ways.

    In most cases, a drag-and-dropped script will work as intended. But for 10 years in CS6-CC 2023 versions there is a limited bug handling the script if dragged to the “wrong” area of the program window.

    If the script contains an action and a user drags it onto the document window, it may not work correctly. If the script selects objects one by one and applies an action to them, it… more

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19. Isolate/Unisolate commands

    Commands:
    //menu Other Object\Isolate Selected Object
    app.executeMenuCommand('enterFocus');

    //menu Other Object\Exit Isolation Mode
    app.executeMenuCommand('exitFocus');

    Return error:
    an Illustrator error occurred: 1346458189 ('PARM').

    This applies not only to isolation, but also to some other commands.

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20. addDocumentNoUI methods argument not selectable.

    1.Your version of Adobe Illustrator
    Illustrator ver.21 or later.

    2.The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues
    When we run addDocumentNoUI method, we can set startupPreset.
    However, It always sets "Web" preset.

    3.Your expected result
    When we select "Art & Illustration" document open with appropriate preset.

    4.Your actual result
    All the time we got a document made with "Web" preset.

    Here is a sample code of NoUI scripting.

    var dc = app.documents.addDocumentNoUI("Art & Illustration");
    //add some objects
    dc.saveNoUI(File("~/Desktop/testNoUI.ai"));
    dc.closeNoUI();

    After run it and open in Illustrator, we will find it used Web preset.
    We want to choose appropriate preset that we set.

    1.Your version of Adobe Illustrator
    Illustrator ver.21 or later.

    2.The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues
    When we run addDocumentNoUI method, we can set startupPreset.
    However, It always sets "Web" preset.

    3.Your expected result
    When we select "Art & Illustration" document open with appropriate preset.

    4.Your actual result
    All the time we got a document made with "Web" preset.

    Here is a sample code of NoUI scripting.

    var dc = app.documents.addDocumentNoUI("Art & Illustration");
    //add some objects
    dc.saveNoUI(File("~/Desktop/testNoUI.ai"));
    dc.closeNoUI();

    After run it and open in Illustrator, we will find it used Web preset.
    We want to choose appropriate… more

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    Resolved (Comments Open)  ·  AdminRama (Mgr, Software Development, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    var dc = app.documents.addDocumentWithDialogOption(“Art & Illustration”, false);
    //add some objects
    dc.saveAs(File(”~/Desktop/testNoUI.ai“));
    dc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

    Above script works for creating, saving and close the document without UI. The document preset is localized, if you are using locale other than english, you should pass the localized name of preset to addDocumentWithDialogOption method.