Illustrator (Desktop) SDK/Scripting Issues
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Last frame in a story: textFrameItem.nextFrame is not null
Hi together,
the value of nextFrame of the last textFrameItem in a story should always be null. Otherwise you could thread the outport of a text frame item with the inport of the same text frame item.And indeed that's the case!
See details in this thread at the Adobe Illustrator Scripting Forum:
- Re: [BUG] copying threaded text-frames. Laubender Mar 30, 2019 7:42 PM (in response to Laubender) https://forums.adobe.com/message/11004207#11004207
Since this IS POSSIBLE it creates a rather strange text composition in the affected story. So my suggestion: nextFrame of the last threaded text frame item in a story should always…
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Export jpg using script to specific dpi
Export jpeg using script to specific dpi.
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[BUG] Error during evaluation of conditional (ternary) operator
The script in the Illustrator produces an error during evaluation of a conditional expression that includes a nested conditional expression without parenthesis.
This breaks JavaScript optimization tools e.g. Google Closure Compiler.
Scenario:
alert(true ? true ? 1 : 2 : 3);Expected:
Standard dialog with message: "1".Actual:
Dialog with message "Error 25: Expected: :."Workaround:
alert(true ? (true ? 1 : 2) : 3);System info:
Illustrator Version: 23.0.1
OS: OS X
Version: 10.14
System Architecture: x643 votes -
Add Javascript API for swatches functionalities
There are many missing feature that we can not handle using javascript scripting, also may be apple script.
- Merge swatches via script
- Suppress merge swatch conflict dialog via script or do it in the background by default value.
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Javascript erroneously reports stroke color in paragraphStyles.characterAttributes if it has been changed from a color to noColor
AI 21.0.0 2017 Release
---------------------------------------- to reproduce
New Document (defaults: print, letter)
T for text tool, click in document, type "test text"
cmd-return to exit
in Color palette click anywhere in color bar to change text color
in Paragraph Styles palette, click the new style icon to create "Paragraph Style 1"
---------------------------------------- 1st run
run script "bugreport"
results:
fillColor: [CMYKColor]
strokeColor: [NoColor]---------------------------------------- 2nd run
select the "test text" text
press "X" to change the color palette from fill to stroke
click anywhere in the color bar to give the text a colored stroke
in Paragraph Styles palette, select "Redefine…
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check a keyboard key state in SDK
I often need a way to check if a specific keyboard key is currently pressed. For example, while a tool is being dragged, allow users to press the 'W' or 'E' key as they would a modifier like Shift or Alt/Option.
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[SDK Feature Request] Annotator option to draw selection annotation last.
There is no option to draw the selection annotation last. Filled shapes and image annotations always block the selection annotation. See images for what i mean.
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settings raster effects value visible main screen
I need to view somewhere in the Illustrator interface, the value set in the "raster effects settings" panel.
Is there a scripted way to implement this?
I've created actions that set this value to 72ppi / 300ppi so that I can change it when the document becomes heavy and unmanageable (thanks to using only 1 CPU CORE, thanks Adobe ❤).
The problem is that if I save the file, I will probably save it at 72ppi, but for printing the effects are poor and you have to set them to 300ppi.
So having the value always visible on the screen,…2 votes -
exportFile doesn't work with NoUI document
trying to create a "NoUI" document and export as SVG like this:
opendoc = app.documents.addDocumentNoUI();
opendoc.exportFile(file, ExportType.SVG);I get the attached error in AI
I can't think of any other way to export an SVG via script. Obviously there are scripting things that don't work with NoUI documents, but it seems like this one should. Am I doing something wrong?
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More notifiers for live effects
Ai provides a live effect notifier that triggers when an object is scaled, but not when it’s moved. Same problem with rotating — the absence of these does not allow to recalculate effects properly, like one when an object with a shadow is rotated, and a user wants to rotate the shadow with the object (there is a quite popular request about this one already — https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/32468149-effects-do-not-rotate-drop-shadow-or-scale-e-g)
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.duplicate() does not update selection, crashing Illustrator
selection[0].duplicate()
// redraw()
alert(selection.length)when running this script in Illustrator, you will see that both the original selection plus its duplicate will be selected, but the alert will display 1. Running this script in debug shows that selection only contains one object despite .duplicate() being used. This causes a corruption(?) issue where in reality there are now two objects selected but selection only shows one to be selected unless you do redraw(). This discrepancy will cause Illustrator to crash when trying to set the selection (in specific circumstances) on another line after the .duplicate().
In other situations, whether one or…
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placedItem name property doesn't work
Hello,
I'm trying to get placedItem name, but it is empty
//Get active document
var activeDocument = app.activeDocument;//Get all links (or placed items)
for (var i = 0; i < activeDocument.placedItems.length; i++) {
var imageName = activeDocument.placedItems[i].name;
alert("imageName = " + imageName);
}activeDocument.placedItems[i].name returns empty string
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Unable to create file or folder object in Illustrator CC2020
I tried to create a file or folder object with a slash (colon) in its name in Illustrator CC2020, but I couldn't.
Also, I was not able to get the file object from PlacedItem.
The same thing happens with AppleScript.In Photoshop CC2020 and InDesign CC2020,I was able to create.
NG Case(JSX)
[File location] desktop > 2020/01 > 01/01Image01.jpg ==> [Full path] /Users/***/desktop/2020:01/01:01Image.jpg
var fObj = File('/Users/***/desktop/2020:01/01:01_Image.jpg'); ==> invalid object
fObj.exists ==> false
fObj.name ==> none2 votes -
retrieve transformation matrix of a symbol instance
there seems to be no way to retrieve a symbol instance's transformation matrix (neither javascript nor SDK).
It is only possible to compare the bounding box to the expected one2 votes -
Erroneous fillColor type one shapes with Freeform Gradients
Trying to get the fillColor properties of shapes that feature Freeform Gradients
- Using app.activeDocument.selection[0].fillColor
- Returns a [GrayColor] instead of what we would expect to be a [GradientColor] of GradientType.FREEFORM
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Unable to get AppleScript that worked in AI 2019 to work in AI 2020.
We have an export in AppleScript we run for our AI 2019 graphics, but when we run it in 2020, we get an error that the file we're working in cannot be found, even though the path is correct. I can delete everything but one line (doesn't matter which line) in the script and I still get the error. Is there a basic trick tog et AppleScript that work in 2019 to work in 2020?
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Delete Anchor Point is not working
On the latest update of AI (2020 version) delete anchor point is not working.
2 votes -
Expose 'Export Selection as' functionality
Without this functionality in the SDK, we have to copy the selection to a new document, export, and close the temporary document. Would it be possible to expose the export selection functionality to avoid these steps?
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Add 'Convert to Shape' to the menu command notifier list
Please add the menu option: Object->Shape->Convert to Shape to the menu command notifiers list. (I've noticed other menu commands that also need to be added, but I only care about this one).
I'm using Illustrator CC v.23.0.3 on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
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Wish Applescript could create more extensive dialog boxes in Illustrator.
It would be great to be able to create dialogs with radio buttons, check boxes etc., as can currently be created with Applescript in InDesign.
2 votes
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