Scripting InDesign CS3/4 with JavaScript

Книга Scripting InDesign CS3/4 with JavaScript Scripting InDesign CS3/4 with JavaScriptКниги Java Script Автор: Peter Kahre Год издания: 2009 Формат: pdf Издат.:O'Reilly Страниц: 74 Размер: 1,3мб Язык: Английский0 (голосов: 0) Оценка:Scripting InDesign CS3/4 with JavaScript /by Peter Kahrel (Author) .InDesign provides a powerful set of tools for producing beautiful documents. While you can certainly do all your work by hand through InDesign’s graphical interface, there are many times when it’s much easier to write a script. Author Note: In Adobe Indesign Cs6, The Changes To Indesign's Scripting Dom Are Absolutely Minimal. Therefore, The Information In This Title Is Valid And Up To Date For Cs6. Updated: August 2010. Author Peter Kahrel Updated This Short Cut To Cover Indesign Cs5. Indesign Provides A Powerful Setof Tools For Producing Beautifuldocuments. While You Can Certainlydo All Your Work By Hand Throughindesign's Graphical Interface, Thereare Many Times When It's Much Easier Towrite A Script. Once You've Automateda Task, You Can Run It Over The Wholedocument, Ensuring Consistency, Orjust When You Need It, Simplifying Andspeeding Your Layout Process. All Ittakes Is A Bit Of Javascript Knowledgeand A Willingness To Explore Indesign'sprogramming Features. Introduction; Hello World!; The ExtendScript Toolkit (ESTK); Creating a Script In and Running it From the ESTK; Where to Save Scripts; Hidden Gems in the ESTK; InDesign's Object Model; Parents; Children; Three Special Parents; Collections of Objects; Properties; Methods; The Object Model Viewer; JavaScript; Some General Rules; Variables; Reserved Words; Strings; Strings and Numbers; Arrays; Arrays Versus Collections; Operators; Statements; Functions; Interacting with the User; Unicode Characters; Catching Errors; Running Scripts; Working with Text; Trick: Running Scripts Really Quickly. Introduction......Page 2 Hello World!......Page 3 The ExtendScript Toolkit (ESTK)......Page 5 InDesign’s Object Model......Page 8 The Object Model Viewer......Page 15 JavaScript......Page 18 Catching Errors......Page 36 Running Scripts......Page 37 Working with Text......Page 38 Working with Tabs......Page 45 Find and Change......Page 47 Tables......Page 58 Text Frames......Page 66 Graphics......Page 71 Captions......Page 72 Resources......Page 73