Get Text coordinates
Hi, I need to be able to get the coordinates of the text characters on an indd document and vice versa.I've been looking through the sdk but i haven't ben able to get the coordinates for a text...
View ArticleHow to install plugin indesign sdk? [Help]
hello I am looking for information on how to make a plugin for InDesign.if someone could help me or passing information on how to install the sdk and information about how to program indesign plugin....
View ArticleHow to design the user interface for Indesign cs6 plugin ?
Designing user interface using custom c++ library(SDK) for pluging is very tedious work .so when I search the net than i found that we can do it usingAdobe Creative Suite Extension Builderbut i dont...
View ArticleIndesign CC SDK
Hello, Where will I find Indesign CC SDK? Whether Indesign CS6 plugins are compatible to indesign cc? Thanks.
View ArticleClose InformationAlert Dialog？
Hi All, I created a login dialog, and when the user put in the incorrect password and click the OK button, a prompt dialog（CAlert::InformationAlert（）） will come out. When user click the OK button in...
View Articleconvert PMstring to int32
I am receiving page numbers from a test box widget and it is of type PMString. I need to convert it into int32 to pass to my createDocument function. Is there a suitable function available anywhere...
View Articlehow to debug plugins using visual studios?
Hi,has any one done debugging for a sample pluggin code in microsoft visual studios?How do we start debugging/attaching the debugger to the code?
View ArticleI want to create a simple docuement with 2 pages?
I want to my plugin to create a simple document as soon as My Plugin is loaded in Indesign. I have derived my class IStartupShutdownService so that it's called in startup.But this is failing at line...
View ArticleCan I use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 instead of 2008?
HelloCan anyone tell me if I can use Visual Studio 2010 on Windows for building plugins to CS5, or if I need Visual Studio 2008? In Sweden is hard to buy a copy of Visual Studio 2008, because 2010 has...
View ArticlePrevent Document Close by Close(X)
Hi, Im Developing a Indeisgn SDK to control the Indesign QuitInDesign option & Close(X) Option.I need to control the document close by the cloe(X) option of the document.I have already disabled...
View Articlehow to get all page items from the document
Hi all, i want to get all page items and its frame and data from the documentThen i want to create my own xml. any help? any advice ?please.
View ArticleTrackAllocation asserts: why? How to get rid of it?
I am having trouble with this kind of assert with InDesign CS5.5. Here at my company we developed a plug-in that exists since InDesign 2.0 and CS3, running without any problem other than bugs within...
View ArticleHow to preserve custom textattributes after an idml roundtrip
Hello, I made a custom textattribute for IDCS5 and everything works fine as long i remain the Indesign CS5 fileformat. I want that my attribute 'survives' a idml roundtrip (i.e. Exporting to idml, open...
View ArticleRemove all plugin data from a document?
How can I "clean a document" by removing plugin data added by pluggins in a dokument?Best regards/ Pontus
View ArticleActiveSelectionObserver w/o Panel or Dialog
I'm writing a plugin that is loosely based on the HiddenText sample plug-in.One of the things I need to do is extend the text selection whenever the user selects any part of a keyword.I can use an...
View ArticleResize document
Hi thereHow can i change the document size in the same way as done in the "File->Document Setup" dialog?I have not been able to find any sample code, so if somebody could point me in the right...
View ArticleDrawing IconRef is slow
Hello, I have an Iconref and want to draw this in my tree, using the function PlotIconRefInContext. But is is so slow.In my tree I also have AGMImageRecord and this is fast.Does someone have a solution...
View Articlemissing plugin SMD DB/channels does anyone know it?
I have an indesign file with a placed EPS which shows an error, and when opening get a warning that I 'should not open' the file... The missing plugins are shown here (smd db model and smd channels...
View ArticlePortuguese Strings Issue in UI
Dear All,I'm showing protugues strings in my plugin UI. Most of the characters are displayed correctly. But characters like ç, ã, ê, á, õ are not displayed properly. Some special characters are...
View ArticleIUserInfo Interface
Hi, I wanted to set Username.So I tried to use the method SetUserName that appears under IUserInfo. I tried like this: IDocument * doc = Utils<ILayoutUIUtils>()->GetFrontDocument(); const...
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