Scripting ID Desktop
Hello, We have got a plugin that seems to work with InDesign Server. Is it possible, for testing purposes, to use our scriptable plugin in the desktop application. I would like to call our plugin from...
View Articlehow to imliment select all unused para or char style
hello friends, if i have document and i want to kow the paragraph styles and character styles which are not used in the current document with their reference id so that i can delete those style from...
View ArticlePlug-in not recognised CS5
I am updating my CS3 plug-in to CS5. I have it all compiling and linking but when I put the plug-in into the plug-ins folder and launch InDesign CS5 (Mac) it get an alert that says "Adobe InDesign does...
View ArticleIndesign CS2 Mac: Show an icon in a listbox
HiI like to show an icon in a listbox widget. I implemented this using SetRrscID (IControlView) and this work on Windows. But not on Macintosh.Have anybody a sample who works?How do I have to implement...
View ArticleHow to copy master spread from one document to other
I've used kNewMasterSpreadCmdBoss command and IMasterSpreadCmdData interface but it copies master spread with empty master page.Should I setup some additional parameters for command? Or should I use...
View ArticleHow to create a button Widget
Hi, Can any one tell me how to create a button widget, I've created one & it can be seen in my plugin, but it doesn't work, in .fr file i created the widget as, ButtonWidget(...
View ArticleInDesign/InCopy Debug Build version CC
Hi I have signed up for the 'InDesign SDK Access Program' and would like to know where I can get the debug builds of InDesign and InCopy CC? I got the CS6, CS5, etc debug builds from the partners...
View ArticleCreate ButtonWidget observer for panel
Hi all,Iam trying to create panel with some buttons and some text input (TextEditBoxWidget). I would like to know how to crate one observer fot both items or at least for button. All buttons that Iam...
View ArticleUTF-8 string from PMString
Hi, I am trying to convert a PMString object into a UTF-8 char* object for use with POSIX functions on a Mac. The PMString object will contain multibyte characters like Chinese, Japanese etc. I receive...
View Articleabout indesigne cs6 preferences?
Hello ,when i use sample plugin XDocBookWorkflowUI.sdk for PC and open it from preferences menu. i could not see UI in proper manner.but in case of mac it is showing in proper manner.what is the reason...
View ArticlePlugIn loading problem
Hi I've successfuly compiled my plugin in my machine, and it works perfect. But while try to load it another machine its not loading!Pls suggest. And sdk's sample plugins also not loading in other...
View Article[ID Desktop MAC] plug-in loading problem CS5/5.5
Hi All, I'm running into a very strange problem. I have made 2 plugins (model and UI). They are working perfectly on windows. But sometimes on mac, when I put them inside a folder inside the Plug-In...
View Article[InDesign CS3] Parsing XML in InDesign without loading it into document?
Hi all,Suppose I have a XML file. I want to parse it in InDesign and extract the value of a certain xpath, but I don't want to load it into InDesign document.Is there any way I can do that?Thanks a...
View ArticleObserving checkbox state within treeview
Hi list,i'm stuck with the following:I have a panel with a treeview in it. The nodes in the treeview exist of a checkbox and a line of static text.I want to observe the clicks in the checkboxes but...
View ArticlePut new menu in a concrete position inside File menu
Hi all,I need to put a new menu in a concrete position in the File menu: #define kNewExportMenuKey kTxtExpStringPrefix "kNewExportMenuKey" #define kNewExportMenuPath "Main:&File:" kNewExportMenuKey...
View ArticleWhat about InDesign CS5 SDK.
I got information that Adobe Will soon release its InDesign CS5. Is there any information about its SDK? Thanks.
View ArticleCS4 / Windows: Memory problem in my plugin for Indesign Server
Hi I develop a plugin for Indesign Server CS4 / Windows. This plugin has a size of about 6500 kByte in the debug version. Since a short time, I have a memory problem in this plugin. The plugin crashs...
View ArticleInDesign Tool: How I could enable/disable a tool
Hi All, I am looking into a way usnig which I can enable/disable a tool. e.g. On openning a plugin Idialog want to disable "Text type tool" and enable it when plugin dialog is closed. Do we have...
View ArticleApplication crashes in CS4 on renaming document using Save As
I have ported a project from CS3 to CS4.But on renaming a document using File->Save As option my application crashes .This did not happen in CS3.I m unable to find the problem
View ArticleProgramatically determine installation location for InDesign CS3, CS4, CS5,...
We build plug-ins for all versions of InDesign from CS3 and later, for Windows and Mac. To deploy our plug-in(s) on Windows, we use InstallShield, which has a somewhat complicated mechanism to locate...
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