Questions tagged [adobe-indesign]

Adobe's InDesign is a powerful publishing software that can be scripted for added functionality. When mentioning InDesign, it is important to also specify the coding language being used, such as [extendscript], [applescript], or [vbscript], for clarity and context.

Finding the Middle Point of a Circle Using CEP/JavaScript

Using a specific set of calculations, I am able to create a circle in this manner: var yMinCir = height - 1515.80/2.667+8.5; var yMaxCir = height - 1545.80/2.667+8.5; var myCircle = page.ovals.add({geometricBounds:[yMinCir, 1312.63/2.667+8.5, yMaxCir, 1342 ...

Transferring an Applescript list to ExtendScript in Javascript as an array for use in InDesign

Situation Background I have a large number of Applescripts (AS) that designers rely on in InDesign to streamline production workflows. These AS scripts handle a lot of OS interactions that JavaScript cannot replicate, so transitioning away from AS is not ...

The addition of a cancel swipe feature to an HTML5 eBook is causing the text input field for note-taking to malfunction

I am currently working on the development of a process to create HTML5 based eBooks for both desktop and mobile use using Adobe InDesign and exporting them with a plugin called In5. This plugin allows for the incorporation of html, css, and javascript duri ...