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1. EvaluateXPath is not working with Namespace, Internet surfing is also not working on this task. For past 5years we searching for this.

   EvaluateXPath is not working with Namespace, Internet surfing is also not working on this task. For past 5years we searching for this solution. kindly check and provide solution hope you are revisiting your old path.

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2. Hanging & Overset Issue

   Hanging & Overset is the Main Issue, still we cannot find the root cause why this is appearing in all the time. Please check the feasibility to avoid the Overset issues occurred for Long Text without having space or Long Tables and Mostly Hanging issues occurred in Keep Options On or Off. Please check the feasibility and do the needful.

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3. hyphenationExceptions in Dictionary

   Hi,

   app.documents[0].hyphenationExceptions.itemByName("English: UK").name.

   It returns,

   English: USA.

   https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/hyphenationexceptions-in-dictionary/m-p/13001402#M480763

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4. Text variable instances. Please change TextVariableInstance::resultText from read only to read/write for modifying with scripts

   It would also be nice to plug a script to modify the text replacement from the text variable dialog.

   Such an opportunity is needed, for example, for alternatively replacing paragraphs that are too long with a shortened version.

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5. Add an Application Event for "failedToOpen", similar to "beforeOpen" and "afterOpen"

   It would be useful to be able to create an Event Listener that would fire when a document failed to open. It would be great if we could cancel the default behavior using the PreventDefault.

   My use case is the following. We offer a script that adds a custom menu item to allow users to select, convert, and open files that aren't usually supported by InDesign. We want to be able to offer the same type of functionality if the user attempts to open one of our supported file types through the standard Open Dialog (File->Open).

   We would set up an Event Listener for "failedToOpen," which would validate that the file is one we support. If so, we would PreventDefault and prompt the user, asking if they'd like the file converted. If we didn't support the file type, we would allow the default behavior.

   It would be useful to be able to create an Event Listener that would fire when a document failed to open. It would be great if we could cancel the default behavior using the PreventDefault.

   My use case is the following. We offer a script that adds a custom menu item to allow users to select, convert, and open files that aren't usually supported by InDesign. We want to be able to offer the same type of functionality if the user attempts to open one of our supported file types through the standard Open Dialog (File->Open).

   We would set up… more

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6. app.activeBook

   When more than one book is open, selecting the book tab (when they're tabbed), doesn't work for app.currentBook in scripting. It's needed to click inside the book panel to have it targeted. Just the tab selected doesn't work.

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7. Scripted iterative document open/close fails to close files

   Note: my sample code is jsx, but the problem may not be limited to jsx. Change the filetype of my provided files from txt to jsx prior to using!

   We have multiple products that sometimes show a problem with document.close() not actually closing the file, leading to incorrect functioning, memory bloat, slowdowns, and we believe some crashes. I provide a test script that takes a currently open document and iteratively copies it, opens the copy, then closes the copy -- after the loop is finished, the copy files are removed.

   Important: If run from the ESTK or Scripts Panel, the script works as expected -- no problems. If run from a custom menu (setup script also provided), the problem happens every time.

   We believe we've seen this in cases where a custom menu is not the launch mechanism, and may be intermittent in those cases.

   We believe we've seen this in InDesign Server as well. My scripts have been tested in CC 2019 and CC 2020 and on both Win and Mac.

   In order to run the "Test_menu.jsx" script for using a custom menu, the "Documents left open on close.jsx" script must be in a "TestScripts" folder in your 'home' or 'user' folder (i.e., inside of "~/TestScripts").

   This problem is a real headache and is difficult to work around. It affects multiple product areas; we urge prompt attention to this problem.

   Thanks.

   Note: my sample code is jsx, but the problem may not be limited to jsx. Change the filetype of my provided files from txt to jsx prior to using!

   We have multiple products that sometimes show a problem with document.close() not actually closing the file, leading to incorrect functioning, memory bloat, slowdowns, and we believe some crashes. I provide a test script that takes a currently open document and iteratively copies it, opens the copy, then closes the copy -- after the loop is finished, the copy files are removed.

   Important: If run from the ESTK or Scripts Panel, the… more

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8. La nueva versión indesign 2020 ya no tiene la opción de Flip page para flash.

   La nueva versión indesign 2020 ya no tiene la opción de Flip page para flash.

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9. textStyleRange.convertToNote() becomes very confused.

   I'll attach a self-contained script which first creates in order to demonstrate problems with textStyleRange.convertToNote(). The script creates a small document containing "b"s. These are marked with a smaller pointSize so that they form individual textStyleRanges. The script then converts these textStyleRanges into notes. Unfortunately, the script terminates with a message: "Object is invalid; tsr.convertToNote()". This message happens because the scripting engine has become confused and is trying to convert a "b" within a note into another note. This shouldn't happen and is the first problem.

   Open the story window. The beginning of the story has a clear pattern of notes between sentences. This should continue to the end of the document, but looking further down, two more problems can be seen:

   (1) Overflow.jpg shows that the text at the frame's overflow boundary has become confused. It should say "The quick green fox ...", but instead it says something like "The The The quick The ...".

   (2) Nearer to the end of the story, Confusion.jpg shows that larger phrases are converted into notes even though only "b" should be converted.

   I can't attach a script, so here it is:

   // Run this script in InDesign CC 2019, Roman Region.
   //THIS IS THE PROBLEM PART THE REST IS JUST TO SET IT UP.

   // Convert all "b" characters into notes
   function hideNotes(story){

    // Find all the "b"s
    app.findTextPreferences = null;
    var findPrefs = app.findTextPreferences;
    findPrefs.findWhat = "b";
    var matchingItems = story.findText()
   
    // It shouldn't be necessary to copy the findText() results, but just in case ...
    var copy = []
    for (var i = 0; i < matchingItems.length; i++) { 
        copy[i] = (matchingItems[i])
    }
   
    // Loop through the "b"s and convert them to notes
    for (var i = 0; i < copy.length; i++) { 
        var tsr = copy[i].textStyleRanges.firstItem();
        tsr.convertToNote();
     }
   

   }

   // This is just setting up a document with reasonable defaults
   function setup(){

   // Set up application
   var millimeterMeasurementUnits = 2053991795; // This means millimeters
   app.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = millimeterMeasurementUnits ;
   app.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = millimeterMeasurementUnits ;
   
   // Set up new document
   var doc = app.documents.add();
   doc.zeroPoint = [0, 0];
   doc.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = 1380143215 // This means PageOrigin;
   doc.documentPreferences.pageWidth = 210
   doc.documentPreferences.pageHeight= 297
   doc.marginPreferences.left  = 20
   doc.marginPreferences.right  = 20
   doc.marginPreferences.top  = 20
   doc.marginPreferences.bottom  = 20
   
   // Set up new page
   var page = doc.pages.firstItem();
   page.marginPreferences.left  = 20
   page.marginPreferences.right  = 20
   page.marginPreferences.top  = 20
   page.marginPreferences.bottom  = 20
   
   // Set up new frame
   var textFrame = doc.textFrames.add();
   textFrame.geometricBounds = [20, 20, 277, 190];
   
   // Add frame text
   for(var i = 0; i < 250; i++){
       var insertionPoint = textFrame.insertionPoints.lastItem()
       insertionPoint.pointSize = 12
       insertionPoint.contents = "The quick green fox jumped over the lazy dog. "
       insertionPoint = textFrame.insertionPoints.lastItem()
       // This point size will set the "b" into its own textStyleRange
       insertionPoint.pointSize = 7
       insertionPoint.contents = "b"
   }
   

   }

   //Entry Point
   setup();
   var stories = app.activeDocument.stories;
   for (var i = 0; i < stories.length; i++) {
   hideNotes(stories[i]);
   }

   I'll attach a self-contained script which first creates in order to demonstrate problems with textStyleRange.convertToNote(). The script creates a small document containing "b"s. These are marked with a smaller pointSize so that they form individual textStyleRanges. The script then converts these textStyleRanges into notes. Unfortunately, the script terminates with a message: "Object is invalid; tsr.convertToNote()". This message happens because the scripting engine has become confused and is trying to convert a "b" within a note into another note. This shouldn't happen and is the first problem.

   Open the story window. The beginning of the story has a clear pattern of… more

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10. User Interaction Level resets during Data Merge

    Using at the top of the InDesign tell block:
    set user interaction level of script preferences to never interact

    The way I understand user interaction levels, when set to 'never interact', it should suppress all dialog boxes from popping up.

    When AppleScript performs 'merge records', and the merged record contains missing fonts, ONLY SOMETIMES a missing fonts dialog box pops up and breaks the script. One can close this dialog, run the script again, and the dialog doesn't appear. This unpredictability is why I'm logging it as a bug.

    Looking at the JavaScript DOM, the userInteractionLevel is a setting at the Application level, not the document.
    app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT;

    I posted a more detailed explanation on the Adobe Forums here:
    https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2581338

    Using at the top of the InDesign tell block:
    set user interaction level of script preferences to never interact

    The way I understand user interaction levels, when set to 'never interact', it should suppress all dialog boxes from popping up.

    When AppleScript performs 'merge records', and the merged record contains missing fonts, ONLY SOMETIMES a missing fonts dialog box pops up and breaks the script. One can close this dialog, run the script again, and the dialog doesn't appear. This unpredictability is why I'm logging it as a bug.

    Looking at the JavaScript DOM, the userInteractionLevel is a setting at… more

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11. Two calls to waitForProcess() required to preflight some files

    When preflighting some files IDS outputs a "No errors yet; still looking" message to the console and no preflight results are returned.

    But when we make 2 calls to waitForProcess() we can retrieve the preflight results.

    Sample jsx file attached (as a .txt file). I can supply .idml files that require the two waitForProcess() calls.

    We found the fix on a German forum post from 2014: https://www.hilfdirselbst.ch/foren/Preflight_Meldung_No_errors_yet;_still_looking__P529496.html

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12. QR Code Contents Reader

    Hi,

    It would be really helpful if we were able to access the contents and colour of a QR code using a script so that they can be batch updated using a script.

    For example, I have hundreds of documents containing 100 Web Hyperlink QR codes and I want to update all the ones that contain "utmcampaign=summersale" to now be "utmcampaign=summersale" and turn all the QR codes that are black to now be red.

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13. Generate Adobe Color files from hexadecimal

    Generate Adobe Color files from hexadecimal

    There is a way to generate an *.ASE file for importing color samples into Adobe software (PS, AI, ID...) starting from a list I have in a TXT, CSV, EXCEL or other file.

    example of the list:

    e0cffc

    c29ffa

    a370f7

    8540f5

    6610f2

    520dc2

    3d0a91

    290661

    140330

    therefore I would like these color codes to be saved in an *.ASE file that can be imported into INDESIGN which generates the 9 colors (9 as 10,000 colors)

    Step 2 (optional) - if these colors can somehow be "also" converted from HEX to CMYK

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14. Redirect support to the InDesign from web browser

    Adding the ability to handle redirects to the InDesign CEP/UXP extensions would make the authorization process for extensions in third-party services easier.

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15. findColor() returns a number, it should return objects to which the colour was applied

    Using the Colour tab in the Find/Change dialog you can search text and/or objects to which a certain colour was applied in the document. That works fine.

    However, in a script, this call:

    app.findColorPreferences.properties.findWhat =
    app.documents[0].swatches.item ('red');
    app.documents[0].findColor();

    returns the number of objects to which the swatch 'red' was applied. It should return the objects to whci the swatch was applied.

    This makes the function entirely useless. Please fix this.

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16. Allow Mail Merge Preview Scripting

    It would be super handy if we could make a few options available to improve the mail merge process and automation via scripting. These include:
    1. Allow the mail merge preview to be switched off and on via script
    2. Allow the data file to be refreshed via script

    I'm trying to build a script that basically turns off preview, refreshes, turns preview back on. In an ideal world this would just be a refresh button at the bottom of the data merge panel that does all this behind the scenes - that also has the ability to be called from a script, so then I can run my other scripts which refresh links/colours based on the merge all in one go.

    Oh and while you're at it, can we PLEASE do something about the Mail Merge error messages. I've seen them so many times and it slows down the save and close and really it's inconsequential. Can they have a "do not show again" option for all files.

    Please and thank you.

    It would be super handy if we could make a few options available to improve the mail merge process and automation via scripting. These include:
    1. Allow the mail merge preview to be switched off and on via script
    2. Allow the data file to be refreshed via script

    I'm trying to build a script that basically turns off preview, refreshes, turns preview back on. In an ideal world this would just be a refresh button at the bottom of the data merge panel that does all this behind the scenes - that also has the ability to be called… more

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17. Buttons are not working when a top layer is blocking it's under layer.

    Hi, buttons don't work if the layer is placed under a layer. It is like the image remains on top with 0% opacity and everything under it, is unclickable.

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18. getSystemPath using CSInterface throws URI Malformed error

    I was trying to get the my documents folder path of the system using CSInterface getSystemPath function. It works in most of the cases. But it throws URI malformed error (refer the screenshot below), if the path of the documents folder contain characters from languages other than English.

    I debugged the CSInterface.js file at line 521. And I found that the below piece of code returns the path of the folder without encoding the characters from languages other than English.

    window.adobe_cep.getSystemPath(pathType)

    IN MY CASE:

    Path of documents folder: "C:\Users\sanjay\OneDrive - Élégante\Documents".

    window.adobe_cep.getSystemPath(pathType)
    // Returned value - "file:///C:/Users/sanjay/OneDrive%20-%20Ã%89lÃ%a9gante/Documents"
    // É is encoded as Ã%89

    encodeURI("C:/Users/sanjay/OneDrive - Élégante/Documents")
    // Expected value - "file:///C:/Users/sanjay/OneDrive%20-%20%C3%89l%C3%A9gante/Documents"
    // É is encoded as %C3%89

    decodeURI("Ã%89") throws URI malformed error.
    decodeURI("%C3%89") returns É.

    ISSUE:

    So, I guess it is the problem with the encoding of window.adobe_cep.getSystemPath(pathType). Is there any work around for this issue?

    SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER FUNCTION:

    I'm also facing the same issue with other scripting functions like "documentAfterActivate" CS Event which returns the path of active document if a document is opened. The path received is not encoded properly for characters other than English.

    VERSION INFO:

    CEP: 9
    InDesign: 2022
    OS: Windows 10

    I was trying to get the my documents folder path of the system using CSInterface getSystemPath function. It works in most of the cases. But it throws URI malformed error (refer the screenshot below), if the path of the documents folder contain characters from languages other than English.

    I debugged the CSInterface.js file at line 521. And I found that the below piece of code returns the path of the folder without encoding the characters from languages other than English.

    window.adobe_cep.getSystemPath(pathType)

    IN MY CASE:

    Path of documents folder: "C:\Users\sanjay\OneDrive - Élégante\Documents".

    window.adobe_cep.getSystemPath(pathType)
    // Returned value -… more

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19. The CreateTOC function regularly crashes InDesign 18.0.

    It has worked fine in previous versions of ID (at least up to v17.0).
    I've yet to work out the fine details, but some documents I create are fine. Most aren't. Creating the TOC manually seems to work.

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20. API REST calls in Scripting for InDesign

    Use scripting to contact a database through API and get a list for the data merge. If this is available already, I'm at a loss on how to implement it and would love assistance.

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