Adobe InDesign Cookbook

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• Communicating between JavaScript and the Creative Suite SDK using HostObject
  • Zak Nelson 
  •   May 17, 2010
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  Problem

  You need the ability to call JavaScript functions from the Creative Suite SDK (CS SDK) and vice versa.

  Solution

  In the following code, I'll explain how to use HostObject to communicate between JavaScript and the CS SDK. This will involve embedding your JavaScript in your swf and defining interfaces for communication between the two different contexts. Note, this recipe will not cover using CSXSInterface.evalScript but that is another viable method for communicating from the CS SDK to JavaScript.

• Using InDesign doScript UndoModes in ActionScript
  • Harbs. 
  •   January 30, 2011
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  Problem

  UndoModes in InDesign (CS4 and later) allow for multiple steps in a script to be saved as a single step in the undo stack. Using this capability in a CS SDK extension is not very straight-forward because you can't pass in ActionScript code to a doScript. doScript() accepts one of the three scripting languages which ActionScript is not one.

  Solution

  Use one of the native scripting languages as the argument of the doScript(). There are many ways of approaching this as described below.

• ComboBox that uses a NativeMenu (Air API)
  • Bob Stucky 
  •   June 25, 2010
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  Problem

  When using a ComboBox, the menu for the ComboBox is clipped by the stage. If you need wide menu items, you have little choice by place the ComboBox so that this isn't an issue.

  Solution

  This example extends a ComboBox to use the NativeMenu class (flash.display.NativeMenu) to display the menu for the ComboBox, eliminating this problem.

• InDesign Template Files for ADPS
  • Peter Villevoye 
  •   February 10, 2012
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  Problem

  Creating InDesign files from scrap for digital (tablet) publications isn't too difficult. But you need to design within certain borders and boundaries, and 'soft proof' your creation constantly.

  Solution

  Well, check out these templates !

• Integrating Adobe Creative Suite CS5 with backend distributed data via Adobe LiveCycle Data Services and Adobe Creative Suite Extension Builder
  • irpaterson 
  •   May 19, 2010
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  Problem

  Integrating Creative Suite with a back-end system, say a relational database management system or some other enterprise content management system.

  Solution

  You can quickly integrate Adobe Creative Suite CS5 with LiveCycle Data Services (LCDS), using Creative Suite Extension Builder and the Flex platform. With Creative Suite Extension Builder and LiveCycle Data Services, it becomes comparatively easy to build a CS5 extension that connects the Creative Suite desktop to something like a relational database management system (RDBMS).