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Re: InDesign scripting conundrum No 1
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Re: InDesign scripting conundrum No 1


  • Subject: Re: InDesign scripting conundrum No 1
  • From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 20:04:05 +1000

On 13/4/02 10:11 PM +1000, David Lloyd, email@hidden, wrote:

> These two snippets work fine for me on OS 9.2.2, but crash-quits InDesign on
> OS X 1.1.3 using AppleScript 1.8.1 (and 1.8.2b3):
>
> tell application "InDesign 2.0"
> tell document 1
> set theStyle to {make paragraph style with properties
> {name:"NewStyle", font:"Verdana"}}
> set applied paragraph style of paragraph 1 of text frame 1
> to paragraph style "NewStyle"
> end tell
> end tell

Instead of 'font:"Verdana' that should be 'applied font:"Verdana", but
otherwise it works fine here.
>
> -----
>
> tell application "InDesign 2.0"
> tell document 1
> set theColor to {make color with properties
> {name:"NewColor", color value:{20, 20, 60, 0}}}
> set fill color of rectangle 1 to swatch "NewColor"
> end tell
> end tell
>
> ------

Works fine here.

> The fact that it works on OS 9.2.2 suggests that the script is fine.. (?)
> If anyone could offer any clues to why this is not working for me I would be
> so grateful...

Try deleting all your ID 2 preferences ("Macintosh HD:Users:<your
name>:Library:Preferences:Adobe InDesign:Version 2.0:")

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Shane Stanley, email@hidden
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