Re: Three InDesign scripting questions
Re: Three InDesign scripting questions
- Subject: Re: Three InDesign scripting questions
- From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:00:29 +1100
- Thread-topic: Three InDesign scripting questions
On 25/2/06 9:25 AM, "David Wolfe" <email@hidden> wrote:
> I have found that the scripts' launch is very slightly delayed using the
> Scripts menu, but they run at the same speed as far as I can tell. Maybe
> there's more of a difference if the script is longer and more complex than
> those I use.
>
Scripts run from the palette can avoid any screen redraw while they are
running, which can speed things up enormously. They also avoid the overhead
of events being sent from one app to another. The difference can be an order
of magnitude or better.
> There are some benefits to the menu though.
>
Agreed. But in the case of InDesign it comes at a price: generally slower
scripts, and no keyboard shortcuts. (There are other things too: the ability
to run javascript scripts from the same place, the ability to take advantage
of versioning in CS2, the shortcut for opening the scripts in your choice of
editor.)
--
Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
AppleScript Pro Sessions NJ May 06 <http://www.scriptingmatters.com/aspro>
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