RE: Can I script Inkmanager in Indesign CS?
RE: Can I script Inkmanager in Indesign CS?
- Subject: RE: Can I script Inkmanager in Indesign CS?
- From: Rick Gordon <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 19:16:27 -0800
See two pertinent classes below, for much more, look over the Color Suite in the application's dictionary.
ink n : Every InDesign ink
elements
contained by application, documents.
properties
alias ink name (string) : The ink's alias ink
angle (fixed) : The angle of the ink
class (type class, r/o) : The class descriptor type
convert to process (boolean) : Convert spot ink to process
frequency (fixed) : The frequency of the ink
id (integer, r/o) : The ink's unique id
index (integer, r/o) : Index of the ink within its parent application or document
ink type (normal/opaque/transparent/opaque ignore) : The ink's trapping type
is process ink (boolean, r/o) : Is this ink a process ink
label (string) : A label that can be set to any string
name (string, r/o) : The name of the ink
neutral density (fixed) : The neutral density of the ink
object reference (ink, r/o) : An object reference for this ink
parent (reference, r/o) : The ink's parent. Can return: application or document.
print ink (boolean) : Print the ink
properties (record) : Property that allows setting of several properties at the same time
solidity (fixed, r/o) : The solidity value of the ink
trap order (integer) : The trapping order of the ink
color n [inh. swatch] : All colors
elements
contained by application, documents.
properties
class (type class, r/o) : The class descriptor type
color value (list of fixed) : The values of the color
id (integer, r/o) : The color's unique id
index (integer, r/o) : Index of the color within its parent application or document
label (string) : A label that can be set to any string
model (spot/process/registration/mixedinkmodel) : The model of the color
name (string) : The name of the color
object reference (color, r/o) : An object reference for this color
parent (reference, r/o) : The color's parent. Can return: application or document.
properties (record) : Property that allows setting of several properties at the same time
space (RGB/CMYK/LAB/MixedInk) : The color space
Rick Gordon
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On 1/5/07 at 3:29 PM -0800, Patrik B. wrote in a message entitled
"Can I script Inkmanager in Indesign CS?":
>Hi,
>
> Do you know how to address the ink manager in indesign CS? What is the
> object name and what are the methods used?
>
> I am trying to re-alias all PMS colors to an exiting single PMS
> color in 20
> documents.
>
> Also I am trying to detect any CMYK images in my file as it is a
> duotone
> job. Is there a property that I can check for in the document or do
> I have
> to go through each link and make a loop through those?
>
> Best, Patrik
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