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Bob Rubey
MemberSean,
Something seems really wrong about that, but as long as it’s working I wouldn’t ask questions. The next option would have been to try printing from a PDF.
Again, I’m happy you found a solution for your task even if it veered off in another direction. It never hurts to know a bit more about InDesign’s automation features and all the scripts available, many of them free.
Bob
MemberSean,
That’s odd, it shouldn’t matter how the files are placed. Are you using All or Optimized Subsampling for your Send Data when printing? Try using Optimized Subsampling if you’re not already.
It’s a bit counter-intuitive, and it actually goes back to the PageMaker days, but you may see an improvement.
Bob
MemberSean,
I’m glad you got it all worked out. I did not know that SizeLabels could add the file name. Nice bonus for your task. And if you read the version history, it did not initially support EPS files. Dodged a bullet there.
re: digital commenting
One hurdle at a time, eh? Yeah, been there…Bob
MemberSean,
Did you edit the script for picas? If so, did you miss the step to convert the label width and height from inches?
.3 in would be 1.8 picas. https://www.unitconversion.org/length/inchs-to-picas-conversion.html
2 in would be 12 picas.I’m sure you’ve already figured out that running the sizelabels script before Live Caption is the way to work this so you don’t label the captions. Thought about that a bit after my last post. Anyway, you’re going to have this nailed for your editorial staff. Maybe you can create a PDF and post to a central location instead of printing it out and save a tree. They’ll just have to figure out how to make digital comments. ; )
Bob
MemberSean,
I’m glad it worked out.
I personally use the Links panel drop-down arrow to generate the captions.
About the images not listing dimensions, do they happen to be EPS files? I wouldn’t be surprised if they are, InDesign can’t report resolution on EPS files either. Probably because EPS files can be created so many different ways, raster, vector, or a combination of the two.
I think you’re out of luck changing the dimension preferences with Live Caption, read this: https://forums.adobe.com/message/5131151
There is a solution here, however: https://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/otherproducts/sizelabels/
It puts the dimensions on their own layrer, and you can set up and use a paragraph style if desired just like Live Caption. And it may solve the issue with some image dimensions not being listed as well!It defaults to inches, but there are instructions on how to edit the script. I’ve edited a few scripts, and all you really need is a simple text editor, just remember to use plain text. I don’t have any experience with this script, but I’m guessing that a Rorohiko script won’t be a problem.
Bob
MemberSean,
I suspect you’re “almost there” on both counts.
For the images to be placed at 100%, deselect Fitting: Proportional. It might make more sense if the dialog had some indication of scaling, but it is what it is and your images will be proportional and at 100% when the option is deselected.
With your caption setup complete, just select the images directly in the Links panel and the Live and Static caption options will no longer be grayed out.
I give both of these tools a work out almost daily, and it won’t help for this particular task, but I found it helpful to assign a shortcut (Control+C) to the Live Caption command. I don’t usually need the Static option.
Good luck!
BobMemberThere may be a way around this after all. You may want to look into this History script first, just to get you back to point A, although it would just be a couple of undos methinks: https://in-tools.com/article/scripts-blog/history-scripts/
Anyway, click the down arrow of the Layers panel and choose Show All Layers. Search for your text; InDesign selects the text and changes to the text tool. Click on the selection tool; InDesign will now indicate which layer the element is on with the small colored indicator square and may highlight the layer as well.
Take note of the layer name then work your way backward if desired.
MemberYou’d think this would be a no-brainer, but it isn’t so.
The best thing I could come up with is to export a layered PDF with ALL layers exported and open in Acrobat. Next, go to Layers in Acrobat and make all invisible. Then search for the text. When Acrobat finds the text it will present a dialog asking if you want to make the layer visible. Click Yes and the layer that the text is on will be revealed.
MemberI think you just have the scripts in the wrong place.
First, copy the .jsx files.
Next, open the Scripts panel, click the down arrow, and select Reveal in Finder (Mac) or Reveal in Explorer (Win).
Paste.
Your scripts should now appear in the User folder in the Scripts Panel ready for use.
Good luck.MemberAre you deselecting Extract as separate pages?
June 1, 2013 at 4:05 am in reply to: What Numeric Inch Unit value is Equivalent to 5 divisions of an Inch? #33770MemberIf I understand the question correctly, you may want to change your measurement units to inches decimal. In your parlance, it breaks an inch into 10 scale divisions. Then 1/5 is simply two units.
If it’s font size you’re trying to figure out, let InDesign do the math. Just type .2i for the font size. The “i” is for inches. BTW, that’s 14.4 pts. But what you want/need here is going to depend on font, cap height, and so on.
Hope something here helps.
MemberAfter struggling with shapes and Pathfinder in both ID and AI, I happened to recall a script that ships with CS6. It’s the CornerEffects script. You may have to play around with it a bit to figure out to the settings, but it may be just the ticket.
Good luck!
May 29, 2013 at 5:12 pm in reply to: Problems Exporting Placed PSD with Transparent Background #33736Member<<Exporting the file to a PDF/X-1a file does work, so technically I have a solution. But doesn?t it seem strange that it would work in an older standard and not the newer one?>>
No, not really. PDF/x1a is basically a “lowest common denominator” format. Your image is being flattened, so the fact that Preview will display the image is no surprise.
Yes, sooner or later someone will try to open the X4 on a Mac using Preview, but since Reader is free, I’d just point them toward the Adobe site and be done with it.
MemberI'm not sure such an animal exists, but you might like this: https://www.danrodney.com/scrip…..ction.html
March 14, 2013 at 4:28 am in reply to: InDesign – Select multiple objects same layer different pages #64410MemberThis might help with moving the elements: https://www.rorohiko.com/wordpr…..yerlifter/
Note: The plug-in is free, but you would have to purchase Rorohiko's APID ToolAssistant.
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