I like having stuff multi-threaded, so that I can keep working while it's exporting in the background. However, I get the feeling that the background export thing is a work in progress. For example, the fact that it doesn't work when exporting a pdf from a book panel is bizarre.

Sorry to hear about your problem exporting pdfs. I do wonder if there's some oddity in using older pdf presets… does creating a new preset work any better? Or rebuilding preferences in ID? Or changing the pdf export settings? (Using Acrobat 9 compatibility vs. Acrobat 4, etc?)

Sorry that our forum is messing up your code, Theun. Frustrating. I don't see an easy way around that, but… wait, here is an option:

https://creativepro.com/for…..files-test

Sorry that our forum is messing up your code, Theun. Frustrating. I don't see an easy way around that, but… wait, here is an option:

https://creativepro.com/for…..files-test

Yes, the Mac OS captures many keyboard shortcuts before InDesign has a chance to see you're pressing them. Open System Prefs (see image below) and turn off the checkbox next to the name of the offending feature, or change it's shortcut there:

That usually works.

Yes, the Mac OS captures many keyboard shortcuts before InDesign has a chance to see you're pressing them.  Open System Prefs (see image below) and turn off the checkbox next to the name of the offending feature, or change it's shortcut there:

That usually works.

Why are you changing the measurements to points? It should not matter.

I have no problem with makegrid working. Just to be sure… you've selected the frame with the Selection tool?

You might be able to pull this off with the indexmatic script:

https://creativepro.com/bui…..d-list.php

which I talk about in this lynda.com movie:

https://www.lynda.com/home/webs…..indexmatic

I remember seeing a script or plug-in to “find similar” some time ago, but can't find it now.

In the meantime, you can use the Find/Change dialog box to find similar objects:

https://creativepro.com/fin…..gn-cs3.php

There are some things that find/change cannot accomplish easily. It is very difficult to do a proper “find where this color is used” search. For that, you might look at the https://www.blatnertools.com plug-ins.