Category Archives: Scripters & Developers

You liked InDesignProxy? Meet Soxy!

Posted on April 30, 2009 by kris

You have a Macintosh. You handle files from in various formats, created with a range of versions. So you have more than one version of Adobe Illustrator, or more than one version of InDesign, and maybe a few different versions … Continue reading →

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APIDToolAssistant updated for CS4

Posted on November 7, 2008 by kris

The APIDToolAssistant 1.0.46 has been released. More info can be found here. Download APID ToolAssistant (version 1.0.46. Includes versions for Mac, Windows, InDesign CS, InDesign CS2, InDesign CS3 and InDesign CS4). This version is of interest to end-users and scripters alike. It … Continue reading →

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FileMaker 7.x or 8.x, Leopard and Instant Web Publishing (IWP)

Posted on November 1, 2008 by kris

(Added note 6-Nov-2008: Please check the added notes at the end of the article. Yes, FM 8.x works too, and I’ve also added a way to do the patching much faster) Recently, I was testing some ideas with various versions … Continue reading →

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How to add InDesign page item adornments using scripting

Posted on October 15, 2008 by kris

Ingredients – Adobe® InDesign® CS or higher (the APIDToolAssistant plug-in is available for InDesign CS, and higher, Mac and Windows). – A licensed copy or a demo version of APIDToolAssistant 1.0.46 or higher. It also works with unlicensed versions, but … Continue reading →

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GREPGrokker updated

Posted on August 30, 2008 by kris

We’ve got version 3.0 of GREPGrokker available – click here to check it out. This one’s main new feature is that it uses a brand new GREP engine we’ve developed, which allows it to emulate InDesign’s GREP functionality much better than … Continue reading →

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GREPGrokker updated

Posted on August 3, 2008 by kris

There’s a new GREPGrokker version available – click here to check it out. Main new features: you can now see live text replacements, and there is a new ‘InDesign GREP Dialect’ simulation mode. Click here to try it out.

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MagnetoGuides; Rorohiko is now an AATC

Posted on July 23, 2008 by kris

There’s a new version of MagnetoGuides available – click here for more info! We’d also like to introduce the alpha release of Lightning Brain GREPGrokker – a free on-line tutor teaching GREP in a visual, interactive way. It’s a work in progress, and … Continue reading →

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Navigate InDesign layout using your keyboard

Posted on July 3, 2008 by kris

LightningBrain MagnetoGuides has been upgraded to version 1.0.3 and has now officialy been released. This is one of those things where you wonder why this is not a standard part of InDesign – once you’ve seen it it is hard … Continue reading →

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APIDToolAssistant merges Active Page Items Developer Kernel and Active Page Items Runtime

Posted on May 15, 2008 by kris

There is a new version of the free Lightning Brain Text Exporter; it adds better support for InDesign CS3, and support for text gathering for right-to-left languages. It also adds some optional new features whose availability is linked to the purchase … Continue reading →

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InDesign C++ SDK Course material available

Posted on May 10, 2008 by kris

Kris’s introductory course on InDesign C++ SDK programming is now available in book form via Lulu – if you are interested in purchasing a copy, click here. The goal of the book is not to teach you how to develop for Adobe InDesign; … Continue reading →

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