{"id":6465,"date":"2024-06-25T14:33:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T21:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rorohiko.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=6465"},"modified":"2024-12-05T19:02:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T02:02:39","slug":"swimmer-for-indesign","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rorohiko.com\/wordpress\/otherproducts\/swimmer-for-indesign\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimmer for InDesign"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is\u00a0Swimmer<\/em>?<\/h2>\n

\"Swimmer<\/p>\n

Swimmer<\/em> (SW<\/strong>itch<\/small> IM<\/strong>m<\/strong>ag<\/small>ER<\/strong>) is a script for Adobe InDesign.<\/p>\n

In a catalog or brochure you might need little icons for ‘microwave safe’ \"\", ‘food safe’,\"\"or ‘hand wash’\"\"… or such like.<\/p>\n

Instead of painstakingly creating inline images, you can just use some code word or key word of your choosing and then replace all those words in one fell swoop.<\/p>\n

Swimmer<\/em> will search your InDesign document, looking for specific key words or key phrases and replace these with small inline images or icons.<\/p>\n

Running Swimmer<\/em> again reverts the document back from images to key words.<\/p>\n

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Installing\u00a0Swimmer<\/em><\/h2>\n
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  1. Download\u00a0PluginInstaller<\/em><\/strong>.
    \nIf you\u2019ve not done this before, download and install the free\u00a0PluginInstaller\u00a0<\/em>from\u00a0PluginInstaller.com<\/a>.
    \nMake sure you have build #558 or higher installed (the build number is shown in the lower right-hand corner of the PluginInstaller windows).<\/li>\n
  2. Create an Account<\/strong>.
    \nIf this is your first time using\u00a0PluginInstaller<\/em>, you\u2019ll need to create a new account and register it within\u00a0PluginInstaller<\/em>.
    \nMake sure to check your email and click the confirmation link in the registration email!<\/li>\n
  3. Add a\u00a0Swimmer<\/em>\u00a0Bookmark<\/strong>.
    \nAdd a bookmark for\u00a0Swimmer<\/em>\u00a0into\u00a0PluginInstaller<\/em>\u00a0by clicking the following link:
    \n    Add\u00a0Swimmer<\/em>\u00a0Bookmark into\u00a0PluginInstaller<\/em><\/a>
    \nAlternatively, you can use the\u00a0Browse the Store for Software<\/em>\u00a0window in\u00a0PluginInstaller, <\/em>then find and click the Swimmer<\/em> product listing in the Rorohiko Catalog<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  4. Download and Install<\/strong>.
    \nOnce the bookmark is listed in the\u00a0Installing and Ordering<\/em>\u00a0window, select it and click the\u00a0Download<\/em>\u00a0button.
    \nAfter the download, choose your InDesign version from the\u00a0Install Target<\/em>\u00a0dropdown menu and click the\u00a0Install<\/em>\u00a0button. Swimmer<\/em>\u00a0will appear in the InDesign\u00a0Scripts<\/em>\u00a0panel under the\u00a0User<\/em>\u00a0section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Demo Version\/Purchasing<\/h2>\n

    Swimmer<\/em> comes as a demo script: you can run it 10 times per 24 hours; after that, you need to wait until the next day before you get another 10 script runs out of it.<\/p>\n

    If you want to upgrade to a full version, you need to purchase an activation: an activation costs you US$ 9.00 per seat and it will last for a year.<\/p>\n

    Go to the Installing and Ordering<\/em> window, select the Swimmer<\/em> bookmark, and click Purchase<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    Activation may take some time to process; keep an eye on the Licenses, Activations, and Pending Orders<\/em> window for updates.<\/p>\n

    Configuration<\/h2>\n

    You define the behavior of the script by modifying the configuration data in the text frame on the pasteboard.<\/p>\n

    INI configuration frame<\/h3>\n

    The format is pretty self-explanatory; skip ahead to ‘Description of the Options’ if you ‘grok’ things already.<\/p>\n

    Here is the detailed TL;DR<\/a> information for the formatting rules:<\/p>\n

    The text frame is formatted in a format similar to the old-style Windows INI format, with some additional flexibility built-in.<\/p>\n

    The advantages of this approach is that each document can ‘carry’ its own configuration and the configuration is plain for everyone to see, in a human-readable form, rather than being hidden away on some preferences dialog.<\/p>\n