#2: (InDesign) everyItem().Enumerator causes error

If you try to use InDesignObject.everyItem().property it returns an array of the properties. This is an essential technique for efficient processing of data. When this technique is used in CS SDK to get an enumeration property it results in the following error:

Error: In wrapReturnedHostObject(), attempted invalid wrap: com.adobe.indesign::Enumerator returned as Object

This error is caused when trying to access any enumerator in this way. Here's one example when will cause the error:

var alignments = app.paragraphStyles.everyItem().bulletsAlignment;
 

Harbs

#4 (this one is just an annoyance)

Quite often, when I load my extension using the "Attach" feature, I get a number of error on launch it alwyas stops on line 5649 of SystemManager.as and the error is always "cannot access aproperty or method of a null object reference. I seem to have this problem less when I don't touch my computer while the extension is loading, but I have a very hard time not doing two things at once...

If I have it run through, it seems to load okay, but it is a bit of an annoyance.

Here's a sample of my console log (it's a two-extension bundle): The second TypeError was during an activate event and the third one was during a deactivae event (unless I mixed them up). I didn't check what the first error was. I replaced the main extension with "extension_name".

6/6/2010 22:26:25.847 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.ExtensionWindow Loading of extension __com.intools.extension_name.extension2_0 complete.
6/6/2010 22:26:25.848 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.impl.SWFEventDispatcher Loading of extension __com.intools.extension_name.extension2_0 complete.
6/6/2010 22:26:28.469 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.impl.SWFEventDispatcher dispatchEventToExtension() Dispatching event of type com.adobe.csxs.events::StateChangeEvent to extension __com.intools.extension_name.extension1_0
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
    at mx.managers::SystemManager/stageEventHandler()[C:\autobuild\3.4.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManager.as:5649]
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
    at mx.managers::SystemManager/stageEventHandler()[C:\autobuild\3.4.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManager.as:5649]
6/6/2010 22:27:45.338 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.extension.impl.ExtensionLifeCycleNotifier onExtensionComplete()
6/6/2010 22:27:45.339 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.command.SetExtensionLoadedCommand calling SetIsLoaded through ExternalInterface
6/6/2010 22:27:45.341 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.extension.impl.ExtensionLifeCycleNotifier dispatchInvokeEvent()
6/6/2010 22:27:45.343 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.command.CheckStartOnEventCommand calling CheckStartOnEvent through ExternalInterface for __com.intools.extension_name.extension1_0
6/6/2010 22:27:45.346 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.impl.WindowStateManager onExtensionComplete()
6/6/2010 22:27:45.348 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.impl.SWFEventDispatcher dispatchEventToExtension() Dispatching event of type com.adobe.csxs.events::StateChangeEvent to extension __com.intools.extension_name.extension1_0
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
    at mx.managers::SystemManager/stageEventHandler()[C:\autobuild\3.4.0\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\SystemManager.as:5649]
6/6/2010 22:28:10.733 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.external.CSXSEventReceiver receiveExternalEvent() dispatching CSXSEvent to all extensions...
6/6/2010 22:28:10.734 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.impl.WindowManager Dispatching event of type com.adobe.csxs.internally.events.BroadcastEvent to all extensions.
6/6/2010 22:28:10.761 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.extension.impl.ExtensionLifeCycleNotifier onExtensionComplete()
6/6/2010 22:28:10.761 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.command.SetExtensionLoadedCommand calling SetIsLoaded through ExternalInterface
6/6/2010 22:28:10.763 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.extension.impl.ExtensionLifeCycleNotifier dispatchInvokeEvent()
6/6/2010 22:28:10.764 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.command.CheckStartOnEventCommand calling CheckStartOnEvent through ExternalInterface for __com.intools.extension_name.extension2_0
6/6/2010 22:28:10.765 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.impl.WindowStateManager onExtensionComplete()
6/6/2010 22:28:10.766 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.impl.SWFEventDispatcher dispatchEventToExtension() Dispatching event of type com.adobe.csxs.events::StateChangeEvent to extension __com.intools.extension_name.extension2_0
6/6/2010 22:28:10.798 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.external.CSXSEventReceiver receiveExternalEvent() dispatching CSXSEvent to all extensions...
6/6/2010 22:28:10.799 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.impl.WindowManager Dispatching event of type com.adobe.csxs.internally.events.BroadcastEvent to all extensions.
6/6/2010 22:28:10.823 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.external.CSXSEventReceiver receiveExternalEvent() dispatching CSXSEvent to all extensions...
6/6/2010 22:28:10.823 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.impl.WindowManager Dispatching event of type com.adobe.csxs.internally.events.BroadcastEvent to all extensions.
6/6/2010 22:28:15.349 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.external.CSXSEventReceiver receiveExternalEvent() dispatching CSXSEvent to all extensions...
6/6/2010 22:28:15.350 [INFO] com.adobe.csxs.stagemanager.window.impl.WindowManager Dispatching event of type com.adobe.csxs.internally.events.BroadcastEvent to all extensions.

Harbs

#6 Scrolling ComboBox dropdown menus with a scroll wheel crash InDesign:

Scrolling ComboBox dropdowns seem to crash InDesign on a regular basis. I've seen this with a number of different ComboBoxes, and I don't get an error of any kind while debugging. Once I scroll to the bottom of the list in some way other than using the scroll wheel, I seem to be able to scroll without a problem.

Very weird...

Harbs

#10 Editing manifest file causes debug issues

I manually edited the manifest file to costumize the menu position of my extension in InDesign. This causes the debug manifest to get all meesed up and the swf name reverts to main.swf.

Obviously the debugger can't find the swf which does not exist...

Here's some more details:

I have AIR overlaid on my installation.

It appears to be te NativeDragManager which is handling the drag rather than the DragManager.

I also notice that I have two instances of mx.managers.DragManager when I import it.

Is it possible that something is wrong with my Flex SDK installation which is causing this?

Harbs

Hi David,

Thanks.

Of course, that does make debugging drag and drop kind of difficult...

I hope you guys can get to looking at this soon...

Harbs

#13 StateChangeEvents not working

It seems to me that the only two state change events which fire are WINDOW_OPEN and WINDOW_CLOSE.

Here's the code I used which seems to indicate this fact:

            private function onWindowRestore(event:StateChangeEvent):void{
                trace("window restore");
            }
            private function onWindowShow(event:StateChangeEvent):void{
                trace("window show");
            }
            private function onWindowClose(event:StateChangeEvent):void{
                trace("window close");
            }
            private function onWindowOpen(event:StateChangeEvent):void{
                trace("window open");
            }
            private function onWindowMinimize(event:StateChangeEvent):void{
                trace("window minimize");
            }
            private function onWindowHide(event:StateChangeEvent):void{
                trace("window hide");
            }

            private function onCreationComplete(event:FlexEvent):void{
               
                CSXSInterface.getInstance().addEventListener(StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_ RESTORE,onWindowRestore);
                CSXSInterface.getInstance().addEventListener(StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_ SHOW,onWindowShow);
                CSXSInterface.getInstance().addEventListener(StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_ CLOSE,onWindowClose);
                CSXSInterface.getInstance().addEventListener(StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_ OPEN,onWindowOpen);
                CSXSInterface.getInstance().addEventListener(StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_ MINIMIZE,onWindowMinimize);
                CSXSInterface.getInstance().addEventListener(StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_ HIDE,onWindowHide);

          }

(The other half of this is CSXSInterface.getInstance().currentStateInfo does not reflect the correct state either...)

Harbs

More info re. #12:

I was able to implement drag & drop in Photoshop from outside sources (the file system) by creating new event listeners for NativeDragEvents.

The interesting thing is that Photoshop correctly shows feedback, and InDesign does not. The NativeDragEvents work in both InDesign and Photoshop, while the component drag and drop only works in InDesign, and not Photoshop.

I'll try and see if I can implement a NativeDrag of the components to get it working in Photoshop...

Harbs

Drag & Drop is making me tear my hair out!

Drag & Drop works okay for the most part in InDesign Mac. NativeDragEvents are a bit hit or miss.

Dragging from the file system onto a TextArea is working in Photoshop, but it does not work onto a tree-view. I can not get draggiing from a Tree or List to work in Photoshop no matter what I do. NativeDragManager does not help.

Dragging in InDesign Windows is somewhere along the lines of what happens in Photoshop.

It's all about as clear as mud (and works about as well too...)

It would really help if debugging would work on drag&drop!

I would put this issue at very high priority. It's pretty much a show-stopper.

Harbs

Using the latest build I get a new error when using "Attach As":

TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
    at com.adobe.cshostadapter::ESEventsInterface/initEsi()[C:\projects\csid e\Suite\cshostadapter\main\cseventadapter\indesign\as_wrapper\src\src\ com\adobe\cshostadapter\ESEventsInterface.as:171]
    at com.adobe.cshostadapter::ESEventsInterface/addEventListener()[C:\proj ects\cside\Suite\cshostadapter\main\cseventadapter\indesign\as_wrapper \src\src\com\adobe\cshostadapter\ESEventsInterface.as:73]
    at com.adobe.cshostadapter::IDScriptingEventAdapter/addEventListener()[C :\projects\cside\Suite\cshostadapter\main\cseventadapter\indesign\as_w rapper\src\src\com\adobe\cshostadapter\IDScriptingEventAdapter.as:95]

Here's my thread:

Main Thread (Suspended: TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.)   
    com.adobe.cshostadapter::ESEventsInterface/initEsi   
    com.adobe.cshostadapter::ESEventsInterface/addEventListener   
    com.adobe.cshostadapter::IDScriptingEventAdapter/addEventListener   
    WTCJK/onCreationComplete   
    WTCJK/___WTCJK_CSXSWindowedApplication1_creationComplete   
    flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction [no source]   
    flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent [no source]   
    mx.core::UIComponent/dispatchEvent   
    mx.core::UIComponent/set initialized   
    mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiation   
    Function/http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::apply [no source]   
    mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher2   
    mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher  

#20

I just noticed that right clicking does not seem to work in Dreamweaver. I have context menus added both using the rightClick property of a list cmomponent as well as manually added context menus. Neither work in Dreamweaver.

I've noticed numerous other CSXS related problems in Dreamweaver and Fireworks. I'd love to demonstrate if someone on the team wants to contact me...

Harbs

#22: Menu Placement in Panel Flyout freezes InDesign

I am trying to set the menu position of my extension to appear in a panel flyour menu. When I do so, it appears in the correct location, but freezes InDesign on launch.

This Freezes InDesign:

                    <Menu Placement="'SwatchesPanelPopup',101.0,'KBSCE Palette Menus: Swatches: '">New Hex Swatch...</Menu>

When I remove the placement property, it works (but appears in the default location).

Harbs