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It's posible change default image for mark interactive button / not UI

May 11, 2012 9:22 AM

Tags: #buttons #interactive #automation

When in indesgin convert a object to button appears in background a hand with a finger pointing to a button. It's posible to change this?

button interactive.jpg

I need to use several icons if it's posible in the same document.

 

Thanks !

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  • [Jongware]
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    1. [Jongware],
    May 11, 2012 10:52 AM   in reply to thinkink_es
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    That's just the indicator in an InDesign document to show it's a button in the UI, right? Just like the thin blue lines indicate text frames? Surely this is not included in an export to PDF or other "end user" document?

     
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    2. thinkink_es,
    May 12, 2012 4:25 AM   in reply to [Jongware]
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    Yes, its only for user interaface, for know if a element is a  button, but my intentionis change the default image for mark buttons.

     

    I don't know if this is posible.

     

    some ideas?

     

    i need put a custom mark for my objects. I try put a icon non printable and group the element but is problematic.

     

    Its posible to put a custom mark for an object, like interactive buttons, but customizable by javascript:?

     

    sorry for my english

     
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    3. John Hawkinson,
    May 12, 2012 5:25 AM   in reply to thinkink_es
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    Its posible to put a custom mark for an object, like interactive buttons, but customizable by javascript:?

    No, it is not possible.

    You could accomplish this with a C++ SDK plugin, but that would be a lot of work  and almost certainly not worth it.

     
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    4. Laubender,
    May 13, 2012 5:03 AM   in reply to thinkink_es
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    i need put a custom mark for my objects. I try put a icon non printable and group the element but is problematic.

    @thinkink_es – why do you think that is problematic?
    Do you publish for Flash, PDF or ADPS?

     

    Uwe

     
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    5. thinkink_es,
    May 13, 2012 6:11 AM   in reply to Laubender
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    I make a UI for mark custom buttons for custom export in xml, is for iPad but is a for a private format, not ePub, and i need to show diferents types of buttons, (events, buttons, etc...) I need to mark the elements with a custom icon.

     

    My actual solution is put my icon, (non printable) in the top left corner of the element (textFrame, Rectangle...) ,group it and store all event information in a JSON object, but isn't a good solution.

     

    the user can delete the item ....

     

    I think is imposible to make a custom mark for items without insert a new item.

    customc.jpg

    The Flag icon is for mark, when the user is building the publication. This item launches an interactive event

     

    thank for any idea

     
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  • [Jongware]
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    6. [Jongware],
    May 13, 2012 6:29 AM   in reply to thinkink_es
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    If you seriously want to peruse this, you should take a look at the SDK. Items of these kind are called "Page Adornments". There is nothing in ScriptUI that can do anything like this (other than automating the same process you are alady doing by hand).

     

    In the SDK there should be a sample that stores, retrieves, and draws custom adornments for page items, and so it could be a good starting point.

     

    Writing custom plugins is not for the faint of heart, though, or something that can be learned in a Sunday's afternoon.

     
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    7. thinkink_es,
    May 13, 2012 6:38 AM   in reply to [Jongware]
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    thanks for your tips, and sorry for my  english, it's dificult for me explain in english well.

     

    Now there aren't time to enter inside SDK, is in my TODO LIST.

     
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