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node.js require('stream') strange result

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:15:18 GMT

I am trying to require stream module (node.js) in my extension (PS CC 2014, CEP 5.0) - it works however normally "stream" module contains "stream.Readable" object in node.js.

In extension "stream" module does not contain "Readable" property for some reason...

var stream = require('stream')

console.log(stream.Readable) // outputs undefined in console

And this is output from node.js

> console.log(stream.Readable)

{ [Function: Readable]

ReadableState: [Function: ReadableState],

super_:

{ [Function: Stream]

super_: { [Function: EventEmitter] listenerCount: [Function] },

Readable: [Circular],

Writable: { [Function: Writable] WritableState: [Function: WritableState], super_: [Circular] },

Duplex: { [Function: Duplex] super_: [Circular] },

Transform: { [Function: Transform] super_: [Object] },

PassThrough: { [Function: PassThrough] super_: [Object] },

Stream: [Circular] },

_fromList: [Function: fromList] }

Calling JSX from ActionScript: Problems with Returning InDesign Objects Back to ActionScript

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:57:40 GMT

I have written an InDesign Extension using EB 2.1 for InDesign versions 5-6. That means Flex SDK 3.4. I need to call JSX from ActionScript, and for the JSX to return as a return value InDesign objects and regular (non-InDesign specific) Arrays as return variables.

I am calling JSX using the HostObject as follows:

public class AS2JSInDesign

{

[Embed(source="InDesign.jsx", mimeType= "application/octet-stream" )]

private static var _inDesignJsxProxyClass:Class;

private static var _inDesignJsxInterface:HostObject;

_inDesignJsxInterface = HostObject.getRoot(HostObject.extensions[0]);

_inDesignJsxInterface.eval(new _inDesignJsxProxyClass().toString());

function static doJSX():void

{

// Not passing the ActionScript InDesign.app

var result1:* = _inDesignJsxInterface.myJSXFunction();

// Passing the ActionScript InDesign.app as a parameter to JSX

var InDesignApp:Application = InDesign.app;

var result2:* = _inDesignJsxInterface.myJSXFunction(InDesignApp);

}

When JavaScript creates InDesign objects using paradigm app.<CollectionName>.add() (e.g.,”app.documents.add()”), then the created object cannot be successfully returned. For example, for
return app.documents.add()
the returned value is not a Document, but rather a HostObject which contains various properties not at all relevant to an InDesign Document.
However, if I pass the InDesign.app from ActionScript as a parameter (called "InDesignApp"), and the JavaScript uses that app object instead of its own default app object:
return InDesignApp.documents.add(),
then it works fine - a real InDesign Document object is returned.
On the other hand, there are instances in which it seems I must use the JSX native InDesign app object. If I want to define a new Color for the active Document with the InDesign.app (passed as a parameter called "InDesignApp") using
var color = InDesignApp.activeDocument.colors.add(),
then the attempt to assign
color.space = ColorSpace.CMYK
fails, as ColorSpace.CMYK is not recognized at run time.
If I use the JSX app object to do this (var color = app.activeDocument.colors.add()), I don’t get an error, but if I return the color object to ActionScript, an empty HostObject is received.
A native JSX Array ( var myArray = new Array(); ) cannot ever be returned to ActionScript – it appears in ActionScript as a HostObject. ActionScript doesn’t regard it as an Array. I came up with a hideous hack: I create an array using InDesignApp.documents.everyItem().getElements(), empty the array which is returned, and then use the empty area for whatever I need. Such an array, when returned to ActionsScript, is recognized as an Array.

Could someone please explain what I'm doing wrong?

TIA,

mlavie

How to call an ActionScript method from the ExtendScript/JavaScript function defined in a .jsx file.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:06:05 GMT

I've an InDesign ExtensionBuilder2.1 project for InDesignCS5-CS6.

I needed to add event listeners on some MenuAction like 'Add Page'. so I added the line similar as below in one of my ActionScript method,

myActionScript.as
public class MyController { public function attachAddPageWatcher():void{ try{ //...................................... var addPageMenuAction:* = InDesign.app.menuActions.itemByName("$ID/Add Page"); addPageMenuAction.addEventListener('afterInvoke', addPageMenuActionHandler); //..................................... }catch(e:Error){ trace(e); } } public static function addPageMenuActionHandler(evt:*){ Alert.show("A new page added !!!"); } }

myActionScript.as

public class MyController

{

public function attachAddPageWatcher():void{

try{

//......................................

var addPageMenuAction:* = InDesign.app.menuActions.itemByName("$ID/Add Page");

addPageMenuAction.addEventListener('afterInvoke', addPageMenuActionHandler);

//.....................................

}catch(e:Error){

trace(e);

}

public static function addPageMenuActionHandler(evt:*){

Alert.show("A new page added !!!");

}

But at runtime I get an error saying that 'handler' argument of addEventListener method requires either a File or JavaScript Function.

So I moved the above code to register event listener and its handler funtion inside a myScript.jsx file and changed the above code as below,

myActionScript.as
public class MyController { public static var jsxInterface:HostObject = HostObject.getRoot(HostObject.extensions[0]); public function attachAddPageWatcher():void{ try{ //...................................... jsxInterface.attachAddPageWatcher(); // call the method in .jsx file. //..................................... }catch(e:Error){ trace(e); } } }

myActionScript.as

public class MyController

{

public static var jsxInterface:HostObject = HostObject.getRoot(HostObject.extensions[0]);

public function attachAddPageWatcher():void{

try{

//......................................

jsxInterface.attachAddPageWatcher(); // call the method in .jsx file.

//.....................................

}catch(e:Error){

trace(e);

}

myScript.jsx
function attachAddPageWatcher(){ try{ app.menuActions.itemByName("$ID/Add Page").addEventListener("afterInvoke", addPageMenuActionHandler); }catch(e){ alert("Error in attachAddPageWatcher() - myScript.jsx " + e); } } function addPageMenuActionHandler(evt){ alert("A new page added - myScript.jsx !!!"); // Now I need to send some data from here to my extension or need to call a method defined in my ActionScript class // or some how notify my extension to do some task after adding a new page. }

myScript.jsx

function attachAddPageWatcher(){

try{

app.menuActions.itemByName("$ID/Add Page").addEventListener("afterInvoke", addPageMenuActionHandler);

}catch(e){

alert("Error in attachAddPageWatcher() - myScript.jsx " + e);

}

function addPageMenuActionHandler(evt){

alert("A new page added - myScript.jsx !!!");

// Now I need to send some data from here to my extension or need to call a method defined in my ActionScript class

// or some how notify my extension to do some task after adding a new page.

}

Now I'm getting alert saying "A new page added - myScript.jsx !!!" each time Add Page menu item is clicked but I need to notify my extension to do some task after clicking Add Page menu item.

I tried but didn't find any way to do so or like any dispatchEvent() kind of method to notify my extension from this ExtendScript/JavaScript method.

Any suggestion to do so or to achive similar task is highly appreciated.

- Thanks.

aihostadapter for illustrator cc 2014 (for use with flex)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:00:17 GMT

Flex extensions are still working in Illustrator CC 2014, so before we jump to new CEP panels - is there a way to get aihostadapter working for CC 2014? currently it's not working, i.e. I can't capture ART_SELECTION_CHANGED event.

Including javascript dependencies issues in EB2.1

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:28:19 GMT

Hi all,

I have an issue with an extension. I am calling a jsx file from an extension*. I do that for a long time ago woithout issues. I now tried to include "jsinc" files in my main jsx file. I set an include path related to a url of mine ( "/Users/… ). I thought EB would del with that and do its own cooking but fact is, it doesn't. When compiled, extension works fine at my place but doesn't in different computers than mine. I suspect the absolute url is the cause of my troubles. But using relative urls don't seem to work neither.

What is the proper way to achieve an inclusion of external js files ?

TIA,

Loic

PS:

Here is my pattern :

Using a class declaration :

[ Embed (source="Javascript/JSXAPI.jsx" , mimeType=  "application/octet-stream" )]

and then in my jsxfile :

#includepath '/Users/sunsikim/Documents/Scripting/Extensions/ExtensionV2/src/Javascript/'

#include 'DateUtilities.jsinc';

#include 'Utils.jsinc';

#include 'PrefsUtils.jsinc';

//my code…

*using : http://cookbooks.adobe.com/post_Communicating_between_JavaScript_and_the_Creative-17383.ht ml

Problem with jQuery and CEP 5 - "$" getting overrided

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:52:16 GMT

Updated the Illustrator from 17.x to 18.0. The extension started throwing error after the CSXS runtime is switched to 5.0 and with 5.0 recent CSInterface.js file.

It says ReferenceError: $ is not defined. This was working fine with CSXS runtime 4.0.

Here is the script in my index.html

Any idea on how to solve this problem to get my extension up and running in 5.0

window.close not working on indesign cc2014

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 06:50:20 GMT

Hi All

I am developing an extension for InDesign CS5 and above. I have a dialog of type panel, CSXSWindowType.PANEL which opens up on button click. This dialog contains a button for closing it. The click event executes " this.close() ".

Now, the problem is that for ID CC2014 this.close() is not closing the dialog. Only the default close button at the corner of the window closes it. I have no idea why the dialog is behaving this way. It works in all the other versions.

Any ideas?

Query on app.activeDocument.exportFile

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:50:23 GMT

(Apologies if this is an Illustrator scripting question rather than a CEP specific extension one)

From Adobe Illustrator CC2014 HTML5 extension I am using app.activeDocument.exportFile to export the activeDocument to SVG.

I have that working great but what happens is that the exported file becomes the active document (replacing the .AI document that was open) and I do not want this to happen?

Can anyone explain this behavior and how I could change it.

Flyout menu for PS CC 2014 HTML extension panel

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 07:45:03 GMT

Hi,

Flyout menus were being supported by Flash panels. But after migrating to HTML5 panel, I found that it is not supporting flyout menus. However, after the release of the CC 2014 apps, I found in the CC 2014 Extension SDK documentation, that CEP 5 engine supports a SetPanelFlyoutMenu() method. But I am unable to call the method from within the extension. It gives the below error :

Seems like the method is not present in the CEPEngine_extensions API, though it is mentioned in the SDK documentation that the method should be there. Am I missing something here? Kindly help.

Thanks in advance.

Note: I have upgraded to target CC 2014 extensions as mentioned in Hallgrimur Bjornsson's below blog:

Adobe Extension Builder and Creative Cloud 2014

Introducing HTML5 Extensions

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:09:08 GMT

When Creative Cloud was launched in June 2013, we added support for HTML5-based panels in several Adobe products. These new panels open up the world of panel development to a wider range of developers who may be more comfortable working with HTML/JavaScript and CSS. Since June, support for HTML5-based panels has been added to more Adobe products. As of now Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Premiere Pro CC and Prelude CC support HTML5-based panels.

A preview of Adobe Extension Builder 3, a new developer tool that supports creating HTML5-based extensions, was launched in June at Adobe Labs. You can download it for free from here: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/extensionbuilder3/

Starting in the middle of 2014 we will begin removing Flash-based extension support in Creative Cloud products, starting with Photoshop CC. We encourage all developers to start planning and migrating to the new extensibility framework based on HTML5.

HTML5-based panels allow developers to leverage the rich ecosystem of existing JavaScript frameworks and tools when creating their panels. HTML5-based panels share the same technology with web applications, which opens up exciting opportunities for integration with web services.

Check out these videos to see how to build and debug HTML5 Extensions.

How to Create a ZXP for CC, and for CS6->CC

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 12:00:58 GMT

Hi,

Up until now, I used the Extension Builder to create InDesign Extensions. I chose CS5-CS6 as the range, and the ZXP thus created worked on CS5, CS5,5 and CS6 without a hitch. I used the popup menu option Export-->Adobe Application Extension to create the ZXP.

Now, we have out first customer who uses CC. So we installed CC in house for testing, and I chose the range CS5-CC in the manifest editor.

My attempts to install the ZXP failed with the notice:

This extension can not be installed, it requires InDesign64 version in range of inclusively between 9.0 and 9.9.

I also get the same error if I choose exclusively CC (selecting CC to CC range in the manifest editor).

What am I doing wrong???

TIA,

mlavie

Single Dev Environment and Code Line for 6 and CC?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:26:34 GMT

Hi All,

Up until now, we were developing for customers who only used InDesign CS5.5 and CS6 - using Extension Builder 2.1.

The problem is that now a new customer only has CC 2014.1 (they just purchased it today). I found one hack how to create an Extension using 2.1 for CC 2014/2014.1. However, this hack doesn't support HostAdapters, which we require as we want to control the fly panel of the panel menu.

Also, I think CC 2014.1 supports only HTML5 panels. Does that mean a total re-write of all our code? And since CS6 does not support HTML5 panels - do we now have to maintain 2 parallel code lines until the last of our customers migrates to CC???

I'd appreciate any advice.

Regards,

mlavie

HostAdapter for Illustrator CC 2014 HTML

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:13:28 GMT

Hello there

Could you please give us a hint if and when are you planning support host adapters for illustrator cc 2014?

Thanks in advance.

How do I install and build and extension with extension builder 2.1?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:20:51 GMT

Honestly, I am beyond frustrated right now.

1. Extension Builder 3 - This will only install and run with Eclipse. JRE 1.7.

This only allows me to use Extendscript to write scripts with. Extendscript is so frustrating to use. It seems like there are a lot of missing properties for working with color models in illustrator. The documentation is also terrible for Extendscript. Something that seems like it would be simple to do like export an RGB JPEG is impossible to spec out in the EXPORT JPEG settings. Its also impossible to set the color space of a NEW AI document unless you use the add(); instead of addDocument(); There are conflicting incomplete properties of both methods. If you use one, one set of settings is missing if you use the other another set is missing... WHAT IS SOMEONE SUPPOSED TO DO???

2. Flash Builder 4.7 will not run Extension Builder 3.

3. I bought Extension Builder 2.1 which is supposed to install Flash Builder 4.6, but the installation keeps failing right at the end. This apparently also requires that you use JRE 1.6 which is not compatible with Mavericks.

This all seems impossible... how in the heck are people learning how to do build extensions, its a surprise that any exist at all. If they do They are likely not building them with the Adobe tools. I know enough about code to be dangerous but don't have a doctorate in troubleshooting all of these compatibility, and documentation issues.

All I want to do is write an extension, or a script that allows me to

1. copy the art from two layers.

2. color the background of the AI document to the background color of the original document

3. resize art from both layers to fit on a 216 x 216 pixel square.

4. Save the document as a: JPEG - ANTI-ALIAS SUPER SAMPLED - 150 DPI - RGB - MEDIUM QUALITY - CLIP TO ARTBOARD - WITH THE SAME NAME AS THE ORIGINAL FILE

I AM AT MY WITS END WITH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. I AM ABOUT TO GIVE UP UNLESS SOMEONE CAN HELP GIVE ME A LITTLE INSIGHT.

Parameters of the functions importFiles() and exportTimeline() in Premiere Pro Extension

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:36:06 GMT

Hi, Can anybody explain the parameters of the functions importFiles() and exportTimeline() in Adobe Premiere Pro Extension Builder? I used an Array of String(File paths) as the parameter for importFiles(), And it worked out. But can we give anything else as the parameter for that function? Because it shows "Object" is the actual parameter for importFiles(). And what about exportTimeline()? I don't have any idea about that function.
Thanks in advance.

How to delete extension?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:56:33 GMT

I built an indesign extension through eclipse and ran/debugged through eclipse. Installed extensions show up in the extension manager. So i know how to delete those. But these eclipse extensions dont. How do i delete this extension from indesign?

How to open an extension programatically?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 07:01:15 GMT

Hi,

I would like to open an extension from my cpp code. How can I do it?

Regards

maddy1907

I canceled my month to month Extension Builder plan but "Withdrawn: active on September 27, 2014 " under the product, What does this mean? Is it going to be reactivated on September 27, 2014?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:02:13 GMT

I canceled my month to month Extension Builder plan but "Withdrawn: active on September 27, 2014 " under the product, What does this mean? Is it going to be reactivated on September 27, 2014?

Illustrator CC crashing with aiHostAdapter with version higher than 16.9

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:31:24 GMT

I am trying to export a zxp from Flash Builder with CS Exstension Builder 2.

</products>

<files>

</files>

When I install the built extension Illustrator CC throws an error on launch and crashes.

When I take the max version down to 16.9 it installs, Illustrator CC launches but then there is no extension in the Windows > Extension menu.

It seems like Illustrator CC doesn't like the aiHostAdapter...

Any ideas?

How can I get a flash based plugin to load in CC 10.x

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 06:23:22 GMT

Hello

How can i get a flash based creative suite plugin to load in Indesign CC 10.x?

I can get It to load in CC, but not In CC 10.x. Im using Flashbuilder 4.5. Do I need a newer version of flash builder/extension builder?

Best regards

/ Pontus

Drag and drop not working on Mac

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:16:44 GMT

By testing my extension in a Mac I noticed that drag and drop doesn't work as expected. Therefore I have created a new simple extension with only one list and a simple data provider:

[Bindable]

public var aData:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection(['one','two','three','four']);

<s:List dataProvider="{aData}" dragEnabled="true" dropEnabled="true" dragMoveEnabled="true"> </s:List>

this should allow the user to reorder the items in the list by dragging them.

It works fine in Windows as extension for Photoshop CS6 and also in Mac as AIR application but it doesn't works as Photoshop CS6 extension in Mac (Lion); I can neither see the drop line between items.

Is this a known problem and which is the workaround ?

Thanks

Native Drag and Drop not working in CC

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:28:19 GMT

Hello,

I've been having trouble with migrating extensions from CS5.5 to CC (in flex for now). Especially with Native Drag events.

For example NativeDragEnter event is not triggering when dragging something from swatch list to extension. When I drag something from the document itself, event gets triggered (but not every time, which is strange).

Other elements of the extension are working.

Everything is working fine in CS 5.5.

I am using Extension Builder 2.1, building with flex sdk 3.4. Max target version of Creative Suite has been set to CS 7, so the extension should work in CC.

Is anyone having similar problems? Some feedback would be appreciated.

HTML5 equivalent of AIR's openWithDefaultApplication()

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:18:46 GMT

hi,

I'm building an in-panel update feature, which allows the user

to download an updated ZXP of the extension from within the panel itself

and then launch the downloaded ZXP, which would open Extension Manager.

is there an HTML5 equivalent of AIR's openWithDefaultApplication() ?

thanks,

Jeff.

Intermittent Network Failure when for extension running in InDesign CS 6

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:20:04 GMT

Our extension, when running in InDesign CS 6, we are getting intermittent network failures that [usually] show up as timeouts.

Details:

* Our server is running at AWS and is publicly available.

* The error shows up on multiple machines, but all physically located in the same office; so far, we have not had reports from other locations.

* So far, the problem has only been reported in CS 6; our extension also runs in CC, but the problem has not been reported there.

* Running the same request from a browser works and is quick. (tested with Safari & Chrome).

* The error is extremely erratic: it will happen repeatedly on one machine for an hour, then disappear for the rest of the day or could happen for one call, the next call will succeed and the third call will fail, even though all calls are sent in rapid succession.

* Sometimes it fail with a timeout, other times there will be no success or failure, it just never returns; on one occasion, we waited for 15 minutes, but our listeners were never called.

* The behavior does not appear to have any connection to the load on the server.

Some Errors Details:

Server.Error.Request

versionCheck

HTTP request error

Error: [IOErrorEvent type="ioError" bubbles=false cancelable=false eventPhase=2 text="Error #2032" errorID=2032]. URL: home/info/apiVersion.txt

Client.Error.RequestTimeout

fetchPreferences

Request timed out

The request timeout for the sent message was reached without receiving a response from the server.

Client.Error.RequestTimeout

savePreferences

Request timed out

The request timeout for the sent message was reached without receiving a response from the server.

Coding Details:

* We use HTTPService to send the request

* [Nearly] all of our calls go thru a common class which creates the HTTPService, adds parameters, add listeners, etc.

Things we have tried:

* Upgrade everything: FlashPlayer, Java, InDesign CS 6

* Check server log: as far as we can tell, the call never reaches the server; we are looking at both our own log and localhost_access_log (our server runs in tomcat).

* Network connectivity: as far as we can tell, there are no network issues on the machine. During our investigation, when the error occurs in the plugin, we immediately open the web interface, on the same server, and perform the same action. The web interface always works and responds quickly, so that machine can connect to the server.

* Some times it works: if we had a badly constructed request or parameters, or we had general network access problems, the errors would be consisted, but the extension works fine for all operations, sometimes and on some machines.

One additional note: our initial data gather has been clouded by real time outs (call reached the server but it took too long to create and send the respond); we have addressed these problems but are still seeing the mystery errors (which appear to never reach the server).

Help: I'm looking for any advice or guidance on what to investigate. It seems like the problem is in network layers on the machine, but it is difficult to isolate.

Any suggestions from coding changes to plugin building to machine maintenance would be welcome.

Thanks!

Morrell

Fix focus / active window from panel to image document ?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:39:29 GMT

Question with a Photoshop html5 panel.

After I run an action in my new panel, the priority is still with the html5 panel, and not the active image document open.

Lets say I click on the button on the panel that does an action, then I want to save so I hit command-s on the keyboard, well it won't save because command-s isn't an option because the panel is the active window. Is there a command I can insert into the photoshop.jsx function that will return the active window to the image document. I hope that makes sense. Here is a code snippet:

$._ext_convertoadobe98={

run : function() {

/********** Replace below sample code with your own JSX code **********/

app.doAction ('convertoadobe98', 'actionsetCC2014')

/************************************************************************/

return appName;

}

};

I'm wondering if I can insert something into this to fix that issue?

I assume I would put something in the photoshop.jsx file and not the index.html file.

new window popup does not open on Windows

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:31:08 GMT

hi,

when I open an new window in a Premiere HTML5 extension on Mac, it works,

but no window opens on Windows.

newwindow = window.open('www.adobe.com','name','height=200,width=150');

Trying to apply moveTo() or focus() after open() returns Cannot call ... method of undefined.

I wonder what causes this, probably it just gets blocked. By Windows? Premiere on Windows? Chrome in the extension on Windows?

Is there something I can do about this?

I cannot open it in the default browser because ultimately the window popup is a Paypal popup

opened by a webpage loaded in an iframe- which gives the same result as trying to open a window directly from within the extension as described above,

thanks,

Jeff.

Extension callback issue

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 01:26:29 GMT

Hi All

I just got the problem with (html + javascript + jsx) html5 extension. Actually callback works; the control comes back to the javascript from jsx. But its not getting the value returned from jsx. But the same works out perfect in indesign; javascript callback gets the value returned from jsx.

can any one please suggest immediate!

Extension callback issue

HTML panels: return focus, events, collapse panel questions

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:36:38 GMT

Hey everyone, I'm still struggling with a number of things with HTML panels, I wonder if someone overcame those and have answers.

1) Is there a way to return keyboard focus from HTML panel back to Photoshop? I've seen several panels do so but I was unable to contact the author of those.

2) I was doing simple event dispatching/catching: I was catching an event 'set ' (to get PS color change event) and everything works fine at the beginning but after 20-30 minutes events take 2-3 seconds to register and the delay keeps growing. Is there some kind of event buffer I need to flush or something?

3) Is there a way to collapse panel without closing it? So it'd instantly open as Flash panels did.

Many thanks,

Sergey.

bundle id

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 04:00:29 GMT

How do I get the bundle ID?

Pasting text into a text layer in Photoshop CC 2014

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 06:19:37 GMT

I've been playing around around with Photoshop CC 2014 HTML5/Javascript extensions (CEP5) for a while now and I came across a problem I couldn't solve: how to paste text in an existing text layer when the user is editing the text? Using evalScript and app.activeDocument.paste(); works fine when pasting copied pixels as a new layer, but if the user is on a text layer editing the text (and I want the extension to paste text there), it throws an evalScript error.

Am I doing something terribly wrong or what? The next thing I thought was to invoke paste event and try it that way.

[AI-CS5] Unable to capture panel closed/Hide event .

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:40:51 GMT

Hi All,

I am using flex for my illustrator plug-in panel. I want to show a msg if panel is closed.

I registered StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_CLOSE /StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_HIDE in PanelInit() but I am unable to get the call.

here is the code that i am using to register.

CSXSInterface.getInstance().addEventListener(StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_CLOSE , PanelClose);

CSXSInterface.getInstance().addEventListener(StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_HIDE , PanelHide);

however in case of StateChangeEvent.WINDOW_CLOSE I am getting call only if illustrator is being closed and panel is opened.

plz suggest how to overcome?

thanks

Indesign CC HTML Panel Undo Issue

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:16:53 GMT

I know this might be a Extension Builder forum question, but the community there isn't as active. I was hoping someone may have encountered the same issue here.

I have ported over some panels I created in Configurator for CS6 over to the new HTML based panels in Indesign CC.

I'm running into some "Undo" issues. My panel has some buttons that are one click solutions. For example my "uppercase" button turns selected text into uppercase. The problem with these buttons is that i cannot undo the script right after I have clicked on the button and the script has executed. The only way i can get it to undo is to CLICK ONCE somewhere else (ideally on the page) in indesign. However, when i have any script that opens a dialog or window, and then executes, the Undo function runs fine. Does anyone know why this may be happening? I do not run into this issue when i run those scripts from the scripts panel or when i had CS6 panel made in Configurator.

Below is a sample JS file for one of those buttons

$._ext_TUC={
    run : function() {
    
        if (parseFloat(app.version) < 6) {
           main();
        } else {
           app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Smart Uppercase");
        }


        function main() {
           var myObjectList = new Array;
           if (app.documents.length !=0){
              if (app.selection.length !=0){
                 for (var i = 0; i < app.selection.length; i++) {
                    switch(app.selection[i].constructor.name) {
                       case "Word":
                       case "Line":
                       case "Paragraph":
                       case "Text":
                          myObjectList.push(app.selection[i]);
                          if (myObjectList.length != 0){
                             for (var i = 0; i < myObjectList.length; i++) {
                                findWords(myObjectList[i]);
                             };
                          }
                          break;
                       case "TextColumn":
                       case "TextFrame":
                       case "Story":
                          myObjectList.push(app.selection[i]);
                          if (myObjectList.length != 0){
                             for (var k = 0; k < myObjectList.length; k++) {
                                findParagraphs(myObjectList[k]);
                             };
                          }
                          break;
                       default:
                          alert("Please select some Text or a Text Frame");
                    }
                 }


              } else {
                 alert ("Please select a Text Frame and try again.");
              }
           } else {
              alert ("Please open a document, select an object, and try again.");
           }




           function findParagraphs(obj) {
              var numOfParas = obj.paragraphs.length;


              for (var p = 0; p < numOfParas; p++) {
               theParaContent = obj.paragraphs[p].contents;
               changeCase(theParaContent, obj.paragraphs[p]);
              }
           }


           function findWords(obj) {
              theParaContent = obj.contents;
              changeCase(theParaContent, obj);
           }


           function changeCase(myText, obj) {
              
              var theWords = myText.split(" ");
              var myNewText = "";
              for (var j = 0; theWords.length > j; j++) {
                 if (!isURL(theWords[j]))
                 {
                   myNewText = myNewText + theWords[j].toUpperCase() + " ";
                 } else {
                    myNewText = myNewText + theWords[j] + " ";
                 }
              }
              
              myNewText = myNewText.substring(0,myNewText.length - 1);
              obj.contents = myNewText;


           }


           function isURL(str) {
              // var patt=/(http(?s)|ftp|www).+?(?=\s)/gi;
              var patt=/\b(?=(http|https|ftp|www))\w\S*/gi;
              return patt.test(str);
           }


        } // END MAIN FUNCTION

    },
};

Detect selected font (Illustrator/InDesign)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:12:30 GMT

I'm writing an ActionScript / JavaSctipt extension for Illustrator and InDesign.

I created a text frame with some standard text written in it. BUT I need the font of the text to match the font that is currently selected in Illustrator/InDesign.

To my knowledge whenever you launch Illustrator or InDesign, they always select 'Myriad Pro' to begin with. Furthermore, CSHostAdapter has CURRENT_FONT_CHANGED event, however, I cannot find out which font (and font size for that matter) it was actually changed to. Is there any way to find out which font is currently selected in Illustrator or InDesign?

Any ideas and suggestions are welcome.

Displaying the layer image in a Flex panel

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 09:11:08 GMT

Hi,

I need to display the contents (image) of the active layer in a Flex panel. Was thinking along the lines of saving the layer as a temporary image and then loading it into an Image control. But is there a better/less messy way than this?

PS cxsx layer translate method

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 14:00:45 GMT

The definition of method is:

public function translate(deltaX:Object = null, deltaY:Object = null):void

deltaX:Object (default = null) — (Object) horizontal transformation (unit value)

deltaY:Object (default = null) — (Object) vertical transformation (unit value)

see in CC Application SDK

How do I set the arguments? Object is what? I am developing PS extension with Adobe Extension Builder using ActionScript.

By the way, if you konw how to use Layer.move() method, please tell me how to use it. Thank YOU!

How to find the Photoshop installation folder?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 05:04:45 GMT

Hello,

I'm supposed to create an installer to install an extension (instead of using Adobe Extension Manager).

For this, how can I find the Photoshop installation folders (both 32 and 64 bit)? Are there registry keys these locations are stored? How do I do this for Photoshop CS5, CS6 and CC?

Thanks!

JSX call very slow with big variables

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:17:42 GMT

quick summary first of what i'm trying to do:

i tried to get a Base64 String via Ajax and hand it over to my ,jsx file.

if the size of the String is roughly 100KB it runs smoothly (under a second) but the bigger the string gets the longer i have to wait.

With a 1MB String i have to wait over a minute

[...]

alert("now to JSX");

var extScript = "$._ext_base.run('"+baseStr+"')"; //baseStr contains the result

evalScript(extScript);

[...]

$._ext_base={

run: function(binary){

alert("now in JSX");

[...]

as said the time passing between these two alerts is over a minute.

has anyone of you experienced simmilar issues and maybe even a solution for me?

Thanks a lot in advance!!

Greetings

Thomas

New Host Adapter plugin for Illustrator CC 2014?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 18:44:02 GMT

I'm seeing that the Host Adapter plugin for Illustrator CC does not work for Illustrator CC 2014. I've checked that the AIHostAdapater.aip file is installed in the correct AI CC 2014 folder. But calling AIEventAdapater.getInstance().pingPlugIn() always results in "pingTimedOut".

Is there a new AIHostAdapater plugin forthcoming for Illustrator CC 2014? Or is it available somewhere to download? It is not available as an update through Extension Builder.

InDesign Dialog

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:33:00 GMT

How can I add Button in a Dialog ?

I'm using actionscript to do that:

var myDialog:Dialog = app.dialogs.add({name: "Export"});

var myMainColumn:DialogColumn = myDialog.dialogColumns.add().dialogRows.add().dialogColumns.add();

var myRow1:DialogRow = myMainColumn.dialogRows.add();

var myRow2:DialogRow = myMainColumn.dialogRows.add();

var pages:BorderPanel = myRow1.dialogColumns.add().borderPanels.add();

pages.dialogColumns.add().staticTexts.add({

staticLabel: "Pages Range:"

});

var pagesRange:TextEditbox = pages.dialogColumns.add().textEditboxes.add({

editContents: "1"

});

Another question is for do a BorderPanel with a Label, like:

enablingGroups.add({staticLabel:"Pages:", checkedState:true})

Many Thanks!!

How to create a ZXP from CS5 throughout CC2014 using ucf.jar

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:19:35 GMT

Hi everybody,

I use a maven build to generate a ZXP from CS5 throughout CS6 for InDesign. Now, I wish to add CC and CC 2014 to this ZXP, so that I have an universal ZXP for all my supported versions.

I use the ucf.jar to generate my current ZXP. I have tried adding CC and CC2014 to my mxi to be able to install on these versions.

The ZXP generate well, and can be installed without signaling any error in the installation. But when I launch InDesign CC 2014 for example, my native plugins behave strangely.

I have noticed in technical notes about UCF that the mentioned versions are up to CS6:

Adobe Exchange

I have seen other technical notes talking about ZXPSignCmd to package a ZXP, but with do not mention anything about a supported version:

http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/creativesuite/pdfs/SigningTechNote_ CC.pdf

I have tried packaging my extension with UCF, but InDesign CC 2014 seems not to work well with installed extension once installed. I have noticed the symbolic links contained within installed plugins where replaced by the pointed file of the link.

I have tried packaging my extension with ZXPSignCmd, but Extension Manager CS6 tells me the ZXP does not contain any valid signature.

Is there no mean to create an universal ZXP working on all these versions?

Getting video frame rate in PPro

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:25:44 GMT

I am trying to write a piece of code in Adobe extension script which extract video meta data information (such a Duration and Frame rate) while exporting a video. Are there any hint or tips in this regard? Thanks

where are hdpi/retina icons in manifest.xml?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:35:37 GMT

I can't seem to find where to set hdpi icons for html panel in manifest.xml, can you please point this out?

Thanks!

Sergey

Photoshop HTML Panel mit Button auf JSX

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:43:46 GMT

Hallo,

ich habe aktuell noch ein Photoshop-Panel laufen, was mit dem Configurator erstellt wurde.

In CC 2014 funktionieren die Flash-Panels nicht mehr. Also will ich das Panel in HTML umbauen, allerdings habe ich noch nicht rausgefunden, wie ich eine Skript-Datei (JSX) über einen Button oder Link ausführen kann.

Gibt es dafür ein simples Tutorial?

jsx scripting of Premiere Pro CC and exportFinalCutProXML

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 08 May 2014 23:41:09 GMT

I'm using calls to exportFinalCutProXML in my HTML5 extension for Premiere Pro CC and while this works fine, if the project has effects that don't necessarily translate to FCP, we are forced to see a modal dialog about "Translation Report" with warnings and an "OK" button.

While I understand the benefit for direct user interaction, it would be nice to be able to disable this dialog from appearing when using jsx scripting and programmatically saving this XML to a file in a script or extension (not to mention the dialogs that show to the user when resaving the project and the 'generating FCP XML...')

(sort of how we can set an interaction level in the old days with AppleScript etc...)

PS, does anyone know if the Premiere Pro jsx support is going to get any love in near-future updates. It is quite sparse as it is now.

Would love to have more direct access to update/add/remove markers without having to mess with XMP and FCPXML import/export hacks.

Would also love to be able to programmatically reproduce what the current File -> Export -> Markers (as HTML) supports.

Being able to get at marker object models and possibly be able to programmatically request thumbnail generation for a marker or a given frame.

Thanks

Jeff

Extension caches iframe content

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:14:32 GMT

hi,

I'm using an iframe in my HTML5 extension to load an external page,

which includes javascript files.

When these are changed on the server and I re-open the panel or even re-start Premiere, the old js

is being cached.

I believe the exact same problem was describe here

Photoshop HTML5 extension caches iframe all the time

but no answer,

I tried some common tricks like adding a timestamp to the url

or clearing the iframe's src at startup, but no luck.

Is there a way to clear the cache of an extension?

thanks,

Jeff.

Kuler flex theme

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:43:39 GMT

Although flex extensions are deprecated now, people still use photoshop cs5/cs6.

I wonder if there's a skin available which mimics e.g. photoshop interface/controls. It seems like configurator extensions were skinned in that way.

Is there any chance to get this or similar skin? the one that ships with EB doesn't look much like creative suite theme, although named like that.

I understand it's possible to create one from the scratch, just checking out - maybe one exists already

thanks!

folder.selectedDlg doesn't work from HTML5 extension on OSX 10.8.5

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 03:05:16 GMT

I'm running this code from ExtendScript IDE and it works beautifully.

var folder = new Folder(path);

var f = folder.selectDlg(title);

return f.toString();

When I run it from my HTML5 extension it show's the dialog but it is unable to view my folder structure correctly, it seems that each new folder I visit it figures out what files are in it but doesn't display it unless I go back one folder then click into the folder for a second time.

It's as if the list that shows my files doesn't refresh or refreshes before all my files/folders have been found for that folder.

Anyone else experienced this?

How to debug HTML/JS panel in After Effects

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:39:26 GMT

Hello,

I notice that the extension builder Eclipse plugin does not support After Effects. Currently I have a symlink from the CEP/extensions directory to my plugin and use a .debug file so that I can visit the debugger from a browser, but that's getting a bit old.

Is it possible to start After Effects from the command line with some switches to load with an extension in a particular location, opening the debugger window, like the Eclipse plugin does for some of the other applications?

chromedriver for testing CEP

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:49:36 GMT

I'm interested in doing automated testing of CEP panels, which is should be possible for CEF3 panels using chromedriver2 ChromeDriver and selenium via python or node.

Has anyone tried getting this working?

How to catch event when active document is chnaged in Photoshop CC HTML 5 extension

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:55:48 GMT

I want to know when active document is changed in Photoshop CC (14.1.2).

My HTML5 extension is using CSInterface-4.0.0.js.

I tried many events but neither of them works (callback is never called):

DocumentAfterActivate

DocumentAfterDeActivate

ApplicationActive

ApplicationBeforeQuit

DocumentEdited

AppOnline

AppOffline

as well with namespace:

com.adobe.csxs.events.DocumentAfterActivate

com.adobe.csxs.events.DocumentAfterDeActivate

com.adobe.csxs.events.ApplicationActive

com.adobe.csxs.events.ApplicationBeforeQuit

com.adobe.csxs.events.DocumentEdited

com.adobe.csxs.events.AppOnline

com.adobe.csxs.events.AppOffline

I tried it like this:

var cs = new CSInterface();

cs.addEventListener('DocumentAfterActivate',function(){ console.log('success'); });

// or

cs.addEventListener('com.adobe.csxs.events.DocumentAfterActivate',function(){ console.log('success'); });

Looking for solution...