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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

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

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:11:07 GMT

m_mfsi,

Have you solved this yet? If not, I'd be willing to take the time to explain how.

mlavie

Re: aihostadapter for illustrator cc 2014 (for use with flex)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:40:13 GMT

*Push*

Re: Re: Including javascript dependencies issues in EB2.1

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:01:20 GMT

Hi MLavie,

Given your scripts within the src folder :

Source Main Code : JSX1.jsx

#include "JSX2.jsx"

function action1() {

action2();

}

Now you need a third script JSX_BIN.jsx

but first compile as binary your JSX1.jsx script.

Once that done copy/paste the jsxbin string

eval(your JSX1.jsx script as binary goes here);

Then you embed the JSX_BIN.jsx script.

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

private static var _jsx1ProxyClass:Class;

private static var _jsx1Interface:HostObject;

And call it as you did :

public function performJsx()
{
_jsx1Interface = HostObject.getRoot(HostObject.extensions[0]);
_jsx1Interface.eval(new _jsx1ProxyClass().toString());

_jsx1Interface.action1();

}

And yes, as many changes you do in the source JSX1 file, you need to recompile and copy/paste in the JSX_BIN.jsx script.

Hope that helps,

Loic

Re: Re: Including javascript dependencies issues in EB2.1

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:56:09 GMT

Hi Loic,

Thanks for the quick response. However, I don't think I understood the answer. My situation is as follows:

I have an embedded JSX: JSX1.jsx, whose contents are:

function action1()

{

action2();

}

The definition for action2() is found in JSX file JSX2.jsx, located in the /src dir, whose contents are:

function action2()

{

alert('I am action2','title',false);

}

In my ActionScript, I call action1() as follows:

[Embed(source="JSX1.jsx", mimeType= "application/octet-stream" )]
private static var _jsx1ProxyClass:Class;
private static var _jsx1Interface:HostObject;

public function performJsx()
{
_jsx1Interface = HostObject.getRoot(HostObject.extensions[0]);
_jsx1Interface.eval(new _jsx1ProxyClass().toString());

_jsx1Interface.action1();

}

Could you please explain step-by-step what to do?

Which of the 2 files (or both) are converted to JSXBIN?
In which folder should they be placed in the ExtensionBuilder project's folder tree? /src? Does it matter?
What changes (if any) need to be made in my ActionScript, JSX1.jsx or JSX2.jsx source code so that my JSX1.jsx "sees" JSX2.jsx?

Thank you for your time!

mlavie

Re: Including javascript dependencies issues in EB2.1

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:37:25 GMT

Hi MLavie,

Yeah I did it working thanks to Martinho. Fact is you cannot use dependencies with a clear code. You have to compile it in JSXBIN, then eval this code:

Source JSX File

function toto();

Binary

@2.0UUYAUAYUYZAUYUYUYUYUY…

JSX to call

eval('@2.0UUYAUAYUYZAUYUYUYUYUY…');

From AS3

JSX.toto();

I wish we could have keep the whole thing open but nothing to expect now Seems like the HTML5 extensibility will allow this kind of stuff

Re: Including javascript dependencies issues in EB2.1

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:10:05 GMT

Hi Loic,

Did you ever get this solved? How?

Regards,

mlavie

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

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:14:00 GMT

Is there an official fix to this? It kinda sucks for new people just starting out when there's all these jQuery examples that don't work

I just tried adding the CEFCommandline tag to my manifest, didn't do anything. Is there a tag it needs to go inside of?

Re: window.close not working on indesign cc2014

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:41:22 GMT

Any suggestions?

I don't know how complex your UI is. If ScriptUI is an option, I'd probably go with that. Another option would be to make a separate window extension described in your manifest instead of creating it on the fly. You'd then communicate with it / launch it using CSXSInterface. (I don't know if that will help.) Lastly, you might be able to cobble something together using system native tools or Xojo and make a floating window look like it's part of InDesign when it's really not.

HTH,

Harbs

Re: window.close not working on indesign cc2014

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:55:37 GMT

Okay, if I change the window type to Modal, it closes okay. If window type is panel or modal-less, it doesn't close.

I need my window to be able to lose focus, which cannot be possible in case of modal dialog. I am showing image preview in the dialog window by clicking on its thumbnail in the main app. I want the user to be able to change the preview by clicking on the thumbnail without closing the dialog.

Everything else is okay, the close function is ruining it.

Any suggestions?

Re: window.close not working on indesign cc2014

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:34:00 GMT

CSXSWindowType.PANEL has always been a bit funky. It hasn't even worked in all the apps. If you can make it MODAL instead, I'd do that.

Harbs

Re: window.close not working on indesign cc2014

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:25:26 GMT

I went ahead and wrote the below code for close button handler,

var openedWindows:Array = NativeApplication.nativeApplication.openedWindows;
var i:uint;
var count:uint = openedWindows.length;
for(i; i < count; i++)
{
  openedWindows[i].close();
}

This closed the parent application, but the dialog Window remained as it is..

What is happening? Is this a bug with Adobe?

What alternative do I have if I want to open another dialog?

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?

Re: Query on app.activeDocument.exportFile

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:15:50 GMT

I got around it by closing new doc and reopening

app.activeDocument.save();

var srcFile = app.activeDocument.fullName;

app.activeDocument.exportFile( fileSpec, type, exportOptions );

app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.SAVECHANGES);

app.open(srcFile);

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.

Re: Flyout menu for PS CC 2014 HTML extension panel

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:13:37 GMT

Hi Davide,

Many thanks for putting up the demo. Will try it out soon.

Re: Flyout menu for PS CC 2014 HTML extension panel

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:24:25 GMT

Hello,

I've added HTML Panels Tips: #14 Flyout Menu | Photoshop, etc. with a demo extension showing a Flyout menu and its click handler (full code is provided on my GitHub page, link in the post) - hope this helps!

As for backwards compatibility yannick1976 asked about: PS CC needs CEP version 4 - as far as I know CC-not-2014 doesn't get CEP updates. I can't tell you about 2014.0 and 2014.1 though... Best way is to check the demo extension on them ;-)

Cheers,

Davide Barranca

---

www.davidebarranca.com

www.cs-extensions.com

Re: Flyout menu for PS CC 2014 HTML extension panel

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:31:12 GMT

This now works on Indesign new release too!

Re: Re: Flyout menu for PS CC 2014 HTML extension panel

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 01:00:09 GMT

Thank you ! I saw that ! And they fixed keyboard shortcuts, too

By the way, maybe you know if the new version of CSInterface.js is backwards compatible (with CC2014 and CC2014.1)...?

I have seen (in one of your tips I think - I'm taking the occasion to thank you for them) that you can have version-dependent packages but I'd rather not have to do that !

Re: Re: Flyout menu for PS CC 2014 HTML extension panel

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:43:12 GMT

Hello Yannick,

the PS release we talk about is in fact CC 2014.2.

For instance, try putting this one in the JS:

var flyoutXML = '<Menu> \
  <MenuItem Id="menuItemId1" Label="TestExample1" Enabled="true" Checked="false"/> \
  \
  <MenuItem Label="TestExample2"> \
  <MenuItem Label="TestExample2-1"> \
  <MenuItem Label="TestExample2-1-1" Enabled="false" Checked="true"/> \
  </MenuItem> \
  <MenuItem Label="TestExample2-2" Enabled="true" Checked="true"/> \
  </MenuItem> \
  \
  <MenuItem Label="---" /> \
  <MenuItem Label="TestExample3" Enabled="false" Checked="false"/> \
  </Menu>';

csInterface.setPanelFlyoutMenu(flyoutXML);

Mind you, nested menus do not currently work in PS (but do on AE), it's a known issue.

Time permitting, I'll add a dedicated Tip to the series HTML Panels Tips (which by the way is now 13 items strong).

Anyway, it should be documented in the latest CSInterface.js file for CEP5.2.

Regards

Davide Barranca

---

www.davidebarranca.com

www.cs-extensions.com

Re: Introducing HTML5 Extensions

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:25:05 GMT

Oh Yes :-)

If you worked with Brackets and Nodes you can do all you want.

You can Use Nodes to make Filters in the Addons or other nice things

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

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 20:20:38 GMT

Hi,

for the ZXP packaging, this page might help: http://www.davidebarranca.com/2014/05/html-panels-tips-10-packaging-zxp-installers/

Mind you, I can't tell you whether the latest InDesign version (10.x aka CC 2014) has already dropped the Flash panel support or not. Photoshop for instance did, starting from CC 2014 - but we've been warned in advance that PS would have been the avant-garde among CC apps.

If you have ActionScript code (and not ExtendScript) I'm afraid you're stuck - porting back to ExtendScript is the only choice.

Regards,

Davide Barranca

---

www.davidebarranca.com

www.cs-extensions.com

Re: Single Dev Environment and Code Line for 6 and CC?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:51:13 GMT

Hi mlavie,

You're no need to rewrite tens of thousands code.

You are free to use any UI framework that suits your needs.

As I understood, Adobe supporting only Photoshop HostAdapter in Extension builder 3 for now, so in any case, in my opinion, only HTML will not give a solution to your problem.

Instead you can write your own "HostAdapter" using Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 SDK, and connect it with your (Flash/Flex)extension. (check samples with Notifiers, it will help)

According to InDesign, It's strange, because everything works smoothly for me. Can you write more detailed about that?

ps, sorry for bad English.

Best Regards,

Gegham

Re: Introducing HTML5 Extensions

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:01:18 GMT

Flash Panels are totally inflexible and extreme Slow?

HTML5 is really nice and much better?

really?

Regards,

Gegham

Re: Single Dev Environment and Code Line for 6 and CC?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:38:16 GMT

Hi Davide,

Thanks for the response.

If I may ask a follow-up question:

All our code was written in ActionScript. I'm talking tens of thousands of lines of code in ActionScript. To support CC 2014 and later, must we rewrite all our code from scratch - converting it manually to JavaScript?

TIA,

mlavie

Re: Single Dev Environment and Code Line for 6 and CC?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:51:03 GMT

Hi,

I can't speak about InDesign for the HostAdapters, but for the total re-write of all your code part... I guess you're right. If you're going to support both Flash and HTML panels, you need to develop them independently (at least for the panel itself - the actual scripting can be moved easily).

Have you checked here for the adapters? Adobe CEP Resources by Adobe-CEP

Regards,

Davide Barranca

---

www.davidebarranca.com

www.cs-extensions.com

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

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

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:13:32 GMT

One last addition:

I saw the hack on page Adobe Extension Builder and Creative Cloud 2014

The problem is that that hack it doesn't seem to work if you use Host Adapters (and we do).

All help appreciated,

mlavie

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

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:42:24 GMT

I think I am beginning to understand the enormous depth of the problem. If I understand correctly, the current CC version is "2014.1" (i.e., the InDesign version is 10.1.*). Since Extension Builder 2.1 seems only able to produce an MXI/ZXP up to InDesign 9.9, I think I am in deep, deep trouble.

Is there any solution with Extension Builder 2.1, or must I install Extension Builder 3 and rewrite all my tens of thousands of lines of code in JSX (we wrote our Extensions in ActionScript 3)?

TIA for any advice,

mlavie

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

Re: Introducing HTML5 Extensions

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 03:05:39 GMT

Dear Developer Colleagues ,

i think the Change is the best for Photoshop.

Flash Panels are totally inflexible and extreme Slow.

Iam a Developer on C++ and Delphi since 20 Years and hadn't liked Scripting in the Past.

I think the Idea to integrate Webservices,Hybrid Applications and so many much more you don't know at this Time is really Cool.

HTML5 is really nice and much better as the old HTML Standard

The Migration from Configurator is easy.

Some things are a little bit different,you need in your Photoshop.jsx the "," as end of a function looks like this example.

Take the Time to understand the Technology and you have really much fun with extensionbuilder3.

Iam no Scripting freak but i like the Concept.

$._ext_PHXS={ // from the generated Project its really easy to call they from the index.HTML and ext.JS

If you need functions or global Variables add they before "$._ext_PHXS={" begins.Wheter its goes to add they after that i don't know,i think its much more readable by working Structured :-)

$._ext_PHXS={

run : function

{

do.something

at the end is "};" needed

cheers

Dirk

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.

Re: Flyout menu for PS CC 2014 HTML extension panel

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:20:17 GMT

Hello ! I would also like to add fly out menu items to my panel. I suppose the next release you're talking about is a new release of Photoshop (because I suppose a CSInterface update alone couldn't bring us flyout menus) ...? Is is scheduled yet ?

Thanks in advance

Yannick

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

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:49:15 GMT

Thanks for your help that makes perfect sense. Is there any possibility that in the future place builder 4.7 will support the extension builder 3.0 SDK?

Re: aihostadapter for illustrator cc 2014 (for use with flex)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:07:09 GMT

Hello,

are there any news? We are still looking for a way to use our "old" extensions.

Thanks!

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

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 08:34:40 GMT

Hi,

First of all, remember that Extension Builder 2.1 only supports building Flash based extensions which have been phased out. If you are building extensions for Creative Cloud and beyond, you should use HTML5. See more info here: Introducing HTML5 extensions | Adobe Developer Connection

The installation is probably failing because you have some leftovers from a previous installation. The installer will detect if you have Flash Builder 4.5 or Flash Builder 4.6 installed (NOT Flash Builder 4.7). If it finds that you have Flash Builder 4.5/4.6 installed, it will attempt to install the plugin on top of it. If it does not detect Flash Builder 4.5/4.6, it will install Flash Builder 4.6 Premium.

I highly recommend you look into the new HTML5 extensibility. Here you can find tons of resources: Adobe CEP Resources by Adobe-CEP

Best regards,

Hallgrimur

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

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:45:48 GMT

I haven't found any solutions to my problem, I am interested in any insight that you or anyone else might have.

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

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:25:14 GMT

Hello,

Came across your concern while browsing through forum posts today.

Is your concern solved now.

If not, though I am not from the product team, I can try getting in touch with concerned folks to get it looked into.

Let me know.

Regards,

Sharad

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

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:46:06 GMT

;

qe.project.importFiles(fileName)

var seq=qe.project.getSequenceAt(i);

seq.makeCurrent();

seq.exportDirect( output path with extension , preset path);

Re: How to delete extension?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:50:14 GMT

Off the top of my head...depending on which version of InDesign you are using, you can delete the extension from the following locations:

CS6 (8.0), CC (9.0), CC (9.1): C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEPServiceManager4\extensions
CC (9.2): C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP\extensions.(I think this is correct for 9.2, if not, it will be the same as 9.1).
CC 2014 (10.0): C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP\extensions

Let me know if you need Mac paths.

Tim

Re: How to open an extension programatically?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:50:23 GMT

Regarding the question fromCaleb Clauset..

If you want to group menu items for extensions together in your own sub-menu, try this:

You can also use this menu path in your native plug-ins so that, if they have menus, those menus appear in your own menu too.

Hope this helps!

Tim

Re: How to open an extension programatically?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:59:20 GMT

Thanks Tim. This will be really helpful!

Re: How to open an extension programatically?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:29:31 GMT

maddy1907 We have made the APIs you need public ;-). They will be available in the next InDesign SDK release, but you will be able to access them sooner than that if you still have access to the pre-release site. The file you will need is <SDK>/source/public/interfaces/ui/ICSXSPlugPlugExtensions.h and the two APIs are LoadExtension(...) and UnloadExtension(...). Hopefully pierrel will find this useful too.

Re: aihostadapter for illustrator cc 2014 (for use with flex)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:04:24 GMT

Thank you very much for reply.

Is this issue connected with VulcanLib ?

Looking forward for any update.

Re: aihostadapter for illustrator cc 2014 (for use with flex)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:31:38 GMT

It is same with the previous issue that native AIHostAdapter CANNOT receive any event. More update coming soon.

Re: aihostadapter for illustrator cc 2014 (for use with flex)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:30:27 GMT

Yes, there is something wrong when register the event from SWC library to native AIHostAdapter.

The native AIHostAdpater CANNOT receive any event to SWC client, so there always is a time-out or no event is dispatched to SWF client.

I am investigating this issue for it has dependence on several other components.

Any update I will show you.

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?

Re: How to open an extension programatically?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 06:09:15 GMT

I noticed that under Help>What's New, the palette that appears is a modeless dialog which is HTML5 extension. Therefore there's surely a way to change the menu item's location other than the extensions location but probably it's not exposed to the third party developers.

This was the reply I got from adobe on 3rd March 2014

[Internal 3/10/2014 3:25:33 AM] Thank you for logging this enhancement request. We are adding it to our database of feature requests and presently closing it from the bug-base.

Re: How to open an extension programatically?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:41:39 GMT

Our desire (at Typefi) is to have all of our plug-ins/extensions be grouped under the same Windows submenu (e.g., Windows → Typefi) rather than the C++ plug-ins appearing in one location and the HTML extensions appearing elsewhere. If it's not possible to relocate the HTML extension directly, then a fallback would be a stub C++ plug-in that would appear in the correct location that simply launch the HTML extension (panel).