Add comand Context Menu on image.

[Cris Ider]

Hi!

My english is in progress, so I will try make a question about my problem.

I use Indesign CS5 - Windows 7 64bits.

I need a script or plugin to right click button on image, it appears the file name info in context menu.

I know there is a link panel. But I need this in context menu.

Is it possible?

Thanks, anyway!

[Laubender]

Hi Cris,

yes. The context menu is scriptable. That needs a startup script.

And a selected image or the selected frame where the image is placed can be asked for the file name.

But why do you think you'd need a script for this?

Have the Links panel open and you get the information right away.

Regards,
Uwe

[Laubender]

Another way to get the file name would be to use a function that is already in the context menu:
Create Static Caption *

The default would be the creation of a text frame holding the name.

* Hm. That's a new function with InDesign CS6, I think. You are talking about CS5.

Sorry.

Regards,
Uwe

[Laubender]

Another idea:

Without using a startup script with an event listening mechanism one could get the name of a selected image by invoking the Script Label panel. Before invoking the Script Label panel a script that you can start from the Scripts panel or by doing a keyboard shortcut would write the name as label to the selected object.

You would have immediate access to the name and could copy it from the Script Label panel.

I am accessing this script through the keyboard shortcut Strg + # on my German keyboard.

For that I did a special keyboard shortcut set.

I think, that's more useful than showing the name in the context menu.

Regards,
Uwe