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1. Re: Short Cut Keys to Make Layers visible in In Design CS 5.5
Steve Werner May 17, 2012 5:43 AM (in response to Ceencha)It could probably be done with scripting, then assigning a shortcut to the script.
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2. Re: Short Cut Keys to Make Layers visible in In Design CS 5.5
Ceencha May 17, 2012 6:56 AM (in response to Steve Werner)I am afraid I am not smart enough to do any scripting. Oh, how I wish I could, though!
Only programmers can make scripts, correct?
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3. Re: Short Cut Keys to Make Layers visible in In Design CS 5.5
Steve Werner May 17, 2012 7:22 AM (in response to Ceencha)If you ask in the InDesign Scripting forum (or perhaps here), someone might make a script or point you to a script.
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4. Re: Short Cut Keys to Make Layers visible in In Design CS 5.5
[Jongware] May 17, 2012 8:58 AM (in response to Ceencha)> Only programmers can make scripts, correct?
Only if you think you can't. It takes more determination than smarts :-)
Here is one, written from memory. Fill in the right name for the layer you want to toggle, and save in your User Scripts folder under a suitable name (whatever you use, make sure it ends with .jsx). It will appear in your Scripts panel right away and you can test if it works by double-clicking. If it works, you can assign a shortcut key for it using the Edit Keyboard Shortcuts menu item -- look for it in the section "Scripts".
(start script)
app.activeDocument.layers.item("YourLayerName").visible ^= true;
(end script)
A line-by-line description of what it does: it toggles the "visibility" state of the layer called "YourLayerName" in the active document!
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5. Re: Short Cut Keys to Make Layers visible in In Design CS 5.5
Ceencha May 22, 2012 3:41 PM (in response to [Jongware])I wish I could do that, but it just seems to hard to me. I am sorry I am not smarter at these things.
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6. Re: Short Cut Keys to Make Layers visible in In Design CS 5.5
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7. Re: Short Cut Keys to Make Layers visible in In Design CS 5.5
P Spier Jul 15, 2013 2:59 PM (in response to Ceencha)Is there some reason you aren't using ruler guides?
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8. Re: Short Cut Keys to Make Layers visible in In Design CS 5.5
Ceencha Jul 22, 2013 8:56 AM (in response to P Spier)You know what? I'm an idiot. I should have been using the ruler guides all along.
Oops!
(Sigh) ... so much to learn.
The ruler guides are the things you just "yank down" from the ruler with your mouse, correct? They look light blue on my screen.
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9. Re: Short Cut Keys to Make Layers visible in In Design CS 5.5
P Spier Jul 22, 2013 10:41 AM (in response to Ceencha)That's them.




