[JS][CS5] Application Labels

Hi, Roy!

Do the application labels persist after doing a dot update?

About your question: I don't know a way to trace the labels, which does not imply there is no way to do so.

Regarding labels on document level you can trace, modify, add or delete them in an IDML file.

Uwe

Do app labels persist after trashing prefs?

(I don't really use them much...)

Do app labels persist after trashing prefs?

No, they don't.

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Marijan (tomaxxi)

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Thanks. That's what I would have guessed...

Harbs

Yes. I would definitely recommend writing to a config file instead. It's not really much harder, and it leaves you in the drivers seat...

Harbs

Hi Roy,

It's definitely better to save settings to file.

You can create simple JSON text file from your settings object (myObject.toSource()),

and just use eval() to convert it back to Object.

Another, more safer way is to create XML file

and use E4X to find specific settings you need to load.

I think that saving file into InDesign application folder is not a good idea.

On some systems, especially Windows Vista and Windows 7,

saving to Application folder is disabled if the UAC (User Account Control) is enabled.

You could save user settings to native user data folder.

var setFolder = Folder(Folder.userData.absoluteURI + "/RoyMarshall");
if(!setFolder.exists) setFolder.create();
var setFile = File(parentFolder.absoluteURI + "/myScriptSettings.xml");

Hope that helps.

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