/AdobeCC-Scripts

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InDesign Scripts

Installation

  1. Download and extract this repository

  2. Download and extract dependencies

  3. Find the script directory for InDesign. i.e /Users/{USER}/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version 16.0/en_GB/Scripts/Scripts Panel

  1. Move AdobeCC-Scripts to the directory above.
  2. Copy the contents of restix into AdobeCC-Scripts/third-party/restix

Setting up Access Token for Are.na

  • Go to https://dev.are.na/oauth/applications/new to create New Application.

  • Fill in the input fields:

    • Name: Import To InDesign
    • Redirct URI: https://localhost
    • Website: https://localhost
    • Description: Import to InDesign

  • Copy the Personal Access Token in the application page

  • Create the file called .config with the content of:

CONFIG = {
    "are.na": {
        "accessToken": "PASTE YOUR ACCESS TOKEN HERE"
    }
}

/Users/{USER}/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version 16.0/en_GB/Scripts/Scripts Panel/
.
|____.config
|_____assets
| |____screenshot-script-directory.png
|____.gitmodules
|____README.md
|____.gitignore
|____InDesign
| |____download-unlinked-icloud-files.jsx
| |____import-arena.jsx
| |____replace-hyperlink.jsx
| |____update-page.jsx
|____third-party
| |____restix
| | |____LICENSE
| | |____readme.md
| | |____.gitignore
| | |____examples
| | | |____lib
| | | | |____json2.js
| | | |____connect.jsx
| | |____restix.jsx
|____Illustrator
| |____unembed-all.jsx

Personal InDesign Utility commands

  • download-unlinked-icloud-files.jsx: Iterate the unlinked items, and kick off download if the item is in the icloud drive.

import-arena.jsx

Download the block from are.na.

Usage

InDesign file needs to be saved beforehand.

  • Select a rectangle you want to import the image into.
  • Click import-arena.jsx from the script pane
  • Paste the are.na block url (the script pop up doesn't allow paste by keyboard shortcut, right-click to paste.)
  • The image will be downloaded and pasted into the rectangle.
  • If you select the text frame, it allows you to download the content accordingly.

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