Creator versus indesign

Steve Mills smills at multi-ad.com
Fri Mar 14 10:31:06 CDT 2008


On Mar 14, 2008, at 09:44:09, Dave Balderstone wrote:

> -- Open and manipulate documents without displaying an open window  
> (MUCH faster)

Well, we have Creator Server for that. :)

> -- Create custom dialogs

We do that. And palettes. And menus.

> -- use Javascript code within AppleScript

No comment.

> -- set user interaction levels (dialogs, alerts, etc) within scripts

As far as I can tell what this is, Creator has that where needed (the  
"interaction" keyword).

> -- set "version of script preferences" in CS3, so you can run AS  
> code AS IF you are running an older version of Indesign.


Sounds complicated and unnecessary with a well-written scripting  
implementation. Unless there's something about this I don't understand.

What about attached scripts? Contextual menu scripts?

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