Nieuwe App Builder in de praktijk getest!

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Gek word ik van al die P12 certificaten en Apple ID's voor elke test app die je echt als .ipa op je iPad wilt zetten, wat een gedoe, maar goed: de nieuwe wijze van een Single App maken via een CS Cloud abonnement via de nieuwe Folio Builder werkwijze dan vandaag toch getest. Er staat een eigen App op mijn iPad! Jee, binnenkort maar eens wat commercieels gaan maken met een echt nieuw pictogram;-)

InDesign CS6 update

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Adobe heeft een update voor InDesign CS6 voor ons met heel wat kritische bug-fixes!


Resolved issues

Please refer to Adobe Support http://www.adobe.com/go/customer_support for late-breaking information and known issues for all Creative Suite 6 applications.

InDesign

• Links in the exported IDML still reference to old link path after connect to DAM with different display name [3195038]
• InDesign Shuts down when processing a book document with a cross reference to another book document [3189648]
• Invalid PDF/X-4 Generated Due to References to .notdef Glyphs [3193833]
• Umlaute are not displayed in form fields 3193827]
• Buttons from Master Pages for PDFs Won’t Work in some cases. [3193832]
• InDesign shuts down during during document recovery [3210940]
• Debug Log.txt file not getting created with InDesign CS6 [3210945]
• Previous versions of InDesign shut down when opening an IDML created from ID CS6 containing a psd file which has new Pantone Plus colors spot channels. [3210939]
• Deleting characters before hyphenated words causes the application to shut down. [3125513]
• Support Margin-top property in EPUB and HTML output [3197167]
• Do not translate carriage return to nbsp in EPUB export [3197157]
• Extra tag -epub-ruby-* in EPUb export CSS output [3197179]
• Warning when validating an epub exported from an ID doc that has Spaces in its name [3198096]
• Unable to select poster image using IMediaAttribute::enPosterTime [3210941]
• CrashReporter is unable to collect info in Mac OS X 10.8 [3291250]
• Memory leaks in AdobeCrashDaemon [3303518]
• It is not possible to seek new playback positions in a EPUB because audio and video files are compressed. [3131562]
• "adobe-page-layout-version" meta tag is missing from the metadata in EPUB3 format. [3220987 ]
• Adobe Edge Preview package (.OAM) is not available in importable-files list [3288926]
• Re-center policy not being honored on some exported layouts [3289996]
• If you use Alternate Layouts, content is duplicated when you export to EPUB or HTML [3293896]
• Automatic image conversion when exporting to HTML 5 selects JPEG instead of PNG, resulting in loss of transparency [3293906]
• When you export to JPEG export, the output is at mixed, or low resolution, if you have low memory [3168711]
• Updating image links in InDesign snippets results in corrupt or missing links [3178169]
• InDesign quits unexpectedly if you fetching properties of grouped items using a script [3212753]
• During EPUB Export the margin properties are not always set if they are overriden using a style [3217520]
• InDesign quits unexpectedly if the product license is invalid [3286021]

Excel- en Word-bestanden tonen op de iPad in een DPS Folio

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Een tijdje terug had ik een tip over hoe je PDF-bestanden kon insluiten in een folio voor DPS op de iPad (nou vooruit: tablet, iPhone) zie blog hier.

Maar: diezelfde werkwijze kun je gebruiken op Word- en Excel-bestanden in te sluiten! Pas dezelfde werkwijze toe maar maak nu een HTMLResources map aan van Word- en Excel-bestanden!

Ideaal om naar een spreadsheet te verwijzen in een knop bijvoorbeeld in je Folio!

InCopy overbodig, direct met Word updaten? Of aanvulling op InCopy?

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Wow! Deze plug-in van em-software (nu nog in testfase) lijkt mij echt ideaal voor veel werkomgevingen: Word-bestanden na wijziging updaten (zelfs relinken dus een e-mail based workflow is mogelijk!!) zonder dat de opmaak in InDesign verloren gaat!

Dat betekent dat veel redacties geen InCopy meer hoeven te leren maar gewoon met Word kunnen blijven werken als het om eenvoudige correcties en dergelijke gaat!
Ik heb de testversie (volledig werkbaar tot 15 oktober) getest: met lokale bestanden en met de relink (opnieuw koppelen) optie om naar een bestand te wijzen: het werkt fantastisch!

De prijs (200 euro) is onder die van een nieuw pakket InCopy en scheelt training. Nadeel is dat er niet met de layout zichtbaar kan worden gewerkt (het is en blijft een tekstbestand in Word) dus niet 'op maat' (copy fitting) kan worden geschreven en dat de redactie de opmaak niet ziet. Maar in de eerste redactiefase kan dit een hulpmiddel zijn naast InCopy.

Meer info hier en hier.

Eindelijk: Single Edition als onderdeel van de CS Cloud!

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Heeft de Cloud voordelen boven een serienummer? Wel,  de laatste update voor Illustrator is er alleen voor de CS Cloud-gebruikers bijvoorbeeld.
Maar, eindelijk, het grootste voordeel: 'unlimited' Single-edition Apps vanuit DPS in InDesign. Jawel, inbegrepen in je maandabbonnement is de mogelijkheid om zoveel DPS magazines in de iTunes Store te zetten als je maar wilt!
Verkoop je ze, kun je nog winst maken ook! Deze belofte was er bij het begin van de Cloud lancering maar was nog steeds niet beschikbaar. Nu dus wel, alleen is het nog even afwachten of dat ook al vanaf vandaag geldt voor Nederland...

Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition Available Today as Part of Creative Cloud Membership Members Now Able to Deliver Digital Publications to iPad Without Writing Code

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sept. 18, 2012 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the latest addition to Adobe Creative Cloud™ - Adobe® Digital Publishing Suite (DPS), Single Edition. DPS, Single Edition significantly simplifies the mobile app development process by enabling designers to create and deliver digital publications to iPad through the Apple App Store, without writing a single line of code*. Adobe Creative Cloud is a membership-based service that lets creatives download and install all of Adobe's creative desktop applications and also get online services for file storage, sharing, collaboration, and publishing.

With DPS Single Edition, members can create single-issue content, such as brochures, annual reports or personal design portfolios, and submit an unlimited number of apps to the Apple App Store for publication, at no additional cost†. This gives freelance designers, design agencies and small-to-midsize businesses easy access to the same core digital publishing technologies that leading publishers, such as Condé Nast, are using.
The new, enhanced workflow in DPS Single Edition makes designing and building single-issue apps easier than ever. Designers can use InDesign to create and build the .folio file and move directly from InDesign into the DPS App Builder (a Mac OS application), where the app is produced. When complete, the app can be submitted to the Apple App store through Apple's standard app submission process. Customers can also preview the app in real-time on their iPad, a time-saving feature to ensurean accurate look and feel, and update their Single Edition apps at no additional cost after they have been submitted to (and approved by) the Apple App store.

For more detailed information about product features, pricing and language versions, please visit www.adobe.com/go/dps.

September 19, 2012

Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition available to Creative Cloud members

Targeted to design professionals working in or serving small businesses, Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition delivers integration with InDesign CS6, enabling designers to leverage their existing skills, retain creative control, and expand their design services to tablet publishing. Designers can easily create tablet apps for the Apple iPad, such as brochures, portfolios, annual reports, and more.

For customers interested in publishing to additional platforms (Kindle, Android) and publishing multi-issue apps, Adobe Digital Publishing Suite offers Pro and Enterprise editions that might be better suited to meet your needs.

Key features of Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition include:

• Ability to design and submit single-issue apps to the Apple App Store without writing code
• Streamlined workflow tailored for designers, including integration with InDesign
• Rapid testing and preview directly to iPad (Mac OS required)
• Dual-definition design: The ability to design and build one app that is optimized for HD and SD (iPad 1 & iPad2)
• Ability to update Single Edition app after it has been submitted to and approved by the Apple App Store
• Viewer Builder has been re-branded as DPS App Builder

Important information for customers who are interested in using DPS, Single Edition:

• You will need to register as an Apple Developer and pay the $99 annual fee.
• DPS App Builder is a Mac-only application. Also, Apple requires that you use a Mac to submit your app to the Apple App Store.
• You will need to install the Digital Publishing Suite Desktop Tools update in InDesign.

There will be many resources available on September 19, including:

• Step-by-Step Guide to Publishing iPad Apps with DPS, Single Edition (this will be available on the DPS App Builder and on the Getting Started Page for CC members)
• Series of Adobe TV videos, featuring Digital Publishing Suite Evangelist Colin Fleming, will be available on the Getting Started Page and also here.
• Customer stories
  • Graham Peace Design
  • Other customer stories

We are excited to announce that on September 18, 2012, at 9:01 pm PDT, Creative Cloud members will be able to submit an unlimited number of DPS, Single Edition apps to the Apple App store.

DPS, Single Edition will continue to be available as a standalone product on Adobe.com for $395 / app. The improved workflow and new features will be applicable to standalone customers as well, but only Creative Cloud members will be able to submit unlimited apps at no additional cost. Finally, DPS, SE standalone is compatible with CS5, CS5.5 and CS6.


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Van de site http://blog.gilbertconsulting.com/2012/09/new-dps-single-edition-features.html:

New DPS Single Edition features
Adobe made several recent announcements and updates that are great news for designers who want to create iPad apps:

First, Adobe announced that Creative Cloud members can now submit an unlimited number of iPad apps to the App Store for no additional charge. (In order to submit apps to the App Store, Apple still requires you to enroll in Apple's iOS Developer Program, which costs $99/year.) If you aren't a Creative Cloud member, each submitted Single Edition app costs $395. This really "sweetens the pot" for Creative Cloud membership for any designer that wants to create Single Issue iPad apps.

Second, Version 23 of the Digital Publishing Suite tools was released. You can read about the new features here, and the bug fixes here. Among the notable new features: the ability to include vector overlays for PDF articles, ability to include high-res assets in PDF articles, ability to play audio while a user browses an article, ability to freeze a video at the last frame (finally!), and PDF support for smooth scrolling articles of any length.

Third, Version 23 of the Digital Publishing Suite includes a new, required Folio Builder panel update. This new much-improved Folio Builder includes a "Create App" command in the panel menu that passes your Folio file directly to the new DPS App Builder. This greatly simplifies the process of building Single Issue apps with DPS Single Edition.

Fourth, the new Adobe Step-by-Step Guide to Publishing iPad Apps with DPS, Single Edition was released. This valuable PDF guide is available to download at digitalpublishing.acrobat.com. You must sign in with an Adobe ID, and agree to the DPS terms and conditions to download the guide. Once logged in, click on "Companion Guides for Submitting iOS Applications to Apple" in the Additional Resources section in the bottom right corner of the screen.Adobe has made a significant investment in simplifying the app building process with DPS and clearly documenting this. Most of the steps involved in creating and submitting an app to the App Store are steps that are mandated by Apple, and are performed on Apple web sites. Adobe has invested in clearly documenting all the steps in the process, including the Apple steps. This new Step-by-Step guide is the culmination of this documentation. Adobe hired yours truly to expand the existing documentation, make it as crystal clear as possible, and make it designer-friendly. With a great design by Lynn Phelps, I think we succeeded. I'm convinced that anyone willing to patiently follow step by step directions will be able to successfully create and submit an app with the help of this guide.

Renditions (iPad1/2 vs 3) in nieuwe DPS versie

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De laatste versie van de DPS-gereedschappen maken het makkelijker te ontwerpen voor meerdere schermresoluties (SD, iPad 1/2 en HD, iPad 3).
Van Adobe (origineel hier):

Creating multi-rendition PDF articles for iOS devices

Publishers face a challenge in that iPads and iPhones include both SD (Standard Definition) and HD (High Definition) models. One approach is to create a single folio that works in all models. However, some content appears pixelated on the HD device, and some overlays behave differently. Another approach is to create different renditions for both the SD and HD models. However, renditions are somewhat difficult to maintain for some publishers, and single-issue apps do not support renditions. With the v23 release, you can create a single folio (v23 or later only) with PDF articles that look great and perform well on both SD and HD iOS models. When you create an article with a PDF image format, the PDF images now have a higher resolution than in previous version. In addition, you can perform the following tasks to create a multi-rendition PDF article: Use a vector format for slideshows and scrollable frames Use different interactive assets for SD and HD devices When you select a slideshow or scrollable frame object, the Folio Overlays panel displays an Export Format in PDF Articles option that lets you choose either Raster or Vector. If you select Vector, content—especially text—in slideshows and scrollable frames appears crisper on HD devices. However, vector content takes longer to load than raster content. For best results, use the Vector option for text-heavy content and Raster for image-heavy content. Using vector format for a slideshow For panoramas, image sequences, videos, pan and zoom images, and audio controller skin, you can include two different sets of assets. To do this, you create a subfolder called “HD” in the folder containing the SD assets. In the HD folder, use high-resolution images with identical names to the SD assets. In the Folio Overlays panel, link to the folder containing the SD assets. The viewer on the SD iPad uses one set of assets, and the HD iPad viewer uses the assets in the HD folder. To use different panorama assets for HD and SD iPad models, create an HD folder containing high-resolution images with names identical to the lower resolution images. For videos and pan & zoom images, you can create a single HD folder that includes multiple high-resolution files. For example, if your Links folder includes polarbear.jpg and video01.mp4, you can create an HD folder in the Links folder with high-resolution versions of the polarbear.jpg and video01.mp4 files. Note that including two sets of assets for overlay types increases the folio size. It isn’t necessary to create separate SD and HD versions for every overlay type. For example, some publishers create source files for image sequence overlays that fall somewhere between SD and HD resolutions, such as images with a 112 effective ppi. If a high-resolution video plays on an SD iPad, there is no reason to create an additional low-resolution video.

Nieuwe DPS versie met veel verbeteringen

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Daar ligt dan je boek (en dat van Aad Metz en dat van David Blatner enzovoort) dat spreekt van de Viewer Builder met screenshots... brengt Adobe weer (weer!) een nieuwe versie uit van DPS en hernoemt en pasant de Viewer Builder naar DPS App Builder..

Ach ja, da's vooruitgang zullen we maar zeggen... Nu kun je in ieder geval via het deelvenstermenu van het deelvenster Folio Builder direct een Single Issue App bouwen!

Afijn, wel veel moois weer:

The Digital Publishing Suite tools are updated frequently. Before you update your tools, please note that creating or editing folios using a new set of tools might cause incompatibility issues with previous versions of the viewer. See Installing digital publishing tools for details.

The following features are available for the v23 release. For a compilation of release notes, see History of new feature release notes. For a list of bug fixes, see DPS Bug Fix Release Notes.

Updated Distribution Service infrastructure

 

Publishing folios to the Distribution Service is now significantly faster. These server changes should result in fewer timeout errors and increased reliability in background downloads for iOS Newsstand.

Folio Builder panel UI improvements

 

The Folio Builder panel is wider, the navigation icons are larger and more intuitive, there are more tooltips and information bubbles, options are renamed for clarity, and other improvements make the panel easier to use. You can also launch the DPS App Builder (previously called Viewer Builder) from the panel menu.

Changes to DPS App Builder (previously called Viewer Builder)

 

The DPS App Builder includes several interface improvements. The InDesign CS6 installer now installs the DPS App Builder.

Drag and drop files into DPS App Builder

 

You can now drag and drop icons, splash screens, and other files from Finder into App Builder.

Choice between vector and bitmap for slideshows and scrollable frames (iOS only)

 

In overlays for PDF articles, you can select Vector or Bitmap. Vector images look sharper but require a small load time. For overlays in JPG/PNG articles, slideshows and scrollable frames are always bitmap.

Multi-rendition articles (iOS only)

 

You can now create PDF articles that look great and perform well on both SD and HD versions of devices. When creating overlays, you can include both SD and HD assets in the folio. The viewer uses the appropriate overlay assets for the specific iOS device.

If you’re creating a single-folio app, you can create a folio using PDF articles that work well for all iPad models. If you’re creating a multi-folio app, you can choose between creating multi-rendition articles in a folio or creating separate folio renditions. See Creating multi-rendition PDF articles for iOS devices.

Play audio in background

 

Audio clip can play while users browse through articles in the folio. An audio button appears in the top navigation bar to let users pause and play the audio. See Audio & Video overlays.

Stop Video at Last Option (iOS only)

 

The Folio Overlays panel now includes an option for stopping the inline video at the last frame.

Disable controls for inline videos (iOS only)

 

If you create an inline video set to Auto Play, you can select the Do Not Allow Pause option to disable playback controls. This feature is especially useful for cover videos.

New Adobe Content Viewer behavior for invalid folios

 

In previous releases, invalid folios failed to appear in the Adobe Content Viewer. With the new release, invalid folios appear in the library and result in an error message on download. This change improves the Adobe Content Viewer library performance and provides more detailed preflighting information. For example, if you create a dual-orientation folio with one or more single-orientation articles, the error message indicates the problem rather than leaving you to guess.

PDF support for Smooth Scrolling articles (iOS only)

 

You can use the PDF image format for Smooth Scrolling articles regardless of their length. However, article pinch and zoom is not supported in any Smooth Scrolling article.

“Rate the App” option

 

When you create a custom viewers, you can select an option that allows a “Rate the App” prompt to appear. You can customize settings for this feature in the DPS App Builder.

Hot Zones for displaying navigation bars

 

In addition to the hot zones on the sides of the article page, there is a new hot zone option for the bottom of the article page. Tapping in the hot zone area at the bottom of the page displays the navigation bars (also called the “HUD”). Tapping anywhere above the bottom hot zone does not display the navigation bars. See App Details panel.

Buttons take precedence over the bottom hot zone, the bottom hot zone takes precedence over the side hot zones, and hot zones take precedence over all non-button overlays.

Analytics opt out option

 

In the DPS App Builder, you can allow your customers to turn off analytics while using your app. This option is especially useful in certain regions with strict controls over data collection.

Customizable viewer strings

 

You can customize all strings stored in the viewer in all supported languages, including button text in the library and text in dialog boxes. The DPS App Builder lets you download an XML template. You can then edit this XML file and specify it while building your app. See App Details panel.

Social Sharing enhancements (iOS only)

 

Note the following Social Sharing improvements. See Using social sharing.

• Support for Web Viewer direct entitlement (Enterprise only). When customers hit the paywall limit in Web Viewer, they can now sign in using their subscription account to continue viewing articles.
• Web Viewer supports Internet Explorer 10/Windows 8.
• You can also set up a paywall for free folios.
• The Web Viewer supports all overlays except for panoramas and audio clips.
• If you create a 1024x768 folio using PDF image format, the content is now uploaded to the Web Viewer server in PNG format.

New Step-by-Step Publishing Guide for Single Edition

 

When you click the link on the Dashboard to download the DPS Publishing Companion Guide, a .zip file is downloaded that contains both the Companion Guide for Professional and Enterprise publishers and a Step-by-Step Publishing Guide for Single Edition users. You can also download the Step-by-Step Publishing Guide PDF when you sign in to the DPS App Builder using a Creative Cloud account. In the near future, the Pro/Enterprise Companion Guide will be updated with the new design.
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Van de site http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublishing/:

The latest release of Digital Publishing Suite contains features that will enhance the reader’s audio and video experience, as well as allow them to provide feedback while they are in the app. For production staff, the Folio Builder tools have been redesigned to enable more efficiency for designers. Last, as you have likely heard, we announced the launch of Single Edition in Creative Cloud, allowing Creative Cloud members to publish an unlimited number of single-issue apps for free.

Name Change: “Viewer Builder” is now “DPS App Builder”
With a growing list of customers using Digital Publishing Suite, we decided to change the name of “Viewer Builder” to “DPS App Builder.” We selected the name based on interviews with customers, and learned it is more intuitive for first-time users of Digital Publishing Suite.

“Rate this app” for gathering feedback

On iOS devices, your readers can now rate your app after reading a handful of articles. Digital Publishing Suite allows you to set the number of articles that a reader will view before being asked to provide a rating. At that point, the window pictured above will appear, the reader will rate the app, and the rating will be integrated into the iTunes store, allowing publishers to receive reviews from readers who were in the midst of enjoying the publication.

Paywall for free folios in web viewer

When an article has been shared via social media, the recipient can view the article in the DPS web viewer. Up until this point, publishers could create a paywall for paid folios, asking readers to purchase the publication after reading a specified number of articles in the web view. Now, publishers can set up a paywall for free folios – such as catalogs or brochures — before providing access to the full publication. You can customize the text and the destination on the paywall to build up your existing customer database.

Inline video without controls

(iOS only) Our customers have requested the ability to embed a video that automatically plays without being paused, and stops at the final frame. For example, the Martha Stewart cover from February 2011 plays an opening video of chocolate being drizzled over ice cream. This feature allows readers to experience the full video before proceeding to the next page. Your production staff can set this up in the Video Overlays panel.

Multi-Resolution PDF folios:

When the new iPad was released, Colin Fleming created a set of guidelines for designing different renditions for standard definition and high definition iPads. Now, your production staff can create one PDF folio that targets retina and non-retina iPads, and it is not necessary to create two renditions. Renditions will still need to be created for different devices with varying aspect ratios (Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone), but not for different resolutions of the same device. It is still possible to create a high definition and standard definition versions of multi-folio apps in order to reduce folio size. View Bob Bringhurst’s DPS Help site for more detail. Stay tuned for an article from Colin Fleming in the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Developer Center.

Folio Builder panel updates

The DPS User Experience team has worked closely with designers to develop an efficient and streamlined workflow for producers. In particular, the panel menu commands contain background information, providing guidance during the design process. Other highlights include: default selections based on target device, navigation enhancements, information about folio resolution, a link to the Single Edition DPS App Builder through the panel menu, etc. Download the latest version of the Digital Publishing Suite Folio Builder panel to see it in action.

Background audio 

(iOS) Audio does not have to automatically stop when the reader turns the page. Now, when your publication includes an audio overlay, the reader can navigate to a new article, continue listening to the audio, and pause it from the top-level navigation bar. The controller will start or stop the most recent audio file that the reader played.

Customize text in the app

Digital Publishing Suite is used in over 50 countries, with many emerging use cases. Now, using XML code in the App Builder, developers can customize dialog boxes, error messages, and button text in the library. It can also be used to tailor language to the voice of your publication. As an example, the library pictured above uses “Get issue” instead of “Download,” and “Read issue,” instead of “View.”

For more information on how to set this up, see the Help Site App Details section on using customized strings.

Hot zones to activate navigation bar: (iOS) Using App Builder, publishers can designate a hot zone at the bottom of the page that pulls up the navigation bar. When this is set up, readers can tap anywhere else on the page and the navigation bar will not appear.

PDF smooth scrolling: Digital Publishing Suite now supports smooth scrolling layouts in PDF.

Single Edition launch with Creative Cloud
Creative Cloud members can now create an unlimited number of Single Edition iPad apps for free. This allows freelancers to provide extra services for clients without incurring the cost of app publication. View the Single Edition blog post to learn more.

For detailed information on the latest updates, visit the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Help page.

Downloads voor CS5/5.5 en CS6 op de Adobe site onder Downloads

Lijsten met vaste nummers naar echte lijsten

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Werk je met genummerde lijsten, handig via een alineastijl, maar zijn er hard nummers ook ingetypt dan wil je van die harde nummers uiteraard af.
Hier is een script van Loic Aigon die dat voor je doet. Kopieer de tekst en bewaar met extensie .jsx. Plaats in de Scripts Panel map van InDesign.


Application.prototype.main = function(){
if(this.documents.length==0){
alert("No documents open !");
return false;
}
if(this.selection.length==0){
alert("No selection !");
return false;
}

var sel = app.selection;

app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "^([^\\.\\r])[. )]?[\\t\\s]?";
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "";



for(var i=0; i
try{
var f=sel[i].findGrep();
for(var j=0; j
var bulletType = (f[j].contents.match(/\d+/)==null)? ListType.BULLET_LIST : ListType.NUMBERED_LIST;
f[j].bulletsAndNumberingListType = bulletType;
}
sel[i].changeGrep();
}
catch(e){}
}
}

app.main();

Geavanceerd PDF formulieren InDesign: deel II

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Nog een video dan maar: nog meer geavanceerde opties voor het ontwerpen van PDF-formulieren in InDesign. Enjoy!