( “tomaxxiLAYERS_QuickStart.txt”) And the the last one is ability to set which layer will be active after all layers are added. Most of the special OpenType typesetting features in InDesign are hidden in the OpenType submenu in the Character or Control panel’s menu (see Figure 4-24). You can define Layer options (Show Layer, Lock Layer, Print Layer, Suppress Text Wrap When Layer is Hidden, Show Guides, Lock Guides) for each layer in Layer Set! For more info make sure you read Quick Start Guide. InDesign can perform special tricks with OpenType fonts, such as replacing characters with swashes, or adding ligatures for character pairs such as and ffi.

There are also few optional tweaks that you can do while creating Layer Set file. Layers defined in Layer Set will be added to the current document. When tomaxxiLAYERS pops-up simply select Layer Set from drop-down and click Select Set. Simply open already created document, go to Layers panel pop-up menu and at the bottom click “ Apply tomaxxiLAYERS“. One of new features I added is ability to add Layer Set‘s not just to new documents. It sounds complicated, but when you try it once, you will love it! 😀 Next you will see is New Document dialog, and when you confirm it, script will automatically add layers defined in Layer Set to the new document. Simply select Layer Set from drop-down and click Select Set. Next, go to Layers panel pop-up menu and at the bottom you can “ Enable tomaxxiLAYERS“. Keep in mind that Layer Set files have to be in same folder as JSX file. Each line in Layer Set file represents one layer that will be created. You can manually create as many Layer Set files as you want ( ex: “layerSet_ My Special Set.txt” (without quotes)). Each “ txt” file is Layer Set which contains layer names. If you installed the script using the MXP file, the script with be in the Ajar Productions subfolder. InDesign: make sure the scripts panel is open, Windows > Automation > Scripts, locate the Send Swatches to Flash.jsx script and double-click to run the script.

After you install script and containing files in “startup scripts” folder and restart InDesign. Double-click on the MXP file to install using Adobe Extension Manager CS4. So, I decided to write new script from scratch! He also mentioned version for CS5 but I couldn’t find download link. Manuel Hollert published script like this ( Automatic set of layers in new documents) one and a half years ago for InDesign CS4. I have to say that this is not my original idea. Layers in last version of InDesign ( CS5) are radically improved! Till now, you could just manage top-level layers, but starting with CS5, top-level layers can be expanded and you can see complete object structure! (for more info about layers in CS5, read great article written by Steve Werner on InDesignSecrets ) That’s really great! But, main limitation is that we are not able to set “default” layers for every new document. As you probably know, layers really important when creating complex layouts.

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