Library file

[simon_biddell@adobeforums.com]

Hello

I'm sure with ID2 my library file(s) appeared when I opened a new document. However, with CS I have to open the file each time I want to use something from it (unless of course it in the 'open recent list).

Any clues?

[Bob_Levine]

There is no clue. It was changed for ID CS.

Bob

[Ken_Grace@adobeforums.com]

No clues. That's the way it works, unfortunately.

The question has been raised before and the suggestion has been that maybe a
library file could be made to open with a document using a script. But I'm
not aware that anybody has actually tackled this.

k

[Dave_Saunders@adobeforums.com]

The only way it could be done would be to write a script and assign Command-O/Control-O to the script, thereby intercepting the keyboard shortcut.

But then that would raise the issue: which library?

An approach to that could be:

1. If there's a library file with the same name as the document in the same folder as the document, open it and don't bother checking with the user.

2. If there's a library file in the same folder as the script, open it as well.

3. If neither of these is true, check the user preferences file (which would be stored in the same folder as the script as an editable text file) to see if there is a library file associated with this document, if so, open it; if not:

4. Present the user with a dialog asking the user to pick a library for this document. The dialog would include a checkbox that says "Add to Preferences?" And there ought to be some way to say "Don't open any library when I open this file and don't bother me again with this dialog when I open this file" -- I'm not quite sure how to do that; possibly just by clicking cancel.

Hmm, but you can't open a file dialog as part of an InDesign Scripted UI dialog, so perhaps something different is needed, like a folder where libraries should be stored (if not stored with the document).

Just ironing out what a script like this should do could take more time than writing the script.

Dave