October 4 2006 • 7:32 PM
By:
Steve Werner
Need a Plug-in?
Mark Niemann-Ross, Adobe’s developer evangelist, has just released his newest Adobe Plug-in Guide, which he tries to update monthly. It includes a complete list of all known third-party plug-ins for InDesign. The InDesign universe of plug-ins continues to expand!
In the latest list, there are 93 commercial plug-ins, as well as 32 newspaper, magazine and workflow systems and 20 catalog and database import tools.
The Guide also has complete lists of plug-ins for Illustrator and Acrobat, as well as the beginnings of a list for Photoshop. There are also lists of freelancers who will custom write plug-ins and freelancers available for custom scripting.
There are some great plug-ins out there! The InDesign “universe” has expanded dramatically over the past few years.
Mark will also be speaking on the subject of plug-ins, including how to work with developers to create custom plug-ins at The InDesign Conference: Master Class in Seattle, November 6-8.
It would be nice if Adobe put out the components to develop plug-ins using Apple’s X-code development environment. I don’t know if you can develop plug-ins using it. If so I have not been able to find it.
Jerome,
That would be a good question to ask at the Master Class in Seattle. I don’t have the answer.
Jerome, yes you will be able to use xcode. In fact, you’ll have to. See Mark Niemann-Ross’s blog for more on this.
I have the plug in twoup.exe for InDesign 2. Is there one for InDesighCS?
Is there a plug-in that can change all linked images to proxy size images AND embed them at the same time?
I am using InDesign CS2 version 4.0.5. I have installed ALAP’s InBooklet version 3.0.5 – their last version I think. I am running Win XP build 5.1.
InBooklet no longer works with CS 2 although they claimed it included this version. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing, but this has made no difference. I get the same error messages on my laptop which has the same software installed.
When I contacted Adobe’s technical support the technician had never heard of ALAP InBooklet! I trust he is looking into it, but as it took 3 days and a phone call before my first e-mail was read I am not holding my breath.
Because I only purchased CS2 late last year, I am not yet ready to fork out Australian dollars for CS 3.
Do any contributors know of a solution to my InBooklet problem.
Does anyone know where I can get these plug-ins?
1. LILO.InDesignPlugin
2. CellStyles.rpln.InDesignPlugin
I’d like to ask the same question steve asked, about the LILO.InDesignPlugin and CellStyles.rpln.InDesignPlugin. Yesterday, I ran into this message “The document, etc. uses one or more plug-ins which are not currently available, etc.” and when I click Okay another message comes up saying “Cannot open, etc. Please upgrade your plugins to their latest versions, or upgrade to the latest version of InDesign.” followed by a long list of plugins. So, stupid question, am I trying to open up a CS3 file in CS2 (4.0.5)? A Get Info on the file tells me it’s a CS2 file, and the Instructions.txt unfortunately tells be nothing.
Yes, it sounds as though you’re probably trying to open a CS3 file in CS2. Can’t do it. You can only open INX files that were exported from CS3.
Get Info doesn’t really know what kind of file it is… it just knows that it’s associated with InDesign, and because CS2 is on your machine, it says, “oh, I guess this is a IDcs2 file.”
Yes, the error alert about Lilo and Stitch I mean LILO and CellStyles plug-ins means that you’re trying to open a CS3 doc in CS2.
GetInfo on the Mac is useless for telling you which version of ID created the file; it’ll always show the most-recently installed version as the creator.
But if you select the file in Bridge and look at the Metadata panel, the File Properties section (specifically, the “Application” line) will tell you which version of InDesign created the selected .indd file.
If you don’t see a section called “File Properties” in Bridge (make sure you select an .indd thumbnail first), go to Bridge’s Preferences and in the Metadata panel turn on the File Properties checkbox.
Ok, I’m having the same problem with the LILO and Cellstyles plugins. I sent the file over to my friend who has CS3 and she converted it to an .inx file for me… I couldn’t get that to open in CS2 either. Any suggestions? Adobe support is useless and I’m the lone Mac user in a PC-based firm, the IT people here can’t help me… any suggestions are welcomed!
Dori, have you updated to the free CS2 4.05 update? Earlier versions of CS2 may have trouble with INX files from CS3.
I’m a MAC InDesign user – CS2 in a PC work world – CS3 and can’t open InDesign files from PC … need lilo.apln and cellstyles. Anyone have the solution? Thanks
Rebecca, please read the comments above. Sounds like you’re trying to open a CS3 document in CS2.
I’m a MAC user with InDesign CS2. My friend and colleague has InDesign 2 and I would like to send her a file. However, I’m finding that there is no way to read CS2 files in InDesign 2. Is that correct? If so, I’ll have to recreate the file in InDesign 2 so she can read it? Thanks for your help.
Carol, you are correct. There is no way to open IDcs2 files in InDesign 2. Sigh.
Don’t know if this helps anyone.. but I’m a CS2 Windowze user and got the same problem re CellStyles.rpln.InDesignPlugin when recieving file from Mac users. However, they’d also given me a “.inx” file and when I opened that in my windowze world it worked fine.
I’m using InDesign CS2 and my art director just upgraded to CS3. I’m on a Mac Mini Intel and according to the Update option in INDD, I’m fully updated. Yet, I still can not open .INX exported files from CS3. What can I do?
One workaround to discovering a version of InDesign is to (make a copy of the file for safety) and remove the extension which seems to force the icon to the version info embedded
I’m having the same issues wit LILO and Cellstyles and the metadata in Bridge says its a CS2 File HELP
I am run cs2 on my PC, and cs3 on my mac… and I had very similar problems to those mentioned above.
I exported an inx file from the mac (cs3) and was able to open it just fine on my pc.
about note 9 and 10 i’ve the same problem… but not money to upgrade from CS2 to CS3!! there is no way to have free 2 plugin for CS2?
Ale, no, the only way to open CS3 files in CS2 is to use INX. Even if you had those plug-ins in CS2, it still wouldn’t work.
many thanks david for your no-hope answer!! i’ll must work so hard for next mounths and finally i’ll buy CS3 upgrade. ciao
export an inx file from CS3 and it will then open in CS2.
I’m having the same problems with the Lilo plugin and the cellstyles. Does it really work if they export it as an inx file from cs3 and it will open in cs2? I haven’t had any luck finding the plugins at all.
i installed 4.05 doesn’t work. this shit sux
I have the same problem as all the rest of you here. I created a file in CS2 and then upgraded to CS3 only to find that I hosed myself in doing this. I don’t have the CS2 anymore. I cant believe a company this size with this type of product has done something so STUPID!!! I hear that it was the same from CS1 to CS2 and if thats the case then they are STUPID X 2. And thats real bad!!!
thanks! you’ve just saved me hours of frustrating investigation into the LILO problem. Guess I’ll try the inx method to get CS3 Mac docos to open on my PC CS2.
I have the LILO and cellstyles plugin problem with files that were never touched in CS3. I have the media premium CS3 on my computer (which does not include InDesign) so the I’m still running InDesign from CS2. Would it still think I’m trying to open a CS3 file even without InDesign CS3 and having never opened the file with CS3 and not using linked files created in CS3?
Also, It gives me the same error on my laptop which uses only CS2…except for flash and AfterEffects (which I bought seperately just before they were made part of CS3).
Lasse, I don’t know why your file would do that. Very strange, as I’ve never seen a file do that if it hadn’t first been opened in CS3. It may have become corrupted somehow.
Yeah, I don’t have InDesign CS3 and I don’t have any CS3 programs on my laptop, soooooo…I guess they want our money more than our smiles? Also strange that it will let you create a new INDesign CS2 file using links made in CS3, but it won’t let you open an INDD if you’ve changed its links in CS3.
The initial question, and my reason for being here, is where do I get the plug-in for LILO? Anyone know the answer to that? If so, please email me at dcollins@lpm-adv.com. thanks!
It also appears that saving as .inx allows mac to PC transfer, but not the other way around. From what I can tell, the stupid LILO plugin is a LINUX/PC plugin, so I’m thinking that me and my mac are screwed.
Deb, please see comments #10 and 11 above for information about LILO.
I ran into the LILO and CellStyles plugin in problem recently while trying to work on a project that has been kicked around several different computers. After reading this thread I now have a clear understanding of what happened and what I need to do to fix it.
Thanks!
(That’s not to say I’m happy about my problem; I just appreciate that you guys were able to supply an answer.)
Hello,
I ran into a problem saying that I’m missing CellStyles and LILO plug in. Does anyone know what I should do?
Thanks,
Birgul
Hello again,
Reading the conversations above I realised I asked a very general question… So I’m rewriting my question…
I’m using CS2 pn a PC and the document that I’m trying to open is created with CS3 I believe… It says I’m missing CellStyles and LILO plug in… I can open the inx file but I can only see the text, not any of the images… Is there a way that I can see the full content??
Thanks again,
Birgul
Birgul, the low-res previews of linked images aren’t included in INX files, so you’ll only see gray-filled image frames where they’re supposed to appear. You’ll need the original images (with the same relative paths) as well as the INX file to see the previews.
Thanks Anne-Marie!
I just got the need LILO.InDesignPlugin and CellStyles.rpln message mentioned in the discussion above while trying to open a file in InDesign CS3. The file was created in InDesign CS3 so I was mystified. I randomly tried creating a copy of the file. The copy opened without a problem.
How to Convert Indesign CS3 to CS2?
Answer: Just use Illustrator to convert from CS3 to CS2!
1. Open Indesign
2. select (per Page) copy all
3. Open Illustrator
4. Create a new Illustrator Dokument
5. select Paste (now Adobe will do the conversion for you)
6. Save this Illustrator Dokument
7. Send it to your Co-Workers (because they can now oben it in Illustrator and simply do ‘copy all’, to paste the whole stuff into their Indesign CS2 Version)
I actually have the same problem. I’m taking over the computer the previous artist had used. We also had a freelance artist that would upload files to the FTP server.
I tried to view the IND file on the CS2 on this pc, but the same LILO and CELLSTYLES plugin were amiss!
I tried to continue then a list of missing files/plugins showed up and i cant seem to open the file.
Right now im downloading the trial version of IND CS4 hoping it will allow me to open the file!
Hello,
I have a problem with a Indesign CS2 doc. that was converted backwards from Indesign CS3 (with *.inx) and later saved as Indesign CS2. It all did go well on my laptop with CS2 4.05, the same version is installed also at my desktop computer but Indesign CS2 cannot open the file, claiming its missing a lot of plugins…? Why it opens on my laptop and cannot open the same file on my desktop??
So would any of you be willing to convert a CS3 Indd to .inx? No-one I know of has CS3…
Please respond to rjremr at Sierratel dot com
Not sure if anyone still has an issue with the LILO and CELLSTYLES plugin problem (or whether you are still checking thispost) but I found a solution that seemed to work for files i had to send to a designer with CS2.
The problem was in the paragraph styles. There was a missing font in the paragraph style and once i had rectified that the inx files opened fine.
I hope this helps.
Does anyone know where I can get the plugin for InDesign called PDF.RPLN? It is supposed to make it so you can open a pdf in InDesign.