Comments on: Swap Two Items on Your InDesign Page

By: Richard Kile

Richard Kile — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:32:59 +0000

Thanks a ton, I downloaded your swapitems.js script into InDesign CS5 for Mac and it worked beautifully. Saved me a ton of time on this particular job.

By: Seth Tipton

Seth Tipton — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:00:41 +0000

Great script. I noticed that if a text box varies in size, when I swap, I get alignment issues. Is it set to align to the center of the object? Is there a way for it to align to the top left corner of the box so that when I swap two text boxes of different dimensions it will always keep the alignments?

By: Ben Leivian

Ben Leivian — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:55:57 +0000

Thank you! This script is a huge time & sanity saver.

By: me

me — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:52:23 +0000

the whole site translated

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:34:47 +0000

Very clever, Martin! I like it. The script has the added benefit of saying where on the objects it should align. But your would work for many instances.

By: Martin Braun

Martin Braun — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:58:40 +0000

Give this a try:

1. Select the two objects
2. Flip horizontal (by clicking the icon in the control panel)
3. Flip vertical
4. Chose Object > Transform Again > Transform Sequence Again Individually

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:06:47 +0000

Merci, Branislav! I had meant to put Marc’s main URL for scripts in the post, but had forgotten.

As Bob says, it’s not hard to get a translation of the pages using Google, though (as Anne-Marie pointed out in the podcast), the results are sometimes as entertaining as they are useful.

By: Bob Levine

Bob Levine — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:00:16 +0000

Very cool little script.

As for the sight being in French, Babblefish does a reasonable job of translating full web pages by just plugging in the URL.

It’s not perfect but it’s definitely good enough to get the idea.

By: Branislav Milic

Branislav Milic — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:16:51 +0000

Marc is one of the most incredible scripter on the planet. Not only he programs super extra advanced scripts but when he posts them on his website he explains the whole process with compelling informations and screenshots.

Sadly it is only in French but click on a few scripts on his website and you’ll understand why a lot of French speaking users of InDesign can’t do anymore without his scripts.

http://marcautret.free.fr/geek/indd/