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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 [email protected]. 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.
I used InDesign CS2 on a Mac at my former job. At home, I use InDesign CS2 on a PC running Windows XP. I can’t open any of my files at home.
I know I don’t have the same fonts at home that they had at work, and they probably have some plug-ins I don’t have.
Is there no way to open them? I only want to use them as portfolio samples to find another job. I can’t afford to upgrade the software.
Thanks to InDesign Secrets.com and it’s community for the help with the “LILO.InDesignPlugin and CellStyles.rpln.InDesignPlugin” problem I was having today!!
I have a PowerMac G5 tower and a MacBook Pro with Indesign CS2 on the G5 and InDesign CS3 on the MBP. Somehow I had gotten the CS3 file back on the G5 and was going nuts trying to open it!
Thanks again for clearing this issue up!
Steve
Hi there
I am having problems launching InDesign CS2.
I am missing the following PlugIns –
LILO.InDesignPlugin and
CellStyles.rpin.IndesignPlugin
Can anyone help me to download these please?
Thanks
Paddy.
@Paddy: you need to read the comments above. You can’t just download the plug-ins; you need CS3 or later.
Apparently you can also experience the problem if the files (stored on a Windows Server) are moved using Windows utilities. Perhaps some attribute about the file isn’t moved properly. Copying doesn’t seem to cause the problem. Just moving.
My previous post was in regards to CS2 on OS 10.4.11 accessing files stored on a Windows file server.
That said, it doesn’t appear to be as easy to blame as I previously thought. Some of the files that were moved on the Windows server are opening fine. Furthermore, I traced some of the problem files back to their original location on the Mac server (before the migration) and have found the same problem there.
In this instance, I don’t believe this is related to a CS version issue. There are plenty of “corrupt” files and almost no instances of CS3 anywhere at this company. Hard to believe that someone intentionally went through and opened thousands of files just to save them in a version that nobody else can open.
I also don’t believe the problem here is related to corrupt preferences. Why can I open some files and not others. At this point, I’m really not certain what kind of issue I am looking at.
Sorry to keep babbling on an old thread, but I found the thread and I’m sure that someone else will as well. Great tip above to use Adobe Bridge to check the file metadata. In fact, the “corrupt” files are reporting InDesign 5 (CS3) while the files that I can open are reporting InDesign 4 (CS2). As crazy as it seems, my issue appears to be related to a version issue — just like everyone else above has mentioned.
Anyone know how i can get this plugin:
XMPBackEnd6.pln.InDesignPlugin?
@Tamara: Probably better to ask in the forums (click Forums above), rather than inside a blog post.
However, I wonder if that plug-in is from some commercial product (like XMPie?). Don’t know for sure.
I am a graphic design student in college and can tell you from experience that Indesign interchange files worked going from Cs3 to Cs2 in 2010, but now they are not compatible with a Windows 7 platform, but they are with Windows XP. I went through the same plug in problem mentioned above, and it may be possible to run adobe software as a windows XP service pack 2 or 3 program and fix some of the compatibility issues. I also learned that if you install Adobe CS2 on a windows 7 computer in the 64 bit default folder it won’t work, but if you point the software to a new folder titled “Program~2 adobe” in the “C” drive it will. Good luck, I hope my suggestions help someone, because they were difficult to come by.
Hello
I have Indesign CS5 and when i open it I cant do anything in there. All the tools are missing. I cant edit current work or create new work. When i open Indesign I have a notification that LILO.plugin is missing.
I have read all of the comments here and they all relate to CS2 – CS3. My issue is a bit different. Dont know what to do. Or where to download this plugin? Can someone help please?
Thanks!
Charlotte
hi I am missing a XMPBack8.InDesignPlugin
Help needed please
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@Vicky: Haven’t run into that one before. Is it from a third-party developer? Does this stop you from opening the file, or it is just an annoying dialog that you can go by when opening the document?
If the latter, then you can often export the document as IDML and then open that IDML file. That strips the document of any needed or used plug-ins.
HELP!
My InDesign CS5.5 has just started giving me the error that my Article plug-in is missing.
Article.rpln is in the Required folder.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled, but the error remains.
So, what do I do now?
I cannot suddenly open In Design CS5.5 — Getting an error message that I am missing >> text.indesignplugin < Where do I find this plug-in to download it — It is not in my plug-in folder in In Design files??? Without it I cannot open In Design at all.