invert selection and convert to gray

[multiprint]

Hi,

I'm trying to make an action list that starts with a dialogue box so i can enter a page range. Afterwards the actionlist adds bookmarks to the page range. so far everything is going according to plan but then i want pitstop to select all pages but the ones with the bookmarks and convert them to gray but that doen't happen. What did i do wrong? I think i'm missing something. Could anyone help?

- Select pages (using variable set)
- add bookmarks
- select all pages
- NOT
- Select Pages with bookmarks
- convert color to gray

[loicaigon]

Hi,

I think that your only problem is that you want to go backward, converting pages to gray after bookmarks were crated.

If you use Split Action List, this should work. By the way, I think you are overcomplicating things but that may be due to your experiments.

Here is what you can do:

- Select pages (using variable set)
- add bookmarks
- Split Action List
- Select Pages with bookmarks
- convert color to gray

That should then work.

[multiprint]

Hi,

I think that your only problem is that you want to go backward, converting pages to gray after bookmarks were crated.

If you use Split Action List, this should work. By the way, I think you are overcomplicating things but that may be due to your experiments.

Here is what you can do:

- Select pages (using variable set)
- add bookmarks
- Split Action List
- Select Pages with bookmarks
- convert color to gray

That should then work.

Hi Loic,

Thanks for your reply !!!

i don't understand what you mean with the split action list. We use split to split pdf's that are sent as spreads. I don't understand how this action will solve my problem. i dont want to convert the bookmarked pages to gray but the ones except the bookmarked ones. The pagerange that is entered in the field are the ones that need to remain in color. So my solution was to bookmark the pages that need to remain in color and then select all pages NOT select the bookmarked ones to end up with the right selection.

[loicaigon]

Hi

Then

- Select pages (using variable set)
- add bookmarks
- Split Action List
- Select Pages with bookmarks
- NOT
- Select Pages - All
- AND
- convert color to gray

You need the Split Action List to start over from Page 1 so that added bookmarks can be taken into consideration.

[multiprint]

Hi Loic,

Thanks a lot, your explanation solved the problem !