Delay Indesign Saving a Document

[jlisle_PointB]

Hello I'm new to Switch and working with one of our in house web developers to come up with a script to have the Indesign Configurator wait 1 minute before it closes and saves the open file as the same name. The goal is to have the file open long enough to auto-activate Adobe fonts in Creative Suite.

Here's the script we come up for the "Save as" in the InDesign Configurator that doesn't seem to be working:

let doc = $doc;
let $outfiles = [];

try {
setTimeout(function() {
let $outfile = new File(`${$outfolder}/${$filename}.${$extension}`);
doc.saveAs($outfile);
$outfiles.push(`${$outfolder}/${$filename}.${$extension}`);
}, 60000)

} catch (error) {
doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
$error = error.description;
}

Any ideas how to fix this script or to achieve activating Adobe fonts for InDesign?

Thank you.

[jan_suhr]

You have the "Use font in package" property if set to yes it will use fonts that come along the file in a package. If that's the way you get the InDesign file.

[freddyp]

The Indesign API has an updateFonts method at the Application level. I am not sure it does what you want but it is worth a try. I have not tested it, but the line should be:

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app.updateFonts();

There is also a waitForAllTasks method. Could this do the trick?

A good site for consulting the complete API is this one: https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptA ... ation.html

[Padawan]

I have used the following line in the past for font activation with extensis

$.sleep(10000)
(Unit is milliseconds)

You might want to try freddys suggestion first, if it works it won't need delays.

[loicaigon]

For what it's worth, using $.sleep() in InDesign Scripts is quite useless as it freezes script execution (and by extension any InDesign operations).

[smitham59]

The Indesign API has an updateFonts method at the Application level. I am not sure it does what you want but it is worth a try. I have not tested it, but the line should be:

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app.updateFonts();

There is also a waitForAllTasks method. Could this do the trick?

A good site for consulting the complete API is this one: https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAgetaway shootout...ation.html

As far as I know:

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updateFonts()

Purpose: It's designed to refresh InDesign's internal font list, ensuring it reflects the latest state of available fonts on the system. This can be useful in scenarios like:
New fonts being installed or activated.
Fonts being modified or removed.
Resolving font-related issues that might arise due to inconsistencies.
Usage:
Access the

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Application

object:

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var app = Application.activeApplication();

Call the method:

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app.updateFonts();

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waitForAllTasks():

Purpose: Pauses script execution until all pending tasks within InDesign have completed. This can be helpful for:
Ensuring actions that might affect fonts have fully finished before proceeding.
Avoiding potential conflicts or errors.
Usage:
Call the method:

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app.waitForAllTasks();

Using them together:

To potentially address font-related issues, try combining them:

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JavaScript
app.updateFonts();
app.waitForAllTasks();