Creating Color swatches?

i've came across script scripting help! batch color swap between libraries.  question is.  how edit make multiple columns per page opposed listing them in 1 column?  works great if make color book.  print roll of swatches.  if insanely complex i'll use one.

 

here's script thats working far..  made "trevorׅ "

 // script trevor make cmyk color swabs http://forums.adobe.com/message/4890389#4890389   var il = app.scriptpreferences.userinteractionlevel;   app.scriptpreferences.userinteractionlevel = userinteractionlevels.never_interact;   app.doscript("main()", scriptlanguage.javascript, undefined, undomodes.entire_script, "make cmyk swabs");   app.scriptpreferences.userinteractionlevel = il;    function main()   {       var swatchdoc, doc, swatchcolors, l, newswatch, newswatchname, cv, ps, m, mtb, tb, ms, tf, ptf;       swatchdoc = app.activedocument;       setupdoc();       app.activedocument = doc;       swatchcolors = swatchdoc.swatches.everyitem().getelements();       l = swatchcolors.length;       while (l--)           {           if (swatchcolors[l].name != "none" && swatchcolors[l].name != "registration" && swatchcolors[l].name != "paper")               {               newswatch = doc.colors.add ({model: swatchcolors[l].model, space: swatchcolors[l].space, colorvalue: swatchcolors[l].colorvalue});               newswatch.space = colorspace.cmyk;               cv = newswatch.colorvalue;               newswatchname = "c="+cv[0]+ " m="+cv[1]+ " y="+cv[2]+ " k="+cv[3];               newswatch.name = (doc.swatches.itembyname(newswatchname).isvalid) ? newswatch.name : newswatchname;               ps.insertionpoints[0].contents = "\r"+swatchcolors[l].name+"\r"+newswatch.name+"\r"               ps.insertionpoints[0].rectangles.add({geometricbounds:[0, 0, "15mm", "45mm"], fillcolor: newswatch.name /*  appliedobjectstyle: mystyle */});               };           }       ps.overflows ? addpages(tf): 0;       function setupdoc()           {               doc = app.documents.add({documentpreferences:{facingpages:0, pageorientation: pageorientation.portrait}});               m = doc.pages[0].marginpreferences;               mtb = doc.pages[0].bounds;               tb = doc.pages[0].bounds;               mtb[0]=mtb[2]-m.bottom;               ms = doc.masterspreads[0].textframes.add ({geometricbounds:mtb, textframepreferences:{verticaljustification:verticaljustification.center_align}});               ms.parentstory.properties = ({digitstype: digitstypeoptions.arabic_digits, hyphenation: 0, justification: justification.center_align, paragraphdirection: paragraphdirectionoptions.left_to_right_direction, contents: specialcharacters.auto_page_number});               tb[0] += m.top; tb[1]+=m.left; tb[2]-=m.bottom; tb[3]-=m.right;               tf = doc.pages[0].textframes.add({geometricbounds:tb})               ps= tf.parentstory;               ps.properties = {digitstype: digitstypeoptions.arabic_digits, hyphenation: 0, justification: justification.left_align, paragraphdirection: paragraphdirectionoptions.left_to_right_direction, rightindent: 2};           }           function addpages(ptf)           {               np = doc.pages.add();               ptf = np.textframes.add({geometricbounds:tb, previoustextframe: ptf});               if (ps.overflows) addpages(ptf);           }   }      

 

thanks

chris

hi chris
,

 

here's video might enjoy

 

to see in full-screen high res can go strait custom swatch book maker on vimeo

a wide range of music there other might want watch too.

 

enjoy.

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