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XTENSIONS SOFTWARE
To use Script XTensions software, simply choose a script from the Scripts menu,
and the script runs. The provided default scripts are organized into submenus.
Please note that although these scripts are designed to operate in as many
workflows as possible, specific settings in your workflow might prevent them from
operating correctly. Therefore, we recommend that you save your layouts before
running any scripts that affect them
Script XTensions software is for macOS only.
Script XTensions software must be loaded before you can run any AppleScript
scripts that affect QuarkXPress, whether the scripts are launched from QuarkXPress
or from another location (such as the desktop).
Other required components include the following:
Standard Additions Scripting Addition
AppleScript Extension
QuarkXPress is released as an “App Bundle” for macOS. In order to make this
possible, all the supporting folders, including the default Scripts, have been moved
inside the self-contained app bundle. QuarkXPress will load third party Scripts from
the following two locations:
~/Library/Application Support/Quark/QuarkXPress
<version>/Scripts
/Library/Application Support/Quark/QuarkXPress
<version>/Scripts
These scripts will be shown with a separator in the Scripts Menu
Box Tools submenu
This topic describes the AppleScript scripts available through the Box Tools
submenu of the Scripts menu when Script XTensions software is installed.
Use Add Crop Marks to place crop marks around the selected box.
Use Easy Banner to create a “banner” (text box) in the top-left corner of a
selected box; you specify the text in the banner.
Use Make Caption Box to create a caption box (text box) below the selected
box.
Use Shrink or Grow at Center to resize a box from the box’s center, rather than
from its origin (the 0,0 coordinates).
Grid submenu
This topic describes the AppleScript scripts available through the Grid submenu of
the Scripts menu when Script XTensions software is installed.
Use By Dividing a Box to create a grid of boxes based on the dimensions of the
selected box.
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