Comments on: InDesign Secrets: Easter Egg hunt for hidden features

By: Luk Dhondt

Luk Dhondt — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:56:47 +0000

Using a “web viewer” element in Twixl Publisher, an alternative solution for iPad publishing from InDesign, you can use effects like shake or other JavaScript without the limitation Adobe DPS currently has.

More info about Twixl Publisher is at http://twilmedia.com

By: Colleen Wheeler, content manager | design

Colleen Wheeler, content manager | design — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:25:48 +0000

@Rohit, I polled our InDesign brain trust of authors here at lynda.com, and here’s the scoop from James Fritz:

“Currently it is possible to use JavaScript on a website to access the shake input on iOS. However, DPS does not allow this action to bubble-up into its system so even if you added it to HTML that you placed in ID via DPS, it would be ignored. ”

Meanwhile, we’re definitely keeping an eye on the needs of people like you who are using InDesign for creating iPad apps. You may want to check out our course: Up and Running with DPS for more InDesign to iPad tips.

By: Rohit

Rohit — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:06:40 +0000

I am creating an iPad magazine app and I want to include the shake effects. How do I do it using adobe Indesign?

By: Chelsea Adams, managing editor

Chelsea Adams, managing editor — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:19:30 +0000

Hi Jane! Good find—you uncovered our editorial Easter Egg! We do recognize it’s not as exciting (or as on purpose) as the friendly alien….(oops!) Glad you had a bit of fun with our InDesign Easter Eggs!

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:14:29 +0000

*Great* Easter eggs!

I have to ask if QuarkXPress was accidentally or on purpose misspelled with a lower case “p” — QuarkXpress (sic). The first two comments are about capitalization, so I guess this one is, too!

By: MJ Seibert

MJ Seibert — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:29:08 +0000

Thank you!

By: Colleen Wheeler, content manager | design

Colleen Wheeler, content manager | design — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:31:46 +0000

Cool, Anne-Marie. That reminds me, the capital letters are very important for all the custom stroke styles. Luckily, I used my hotline to David to figure out why my custom strokes weren’t working. Going to go try the Rainbow now!

By: Anne-Marie Concepcion

Anne-Marie Concepcion — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:34:24 +0000

One more hidden stroke style easter egg: Rainbow. Make sure to use a capital R in the name and to change the type of stroke to Stripe from the dropdown menu before you add it.