Hello,
I have a javascript that exports AI files as FXG, so I can further process the file contents as XML. Some text items don't make it into "/RichText" items unless I do the "Expand Appearance" command first, however. I've tried to automate this and had no luck -- what am I missing here?
1. I don't see how my script can detect using some property of the pageitem whether an item needs "Expand Appearance" to be performed.
2. I don't see how I can do "Expand Appearance" via scripting, even if I knew a pageitem needed it.
3. Hoping to avoid individually fixing each pageitem, I've looked at the options available for saving as FXG. None of the available options seem to help, though the names of the options would suggest they should -- I've tried multiple combinations with no luck.
My customer has hundreds (possibly thousands) of files that need to be processed, so I really need this automation to work. Can anybody help me see the way?
Thanks,
- Rich