InkInfo

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo

Description

Ink information for printing a document.

Properties

InkInfo.angle

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo.angle

Description

The ink’s screen angle in degrees.

Range: -360 to 360.

Type

Number (double).

InkInfo.customColor

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo.customColor

Description

The color of the custom ink.

Type

Color

InkInfo.density

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo.density

Description

The neutral density. Minimum: 0.0.

Type

Number (double).

InkInfo.dotShape

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo.dotShape

Description

The dot shape name.

Type

String.

InkInfo.frequency

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo.frequency

Description

The ink’s frequency.

Range: 0.0 to 1000.0.

Type

Number (double).

InkInfo.kind

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo.kind

Description

The ink type.

Type

InkType

InkInfo.printingStatus

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo.printingStatus

Description

The ink printing status.

Type

InkPrintStatus

InkInfo.trapping

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo.trapping

Description

The trapping type.

Type

TrappingType

InkInfo.trappingOrder

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo.trappingOrder

Description

The order of trapping for the ink.

Range: 1 to 4 for CMYK.

Type

Number (long).

InkInfo.typename

app.activeDocument.inkList[index].inkInfo.typename

Description

The class name of the object.

Type

String; read-only.

Example

Getting ink information

// Displays the current documents inks in a text frame

var docRef = documents.add();

// assemble a string of the inks in this document
var sInks = "";
var iLength = activeDocument.inkList.length;
for (var i = 0; i < iLength; i++) {
    sInks += docRef.inkList[i].name;
    sInks += "\r\t";
    sInks += "Frequency = " + docRef.inkList[i].inkInfo.frequency;
    sInks += "\r\t";
    sInks += "Density = " + docRef.inkList[i].inkInfo.density;
    sInks += "\r";
}

var textRef = docRef.textFrames.add();
textRef.contents = sInks;
textRef.top = 600;
textRef.left = 200;

redraw();