[JS] [CS3] Create pageItem in the View Centre

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From: WellerUK_work
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:56

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Hi
I'm building script which adds new item into product catalogue based on the
code from the prompt() dialog.


When I run :
App.activeDocument.rectangles.add()
The new rectangle is created on the first page of the document.


app.activeDocument.layoutWindows[0].activePage.rectangles.add()
is better, but it always places the rectangle on the first page of the
spread, which is not very helpful for the user who is zoomed into the
opposite corner of the spread

app.activeDocument.layoutWindows[0].activePage.rectangles.add().select();
app.cut();
app.paste();
does exactly what I want but is awfully slow, when I deal with complex
object 



Is there a way to position page items in relation to the screen coordinates?


Thanks for help

weller

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