I’ve found that javascripting around the selection of objects with .notes can get long in the tooth when looping through all the objects in a file. While I look for solutions that target “just the object that I know is there”… this plugin is VERY useful.
The quirk I’m running into, is that I only want to find the .note specifically – not “contains” or “all”.
Example:
l_arm_target
l_arm
I only want to select l_arm, but when I run the script I’m going to pick up the l_arm_target as well.
Is there a way to make it like the by name option “matches” ?
This would be VERY useful. In fact it would let my artists make their own actions and not have to depend on precise scripting.
Yes, that would be possible. If so, would it be over-thinking things to add an option to match the capitalization? Adding too many options can feel overwhelming to many users.
Maybe the last character in the note is invisible, like a space or return, in which case the note’s text may not match. It may be helpful to ignore invisible characters at the end, as well, but maybe a trailing space is significant in the search.
In the meantime, the ToolShed plugin has a panel to list artwork with notes, and an Alt/Option click on that entry will select the art (unless it’s locked or hidden). That panel is a free feature, that will continue to work after the trial period.
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