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I want to ask two questions

  1. I can select multiple objects, and after that, if I click one of the selected objects, last clicked one becomes "active" or "super selected." What is the name of this selection, I could not find.

  2. How can I access this super selected object from Illustrator scripting? Document.selection just gives selection, and there is no activeObject.

I'm trying to develop a simple Illustrator script to make objects same size as the first one or super selected one with one click.

Thanks in advance

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There is no way to acess this data in the documentation. The scripting API isnt actually a first class member of adobes development effort. So new features dont flow into it.

Time to go for the c++ . But even there you have severe limitations.

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  • thank you. Do you know what this extra selection is called anyway?
    – Erdogan Kurtur
    Commented Nov 30, 2021 at 9:17
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    @Erdogan Kurtur its called the "Key Object" in the align toolbox
    – joojaa
    Commented Nov 30, 2021 at 9:20
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This is noted by Adobe official Illustrator developer team. In future update they will bring it sure.

For now You have to turn your algorithm or follow any other way for scripting.

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  • Welcome to GD.SE! Do you have a link for that note?
    – Mensch
    Commented Nov 30, 2021 at 16:37
  • Been waiting for this for nearly 10 years now. To be honest not going to hold my breath. In general i dont believe what adobe says only what it does.
    – joojaa
    Commented Dec 1, 2021 at 15:28

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