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Though I think the title should contain “JavaScript & XML” instead of “XML & JavaScript”, this ambitious book fills a large hole in the InDesign how-to book landscape. The book covers a LOT of ground. The first twelve chapters include an introduction to scripting, how to use InDesign’s script editor, and a thick section on understanding InDesign’s unique JavaScript object model. The next seven chapters delve into XML: what XML is, where it comes from, how to import it into InDesign, an extensive section on XSLT, and then a thick section on automating XML workflows via scripting.
The book is equal part lessons, reference, examples, and “try it for yourself” tutorials. While the size and scope may intimidate some, if you want to learn about automation or XML and InDesign you’ll benefit by reading at least parts of this book.
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