Free InDesign Plug-ins from Rorohiko.com

Check out this new site with free plug-ins avalable for download. Rorohiko Ltd. develops software for the DTP and prepress market. (…)

Check out this new site with free plug-ins avalable for download.

Rorohiko Ltd. develops software for the DTP and prepress market. They recently started to develop free plug-ins for InDesign CS and CS 2. Though they don’t yet have a wide range of plug-ins, Rorohiko is regularly developing new ones and it’s worth to keep an eye on them. The most recent plug-ins are Sudoku Generator and Place Auto-Syncronize.

Read the Place Auto-Syncronize press release.

PRESS RELEASE

Rorohiko Ltd. Releases Another Free InDesign Plug-In

Wellington, 15-Nov-2005. Rorohiko Ltd, a software development and consultancy company targeting the prepress and publishing area announces the release of its ‘Place Auto-Synchronize’ InDesign Plug-In. This is the next installment in Rorohiko’s growing range of free plug-ins. It is available to InDesign CS and CS2 users on Mac OS X or Windows 2000/NT platforms.

The plug-in allows ‘live’ subscriptions for placed items. Text or image items automatically update when the associated linked file is modified. Many practical applications are possible - from synchronized text to automated template-based publishing.

This plugin is available for download from

http://www.rorohiko....utosynchronizer.html

Supported platforms: InDesign CS and CS2 on Mac OS X or Windows 2000/NT.

About Rorohiko

Rorohiko Ltd. provides custom software development, consultancy and software developer training for companies operating in the prepress and publishing area. Rorohiko Ltd. is based in New Zealand, and provides services to customers all over the world.

15 November 2005

Elisabetta Bruno

I’m not sure to what extent this is useful, considering InDesign already does this on its own with text and graphic files.

James

18 November 2005
Hi James,

I see what you mean, but as far as I know, InDesign updates images but not to imported text. Once you have imported text into InDesign CS (don’t know about CS 2) it is no longer linked to the original file, thus it doesn’t autoupdate when the original file is modified.

As we both said though, InDesign does update images, that’s true.

If you want to try out the plug-in I’d be glad to see what you think of it.

Elisabetta Bruno

18 November 2005
That’s odd. it *should* update text files, it certainly can let you know when a linked text file is missing - unless you turned off that feature in the preferences.

CreativeGuy

29 November 2005
The main feature of this plug-in is that the updates happen automatically, without user interaction.

This allows for some forms of automation - e.g. a template file that automatically ’sucks’ in a logo and a text body, or some automated pages.

One of the goals is to create a ‘bridge’ between automated processes which juggle content and images, and ’smart’ documents that prepare themselves for the user.

Kris Coppieters

29 December 2005
Can anyone tell me if there is a plugin that will allow you to open Quark files in InDesign ??

O Gee

09 July 2009
Yes, Markzware’s Q2ID lets InDesign convert and open Quark files. It’s not a perfect conversion sometimes but I’ve always been pleased with the results. I think they also have a plug-in for opening InDesign files in Quark.

Jeremy Schultz
DESIGNORATI

14 July 2009
have to do a job in Indesign with hebrew text. The letters come written in the wrong direction.
When I open the original it complains about a plugin ME ENABLER.RPLN which when I did a google search I realized it had to do with the hebrew text. Can I get that for free and where? Thank so much!

Riva

Riva

30 July 2009
I saw Riva’s request above.. have the same probem .. needing the plugin ME ENABLER.RPLN .

Same Question.. can I get that for free and where?

Thanks

David

David Miller

30 November 2009
could you send me a link to download ‘me enabler.rpln’ plugin?
thank you

jacob

07 December 2009