Adobe InDesign CS5 Products
Software Development Kit (Build 355, April 2010) 
ReadMe File
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This SDK provides the information you need to develop software modules 
that plug into and extend the functionality of Adobe InDesign CS5 products.
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This file has the following sections:
  1. Legal
  2. Development Environments
  3. Porting
  4. SDK Documentation Overview
  5. Known Issues
  6. AGL Headers and Libraries
  7. SDK Support and Adobe Partner Programs 


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1. Legal
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You may use this SDK only in a manner consistent with the 
included End User License Agreement:

  <SDK>/legalnotices/EULAs.pdf

Other notices, terms and conditions pertaining to third-party 
software are located at:

  http://www.adobe.com/go/thirdparty


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2. Development Environments
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Windows:
  <OS>  Microsoft Windows XP with service pack 2 or higher
  <IDE> Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Mac OS:
  <OS>  Mac OS 10.5
  <IDE> XCode 3.1.3
        (Download from: http://developer.apple.com/tools/download/)

NOTE: To run InDesign in the Japanese feature set, you must have an 
      operating system with Japanese language support.

NOTE: For the requirements to run InDesign and InCopy, see the 
      ReadMe files for those products.


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3. Porting
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For detailed porting instructions, see "Adobe InDesign CS5 
Porting Guide":

  <SDK>/docs/guides/porting-guide.pdf


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4. SDK Documentation Overview
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If you are new to InDesign development, see "Getting Started 
with the Adobe InDesign CS5 Products SDK":

  <SDK>/getting-started.pdf

PDF versions of our written documentation are in the following 
directory:

  <SDK>/docs/guides

These documents also are built into the API reference, which 
is provided in the following two files:

  <SDK>/docs/references/index.chm
  <SDK>/docs/references/sdkdocs.tar.gz

Both contain reference documentation for all public APIs 
and SDK sample code, as well as an HTML version of the PDF 
documentation listed above.

The index.chm file is a compressed HTML file, for use on Windows. 
To view its contents, double-click the file icon on Windows.

The sdkdocs.tar.gz archive is for use on Mac OS. To expand this 
archive on Mac OS, double-click the file. It decompresses to a 
subfolder named sdkdocs. To view the reference, double-click 
index.html.


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5. Known Issues
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* If you installed security update 896358 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 
  Service Pack 1 (SP1), you may experience broken links and missing text 
  while viewing the <SDK>/docs/references/index.chm file.

  Use one of the following workarounds:

  Method 1
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  1. Double-click the index.chm file.
  2. In the "Open File-Security Warning" dialog box, clear the 
     "Always ask before opening this file" check box. 
  3. Click Open.

  Method 2
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  1. Right-click the index.chm file, then click Properties.
  2. Click Unblock.
  3. Double-click the index.chm file to open the file.

  For details, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902225.
 

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6. AGL Headers and Libraries
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AGL (Adobe Globalization Library) is based on ICU (International 
Components for Unicode), developed by IBM. InDesign CS5 exposes 
some public APIs that allow third-party developers to get the ICU 
locale for a language. The version that InDesign CS5 uses is 
based on ICU version 3.4 headers and Windows libraries in 
<SDK>/external/icu, available for your use.

For more information on ICU open source, see:

  http://www-306.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/index.jsp


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7. SDK Support and Adobe Partner Programs 
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Information on Adobe support, in general, may be found at:

  http://www.adobe.com/support/programs/

If you are a partner who extends, markets, or sells Adobe products 
or solutions, you should consider membership in the Adobe Partner 
Connection Solution Partner Program. The Solution Partner Program 
provides development support, access to timely product information, 
as well as various marketing benefits. To learn more about the 
program, point your browser to:

  http://go.adobe.com/kb/cs_cpsid_50036_en-us

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Copyright 2010 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Adobe and InDesign are registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems,
Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and
Windows are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries. Apple and Mac OS are trademarks
of Apple Computer, Incorporated, registered in the United States and other 
countries. IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, 
registered in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks 
are the property of their respective owners.
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