InDesign CS3- need to record/identify order of clicking on objects

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#1

I’m looking for a way to have a user select objects in indesign, and to somehow record the order in which they select. Event Listener doesn’t appear to cover selections.

My current workaround is to have the user hit a key command after each selection, though this is not ideal.

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

#2

Hi. What is the end goal of capturing the selection order?

#3

Thanks for asking.

I want to do a text export of multiple text objects . . where the user can essentially specify the order text will appear in the output. For instance, a user can first click on the frame containing the headline, then next on a subhead, then next on the main body, and this order will be remembered when exported to a text file.