Hi,
I'm successfully getting a reference to a non-threaded text frame that I want to delete, but calling .remove() on it results in error 45 'Object is invalid'
Seems like this code should work? But it doesn't :-(
// alert(workbooklegal) // InDesign alert: [Object PageItem]
workbooklegal.remove();
Can there be more than one Master Text Frame on a Master page? The Master Text Frame is dictated in the Margins and Columns command box. I want to add another text box to the master page that will let text flow in these particular additional master text boxes through all the pages of the document.
After some research, I discovered that the syntax .items('scriptlabel') is not supported for newer versions of InDesign. I iterated through the pageItems collection of the page, testing for .label == 'scriptlabel' and this worked to get a valid object for scripting commands.
Can there be more than one Master Text Frame on a Master page?
Sure, there can be any number of text frames on a master page (there can only be one Primary Text Frame). Both my script examples use two master frames on the spread. For flowing text you would need to thread the two frames:
This is GENIUS and SUCH a huge time saver, THANK YOU!!!!!
Better yet, I can still edit the document!!! <3
Hi together,
no need to outline text in InDesign, I think, if it can be done in an exported PDF:
Acrobat Pro DC
Print Production
Preflight > Acrobat Pro DC 2015 Profiles
Select single fix ups
Document > Convert fonts to outlines
Regards,
Uwe
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Hi,
start your ExtendScript Toolkit app (ESTK) and look under "Help".
Don't know the exact paths under Windows, but for Mac OSX you'll find some PDFs about scripting CS5 here:
CS5 (version 7)
/Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities - CS5/ExtendScript Toolkit CS5/
ExtendScript Toolkit ReadMe.pdf
/Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities - CS5/ExtendScript Toolkit CS5/SDK/English/
Adobe Intro To Scripting.pdf
/Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities - CS5/ExtendScript Toolkit CS5/SDK/
JavaScript Tools Guide.pdf
And if you mean scripting of InDesign version 5 (CS3) your ExtendScript Toolkit 2 should lead the way.
If you do not have the ESTK available see here:
ExtendScript Toolkit Archives | Adobe Developer Connection
EDIT August 27, 2019
The link above is still working, but the links on the landing page will not provide you with valid download links for the ESTK.
Indispensable resources of DOM documentation compiled by Jongware:
Regards,
Uwe
i'm trying to do this with script:
i also write this two lines:
app.selection[0].rotationAngle = 25; app.selection[0].absoluteRotationAngle = -25;
but it doesn't help.
would you give me a clue?
thanks a bunch.
Hi,
think, you have to do that differently.
One simplistic solution for a rectangular shaped text frame could be this:
var rect = app.selection[0];
var pathPointPositions = rect.paths[0].pathPoints.everyItem().anchor ;
rect.rotationAngle = 25 ;
var pathPointsArray = rect.paths[0].pathPoints.everyItem().getElements();
for( var n=0; n<pathPointsArray.length; n++ )
{
pathPointsArray[n].anchor = pathPointPositions[n];
}
Regards,
Uwe
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I am experiencing problem when we are trying to enable the Layout Adjustment property through InDesign CC Server_Scripting.
app.documents[0].layoutAdjustmentPreferences.enableLayoutAdjustment=true;
Could you please if anybody helps us to solve this problem?
Hi,
should the code not be
app.documents[0].AdjustLayoutPreference.enableAdjustLayout = true;
taken from the documentation - https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#AdjustLayoutPreference.html#d1e 328813
Regards
Malcolm
How to set transformReferencePoint
// app.layoutWindows[0].transformReferencePoint = AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR;
I am working with a Word text file that originally used a font called First Nations. I changed the Word file all to Minion Pro and I can see all of the diacritics and special characters used in the Word file.
BUT, when I import the file into InDesign, I get the dreaded X for the missing glyphs. They really are not missing as Minion Pro has them, but for some reason they are not getting imported properly. I would have to go and change each one individually which would take too long plus allow for mistakes.
Any suggestions on what to do?
Hi sreekarthikeyank ,
what's the exact version of your InDesign Server?
FWIW: The old feature "Layout Adjustment" ( CS5 to CC 2018 ) is dead with InDesign CC 2019.
The new feature "Adjust Layout" that has substituted "Layout Adjustment" is totally different.
https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign13/#LayoutAdjustmentPreference.html vs.
https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#AdjustLayoutPreference.html
Regards,
Uwe
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Where do you see that transformReferencePoint is involved with e.g. method adjustLayout() ?
https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign14/#Page.html#d1e203184__d1e203991
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Uwe
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Hi guys,
I've recently found a script which will help my workflow tremendously if i can adjust it properly. I make obituaries for a living, which need a simple 1 pt black border around the whole page. I would like to have a script which adds this for me.
Currently I have this:
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
myDoc.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.pageOrigin;
var currentPage = myDoc.layoutWindows[0].activePage;
var myLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.item("QR");
if(!myLayer.isValid)
{
myLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.add ({name: "kader"});
}
myLayer.layerColor = UIColors.GRASS_GREEN;
myLayer.move(LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING); // üste tasi
var myFrame = currentPage.rectangles.add ({geometricBounds:[0,0,85,200]});
myFrame.contentType = ContentType.GRAPHIC_TYPE;
myFrame.appliedObjectStyle = krkod;
myFrame.frameFittingOptions.autoFit = true;
myFrame.itemLayer = myLayer;
But this script doesn't take in account the varying size of the page. It only places it at the top left corner. Is there a way to make it that it will fit neatly around my whole page?
Also, it would be perfect if it would add the black border by it self. Can someone help me with this?
Kind regards!
Hi Ted,
you could switch between the two behaviors, the one from CS4 and before and the one from CS5 and above.
See: Re: With CS5, some things have changed
See what Dave Saunders does there with app.scriptPreferences.version .
DOM documentation e.g. here:
https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign14/#ScriptPreference.html
WARNING: Before changing anything just read out the default value of version with your version of InDesign.
In line 4 below item("Fred") gathers all script labels that have value "Fred" with all plain, not nested, text frames in the active document. Also e.g. with running InDesign CC 2019. FWIW: InDesign CC 2019 has the default value "14.0" for property version of app.scriptPreferences.
var myDoc = app.documents[0];
var defaultVersion = app.scriptPreferences.version;
app.scriptPreferences.version = "6.0"
var myTFs = myDoc.textFrames.item("Fred");
alert(myTFs.toSource());
app.scriptPreferences.version = defaultVersion;
Regards,
Uwe
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Thank you Laubender , that's what i was trying to do.
Hey, I have a similar issue that was fixed by your comment.
Not working:
// text in frame: hi, my name is joe var myFrame = app.selection[0] var text = myFrame.parentStory.insertionPoints.itemByRange(myFrame.insertionPoints[0].index,myFrame.insertionPoints[0].index+10).texts[0] $.writeln(text.contents) app.findGrepPreferences = null app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = 'my' me = text.findGrep() $.writeln(me[0].contents)
Working:
// text in frame: hi, my name is joe
var myFrame = app.selection[0]
var text = myFrame.parentStory.insertionPoints.itemByRange(myFrame.insertionPoints[0].index,myFrame. insertionPoints[0].index+10).getElements()[0]
$.writeln(text.contents)
app.findGrepPreferences = null
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = 'my'
me = text.findGrep()
$.writeln(me[0].contents)
Do you have ideas why texts[0] does not work, while getElements()[0] will? Both get the text successfully, but the grep will not see the stuff in texts[0]..
Thanks,
Christopher
