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léandro_0776
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February 16, 2025
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Writing a script to change the font from "xxx1" to "xxx2" for all paragraph styles

  • February 16, 2025
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I am very new to scripts, and I just have a ponctual need.

I have a document using fonts no longer available.

I would like to run a script that will change the definition of all paragraphs using for example the "xxx1" font to "xxx2".

That must be pretty easy, but some help would save me a lot of time learning how to write scripts. I don't know the ExtendScript language.

Thanks.

    Correct answer Klaus Göbel

    Try the following:

    FrameMaker menue -> View - Panel -> Fonts

     

    and then: replace Fonts

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    Klaus Göbel
    Klaus GöbelCorrect answer
    Legend
    February 17, 2025

    Try the following:

    FrameMaker menue -> View - Panel -> Fonts

     

    and then: replace Fonts

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      léandro_0776Author
      Inspiring
      February 18, 2025

      Very nice, thanks!.

      Bob_Niland
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      Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 16, 2025

      If it's just one file, it might be easier to
      save it as .mif,
      open it in a plain text editor (Notepad will do),

      examine some of the font declarations so you know what they look like,
      perform a single CTLh find/change,
      re-save, and
      re-open in FM.

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      léandro_0776Author
      Inspiring
      February 16, 2025

      Brillant, thanks!

      Bob_Niland
      Community Expert
      Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 16, 2025

      Be sure to keep a copy of the pre-change file.

      It would also be worthwhile to create a short document with the new font, and examine its MIF.

      Font declarations in MIF can look different from the font names in the menus, e.g.
      ‹FPlatformName `W.Source Sans Pro Semibold.R.600'›
      ‹FFamily `Source Sans Pro Semibold'›

       

      And what you need to change may involve more than just the name:
      ‹FWeight `SemiBold'›

       

      For short text strings needing bulk change, there's also a minor risk of unintended changes. Fragments of font tags can appear all over the place. FM files can also contain various binary objects, presented in MIF as somewhat random-appearing blocks of hexadecimal. There is some risk that the string you are changing could semi-randomly appear in a hex object. So when changing:
      ‹FPlatformName `W.Source Code Pro.R.400'›
      to
      ‹FPlatformName `W.Source Serif Pro.R.400'›
      don't just change [Code] to [Serif]. Quote as much of each string as you can.

      ☑ Match Case

       

      Plan B would be to create a small default document (template.fm).
      File🞃Import…Formats
      ☑ Paragraph Formats only
      from the active document (working.fm).
      Revise just the ¶formats of interest in template.fm

       

      Then with the working.fm, and template.fm still open, you can, in working.fm
      File🞃Import…Formats
      of just 
      ☑ Paragraph Formats
      from template.fm

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