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D.S..
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April 15, 2022
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Can someone share script that takes text and adds it to an object.

  • April 15, 2022
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I do have some figures (in randomly named layer) with random number of edges and colours and random texts (in another randomly named layer) placed on them (text can be on multyple rows). I want the figures to be named as the text on them.

The only certen thing is that the text will aways be placed 100% on the figure.

 

Endgoal:

Select the text from one of the layers, then select a figure from the other layer and run the script, after that figure should get the text name (inside the layer).

 

If it can be automated more as selecting all texts and figures at once and runing the script this would be amazing (if not it can be done one by one).

 

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Correct answer femkeblanco

This is based on the text being completely within the bounding box of the path. See if it does what you want. (It does not test whether the text is in front or behind the path.)

 

// select all texts and paths in question
var frames = [];
var paths = [];
for (var i = 0; i < app.selection.length; i++) {
    if (app.selection[i].typename == "TextFrame") {
        frames.push(app.selection[i]);
    } else if (app.selection[i].typename == "PathItem") {
        paths.push(app.selection[i]);
    }
}
for (var i = 0; i < paths.length; i++) {
    for (var j = 0; j < frames.length; j++) {
        var b1 = frames[j].geometricBounds;
        var b2 = paths[i].geometricBounds;
        if ((b1[0] > b2[0] && b1[2] < b2[2]) && 
            (b1[1] < b2[1] && b1[3] > b2[3])) {
            paths[i].name = frames[j].contents;
        }
    }
}

 

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femkeblanco
femkeblanco
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April 15, 2022
quote

The only certen thing is that the text will aways be placed 100% on the figure.

By @D.S..


It's possible to test whether the text is within the bounding box of the path. Testing whether the text is literally completely within the path may be impractical.

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    D.S..Author
    Known Participant
    April 15, 2022

    Mmmm my point was that that's the only think I know (not necessery to use it), that the text will be inside the boundrys. I need to select one text (does not mater if it is inside the boundrys or outside) that can be multyple rows

     

    Example 1 (one textbox):

    Name
    1

     

    Example 2 (one textbox):

    Birds
    Fly

     

    and select one figure with name <Path> (default one after creating a figure with the pen tool), after running the script I want the figure name to become what is written inside the text box.

     

    Example:

    Select
    Textbox: Name 1
    Shape: <path>

     

    Run the script

     

    Textbox: Name 1
    Shape: Name 1

     

    Do you think this is possible?

     

    If you need further explanation please tell me. 🙂 

     

    femkeblanco
    femkeblancoCorrect answer
    Legend
    April 15, 2022

    This is based on the text being completely within the bounding box of the path. See if it does what you want. (It does not test whether the text is in front or behind the path.)

     

    // select all texts and paths in question
var frames = [];
var paths = [];
for (var i = 0; i < app.selection.length; i++) {
    if (app.selection[i].typename == "TextFrame") {
        frames.push(app.selection[i]);
    } else if (app.selection[i].typename == "PathItem") {
        paths.push(app.selection[i]);
    }
}
for (var i = 0; i < paths.length; i++) {
    for (var j = 0; j < frames.length; j++) {
        var b1 = frames[j].geometricBounds;
        var b2 = paths[i].geometricBounds;
        if ((b1[0] > b2[0] && b1[2] < b2[2]) && 
            (b1[1] < b2[1] && b1[3] > b2[3])) {
            paths[i].name = frames[j].contents;
        }
    }
}

     

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