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siomosp
Inspiring
March 25, 2023
Answered

Sort selected textframes position by name inside layer, also change textframes position

  • March 25, 2023
  • 2 replies
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Hi,

I want to sort by name selected textframes

This works for sorting by name, layers

 

#target illustrator  
  
main();  
function main(){  
	
	if(!documents.length) return;  
    
	var doc = app.activeDocument;  
	
	var allLayers = app.activeDocument.layers;  
	
	var visibleLayers = [];  
	for(a=0; a<allLayers.length; a++){  
		var ilayer = allLayers[a];  
		if (ilayer.visible) {  
			visibleLayers.push(ilayer);  
		}  
	};  
		 
	var alphabetizedLayers = visibleLayers.sort( function(a,b) { return a > b } );
 	
	sort_layers(doc, alphabetizedLayers);
}  

function sort_layers(obj, abcLayers) {	
	for (var ri=0; ri<abcLayers.length;ri++) {
		abcLayers[ri].zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);
	};
}

 

 

Any help for modifying script for sorting selected textframes?

(Keeping textframe positions too)

From this

to 

 

 

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Correct answer femkeblanco
// select text frames
main();
function main(){
    var frames = app.activeDocument.selection;
    var array = [];
    for(var i = 0; i < frames.length; i++){
        array.push(frames[i]);
    };  
    array.sort(function(a, b) {return a.contents > b.contents;});
    sortZOrder(array);
    bubbleSortTop(array);
}  

function sortZOrder(frames) {
	for (var j = 0; j < frames.length; j++) {
		frames[j].zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);
	};
}
function bubbleSortTop(a){
    for (var i = a.length - 1; i > 0; i--){
        for (var j = 0; j < i; j++){
            if (a[j].top < a[j + 1].top){
                var temp = a[j].top;
                a[j].top = a[j + 1].top;
                a[j + 1].top = temp;
            }
        }
    }
    return a;
}

2 replies

femkeblanco
femkeblancoCorrect answer
Legend
March 25, 2023
// select text frames
main();
function main(){
    var frames = app.activeDocument.selection;
    var array = [];
    for(var i = 0; i < frames.length; i++){
        array.push(frames[i]);
    };  
    array.sort(function(a, b) {return a.contents > b.contents;});
    sortZOrder(array);
    bubbleSortTop(array);
}  

function sortZOrder(frames) {
	for (var j = 0; j < frames.length; j++) {
		frames[j].zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);
	};
}
function bubbleSortTop(a){
    for (var i = a.length - 1; i > 0; i--){
        for (var j = 0; j < i; j++){
            if (a[j].top < a[j + 1].top){
                var temp = a[j].top;
                a[j].top = a[j + 1].top;
                a[j + 1].top = temp;
            }
        }
    }
    return a;
}
S
siomospAuthor
Inspiring
March 25, 2023

Great solution, thank you!

    S
    siomospAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 25, 2023

    Partial solved

    Sorting text frames alphabetically

     

    // Sort selected textframes alphabetically
#target illustrator  
  
main();  
function main(){  
	if(!documents.length) return;  
 	var doc = app.activeDocument; 
	var selected_text = [];  
	for(a=0; a<app.selection.length; a++){  
		var ilayer = app.selection[a].contents;
		 
			selected_text.push(ilayer);  
		var	selected_text_sorted = selected_text.sort();
		var	selected_text_sorted_reverse = selected_text.sort().reverse();
	};  
	// alert(selected_text_sorted);	 
	for(a=0; a<app.selection.length; a++){  
	app.selection[a].contents = selected_text_sorted_reverse[a]
	}
}

     

     

     

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