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tpk1982
tpk1982
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September 1, 2016
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Change Text frame width from prompt

  • September 1, 2016
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Hi,

I need to change the text frame width by getting values by prompt. Tried with resize method but not able to pass the prompt value.

 app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.INCHES;   
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.INCHES; 
var myTableParent=app.activeDocument.selection[0].parentTextFrames[0]
//~ var parentWidth = myTableParent.geometricBounds[3] - myTableParent.geometricBounds[1];
var myvaluesprompt=prompt("Please enter the desired value (IN INCHES)","");
   
myTableParent.resize(  
    CoordinateSpaces.pasteboardCoordinates,  
          CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES,   
          AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR,   
          ResizeMethods.REPLACING_CURRENT_DIMENSIONS_WITH,  
          [myvaluesprompt, ResizeConstraints.KEEP_CURRENT_VALUE]  );

Please select some text in the text frame. Hope you aware i used parenttextframe.

Advance Thanks,

K

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Correct answer Loic.Aigon

Hi Loic,

Initially i tested with selection of text and ran the script. It wont respond. So only i just comment that.

Please select some text in the text frame. Hope you aware i used parenttextframe. (from my OP)

Thanks,

Karthi


Hi,

so it's just a small adjustment:

var main = function() {
  var doc = app.properties.activeDocument,
  sel, nw;
  if(!doc || app.selection.length!=1) return;
  sel = app.selection[0];
  if ( sel.properties.parentStory  && !sel.properties.geometricBounds ) {
  if ( !sel.parentTextFrames.length ) {
  alert("You selected text but parent text frame is not accessible at the moment. Text must be overflowing…" );
  return;
  }
  sel  = sel.parentTextFrames[0];
  }
  var p = prompt ("Please set a new width in inches", "");
  if ( !p || !/^\d+(\.\d+)?$/.test(p) ) {
  alert("Wrong value !");
  return;
  }
  nw = new UnitValue ( p, "in" ).as("pt");
  sel.resize ( 
  CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES, 
  AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR,  
  ResizeMethods.REPLACING_CURRENT_DIMENSIONS_WITH,    
  [nw, ResizeConstraints.KEEP_CURRENT_VALUE] 
  ); 
}
main();

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Loic.Aigon
Loic.Aigon
Legend
September 1, 2016
var main = function() {
  var doc = app.properties.activeDocument,
  sel, nw;
  if(!doc || app.selection.length!=1) return;
  sel = app.selection[0];
  if ( sel.properties.parentStory || ! sel.properties.geometricBounds ) return;
  var p = prompt ("Please set a new width in inches", "");
  if ( !p || !/^\d+(\.\d+)?$/.test(p) ) {
  alert("Wrong value !");
  return;
  }
  nw = new UnitValue ( p, "in" ).as("pt");
  sel.resize ( 
  CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES, 
  AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR,  
  ResizeMethods.REPLACING_CURRENT_DIMENSIONS_WITH,    
  [nw, ResizeConstraints.KEEP_CURRENT_VALUE] 
  ); 
}
main();

HTH

Loic

Ozalto | Productivity Oriented - Loïc Aigon

tpk1982
tpk1982Author
Legend
September 1, 2016

Thank you Loic, but if i run the script it wont did anything. It just returned.. not sure why it return without do any action

tpk1982
tpk1982Author
Legend
September 1, 2016

It run if i comment the line 8

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