Find/Delete All Unused Empty Graphic Frames?

I was thrilled to find the solution that worked for me at https://www.eehelp.com/question/indesign-remove-all-the-empty-frames-online-script/   as an answer to this: I need to delete all images empty inline in a document. These empty frames inline appear once a data merge is done.

var doc = app.documents[0]
var inlines = doc.stories.everyItem().pageItems.everyItem().getElements();
while(fr=inlines.pop()){
  if(fr instanceof Group){continue}
  if(fr instanceof TextFrame){
    if(fr.contents == ""){fr.remove()}
    continue;
  }
  if(fr.graphics.length==0){fr.remove()}
}

Hi Lindsay,

the main question is: How would you define an empty graphic frame?

My answer would be: That's a frame without a purpose.

If you agree to that, then the frame could be identified like that:

1. A frame with no fill color.

2. A frame with no stroke applied.

3. A frame where no transparency effect is applied.

4. I think we could agree, that an empty graphic frame must not contain any other object.

Be it an image or a graphic or some other stuff that was pasted inside.

But: Is a frame without a purpose, if it contains other frames without a purpose?

( Then run a possible script that removes "empty frames" several times on the same document. )

Hm. But how about empty anchored frames?

Sometimes they fulfill a purpose like parting text from other text if they are anchored inline or above line.

Should we include or exclude them?

And finally:

How about text wrap?

Would you like to remove an empty graphic frame that has text wrap applied?

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

Hi together,

I think some of the original code of Michel has changed while this thread was moved to this new Adobe InDesign Forum last year. Hope, that Michel will come back soon to edit his posts.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )