graphic line

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May 4, 2023
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Dear all,

How to draw a graphic line above a specific text frame in Adobe InDesign using scripting

Thanks in advance

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Correct answer rob day

Hi @John_devs , Select a text frame and try this:

app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;
var tf = app.documents[0].selection[0];
var b = tf.geometricBounds;
var p = tf.parentPage;
var g = 5;//gap above frame in points
p.graphicLines.add({geometricBounds: [b[0]-g, b[1], b[0]-g, b[3]], strokeColor:"Black", strokeWeight:1});

app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = AutoEnum.AUTO_VALUE;

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Willi Adelberger

Community Expert

Why do you want to script it, use paragraph styles.

Loic.Aigon

Legend

or script those but indeed.

rob day

Correct answer

Community Expert

Hi @John_devs , Select a text frame and try this:

app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;
var tf = app.documents[0].selection[0];
var b = tf.geometricBounds;
var p = tf.parentPage;
var g = 5;//gap above frame in points
p.graphicLines.add({geometricBounds: [b[0]-g, b[1], b[0]-g, b[3]], strokeColor:"Black", strokeWeight:1});

app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = AutoEnum.AUTO_VALUE;

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