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Mendi M
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February 25, 2025
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Help with script interface design

  • February 25, 2025
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How do I make the 'Story' & 'Document' radio buttons be on one line?

 I tried a lot with AI and it didn't work 🙂

 

 

    var dialog = app.dialogs.add({name: "Pstyle2tables"});
    
    var column = dialog.dialogColumns.add();
    var styleRow = column.dialogRows.add();
    var styleDropdown = styleRow.dropdowns.add({
        stringList: allParaStyles,
        selectedIndex: 0
    });
    
    var scopeRow = column.dialogRows.add();
    var radioBtns = scopeRow.radiobuttonGroups.add();
    var currentStoryRadio = radioBtns.radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel: "Story", checkedState: true});
    var entireDocRadio = radioBtns.radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel: "Document", checkedState: false});

    var result = dialog.show();
    
    if (result) {
        var selectedStyleName = allParaStyles[styleDropdown.selectedIndex];
        var selectedStyle = doc.paragraphStyles.itemByName(selectedStyleName);
        
        var workOnEntireDoc = entireDocRadio.checkedState;
        
        var tablesProcessed = 0;
        
        dialog.destroy();

 

Thanks to human intelligence!

Correct answer Eugene Tyson

I can never get indesign ui to behave

My solution so far has been to invent your own

 

// Attempt to get the active document and its paragraph styles
try {
    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    var allParaStyles = doc.paragraphStyles.everyItem().name;
} catch (e) {
    // If no document is open, use a dummy list for testing
    var allParaStyles = ["Style 1", "Style 2", "Style 3"];
}

var dlg = new Window("dialog", "Pstyle2tables");
dlg.orientation = "column";
dlg.alignChildren = "fill";

// Create a row group for paragraph style selection
var styleGroup = dlg.add("group");
styleGroup.orientation = "row";
styleGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Paragraph Style:");
var styleDropdown = styleGroup.add("dropdownlist", undefined, allParaStyles);
styleDropdown.selection = 0;

// Create a row group for the radio buttons
var radioGroup = dlg.add("group");
radioGroup.orientation = "row";
var storyRadio = radioGroup.add("radiobutton", undefined, "Story");
storyRadio.value = true;
var docRadio = radioGroup.add("radiobutton", undefined, "Document");

// Add OK and Cancel buttons
var btnGroup = dlg.add("group");
btnGroup.alignment = "right";
btnGroup.add("button", undefined, "OK", {name: "ok"});
btnGroup.add("button", undefined, "Cancel", {name: "cancel"});

// Show the dialog
if (dlg.show() == 1) {
    // OK pressed
    var selectedStyleName = styleDropdown.selection.text;
    var selectedStyle = doc.paragraphStyles.itemByName(selectedStyleName);
    var workOnEntireDoc = docRadio.value;
    
    // Your processing code here
}

 

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Eugene TysonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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February 25, 2025

I can never get indesign ui to behave

My solution so far has been to invent your own

 

// Attempt to get the active document and its paragraph styles
try {
    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    var allParaStyles = doc.paragraphStyles.everyItem().name;
} catch (e) {
    // If no document is open, use a dummy list for testing
    var allParaStyles = ["Style 1", "Style 2", "Style 3"];
}

var dlg = new Window("dialog", "Pstyle2tables");
dlg.orientation = "column";
dlg.alignChildren = "fill";

// Create a row group for paragraph style selection
var styleGroup = dlg.add("group");
styleGroup.orientation = "row";
styleGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Paragraph Style:");
var styleDropdown = styleGroup.add("dropdownlist", undefined, allParaStyles);
styleDropdown.selection = 0;

// Create a row group for the radio buttons
var radioGroup = dlg.add("group");
radioGroup.orientation = "row";
var storyRadio = radioGroup.add("radiobutton", undefined, "Story");
storyRadio.value = true;
var docRadio = radioGroup.add("radiobutton", undefined, "Document");

// Add OK and Cancel buttons
var btnGroup = dlg.add("group");
btnGroup.alignment = "right";
btnGroup.add("button", undefined, "OK", {name: "ok"});
btnGroup.add("button", undefined, "Cancel", {name: "cancel"});

// Show the dialog
if (dlg.show() == 1) {
    // OK pressed
    var selectedStyleName = styleDropdown.selection.text;
    var selectedStyle = doc.paragraphStyles.itemByName(selectedStyleName);
    var workOnEntireDoc = docRadio.value;
    
    // Your processing code here
}

 

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