How to select characterStyles panel "[none]"

Hi SK,

don't know if something went wrong by moving the thread over to InDesign Scripting.

I already replied to your question how to address character style named [None]. I will repeat my answer here:

var charStyleNone = app.activeDocument.characterStyles[0];
var c = 0;
for( x in charStyleNone )
{
    try{
    $.writeln( c+"\t"+x +"\t"+ charStyleNone.toString() );
    }catch(e)
    {
        for( y in e )
        {
            $.writeln(c+"\t"+"ERROR"+"\t"+y+"\t"+e.toString() );
        }
    };
    c++
};

The snippet above tries to list property/value pairs of Character Style [None]. Run it from the ESTK. It will return also some error messages. All messages, not only the error ones are listed in the JavaScript Console of the ESTK.

You'll find, that the value of most properties is: NOTHING

Here an excerpt from the result when run against an InDesign CC 2018.1 document as the active one. From my German InDesign.

A message like: "Ungültige Anforderung für Stammformat." points at:  $ID/InvalidRequestForRootStyleError

/*
0    imported    false
1    ERROR    number    516
1    ERROR    fileName    (Script1)
1    ERROR    line    8
1    ERROR    source    var charStyleNone = app.activeDocument.characterStyles[0];
var c = 0;
for( x in charStyleNone )
{
    try{
    $.writeln( c+"\t"+x +"\t"+ charStyleNone.toString() );
    }catch(e)
    {
        for( y in e )
        {
            $.writeln(c+"\t"+"ERROR"+"\t"+y+"\t"+e.toString() );
        }
    };
    c++
};
1    ERROR    start    -1
1    ERROR    end    -1
1    ERROR    message    Ungültige Anforderung für Stammformat.
1    ERROR    name    Error
1    ERROR    description    Ungültige Anforderung für Stammformat.
2    appliedFont    
3    fontStyle    NOTHING
4    pointSize    NOTHING
5    leading    NOTHING
6    kerningMethod    NOTHING
7    tracking    NOTHING
8    capitalization    NOTHING
9    position    NOTHING
10    underline    NOTHING
11    strikeThru    NOTHING
12    ligatures    NOTHING
13    noBreak    NOTHING
14    horizontalScale    NOTHING
15    verticalScale    NOTHING
16    baselineShift    NOTHING
17    skew    NOTHING
18    fillTint    NOTHING
19    strokeTint    NOTHING
20    strokeWeight    NOTHING
21    overprintStroke    NOTHING
22    overprintFill    NOTHING
23    otfFigureStyle    NOTHING
24    otfOrdinal    NOTHING
25    otfFraction    NOTHING
26    otfDiscretionaryLigature    NOTHING
27    otfTitling    NOTHING
28    otfContextualAlternate    NOTHING
29    otfSwash    NOTHING
30    ERROR    number    21
30    ERROR    fileName    (Script1)
30    ERROR    line    8
30    ERROR    source    var charStyleNone = app.activeDocument.characterStyles[0];
var c = 0;
for( x in charStyleNone )
{
    try{
    $.writeln( c+"\t"+x +"\t"+ charStyleNone.toString() );
    }catch(e)
    {
        for( y in e )
        {
            $.writeln(c+"\t"+"ERROR"+"\t"+y+"\t"+e.toString() );
        }
    };
    c++
};
30    ERROR    start    0
30    ERROR    end    0
30    ERROR    message    null is not an object
30    ERROR    name    TypeError
30    ERROR    description    null is not an object
31    ERROR    number    21
31    ERROR    fileName    (Script1)
31    ERROR    line    8
31    ERROR    source    var charStyleNone = app.activeDocument.characterStyles[0];
var c = 0;
for( x in charStyleNone )
{
    try{
    $.writeln( c+"\t"+x +"\t"+ charStyleNone.toString() );
    }catch(e)
    {
        for( y in e )
        {
            $.writeln(c+"\t"+"ERROR"+"\t"+y+"\t"+e.toString() );
        }
    };
    c++
};
31    ERROR    start    0
31    ERROR    end    0
31    ERROR    message    null is not an object
31    ERROR    name    TypeError
31    ERROR    description    null is not an object
32    underlineTint    NOTHING
33    underlineGapTint    NOTHING
34    underlineOverprint    NOTHING
35    underlineGapOverprint    NOTHING
…
122    rubyFontStyle    NOTHING
123    rubyFontSize    NOTHING
124    rubyOpenTypePro    NOTHING
125    rubyXScale    NOTHING
126    rubyYScale    NOTHING
127    rubyType    NOTHING
128    rubyAlignment    NOTHING
129    rubyPosition    NOTHING
130    rubyXOffset    NOTHING
131    rubyYOffset    NOTHING
132    rubyParentSpacing    NOTHING
133    rubyAutoAlign    NOTHING
134    rubyOverhang    NOTHING
135    rubyAutoScaling    NOTHING
136    rubyParentScalingPercent    NOTHING
137    rubyParentOverhangAmount    NOTHING
138    warichu    NOTHING
139    warichuSize    NOTHING
140    warichuLines    NOTHING
141    warichuLineSpacing    NOTHING
142    warichuAlignment    NOTHING
143    warichuCharsAfterBreak    NOTHING
144    warichuCharsBeforeBreak    NOTHING
145    otfProportionalMetrics    NOTHING
146    otfHVKana    NOTHING
147    otfRomanItalics    NOTHING
148    scaleAffectsLineHeight    NOTHING
149    cjkGridTracking    NOTHING
150    glyphForm    NOTHING
151    rubyAutoTcyDigits    NOTHING
152    rubyAutoTcyIncludeRoman    NOTHING
153    rubyAutoTcyAutoScale    NOTHING
154    id    118
155    label    
156    isValid    true
157    parent    [object Document]
158    index    0
159    properties    [object Object]
160    styleExportTagMaps    [object StyleExportTagMaps]
161    events    [object Events]
162    eventListeners    [object EventListeners]
163    isValid    true
*/

Regards,
Uwe