inDesign Script to Modify Width & Height values for all matching objects
I use inDesign to create cards for board games. Each individual "page" is a card. Each card has multiple objects on it. Because each of my inDesign files can have hundreds if not thousands of pages (cards), it can be incredibly cumbersome if I want to say move the location of a object, as doing it manually can literally take hours.
In order to address this issue, I wrote the code below to automate moving an object at a specific location of x,y,w,h. I prompt for this location, and then prompt for an x and y offset, allowing me to move all matching objects to a new location automatically.
Here is the code I am using:
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/// Set key variables to determine what objects are moved, by how much, and in what directions
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var xvalue = prompt("Enter X Value", "0");
x = parseFloat(xvalue);
var yvalue = prompt("Enter Y Value", "0");
y = parseFloat(yvalue);
var wdvalue = prompt("Enter W Value", "0");
wd = parseFloat(wdvalue);
var htvalue = prompt("Enter H Value", "0");
ht = parseFloat(htvalue);
var toMoveHorizontallyvalue = prompt("Enter X Move Value", "0");
toMoveHorizontally = parseFloat(toMoveHorizontallyvalue);
var toMoveVerticallyvalue = prompt("Enter Y Value", "0");
toMoveVertically = parseFloat(toMoveVerticallyvalue);
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/// Gather all spreads (pages) in indd file
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var myDoc = app.documents[0];
for(var p = 0; p < myDoc.pages.length; p++){
var found = false;
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/// Move all text frames that match variables
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for(var t = 0; t < myDoc.pages[p].textFrames.length; t++){
var frameGB = myDoc.pages[p].textFrames[t].geometricBounds;
var height = parseFloat(frameGB[2]).toFixed(2)-parseFloat(frameGB[0]).toFixed(2);
var width = parseFloat(frameGB[3]).toFixed(2)-parseFloat(frameGB[1]).toFixed(2);
if(parseFloat(frameGB[0]).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(y).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(frameGB[1]).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(x).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(height).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(ht).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(width).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(wd).toFixed(2)){
myDoc.pages[p].textFrames[t].move([frameGB[1]+toMoveHorizontally, frameGB[0]+toMoveVertically]);
myDoc.recompose();
}
}
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/// Move all GROUP text frames that match variables
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for(var g = 0; g < myDoc.pages[p].groups.length; g++){
for(var t = 0; t < myDoc.pages[p].groups[g].textFrames.length; t++){
var frameGB = myDoc.pages[p].groups[g].textFrames[t].geometricBounds;
var height = parseFloat(frameGB[2]).toFixed(2)-parseFloat(frameGB[0]).toFixed(2);
var width = parseFloat(frameGB[3]).toFixed(2)-parseFloat(frameGB[1]).toFixed(2);
if(parseFloat(frameGB[0]).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(y).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(frameGB[1]).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(x).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(height).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(ht).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(width).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(wd).toFixed(2)){
myDoc.pages[p].groups[g].textFrames[t].move([frameGB[1]+toMoveHorizontally, frameGB[0]+toMoveVertically]);
myDoc.recompose();
}
}
}
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/// Move all rectangle frames that match variables
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for(var r = 0; r < myDoc.pages[p].rectangles.length; r++){
var frameGB = myDoc.pages[p].rectangles[r].geometricBounds;
var height = parseFloat(frameGB[2]).toFixed(2)-parseFloat(frameGB[0]).toFixed(2);
var width = parseFloat(frameGB[3]).toFixed(2)-parseFloat(frameGB[1]).toFixed(2);
if(parseFloat(frameGB[0]).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(y).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(frameGB[1]).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(x).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(height).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(ht).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(width).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(wd).toFixed(2)){
myDoc.pages[p].rectangles[r].move([frameGB[1]+toMoveHorizontally, frameGB[0]+toMoveVertically]);
myDoc.recompose();
}
}
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/// Move all GROUP rectangle frames that match variables
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for(var g = 0; g < myDoc.pages[p].groups.length; g++){
for(var r = 0; r < myDoc.pages[p].groups[g].rectangles.length; r++){
var frameGB = myDoc.pages[p].groups[g].rectangles[r].geometricBounds;
var height = parseFloat(frameGB[2]).toFixed(2)-parseFloat(frameGB[0]).toFixed(2);
var width = parseFloat(frameGB[3]).toFixed(2)-parseFloat(frameGB[1]).toFixed(2);
if(parseFloat(frameGB[0]).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(y).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(frameGB[1]).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(x).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(height).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(ht).toFixed(2) && parseFloat(width).toFixed(2) == parseFloat(wd).toFixed(2)){
myDoc.pages[p].groups[g].rectangles[r].move([frameGB[1]+toMoveHorizontally, frameGB[0]+toMoveVertically]);
myDoc.recompose();
}
}
}
}
All of this works just fine. What I have been trying to do now is two additional things, which I simply have found no way to accomplish, so I am asking for help here.
1) I want to prompt for a width and height offset (easy to do), and then change those values much like I change the x and y values for an object. I can't figure out how to get this done - in other words, what is it that I should be trying to change, and how do I actually set the new values?
2) When I do change the width and height offsets successfully in number 1, it is usually (but not always) for image frames. When it is for image frames, I want to also automatically set/force Fitting - Fill Content Proportionally.
Assume I can modify my code to prompt for the new width and height values. How can I code for both 1) and 2) above?
Thanks in advance for any assistance provided.
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