Is there a script for adding reference lines to columns?

Question

When there are many columns, dragging them can be a bit troublesome.I want to automatically generate column lines.

rob day · Accepted Answer

I Got it.Need to set:app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.PAGE_ORIGIN;But,I don't know how to add reference lines that extend beyond the page.But,I don't know how to add reference lines that extend beyond the page. See my first reply. You would have to get an existing guide or set a new guide—this makes a new guide that extends onto the pasteboard //active pagevar pg = app.activeWindow.activePagevar l = app.activeDocument.layers//add a horizonal guide at 2 inches to the top layer of the active pagepg.guides.add(l[0], {orientation:HorizontalOrVertical.horizontal, fitToPage:false, location:"2in"});

rob day · Answer

You can get column positions and add guides like this:

//page 1
var pg = app.activeDocument.pages[0]
//the page’s column postions as a array
var ca = pg.marginPreferences.columnsPositions;
//the left margin position
var lm = pg.marginPreferences.left
//add vertical guides at each column position
for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++){
    pg.guides.add(app.activeDocument.layers[0], {orientation:HorizontalOrVertical.vertical,location:ca[i]+lm});
}; 

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