Is there a solution to the 3mm left/right misalignment of the layout after adding or removing pages?

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March 15, 2025
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I think I've seen someone write a script.
That script but changes the entire page.
I've found that only the content in the typearea will be misplaced.
Is there any way to move the affected pages, by odd, or even, 3mm to the left or right, respectively?
Objects within the page center do not need to be moved.

I found the example below, when you delete page 2, there is an unusual bug+?
What the heck, the chunks move far more than 3mm to the left .

splash_page.zip

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Eugene Tyson

Community Expert

Again just a proof of concept that it can be done. And possibly automated ----- outside the already existing method of Anchored Objects.

Thinking about it a bit more maybe it can work with a script

You'll need two object styles - setup to align the object to the spine and the bleed

You'll need to know your page size and experiment with the settings but you can't have a negative number - so you'll have to align to the page right then offset like this

Same for Object Style Right

Once you have both styles setup correctly and working the way you like

In the Window>Utilities>Script Label

Give both a label called Style (you can rename this and update in the script if you wish)

Then the script scans for the label and detects if its' on a left or right page - then applies the correct style

I've been trying to automate a detection method say if a new page is added the script would go again, but I can't get the automation side of it to run. Can't figure that part out, yet!

But if it works - then any object that needs to go from edge to edge with bleed - you can add the script label Style to the object and then the script should apply left or right object style

I have not tested in every possible scenario and it might be too complex, maybe you don't need a style.

Maybe you already have an object style.

A simpler approach maybe to just detect objects crossing the spine and offset them back to position.

But I haven't got much more time to keep testing.

The script label means only objects with the label will be affected. So adds some security.

Maybe just an offset is better and Object Styles are not required.

// Ensure that script is running
$.writeln("Script execution started!");

// Get the active document
var doc = app.activeDocument;

function applyObjectStyleBasedOnPage() {
    var pages = doc.pages;
    var pageCount = pages.length;
    
    // Loop through each page and check objects
    for (var i = 0; i < pageCount; i++) {
        var page = pages[i];
        
        // Check if the page is left or right
        var isLeftPage = (page.side == PageSideOptions.LEFT_HAND);
        var styleName = isLeftPage ? "Left" : "Right";  // Determine style name based on page side

        // Log current page and style being applied
        $.writeln("Processing page: " + page.name + " - Applying style: " + styleName);

        // Loop through all page items to find those with the specific label
        var objects = page.allPageItems;
        $.writeln("Found " + objects.length + " objects on this page.");

        for (var j = 0; j < objects.length; j++) {
            var obj = objects[j];

            // Log each object and check if it has the label
            $.writeln("Checking object: " + obj.label);

            // Apply the style if the script label matches
            if (obj.label == "Style") {
                $.writeln("Found object with label 'Style': " + obj.label);  // Log found object label

                // Apply the correct style
                try {
                    var style = doc.objectStyles.itemByName(styleName);
                    if (style.isValid) {
                        obj.applyObjectStyle(style);  // Apply the appropriate style
                        $.writeln("Applied style: " + styleName);  // Log success
                    } else {
                        $.writeln("Style '" + styleName + "' not found.");  // Log error if style not found
                    }
                } catch (e) {
                    $.writeln("Error applying style: " + e.message);  // Log error
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

// Run the function
applyObjectStyleBasedOnPage();