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kanagakumar
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June 26, 2023
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Query tag need to place in the margin

  • June 26, 2023
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Dear Experts,

 

I believe I will get help with my request.

I found a script in our forum, and I slightly altered the characterstyle name.

My request is that my object style be applied to the anchor box; and showing error, could you possibly help?

My object style name is "AQ-sidebar"

My Character style name is "AQ"

Please see the attached file, after run the script

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app.findTextPreferences = null;

app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = "AQ";

myText.appliedObjectStyle = myDoc.objectStyles.item ("AQ-sidebar");

var

mFound = app.activeDocument.findText(),

len = mFound.length,

currWidth, tarText, tarIP, currFrame, currGB,

old_VOrigin = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits,

old_HOrigin = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;

 

app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;

 

while (len-->0) {

tarText = mFound[len];

currWidth = tarText.lines[0].endHorizontalOffset - tarText.lines[0].horizontalOffset + 10;

tarIP = tarText.insertionPoints[-1];

currFrame = tarIP.textFrames.add();

setFrame (currFrame);

currGB = currFrame.geometricBounds;

currGB = [currGB[0], currGB[3] - currWidth, currGB[2], currGB[3]];

currFrame.geometricBounds = currGB;

tarText.texts[0].move(LocationOptions.AFTER,currFrame.texts[0]);

currFrame.parentStory.characters[-1].remove();

currFrame.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT);

}

app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = old_HOrigin;

app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = old_VOrigin;

app.findTextPreferences = null;


function setFrame (mAnchored){

with (mAnchored) {

anchoredObjectSettings.anchoredPosition = AnchorPosition.ANCHORED;

anchoredObjectSettings.anchorPoint = AnchorPoint.BOTTOM_RIGHT_ANCHOR;

anchoredObjectSettings.horizontalReferencePoint = AnchoredRelativeTo.TEXT_FRAME;

anchoredObjectSettings.verticalReferencePoint = VerticallyRelativeTo.LINE_BASELINE;

 

textFramePreferences.insetSpacing = [0,0,0,1];

textFramePreferences.verticalJustification = VerticalJustification.BOTTOM_ALIGN;

}


}

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Thanks

kanagakumar

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    Correct answer Peter Kahrel

    Well, that sounded a bit harsher than necessary, sorry. It's really quite simple. First, apply all the necessary settings to your object style 'AQ-sidebar' (anchored object; set the width, not the height; set auto size to height only, add a paragraph style, probably; and whatever else). Then all you need is this simple script:

     

    (function () {
  app.findTextPreferences = null;
  app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = 
    app.documents[0].characterStyles.item("AQ");
  var ostyle = app.documents[0].objectStyles.item('AQ-sidebar');
  var AQs = app.documents[0].findText();
  var frame;
  for (var i = AQs.length-1; i >= 0; i--) {
    frame = AQs[i].insertionPoints[0].textFrames.add ({
      appliedObjectStyle: ostyle,
    });
    AQs[i].move (LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING, frame);
  }
}());

     

    P.

    3 replies

    Peter Kahrel
    Community Expert
    Peter KahrelCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 5, 2023

    Well, that sounded a bit harsher than necessary, sorry. It's really quite simple. First, apply all the necessary settings to your object style 'AQ-sidebar' (anchored object; set the width, not the height; set auto size to height only, add a paragraph style, probably; and whatever else). Then all you need is this simple script:

     

    (function () {
  app.findTextPreferences = null;
  app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = 
    app.documents[0].characterStyles.item("AQ");
  var ostyle = app.documents[0].objectStyles.item('AQ-sidebar');
  var AQs = app.documents[0].findText();
  var frame;
  for (var i = AQs.length-1; i >= 0; i--) {
    frame = AQs[i].insertionPoints[0].textFrames.add ({
      appliedObjectStyle: ostyle,
    });
    AQs[i].move (LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING, frame);
  }
}());

     

    P.

    K
    kanagakumarAuthor
    Known Participant
    July 18, 2023

    Dear Peter Kahrel

     

    Please accept my heartfelt apologies for the delayed response.

    Thank you for your script. It's working fine.

     

    Thank you very much

    KK

    Peter Kahrel
    Community Expert
    Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 4, 2023

    Honestly, the script you showed is a total mess, it can't even be salvaged.

    You should ask someone to do a new script for you.

     

    P.

    K
    kanagakumarAuthor
    Known Participant
    July 5, 2023

    Thanks for your reply "Peter Kahrel"

     

    OKay! i will do my best, Thank you once again.

     

    KK

     

    Loic.Aigon
    Loic.Aigon
    Legend
    June 26, 2023

    What error message do you get? I just tried your script and did get the error message. Then the error was pretty meaningful.

    I will leave it up to you but that's pure Javascript error that you have.

    K
    kanagakumarAuthor
    Known Participant
    July 4, 2023

    Dear Friends,

    Can one one resolve this issue?

    I have no idea for how to resolve this issue?

     

    Thanks

    kanagakumar.k

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