Reset ruler origin

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Hi,I'm writing a script in javascript who have to return the position of every box of a indd document. To do this stuff i have to reset the ruler origin in order to get a unique coordinate system, because users manually change the ruler origin as they like. In Indesign client it's simple: you have to set "ruler on spine" and automatically the origin is set in the top-left corner and you can't change it. I've try to do the same thing in my script :app.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.SPINE_ORIGIN;theDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.SPINE_ORIGIN;but it doesn't work. The ruler origin don't change.I'm doing something wrong or there is another method to obtain what i want?Thank you in advance.Massimo

Jongware · Accepted Answer

You don't have to set the ruler option for the application -- in fact, that will do quite the opposite, as it will set it as default for new documents but not change the current one! Setting it for your current document is enough.

Try setting theDocument.zeroPoint to [0,0] after changing the origin.

tomaxxi · Answer

Hey!Try this:app.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.SPINE_ORIGIN;app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.SPINE_ORIGIN;app.activeDocument.zeroPoint = [0,0];--tomaxxihttp://indisnip.wordpress.com/

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