Script to create circle on correct alternative. Help?

Question

Can anyone help me create a script for InDesign? I've tried a few things, but I couldn't get everything to work properly or without causing errors.

How it should work: Objective: Create a circle over an item. This circle will represent the correct answer to the test questions I'm creating.

I select the text with itens (alternatives) and run the script. The script will ask me which answer is correct. I choose an answer (from 5 options), and it will create a circle over the selected item and anchor this circle right at the beginning of the text.

In the future, I'll apply a condition (Conditional Text) to this anchor, so I can hide the answer whenever I want.

Robert at ID-Tasker · Accepted Answer

@eusoujp

That's why my first question was - if you know which answer is correct.

Because if you do - then you could apply dedicated ParaStyle to those answers - and then use F&C to anchor object from the clipboard.

And even if you don't - applying dedicated ParaStyle first and then doing F&C to anchor - will be much quicker - as a workflow.

You can even apply shortcut to the "correct answer" ParaStyle - and just use Ctrl+[down arrow] to jump between beginnings of the paragraphs and apply this style using shortcut.

And, as you don't want answers to be always visible - you can modify applied ObjectStyle to shift those circles outside of the print area - outside of the page.

Or simply remove stroke color / thickness - if it's just a circle.

Robert at ID-Tasker · Answer

@eusoujp

Do you know in advance - when preparing your text - which answers are correct?

If you do - then you could create a dedicated Style for it - so no need for a script.

And even if you don't know and need to decide "at the end" - you can still create a dedicated Style and just apply it to the correct answer - way quicker than selecting text, running script, selecting option and then confirming your choice.

And if you need a special circle - then after applying dedicated Style - you could use F&C to add object, copied to the clipboard first, at the beginng of your correct answers - as an Anchored Object.

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