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KenWK
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February 9, 2023
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Set Kerning/Tracking Increment with a Script

  • February 9, 2023
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Trying to set the Edit > Preferences > Units & Increments > Kerning /Tracking value with a script.

 

Is that not part of the object model?

 

Thanks,

Ken

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Correct answer rob day

Hi @KenWK , They are set in the textPreferences object. For the application it would be

 

app.textPreferences.kerningKeyIncrement = n

 

 

and for the doc it would be

 

 

app.activeDocument.textPreferences.kerningKeyIncrement = n;

 

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#TextPreference.html

 

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Derek Cross
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Derek CrossCommunity Expert
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February 9, 2023

What about setting your tracking within your Paragraph Styles?

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KenWKAuthor
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February 9, 2023

Thanks for responding Derek. We're working with 1,500 or so files created by someone else and will likely need to kern some things to fit as they did before and anything I can set with a script will be helpful.

 

Best,

Ken

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 9, 2023

    Hi @KenWK , They are set in the textPreferences object. For the application it would be

     

    app.textPreferences.kerningKeyIncrement = n

     

     

    and for the doc it would be

     

     

    app.activeDocument.textPreferences.kerningKeyIncrement = n;

     

    https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#TextPreference.html

     

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    KenWKAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 9, 2023

    Oy-vey. Thanks Rob. No bleeping idea how I missed that in the VBA object model.

     

    Thanks too for the great we page.

     

    Best ,

    Ken

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