Tracking/Kerning using grep in script

Question

HiI want to give a tracking value of 100 after an opening paranthesis and before closing paranthesis but I want to do this using a script. I already have a grep query in place for after opening parenthesis: (\x{0028})(?=\S)  and replace is empty. Just add tracking value of 100. If its possible to add kerning value, it will be very good. The grep query for closing parenthesis: (\x{0029})(?=\s) but there the tracking is not working as expected. It is increasing tracking after the closing parenthesis, I want tracking before closing parenthesis. My first preference would be using kerning. I already have Peter's script in place, which works just fine.Actually I need this because I want to include it in another script. I have come up with this :doc = app.activeDocument;app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.NOTHING;app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = '(\x{0028})(?=\S)';app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "how to add tracking/kerning here";doc.changeGrep(); How can I include this in a script?Thanks

Peter Kahrel · Accepted Answer

Your code works fine, the kerning is applied at the correct places. You could simplify the search strings a bit as follows:"$\K(?=\S)""\w(?=$)"but your code works as it is.

Bedazzled532 · Answer

Ok I have comeup with this:app.findGrepPreferences=app.changeGrepPreferences=null;app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat="(\x{0028})(?=\S)";app.changeGrepPreferences.tracking=200;app.activeDocument.changeGrep();How to solve the space not coming before closing parenthesis ?

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