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August 14, 2018
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Resize text to the size of its textbox

  • August 14, 2018
  • 2 replies
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Hello everyone,

I wanted a script that resizes text to the size of its textbox.

example, before:

after (I added a layer with what i'm looking for):

> I want the text to keep its aspect ratio, in the example above the text being larger above the text box which i like

> Sometimes I'll use language that isn't English. (Hebrew)

Thank you.

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Correct answer r-bin

Try

var old_units = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.POINTS;
app.activeDocument.suspendHistory("Resize Text", "fn()")
app.preferences.rulerUnits = old_units;
function fn()
    {
    var w0 = activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds[2].value - activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds[0].value;
    var r = new ActionReference();  
    r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("textKey"));      
    r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));  
    try {  
        var xx = 1;  
        try { xx = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("textKey")).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("transform")).getDouble(stringIDToTypeID("xx")); } catch(e) {}  
        var b = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("textKey")).getList(stringIDToTypeID("textShape")).getObjectValue(0).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("bounds"))
        var w = b.getDouble(stringIDToTypeID("right")) - b.getDouble(stringIDToTypeID("left"));  
        var w1 = w*xx;  
        }  
    catch(e) { alert("not a paragraph text"); return false; }  
    var d = new ActionDescriptor();
    var r = new ActionReference();
    r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("char"));
    r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("textLayer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
    d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);
    d.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("char"), stringIDToTypeID("point"));
    executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);
    //activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.size *= (w1/w0);
    transform(w1/w0*100, activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds[0].value, activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds[3].value);
    return true;
    }
function transform(pcn, x, y)
    {
    try
        {
        var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var r1 = new ActionReference();
        r1.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
        d1.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), r1 );
        d1.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "FTcs" ), charIDToTypeID( "QCSt" ), charIDToTypeID( "Qcsi" ) );
        var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        d2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Pnt" ), x );
        d2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Pnt" ), y );
        d1.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Pstn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Pnt " ), d2 );
        d1.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Wdth" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" ), pcn );
        d1.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Hght" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" ), pcn );
        executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Trnf" ), d1, DialogModes.NO );
        }
    catch (e) { alert(e); }
    }

2 replies

akmia51
akmia51
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June 21, 2022
// Abdul karim mia
// https://abdulkarimmia.com
var currentLayer = activeDocument.activeLayer;
if (currentLayer.visible && currentLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT && currentLayer.textItem.contents && currentLayer.textItem.kind == TextType.PARAGRAPHTEXT) {

  app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.POINTS;
  var doc = activeDocument;
  var alay = doc.activeLayer;
  var cnt = alay.textItem.contents;
  var txs = Number(alay.textItem.size)


  for (s = txs; s > 0; s--) {
    doc.activeLayer.textItem.size = s;
    doc.activeLayer.textItem.kind = TextType.POINTTEXT;

    if (cnt.length == doc.activeLayer.textItem.contents.length) {
      Undo();
      doc.activeLayer.textItem.size = s + 1;
      doc.activeLayer.textItem.kind = TextType.POINTTEXT;
      if (cnt.length == doc.activeLayer.textItem.contents.length) { Undo(); break; } else { Undo(); break; }


    } else { Undo(); }
    s--
  }




  function Undo() {
    // Select
    var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var ref1 = new ActionReference();
    ref1.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID('HstS'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Prvs'));
    desc1.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref1);
    executeAction(charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc1, DialogModes.NO);

  };

}
Abdul karim mia
R
r-binCorrect answer
Legend
August 14, 2018

Try

var old_units = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.POINTS;
app.activeDocument.suspendHistory("Resize Text", "fn()")
app.preferences.rulerUnits = old_units;
function fn()
    {
    var w0 = activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds[2].value - activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds[0].value;
    var r = new ActionReference();  
    r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("textKey"));      
    r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));  
    try {  
        var xx = 1;  
        try { xx = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("textKey")).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("transform")).getDouble(stringIDToTypeID("xx")); } catch(e) {}  
        var b = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("textKey")).getList(stringIDToTypeID("textShape")).getObjectValue(0).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("bounds"))
        var w = b.getDouble(stringIDToTypeID("right")) - b.getDouble(stringIDToTypeID("left"));  
        var w1 = w*xx;  
        }  
    catch(e) { alert("not a paragraph text"); return false; }  
    var d = new ActionDescriptor();
    var r = new ActionReference();
    r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("char"));
    r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("textLayer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
    d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);
    d.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("char"), stringIDToTypeID("point"));
    executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);
    //activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.size *= (w1/w0);
    transform(w1/w0*100, activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds[0].value, activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds[3].value);
    return true;
    }
function transform(pcn, x, y)
    {
    try
        {
        var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var r1 = new ActionReference();
        r1.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
        d1.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), r1 );
        d1.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "FTcs" ), charIDToTypeID( "QCSt" ), charIDToTypeID( "Qcsi" ) );
        var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        d2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Pnt" ), x );
        d2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Pnt" ), y );
        d1.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Pstn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Pnt " ), d2 );
        d1.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Wdth" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" ), pcn );
        d1.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Hght" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" ), pcn );
        executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Trnf" ), d1, DialogModes.NO );
        }
    catch (e) { alert(e); }
    }
    AG_Ps_100
    AG_Ps_100Author
    Inspiring
    August 20, 2018

    r-bin it works

    it's just not in the same position it was before, any idea on how to preserve the location?

    R
    r-bin
    Legend
    August 20, 2018

    Have you tried using

    activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.size *= (w1/w0);

    instead of

     transform(w1/w0*100, activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds[0].value, activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds[3].value);

    ?

    Which position is violated?

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