Hey there,
I have 3 Text layers. The first layer is in Semi Bold, the second is in light and the third layer should be some kind of a merge between layer 1 and layer 2 but with both styles in there.
At the moment I get this only with 1 style Option but I need both in there...
txt1 = thisComp.layer("First Name").text.sourceText;
txt2 = thisComp.layer("Last Name").text.sourceText;
style1 = txt1.getStyleAt(0);
style2 = txt2.getStyleAt(0);
style1.setText(txt1 + " " + txt2)
This works in terms of Text is displayed but it only takes the style of layer 1.
I tryed to get both styles but the result was just [Objekt]...
txt1 = thisComp.layer("First Name").text.sourceText;
txt2 = thisComp.layer("Last Name").text.sourceText;
style1 = txt1.getStyleAt(0);
style2 = txt2.getStyleAt(0);
style1.setText(txt1) + " " + style2.setText(txt2)
On other tries I got mostely "....is not a function"
does someone has an idea?
I would be thankful 😉
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The sourceRectAtTime() expression method returns the height and width of any text layer. If you also consider the position of the text layer, the anchor point is set to 0, 0, and as long as the baseline shift for the layer is set to zero everything stays pretty simple. You need to also add some padding under the First Name layer. Then is just a simple matter of extracting the x position from the First name layer and adding the height plus the padding to the Y position and the height of the Last Name layer. If you always keep the scale at 100% then everything should work just fine. It's basically the same technique used to automate the size of a background shape layer. Instead of applying the expression to a shape layer you apply it to the last name layer. If you always put the Last name layer below the First Name layer and you left justify, and you don't fiddle with the anchor point or scale of the layers, this will work:
target = thisComp.layer(index - 1);
topLyrHeight = target.sourceRectAtTime().height;
lyrHeight = thisLayer.sourceRectAtTime().height;
pad = topLyrHeight * .6;
pos =target.position;
[pos[0], lyrHeight + pos[1] + pad]
replace the .6 with an Effect>Slider Control divided by 100 and save it as an animation preset and you have something you can use again and again. You can stack up as many of these layers as you want and they will all move with the top text layer.
Hope that helps.
I'm aware of sourceRectAtTimme() and thats the whole point.
I dont want to adjust the space with a slider, the goal is that it adjust itself by changing font...
and its not about stacking text layers its more about like the red marked space in this pic:
But thanks for answering 😉
That expression works just fine when you change the font of any text layer. You can switch it up and keep all the text on the same line.
This expression works if you want the text on the same line and don't want to adjust the padding:
target = thisComp.layer(index - 1);
topLyrWidth = target.sourceRectAtTime().width;
lyrWidth = thisLayer.sourceRectAtTime().width;
pad = topLyrWidth * .2;
pos =target.position;
[pos[0] + topLyrWidth + pad, pos[1]]
I put the slider in because all fonts are not created using the same formula. A 10 pt Helvetica H is not the same height or width as a 10 point Courier H - so you need an easy way to compensate for the differences in the fonts. Once the adjustment is made these expressions work with any combination of fonts and weights without manipulating anything else.
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