Change text color by scripting

[dbDavideBoscolo]

Hi all,

I am using this code to change the color of a text layer. 

var mySourceText = layer.property("Source Text");
var textDocument = mySourceText.value;
  
textDocument.fillColor = RGBcolor;
textDocument.strokeColor = RGBcolor;
  
mySourceText.setValue(textDocument);

It works fine if the text has the same style. 

If not uniform, it changes the text style to match the first character style.
For example, if I want to change this text to green:

This is what I'd like to get:

However, this is what I get:

Any ideas?

[Dan Ebberts · Accepted solution]

Unfortunately, that's how it works. If your script modifies the text document, everything gets the styling of the first character. You have to use multiple text layers.

[dbDavideBoscolo]

Oh!, ok thank you Dan. I'll cope with that.

Cheers!

[Mathias Moehl]

Please vote for this feature request, if you want Adobe to improve this: https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911311-after-effects/suggestions/37888861-scripting-access-...

[dbDavideBoscolo]

Where has this gone now?

[Mathias Moehl]

I think there is no such public place to vote for feature requests anymore...

[dbDavideBoscolo]

I've found this though:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-ideas/setstyleat-ability-to-set-text-style-attributes-p...
and 
https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-ideas/extendscript-getstyleat-for-textdocument/idc-p/14...

[Douglas_Waterfall · Accepted solution]

We have what you want now available in Beta.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-beta-discussions/per-character-scripting-public-beta-an...

Douglas Waterfall

After Effects Engineering

[dbDavideBoscolo]

I've just seen it on X! Great update thank you!