Setting sourceText as well as kerning (character attribute)

[mael32275969]

Hi,

I've got a Text layer which is taking it's value from another layer "Rate" - first line of the code.

I want to be able to kern the characters of this individually (using sliders) but when I add in the code (lines 2 onwards), it no longer takes the "Rate" value but reverts to the original value

I'm not sure why it is happening. I think I need to redefine the sourceText value but I'm not sure how to do that.

Thanks in advance!

thisComp.layer("Rate").text.sourceText.value;

text.sourceText.style 
// 1st character kerning //
.setKerning(thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("1st Kerning multiplier")("Slider"), 1)
// 2nd character kerning //
.setKerning(thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("2nd Kerning multiplier")("Slider"), 2)
// 3rd character kerning //
.setKerning(thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("3rd Kerning multiplier")("Slider"), 3)

[mael32275969]

Here is what I mean by what happens when I add in the 2nd line of code onwards. It doesn't take the "Rate" value anymore

[Airweb_AE · Accepted solution]

you need to apply the setText() method:

txt = thisComp.layer("Rate").text.sourceText.value;

text.sourceText.style
// 1st character kerning //
.setKerning(thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("1st Kerning multiplier")("Slider"), 1)
// 2nd character kerning //
.setKerning(thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("2nd Kerning multiplier")("Slider"), 2)
// 3rd character kerning //
.setKerning(thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("3rd Kerning multiplier")("Slider"), 3)
// Attach the "Rate" value
.setText(txt)

[mael32275969]

Thank you so much!! I didn't know about the .setText().

[Dan Ebberts]

I think you just need a slight change:

txt = thisComp.layer("Rate").text.sourceText.value;
text.sourceText.style 
.setKerning(thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("1st Kerning multiplier")("Slider"), 1)
.setKerning(thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("2nd Kerning multiplier")("Slider"), 2)
.setKerning(thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("3rd Kerning multiplier")("Slider"), 3)
.setText(txt)

[mael32275969 · Accepted solution]

Yay! It works! Thank you so much!! I didn't know about the .setText().