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Set Font Size, Font Color and Font Name for a NewTexLine

Explorer ,
Dec 01, 2023 Dec 01, 2023

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Hello,

I am trying to create a new text line on a graphic frame.
The line is created corretly, in the correct position and with the correct text.
But I cannot see any option to set the font size, the font color and font name for this content.

This is what I tried so far:

 

var graphic = null;
var doc = app.ActiveDoc;
graphic = doc.FirstSelectedGraphicInDoc;
var frameParent = graphic.FrameParent;

var textLineObj = doc.NewTextLine(frameParent);

textLineObj.LocX = 20 * MM;
textLineObj.LocY = 50 * MM;

var textLocation = new TextLoc(textLineObj, 0);
doc.AddText(textLocation, "Hello World");
textLineObj.Width = 30 * MM;
textLineObj.Height = 10 * MM;
textLineObj.Color = Constants.FV_COLOR_BLACK;
textLineObj.Fill = Constants.FV_FILL_BLACK;

doc.Redisplay();

 

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Community Expert , Dec 01, 2023 Dec 01, 2023

I suggest that you apply a named character format instead of setting individual font properties. This will allow you to make global changes later.

 

#target framemaker

var doc, textline, textRange;

doc = app.ActiveDoc;

// Make sure the text line is selected.
textline = doc.FirstSelectedGraphicInDoc;

// Select the text.
textRange = new TextRange (
    new TextLoc (textline, 0),
    new TextLoc (textline, Constants.FV_OBJ_END_OFFSET)
);

// Call a function to apply a character format.
applyCha
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Dec 01, 2023 Dec 01, 2023

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I suggest that you apply a named character format instead of setting individual font properties. This will allow you to make global changes later.

 

#target framemaker

var doc, textline, textRange;

doc = app.ActiveDoc;

// Make sure the text line is selected.
textline = doc.FirstSelectedGraphicInDoc;

// Select the text.
textRange = new TextRange (
    new TextLoc (textline, 0),
    new TextLoc (textline, Constants.FV_OBJ_END_OFFSET)
);

// Call a function to apply a character format.
applyCharFmt (textRange, "Emphasis", doc);

function applyCharFmt (textRange, name, doc) {
    
    var charFmt, prop;
    
    charFmt = doc.GetNamedCharFmt (name);
    if (charFmt.ObjectValid () === 1) {
        doc.SetTextProps (textRange, charFmt.GetProps ());
    }
    else {
        prop = new PropVal ();
        prop.propIdent.num = Constants.FP_CharTag;
        prop.propVal.valType = Constants.FT_String;
        prop.propVal.sval = name;
        doc.SetTextPropVal (textRange, prop);
    }
}

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Dec 03, 2023 Dec 03, 2023

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Thanks, that worked.

So we need to use textRange to be able to format the text on a textLine.
A bit confusing, textRange for formatting, textLoc for adding the text to the doc, textLine for some other settings...

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