ai script to flip path Text

[Timberrr]

Can a script flip text on a path?

With menus it would be Type > Type on a Path > Type on a Path Options > Flip  How to create type on a path in Illustrator​

The closest I can see a script getting to it is using app.executeMenuCommand('textpathtypeOptions') but with thousands of text to flip on circles I'm looking for something more automatic.

A script to put text on a path is easy enough thanks to Muppet Mark: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/983212, but what should the last line to flip it be?

#target illustrator 

var doc = app.activeDocument; 

doc.defaultFilled = false, doc.defaultStroked = true; 

var textPath = doc.pathItems.ellipse( 0, 0, doc.width /2 , doc.height /2 ); 

textPath.pathPoints[3].selected = PathPointSelection.ANCHORPOINT; 

app.cut(); 

doc.selection = null; 

app.redraw(); 

var tp = doc.textFrames.pathText( doc.pathItems[0], 0, 0, TextOrientation.HORIZONTAL ); 

tp.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 20; 

tp.contents = 'Please flip me'; 

tp.textRange.paragraphAttributes.justification = Justification.CENTER;

// tp.flip  // what should this line be??

Thanks!

[Joely]

Maybe you'll finde some help over there:

https://aiscripts.com/

[pixxxelschubser]

Try this:

// your code
// tp.flip  // what should this line be??
var myMatrix = getScaleMatrix(-100,100);
tp.transform(myMatrix);

Have fun

😉