Apply Right to Left paragraph direction

[marcZ89]

Hi folks!

Is there a way to access the right to left paragraph direction setting from an English version of illustrator with AppleScript?

I understood that we need to install an English (arabic) version of illustrator to have this setting, is this the only way? Having to switch between the two to work on Arabic or other languages is really bad.. 😕

Thanks!

[Silly-V · Accepted solution]

It appears to work in my American version of Illustrator.

Javascript:

#target illustrator

function test(){

var doc = app.activeDocument;

    doc.textFrames[0].paragraphs[0].paragraphDirection = ParagraphDirectionType.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION;

};

test();

AppleScript:

tell application "Adobe Illustrator"

  set the ParagraphDirection of first paragraph of first text frame of first document to right to left

end tell

[marcZ89]

oh! Interesting, I was using CC2017 ans this is not available on CC2017!

They added it in 2018! Thank you!