• Change text size of a button (created via Javascript)

[dimitri_cas]

Hello -

I was wondering how I could change the texte size of a button.

I tried already sveral "things" but nothing seems to work.

// PALETTE
// =======
var myPalette = new Window("palette");
    myPalette.text = "DC TOOLS";
    myPalette.orientation = "column";
    myPalette.alignChildren = ["center","top"];
    myPalette.spacing = 5;
    myPalette.margins = 5;

var button1 = myPalette.add("button", undefined, "3D", {name: "button1"});
    button1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont ("Helvetica", "Bold", 30);   // <— From p78 https://www.daube.ch/docu/fm-documentation/ExtendScript/ScriptUI_for_Dummies-%5BPeterKahrel%5D.pdf
// button1.pointSize = 30;			—>  Doesn't work, at least doesn't change anything
// button2.text.font.size = "30pt";		—>  Doesn't work, at least doesn't change anything
// button2.text.characterAttributes.size = 30;	—>  Doesn't work, at least doesn't change anything
   button2.alignment = ["left","top"];

myPalette.frameLocation = [ 1850, 70 ];
myPalette.show();

[femkeblanco]

I don't understand the question.  Why not just use another ScriptUI.newFont() with a another font size?

[dimitri_cas]

Hello -

Isn't what I have done here (or at least tried to do)?

button1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont ("Helvetica", "Bold", 30);

[femkeblanco]

Yes, that line should set font size to 30.  Is it not working?  

[CarlosCanto]

button1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont ("Helvetica", "Bold", 30);

By dimitri_cas

that should work, have you tried with different fonts?

[dimitri_cas]

Hey Carlos -

Hey femkeblanco -

Thanks for your reply…

Nope, even with that line of code it doesn't change anything.

I tried "Verdana", "Tahoma", "Courier", …

Nothing changed

[femkeblanco]

What about this

var font = "dialog";  // default font
var size1 = "30";
var size2 = "60";
var w = new Window("dialog");
var button1 = w.add("button", undefined, "button1");
button1.graphics.font = font + ":" + size1;
var button2 = w.add("button", undefined, "button2");
button2.graphics.font = font + ":" + size2;
w.show();

[dimitri_cas]

Hello again femkeblanco -

Strangely enough it looks exactly the same (cfr. screenshot).

I work on Mac PRO, OS Catalina (last available update), Illustrator 2022 (last update).

[CarlosCanto · Accepted solution]

Hi Dimitri, I can confirm there's a problem with it. The below code works fine in the ESTK but it does nothing when run in Illustrator.

b.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont ("Minion Pro", "Italic", 60);

[dimitri_cas]

Hey Carlos  🙂

Thank you again for your reply.

I thought I had gone mad (or even ore than currently 😉 )

Any chance Adobe will take a look at it?

Have a great day…

- Dimitri

[CarlosCanto]

I think there is 99% chances they won't 🙂

[dimitri_cas]

OK… Thank you Carlos