• Global community
    • Language:
      • Deutsch
      • English
      • Español
      • Français
      • Português
  • 日本語コミュニティ
    Dedicated community for Japanese speakers
  • 한국 커뮤니티
    Dedicated community for Korean speakers
Exit
0

How to divide all textFrames in one-character-per-textFrame?

Explorer ,
Jan 24, 2011 Jan 24, 2011

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Hello:

How to divide all textFrames in one-character-per-textFrame?

Example: the textFrame "Letters" will be divided in 7 textFrames: "L", "e", "t", "t", "e", "r", "s".

Help, please.

TOPICS
Scripting

Views

36.7K

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines

correct answers 1 Correct answer

Community Expert , Mar 05, 2011 Mar 05, 2011

Hi Victor, here's the JS version, sorry for the delay

#target Illustrator

//  script.description = splits selected texFrame into separate characters;

//  script.required = select a point text textFrame before running;

//  script.parent = CarlosCanto;  // 3/5/11

//  script.elegant = false;

var idoc = app.activeDocument;

var tWord = idoc.selection[0];

var xpos = tWord.position[0];

var ypos = tWord.position[1];

var charCount = tWord.characters.length;

for (i=charCount-1 ; i>=0 ; i--)

     {

          var ichar

...

Votes

Translate

Translate
Adobe
Community Expert ,
Nov 10, 2019 Nov 10, 2019

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Hi ahablett, did you use the latest script I posted yesterday? can you show a screen shot of you selected text including your layers expanded?

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Beginner ,
Nov 10, 2019 Nov 10, 2019

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

I would have sworn on a bible that I did, but going back and redoing the process to take screenshots for you, I must have followed directions right this time, and splitSelectedFramesIntoWords2.0.jsx works like a charm. Thank you for your script and patience, I am so stoked to use this tool!

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Nov 10, 2019 Nov 10, 2019

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

you're welcome, I'm happy to hear that...you know, almost 9 years later, this script is still rocking.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Jul 03, 2023 Jul 03, 2023

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Hello, thank you for your contribution. I see that even after all these years, you're still responding. I hope you can see this message and assist me. I would greatly appreciate it.

Is there any way to divide a text into lines? For example:
"Line of text 1
Line of text 2
Line of text 3"

And have each line of text separated by an editable text box?

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Jul 03, 2023 Jul 03, 2023

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

hello @cparrasi , see my previous post, to break a frame into separate line please use Wundes script

 

https://github.com/johnwun/js4ai/blob/master/divideTextFrame.js

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Jul 03, 2023 Jul 03, 2023

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

:fire: Thank you for responding so quickly. I will try to do it with what you have shared.
a question what is WUNDER SCRIPT 🙈

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
New Here ,
Jul 03, 2023 Jul 03, 2023

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

Wow, thank you very much, it worked perfectly!!

 

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines
Community Expert ,
Jul 03, 2023 Jul 03, 2023

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

glad to hear it helped.

 

Wundes is the person who wrote the script

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines