Why can't overidde setting fontsize of pragraph style?

[daitranthanhoa]

I create a TextFrame="abc" has paragraph style set Font size =20pt

I can't set a other font size to textframe:

Ex:  doc.TextFrames(1).Characters(2).CharacterAttributes.size = 12

Result font size of character =20pt;

Why can't overidde setting fontsize of pragraph style?

[Loic.Aigon]

Seems like a bug as indeed size is not changed like paragraph style overrides any change.

Fill a bug report.

Double checked, now it's fully functional. Don't know why it didn't earlier.

[daitranthanhoa]

It not only font size, Black color can't set, if paragraph style setting a other value.

Version CC. 2017. font size can set, color still can't set.

[Disposition_Dev]

characterAttributes is a property of "textRange", not of "characters". Try this:

doc.textFrames[1].textRange.characterAttributes.size = 12

[daitranthanhoa]

the problem is not textRange,

If i set font size =13 , it is ok.

ex: doc.TextFrames(1).Characters(2).CharacterAttributes.size = 13 =>OK

Set font size =12 , it not ok, Because [normal character style] setting font size =12.

it will auto use font size of paragraph style.

[daitranthanhoa]

I using illustrator CS6

[renél80416020]

Salut !

Utilisez plutôt JavaScript

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Rem visual Basic Document

Rem Hello World

Set appRef = CreateObject("Illustrator.Application")

Rem Create a new document and assign it to a variable

Set documentRef = appRef.Documents.Add

Rem Create a new text frame item and assign it to a variable

Set sampleText = documentRef.TextFrames.Add

Rem Set the contents and position of the TextFrame

sampleText.Position = Array(200, 200)

sampleText.Contents = "Hello World!"

sampleText.TextRange.CharacterAttributes.Size = 20

' sampleText.TextRange.Characters(2).CharacterAttributes.Size = 32

documentRef.TextFrames(1).TextRange.Characters(2).CharacterAttributes.Size = 32

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de LR

[daitranthanhoa]

Hi, renél80416020

If i set font size =13 , it is ok.

ex: doc.TextFrames(1).Characters(2).CharacterAttributes.size = 13 =>OK

Set font size =12 , it not ok, Because [normal character style] setting font size =12.

it will auto use font size of paragraph style.

[OMOTI]

It's a bit of a stretch, but...

ApllyTo of CharacterStyle methods has clearingOverrides option.

"action1" on line 15 is to execute "Create New Style" on the Character Styles palette. You can register the actions in advance or use dynamic action methods. I do not use "Add" of CharacterStyles method because you can't inherit properties of the TextFrame.

(with Ai CC2017)

Sub sample()
    Set appRef = CreateObject("Illustrator.Application")
    Set documentRef = appRef.Documents.Add
    Set sampleText = documentRef.TextFrames.Add
    sampleText.Position = Array(200, 200)
    sampleText.Contents = "Hello World!"
    sampleText.TextRange.CharacterAttributes.Size = 20
    Set cyanColor = CreateObject("Illustrator.CMYKColor")
    cyanColor.Cyan = 100
    cyanColor.Magenta = 0
    cyanColor.yellow = 0
    cyanColor.Black = 0
    sampleText.TextRange.CharacterAttributes.FillColor = cyanColor
    sampleText.Selected = True
    Call appRef.DoScript("action1", "actionSet1", False)
    Set charStyle = documentRef.CharacterStyles.Item(documentRef.CharacterStyles.Count)
    charStyle.CharacterAttributes.Size = 12
    Call charStyle.ApplyTo(documentRef.TextFrames(1).TextRange.Characters(2), True)
    charStyle.Delete()
End Sub
sample()

[daitranthanhoa]

In CC 2017, If i use action to add character style:

If Text not setting any attributes, it will display a dialog of Character style when call action ( in CS6 :it can create character style and not display dialog).

How can turn off dialog?

[renél80416020]

Salut !

Effectivement, j'ai essayé sur CS6 et j'ai rencontré le même problème 11.99 ou 12.01 > OK

mais pas 12 ??

Idem en JavaScript :

// JavaScript Document
var documentRef = app.documents.add();
//Create a new text frame item and assign it to a variable
var sampleText = documentRef.textFrames.add();
//Set the contents and position of the TextFrame
sampleText.position = new Array(200, 200);
sampleText.contents = "Hello World!";
sampleText.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 20;
sampleText.textRange.characters[1].characterAttributes.size = 11.99; // ou 12.01 OK
//documentRef.textFrames[0].textRange.characters[1].characterAttributes.size = 12;

de LR

[renél80416020]

Résultats identiques sur CS2 et CS5 mais pas sur CS (OK).

Ce qui pose problème est la police "MyriadPro-Regular", il faut spécifier une autre police de caractères.

var orange = macmykColor(0,50,100,0);
var noir = macmykColor(0,0,0,100);
var nomPolice = "MyriadPro-BoldIt"; //"MyriadPro-Regular";
//Create a new text frame item and assign it to a variable
var sampleText = documentRef.textFrames.add();
//Set the contents and position of the TextFrame
sampleText.position = new Array(200, 200);
sampleText.contents = "Hello World!";
sampleText.textRange.fillColor = orange;
sampleText.textRange.textFont = textFonts.getByName(nomPolice);//app.textFonts[315];
sampleText.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 20;
sampleText.textRange.characters[1].characterAttributes.size = 12;
sampleText.textRange.characters[1].fillColor = noir;
//documentRef.textFrames[0].textRange.characters[1].characterAttributes.Size = 12;
wordColor(sampleText,1,12,noir,1);
function wordColor(objetText,rang,size,couleur,nbMot)
{ //Change la couleur de 1 ou plusieurs mot(s))
    var  firstWord;
      for (var i = rang; i < rang+nbMot; i++){
        firstWord = objetText.words;
        firstWord.fillColor = couleur;
        firstWord.size = size;
      }
}
function macmykColor(c,m,j,n)
{ //cree une nouvelle couleur CMJN
        var cmykColor = new CMYKColor();
        cmykColor.cyan = c;
        cmykColor.magenta = m;
        cmykColor.yellow = j;
        cmykColor.black = n;
        return cmykColor;
}

[OMOTI]

While properties of text frames contain non-default values, their properties may be changeable to default values. Those properties are italic, horizontal, etc.

Example using fillColor:

(function () {
    var CONTENTS = '0123456789',
        doc = app.documents.add(),
        newSpot = doc.spots.add(),
        newSpotColor = new SpotColor(),
        unchangeableTxt = doc.textFrames.add(),
        changeableTxt = doc.textFrames.add();
    unchangeableTxt.contents = CONTENTS + ': unchangeable';
    unchangeableTxt.position = [0, 20];
    unchangeableTxt.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 20;
    unchangeableTxt.textRange.characters[2].characterAttributes.size = 12;// No effect
    changeableTxt.contents = CONTENTS + ': changeable';
    changeableTxt.position = [0, 100];
    newSpot.colorType = ColorModel.SPOT;
    newSpot.color = changeableTxt.textRange.characters[2].characterAttributes.fillColor;
    newSpotColor.spot = newSpot;
    changeableTxt.textRange.characters[2].characterAttributes.fillColor = newSpotColor;// set non-default values
    changeableTxt.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 20;
    changeableTxt.textRange.characters[2].characterAttributes.size = 12;// OK
    newSpot.remove();
}());

[Disposition_Dev]

can you set it to something like 12.00001 or something?

what about setting it to 11 and then incrementing it?

fontSize = 11;

fontSize += 1;

something like that?