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StyleM
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February 12, 2014
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A script for adapting text to frame

  • February 12, 2014
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Hi all,

We are using InDesignCC for creating PDF files online.

This hapens with XML output. And on demand our customers can put variabel fields in en can generate a pdf to view the results.

Online it looks something like this:

This is the problem:

A textbox in InDesign have a fixed length. But the customers can give in a large text for this field. Larger than the tekstbox it self.

Now, default, InDesign sets the given text on to 2 lines.

Is there a script to be attached on a textbox that horizontaly scales the text to fit the textbox?

I hope someone can help.

thx

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2i_Geert
2i_Geert
Participating Frequently
February 13, 2014

Hi,

Does this work:

var document = app.activeDocument

// Give your text item the name "fitText" (in InDesign, double click on the item in the layer panel)

var textFrame = document.textFrames.itemByName("fitText");

var minimumHorizontalScale = 50;

var horizontalScale = textFrame.parentStory.horizontalScale;

while(textFrame.overflows && horizontalScale > minimumHorizontalScale)

{

    textFrame.parentStory.horizontalScale = horizontalScale--;

}

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StyleMAuthor
Known Participant
February 26, 2014

Hi,

According to our programmer this should work.

Put we have an issue. Is it possible and how: to execute this script automaticly when a file is opend and the file contains  text item with the name "fittext". Do you know if this is possible?

Also, i have just manualy test the script you wrote and got this error:

it's in Dutch:

Object is niet geldig = Object is not valid

Regel =Line

Bron=Source

tnx

2i_Geert
2i_Geert
Participating Frequently
February 26, 2014

Hi,

Did you use the exact same name "fitText" in the InDesign document (mind the capital "T")?

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