Actions (like in PS/Illu) in InDesign / functions batch?

I dont know, why these are features in Photoshop and Illustrator for decades, but not (yet?) in InDesign.

I think the reason is the possible variables in InDesign relative to Photoshop are enormous. If you've ever tried using a third party macro utility like QuicKeys to make action like sequences in InDesign they invariably break down. Even with the incredibly robust scripting API where we can catch exceptions, covering all of the variables is still challenging as Uwe's #8 shows.

Forgot about the step 3: to turn the clipping path off. I was in a hurry to catch the last metro train. Will fix this tomorrow.

I guess adding (after line 31) the following line should turn off the path:

clippingPath.clippingType = ClippingPathType.NONE;

-- Kas

Here's a quick & dirty script I wrote for about 5 minutes in CC 2015 on Mac (untested in other versions/on PC):

var scriptName = "FitFrame2Content",
doc;
app.doScript(PreCheck, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "\"" + scriptName + "\" Script");
//===================================== FUNCTIONS ======================================
function Main() {
    var link, image, container, clippingPath,
    links = doc.links;
    
    for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
        link = links;
        
        if (link.linkType == "TIFF" || link.linkType == "Photoshop") {
            image = link.parent;
            container = image.parent;
            clippingPath = image.clippingPath;
            
            with (clippingPath) {
                clippingType = ClippingPathType.ALPHA_CHANNEL;
                appliedPathName = "Freisteller";
                insetFrame = -2;
                threshold = 25;
                tolerance = 2;
                includeInsideEdges = false;
                invertPath = false;
                restrictToFrame= false;
                useHighResolutionImage = true;
            }
        
            container.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT);
        }
    }
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function PreCheck() {
    if (app.documents.length == 0) ErrorExit("Please open a document and try again.", true);
    doc = app.activeDocument;
    if (doc.converted) ErrorExit("The current document has been modified by being converted from older version of InDesign. Please save the document and try again.", true);
    if (!doc.saved) ErrorExit("The current document has not been saved since it was created. Please save the document and try again.", true);
    Main();
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function ErrorExit(error, icon) {
    alert(error, scriptName, icon);
    exit();
}

This script works with the current document, but can be easily adjusted to work with my batch processor script.

Hope this helps.

— Kas

Method 1:

Some of this can be done with an Object Style. Perform the steps once. Then select your frame and create a new object style. Edit the Object Style and uncheck anything you don't want, such as fill, stroke, corner options or whatever.

Then Apply the Object Style to the next time you use the frame.

Method 2:

Put this image into an InDesign library or CC library and pull out the formatted frame.

Post if you need more clarification.

InDesign have scripts, but not have actions.

Sad but true.

You can ask some script-writers to do script that you need (by money or no).