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_andrea_laue_
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July 22, 2008
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add script label to story

  • July 22, 2008
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Hello,<br /><br />Can one add a script label to a story in InD?<br /><br />I know how to add a label to a text frame, but I need it applied directly to the story. Preferably this would be done from the script label palette in InDesign. The issue seems to be selecting the story object.<br /><br />The stories will be exported as InCopy files, and text frames aren't part of that export. In short, I need the script label to be exported as an attribute of the <cflo> in the IN(C)X files.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Andrea
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_andrea_laue_Author
Participating Frequently
July 22, 2008
Thanks Olav and Dave.

Just to complete the thread for (potential) future readers -- stories do carry titles and labels. The ScriptID/attribute names are "sTtl" and "sLbl" respectively. I'll target the label so that the title stays as-is.
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_Olav_Kvern_
Known Participant
July 22, 2008
Hi Dave,

They're different things, but, you're right, that might be what Andrea needs. Either will work, but a label will let you differentiate between stories with the same title.

Thanks,

Ole
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_Dave_Saunders_
Inspiring
July 22, 2008
There's also a storyTitle property that I think might be the "label" that Andrea needs to set. Prior to CS3, I believe it was called storyLabel.

Dave
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_Olav_Kvern_
Known Participant
July 22, 2008
Hi andrea,

You can't do this from the Script Label panel, but you can do it via scripting:

//Given a story "myStory"...
myStory.label = "myStoryLabel";

No idea if the label will appear in the INCX file, but I don't have time to test it at the moment.

Thanks,

Ole
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