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I got a standard script that generates crop marks.
In addition to that, I would like it to add a text box above the object, next to the first crop mark (string of 10 letters for example).
Bonus would be to enter said string of letters in the dialog box where crop mark details are entered.
Any help would be apreciated.
My programming skills start and pretty much and with working with Pascal odd 15 year ago..
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I presume it't a built in script in InDesign: CropMarks.jsx
main();
function main(){
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if (app.documents.length != 0){
if (app.selection.length > 0){
switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
case "Rectangle":
case "Oval":
case "Polygon":
case "GraphicLine":
case "Group":
case "TextFrame":
case "Button":
myDisplayDialog();
break;
default:
alert("Please select a page item and try again.");
break;
}
}
else{
alert("Please select an object and try again.");
}
}
else{
alert("Please open a document, select an object, and try again.");
}
}
function myDisplayDialog(){
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"CropMarks"});
with(myDialog){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var myCropMarksGroup = enablingGroups.add({staticLabel:"Crop Marks", checkedState:true});
with (myCropMarksGroup){
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Options:"});
with (dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Length:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Offset:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Stroke Weight:"});
}
with (dialogColumns.add()){
var myCropMarkLengthField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:6, editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
var myCropMarkOffsetField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:3, editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
var myCropMarkWidthField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:.25, editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
}
}
}
var myRegMarksGroup = enablingGroups.add({staticLabel:"Registration Marks", checkedState:true});
with (myRegMarksGroup){
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Options:"});
with (dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Inside Radius:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Outside Radius:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Offset:"});
}
with (dialogColumns.add()){
var myRegMarkInnerRadiusField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:2, editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
var myRegMarkOuterRadiusField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:4,editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
var myRegMarkOffsetField = measurementEditboxes.add({editValue:3, editUnits:MeasurementUnits.points});
}
}
}
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Draw Marks Around:"});
var myRangeButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add();
with(myRangeButtons){
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Each Object", checkedState:true});
radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Entire Selection"});
}
}
}
}
var myReturn = myDialog.show();
if (myReturn == true){
//Get the values from the dialog box.
var myDoCropMarks = myCropMarksGroup.checkedState;
var myDoRegMarks = myRegMarksGroup.checkedState;
var myCropMarkLength = myCropMarkLengthField.editValue;
var myCropMarkOffset = myCropMarkOffsetField.editValue;
var myCropMarkWidth = myCropMarkWidthField.editValue;
var myRegMarkInnerRadius = myRegMarkInnerRadiusField.editValue;
var myRegMarkOuterRadius = myRegMarkOuterRadiusField.editValue;
var myRegMarkOffset = myRegMarkOffsetField.editValue;
var myRange = myRangeButtons.selectedButton;
myDialog.destroy();
//"||" is logical OR in JavaScript.
if ((myDoCropMarks != false) || (myDoRegMarks != false)){
myDrawPrintersMarks(myRange, myDoCropMarks, myDoRegMarks, myCropMarkLength, myCropMarkOffset, myCropMarkWidth, myRegMarkInnerRadius, myRegMarkOuterRadius, myRegMarkOffset);
}
else{
alert("No printers marks were selected.");
}
}
else{
myDialog.destroy();
}
}
function myDrawPrintersMarks(myRange, myDoCropMarks, myDoRegMarks, myCropMarkLength, myCropMarkOffset, myCropMarkWidth, myRegMarkInnerRadius, myRegMarkOuterRadius, myRegMarkOffset){
var myBounds, myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myObject;
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var myOldRulerOrigin = myDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin;
myDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.spreadOrigin;
//Save the current measurement units.
var myOldXUnits = myDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;
var myOldYUnits = myDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits;
//Set the measurement units to points.
myDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;
myDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;
//Create a layer to hold the printers marks (if it does not already exist).
var myLayer = myDocument.layers.item("myCropMarks");
try{
myLayerName = myLayer.name;
}
catch (myError){
var myLayer = myDocument.layers.add({name:"myCropMarks"});
}
//Get references to the Registration color and the None swatch.
var myRegistrationColor = myDocument.colors.item("Registration");
var myNoneSwatch = myDocument.swatches.item("None");
//Process the objects in the selection.
myBounds = myDocument.selection[0].visibleBounds;
for(var myCounter = 0; myCounter < myDocument.selection.length; myCounter ++){
myObject = myDocument.selection[myCounter];
myBounds = myObject.visibleBounds;
//Set up some initial bounding box values.
if ((myRange != 0)&&(myCounter==0)){
myX1 = myBounds[1];
myY1 = myBounds[0];
myX2 = myBounds[3];
myY2 = myBounds[2];
}
if(myRange == 0){
if (myDoCropMarks == true){
myDrawCropMarks (myBounds[1], myBounds[0], myBounds[3], myBounds[2], myCropMarkLength, myCropMarkOffset, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
if (myDoRegMarks == true){
myDrawRegMarks (myBounds[1], myBounds[0], myBounds[3], myBounds[2], myRegMarkOffset, myRegMarkInnerRadius, myRegMarkOuterRadius, myCropMarkWidth,myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
}
else{
//Compare the bounds values to the stored bounds.
//If a given bounds value is less than (for x1 and y1) or
//greater than (for x2 and y2) the stored value,
//then replace the stored value with the bounds value.
if (myBounds[0] < myY1){
myY1 = myBounds[0];
}
if (myBounds[1] < myX1){
myX1 = myBounds[1];
}
if (myBounds[2] > myY2){
myY2 = myBounds[2];
}
if (myBounds[3] > myX2){
myX2 = myBounds[3];
}
}
}
if(myRange != 0){
if (myDoCropMarks == true){
myDrawCropMarks (myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myCropMarkLength, myCropMarkOffset, myCropMarkWidth,myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
if (myDoRegMarks == true){
myDrawRegMarks (myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myRegMarkOffset, myRegMarkInnerRadius, myRegMarkOuterRadius, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
}
myDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = myOldRulerOrigin;
//Set the measurement units back to their original state.
myDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = myOldXUnits;
myDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = myOldYUnits;
}
function myDrawCropMarks (myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myCropMarkLength, myCropMarkOffset, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer){
//Upper left crop mark pair.
myDrawLine([myY1, myX1-myCropMarkOffset, myY1, myX1-(myCropMarkOffset + myCropMarkLength)], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myDrawLine([myY1-myCropMarkOffset, myX1, myY1-(myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength), myX1], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Lower left crop mark pair.
myDrawLine([myY2, myX1-myCropMarkOffset, myY2, myX1-(myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength)], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myDrawLine([myY2+myCropMarkOffset, myX1, myY2+myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength, myX1], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Upper right crop mark pair.
myDrawLine([myY1, myX2+myCropMarkOffset, myY1, myX2+myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myDrawLine([myY1-myCropMarkOffset, myX2, myY1-(myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength), myX2], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Lower left crop mark pair.
myDrawLine([myY2, myX2+myCropMarkOffset, myY2, myX2+myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myDrawLine([myY2+myCropMarkOffset, myX2, myY2+myCropMarkOffset+myCropMarkLength, myX2], myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
function myDrawRegMarks (myX1, myY1, myX2, myY2, myRegMarkOffset, myRegMarkInnerRadius, myRegMarkOuterRadius, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer){
var myBounds
var myXCenter = myX1 + ((myX2 - myX1)/2);
var myYCenter = myY1 + ((myY2 - myY1)/2);
var myTargetCenter = myRegMarkOffset+(myRegMarkOuterRadius);
//Top registration target.
myBounds = [myY1-(myTargetCenter+myRegMarkInnerRadius), myXCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius, (myY1-myTargetCenter)+myRegMarkInnerRadius, myXCenter + myRegMarkInnerRadius];
myDrawTarget(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myY1-(myTargetCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius), myXCenter, (myY1-myTargetCenter)+myRegMarkOuterRadius, myXCenter]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myY1-myTargetCenter, myXCenter-myRegMarkOuterRadius, myY1-myTargetCenter, myXCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Left registration target.
myBounds = [myYCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius, myX1-(myTargetCenter+myRegMarkInnerRadius), myYCenter+myRegMarkInnerRadius, (myX1 - myTargetCenter) + myRegMarkInnerRadius];
myDrawTarget(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myYCenter, myX1-(myTargetCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius), myYCenter, myX1 -myRegMarkOffset]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myYCenter-myRegMarkOuterRadius, myX1-myTargetCenter, myYCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius, myX1-myTargetCenter]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Bottom registration target.
myBounds = [myY2+(myTargetCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius), myXCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius, myY2+ myTargetCenter+myRegMarkInnerRadius, myXCenter + myRegMarkInnerRadius];
myDrawTarget(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myY2+myRegMarkOffset, myXCenter, myY2+myTargetCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius, myXCenter]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myY2+myTargetCenter, myXCenter-myRegMarkOuterRadius, myY2 + myTargetCenter, myXCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
//Right registration target.
myBounds = [myYCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius, myX2+(myTargetCenter-myRegMarkInnerRadius), myYCenter+myRegMarkInnerRadius, myX2 + myTargetCenter + myRegMarkInnerRadius];
myDrawTarget(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myYCenter, myX2+myRegMarkOffset, myYCenter, myX2+myTargetCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
myBounds = [myYCenter-myRegMarkOuterRadius, myX2+myTargetCenter, myYCenter+myRegMarkOuterRadius, myX2+myTargetCenter]
myDrawLine(myBounds, myCropMarkWidth, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer);
}
function myDrawLine(myBounds, myStrokeWeight, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer){
app.activeWindow.activeSpread.graphicLines.add(myLayer, undefined, undefined,{strokeWeight:myStrokeWeight, fillColor:myNoneSwatch, strokeColor:myRegistrationColor, geometricBounds:myBounds})
}
function myDrawTarget(myBounds, myStrokeWeight, myRegistrationColor, myNoneSwatch, myLayer){
app.activeWindow.activeSpread.ovals.add(myLayer, undefined, undefined, {strokeWeight:myStrokeWeight, fillColor:myNoneSwatch, strokeColor:myRegistrationColor, geometricBounds:myBounds})
}