[basiljs] unlock master page items

[doekewartena]

If i make a new page then it adds all the items of my master page (duh).

However i would like to unlock them so i can use them.

I use basiljs (http://basiljs.ch/) for scripting so this is quite different i suppose.

Some code of how to do it without basiljs would be helpfull as well since it's possible to combine.

#includepath "~/Documents/;%USERPROFILE%Documents";

#include "basiljs/bundle/basil.js";

function draw() {

    // get items from first page

    var items = b.items(b.page(1));

    b.println(items.length);

}

b.go();

[milligramme]

hello

what you want do is overrides master page items?

try this code.

it can unlock(overrides) master page items.

#includepath "~/Documents/;%USERPROFILE%Documents";
#include "basiljs/bundle/basil.js";
 
 
function draw() {
    // get items from first page
    var items = b.items(b.page(1));
    b.println(items.length);
    
    var mp_items = b.page(1).masterPageItems;
    b.println(mp_items.length);
    forEach(mp_items, function(itm,i){
      itm.allowOverrides = true;
      itm.override(b.page(1));
    } );
    b.println(mp_items.length);
    b.println(items.length);
}
 
 
b.go();

thankyou

mg.

[doekewartena]

Thank you,

one step closer.

Only the master page items move a lot down and to the left, do you have that as well?

[doekewartena]

I'm a bit further, i noticed there isn't a offset in every document.

In this one there is:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17630770/scriptievormgeving/basiljs_loadTest/loadTest01.indd

Can someone figure out why it happens in that document?

also basiljs seems to change my units from mm to pt but this doesn't seem to be the problem since in other documents it has no affect.

[Laubender]

It seems that the version number of your InDesign file is 8.0.0.370.
I would try with the latest bug fix of CS6. That is 8.0.1.

Uwe

[doekewartena]

A new document did it for now but good to know that that might be the problem.