Changing the space between inline notes

[Summayah5FC7]

I've used the inline notes script - https://creativepro.com/files/kahrel/indesign/footnote_inline.html

I want to change the space between the inline notes. I've tried searching for 

var number_of_ems

in the script (as mentioned on the webpage).

But i can't find it. Any solutions?

[Peter Kahrel]

The web page says that the line you're after is line 5. These are the first few lines of the script:

//DESCRIPTION: Place a footnote in the previous note's breakline

(function () {
	
  var number_of_ems = 2;

[Summayah5FC7]

Do I have to add that line in because it isn't on line 5. Mine looks like below:

//DESCRIPTION: Place a footnote in the previous note's breakline

(function () {

if (app.selection.length === 0 || app.selection[0].parent.constructor.name !== 'Footnote') {

alert ('Place the cursor in a footnote and start again.');

exit();

}

[Peter Kahrel]

How bizarre. I downloaded the script just now and the line is there. When did you download it? How many lines does the script have?

[Summayah5FC7]

109 lines. I downloaded yesterday.

//DESCRIPTION: Place a footnote in the previous note's breakline

(function () {

if (app.selection.length === 0 || app.selection[0].parent.constructor.name !== 'Footnote') {

alert ('Place the cursor in a footnote and start again.');

exit();

}

app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;

var doc = app.documents[0];

var sel = app.selection[0];

var fnotes = sel.parentTextFrames[0].footnotes.everyItem().getElements();

var break_style = checkStyle();

var footn = sel.parent;

var space = 1 * break_style.pointSize;

var index = footn.index-fnotes[0].index;

var bottom = sel.parentTextFrames[0].geometricBounds[2];

var left_to_right = sel.paragraphDirection === ParagraphDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION;

if (index === 0) {

alert ('To move note 2 immediately after note 1, \rplace the cursor in note 2, then run the script.')

exit();

}

function checkStyle () {

var breakstyleName = doc.footnoteOptions.footnoteTextStyle.name.replace (/[\[\]]/g,'') + '_breakline';

if (!doc.paragraphStyles.item (breakstyleName).isValid) {

doc.footnoteOptions.properties = {

footnoteMinimumFirstBaselineOffset: 0,

footnoteFirstBaselineOffset: FootnoteFirstBaseline.LEADING_OFFSET,

};

var fnoteStyle = doc.footnoteOptions.footnoteTextStyle;

if (!doc.characterStyles.item (breakstyleName).isValid) {

doc.characterStyles.add ({

name: breakstyleName, 

leading: 0,

});

}

var temp = doc.paragraphStyles.add ({name: breakstyleName, basedOn: fnoteStyle});

temp.nestedLineStyles.add ({

appliedCharacterStyle: doc.characterStyles.item(breakstyleName),

lineCount: 1,

});

}

return doc.paragraphStyles.item (breakstyleName);

}

function get_indent () {

var previous_note = fnotes[index-1].paragraphs[0];

if (left_to_right) {

var end = previous_note.lines[-1].insertionPoints[-1].horizontalOffset;

var start = previous_note.parentTextFrames[0].geometricBounds[1];

} else {

var start = previous_note.lines[-1].insertionPoints[-1].horizontalOffset;

var end = previous_note.lines[-1].parentTextFrames[0].geometricBounds[3];

}

return (end-start) + space;

}

function note_to_inline () {

var fn_par = footn.paragraphs[0];

fn_par.applyParagraphStyle (break_style, false);

var diff = Math.abs (fn_par.baseline - fnotes[index-1].characters[-1].baseline);

if (diff > 0) {

fn_par.texts[0].baselineShift = diff;

}

if (left_to_right) {

fn_par.leftIndent = 0;

} else {

fn_par.rightIndent = 0;

}

if (fn_par.characters[0].contents !== SpecialCharacters.DISCRETIONARY_LINE_BREAK) {

fn_par.insertionPoints[0].contents = '\u200B'; // Discretionary line break

}

fn_par.firstLineIndent = get_indent();

}

function fitMainFrame () {

var frame = app.selection[0].parent.storyOffset.parentTextFrames[0];

var fnBottom = frame.footnotes[-1].characters[-1].baseline;

var bottomMargin = frame.parentPage.bounds[2] - frame.parentPage.marginPreferences.bottom;

var diff = bottomMargin - fnBottom;

if (Math.round (diff) !== 0) {

var gb = frame.geometricBounds;

frame.geometricBounds = [gb[0], gb[1], gb[2]+diff, + gb[3]];

}

}

note_to_inline(); // Set the selected note in the previous note's breakline

// If this is a re-run, there may be 

// more inline notes in the same cluster

if (index < fnotes.length-1) {

footn = fnotes[++index];

while (index < fnotes.length && footn.paragraphs[0].appliedParagraphStyle.name.indexOf('_breakline') > -1) {

note_to_inline();

footn = fnotes[++index];

}

}

fitMainFrame ();

}());

[Peter Kahrel · Accepted solution]

This is very strange. There are several differences, the one you downloaded is an older version. From what I can see the version on the server is correct -- as I mentioned, I downloaded it and it's the correct one. I'll ask CreativePro to look into it.

Meanwhile, the correct ersion is attached here. Just change the .txt file type to .jsx -- and change line 5 🙂

[Summayah5FC7]

Sorry, i downloaded it some time ago.

I got confused, I had a look at the script yesterday.

[Peter Kahrel]

Well, I'm glad it's been cleared up now.