color labels onto style-groups

[cmoke73]

Hi.

Here comes a short question:

Is it possible to color the style-groups (paragraph-style, character-style, object-style), like the layer-labels in photoshop?

[amaarora]

Hi,

No. You can color code pages though.

You can also group styles based on the color which you intend to give them

-Aman

[cmoke73]

Hi Aman.

1.) What do you mean with "code pages"?

2.) Unfortunately I do not understand (technical) your second sentence neither...

[amaarora]

Hi,

1. I meant you can assign color codes to pages in indesign based on the master page that is applied to them.

2. I meant you can group styles into groups. For example: all styles with blue color code can fall into a paragraph style group named blue. Groups are like folders that can contain styles. Similarly, group character styles into groups

-Aman

[cmoke73]

Okay. I get it what you mean. Thanks!

But I've knew that already.

This below  ist (as Derek said too) what I wish to have in ID. (Of course, only the style-colors are faked.)

[Derek Cross]

Do you mean something like this (mock-up)?

[cmoke73]

Exactly. Only the styles should be grouped together and the group itself should have also the color.

[Derek Cross]

Submit it as a feature request (grab the mockup as well) and send it to: Adobe InDesign Feedback

I've already sent it, and anyone who's also following this and agrees send it as well.

[cmoke73]

good idea. Maybe we´ll get it in InDesign CC 2020...

[jane-e]

Great idea, cmoke73!

Would you want it to be:

1. styles in the same group
2. styles based with a parent / child relationship
3. user-defined

[cmoke73]

Thanks!

My wish would be pretty easy to fulfill, I think and not so complex

I work with books that contain many documents. Inside, the style groups and their (many) styles are neatly listed. But sometimes I must import objects with other styles. Then it is useful to have that colour-code to recognize the imported styles and delete them easily. And above that, I like to have a proper and clean structure in my documents.

[Derek Cross]

Yes I agree, it would be especially useful for Reflowable Text ePubs where you can sometimes have a lot of Paragraph Styles.