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How do I make the 'Story' & 'Document' radio buttons be on one line?
I tried a lot with AI and it didn't work 🙂
var dialog = app.dialogs.add({name: "Pstyle2tables"});
var column = dialog.dialogColumns.add();
var styleRow = column.dialogRows.add();
var styleDropdown = styleRow.dropdowns.add({
stringList: allParaStyles,
selectedIndex: 0
});
var scopeRow = column.dialogRows.add();
var radioBtns = scopeRow.radiobuttonGroups.add();
var currentStoryRadio = radioBtns.radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel: "Story", checkedState: true});
var entireDocRadio = radioBtns.radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel: "Document", checkedState: false});
var result = dialog.show();
if (result) {
var selectedStyleName = allParaStyles[styleDropdown.selectedIndex];
var selectedStyle = doc.paragraphStyles.itemByName(selectedStyleName);
var workOnEntireDoc = entireDocRadio.checkedState;
var tablesProcessed = 0;
dialog.destroy();
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I can never get indesign ui to behave
My solution so far has been to invent your own
// Attempt to get the active document and its paragraph styles
try {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allParaStyles = doc.paragraphStyles.everyItem().name;
} catch (e) {
// If no document is open, use a dummy list for testing
var allParaStyles = ["Style 1", "Style 2", "Style 3"];
}
var dlg = new Window("dialog", "Pstyle2tables");
dlg.orientation = "column";
dlg.alignChildren = "fill";
// Cre
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I can never get indesign ui to behave
My solution so far has been to invent your own
// Attempt to get the active document and its paragraph styles
try {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allParaStyles = doc.paragraphStyles.everyItem().name;
} catch (e) {
// If no document is open, use a dummy list for testing
var allParaStyles = ["Style 1", "Style 2", "Style 3"];
}
var dlg = new Window("dialog", "Pstyle2tables");
dlg.orientation = "column";
dlg.alignChildren = "fill";
// Create a row group for paragraph style selection
var styleGroup = dlg.add("group");
styleGroup.orientation = "row";
styleGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Paragraph Style:");
var styleDropdown = styleGroup.add("dropdownlist", undefined, allParaStyles);
styleDropdown.selection = 0;
// Create a row group for the radio buttons
var radioGroup = dlg.add("group");
radioGroup.orientation = "row";
var storyRadio = radioGroup.add("radiobutton", undefined, "Story");
storyRadio.value = true;
var docRadio = radioGroup.add("radiobutton", undefined, "Document");
// Add OK and Cancel buttons
var btnGroup = dlg.add("group");
btnGroup.alignment = "right";
btnGroup.add("button", undefined, "OK", {name: "ok"});
btnGroup.add("button", undefined, "Cancel", {name: "cancel"});
// Show the dialog
if (dlg.show() == 1) {
// OK pressed
var selectedStyleName = styleDropdown.selection.text;
var selectedStyle = doc.paragraphStyles.itemByName(selectedStyleName);
var workOnEntireDoc = docRadio.value;
// Your processing code here
}