How to assign colour to a variable?

[camilo umana]

In a project have a dozen of half titles that divides the book in these parts.

Only a master page, no chapters, no sections.

In the master is inserted a variable (running header) based on the twelve half titles to identify in each page the parts (1-12)

I need to change the colour of this running header instead of creating twenty master pages.

Has it to be scripted?

[Jump_Over]

Hi,

NO (easy) WAY, I am afraid:

1. Placing variable on master means a doc has ONLY one variable instance;

2. Overriding each variable parent textFrame leads to have many instances;

3. Script can compare  textVariableInstance.resultText to detect the change's milestones;

4. Script can apply other color to this instance but this operation is static (related to current resultTexts).

Jarek

[camilo umana]

Jarek,

Perhaps master pages for the moment.

Thanks for these tips.

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Hi Camilo,

If this is what you want to do, that can be done with variables.

With left and right pages:

[camilo umana]

Hi Obi,

The document only has one master page.

And only one kind of heading in paragraph styles.

(page 1 title A, page 2-20 needs this title A like a little heading)

(page 21 title B, page 21-45 needs this title B like a little heading)

Are you obtaining this? How?

Thanks.

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Easier I post the ID file. What ID version do you use? (I use CC).

[camilo umana]

Yes, CC. Thanks!

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Camilo,

I can't send the ID file. Have you an email (in private) for a We-Transfert?

[Obi-wan Kenobi · Accepted solution]

I send you a private message with a wetransfer link.

[camilo umana]

Obi,

Yes, thanks a lot.

It is working.

I will use later and make some comments.