How to change the font type for a specific frame using script??

[salshaw749]

Hey all! 

I've a doc full of diffranet textframes, and i want to change the font type for a scpicif textframe, how to do it?

I've used this code, it's good and works but change all the text frames, and i want to change only a spicifed frame!

The code

		app.findTextPreferences=app.changeTextPreferences= NothingEnum.nothing;

app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;

app.findTextPreferences.appliedFont = app.fonts.item("Times New Roman MT Std Bold");////Here you can specify your old font name

app.changeTextPreferences.appliedFont = app.fonts.item("Times New Roman Italic");////Here you can specify your NEW font name

doc.changeText();
		

and lets say that the frame i want to change 

	var rect2 = doc.pages[0].textFrames.add({
		geometricBounds: [12.7, 12.7, 90, 90]
	});

		rect2.contents = "wooow"

and thanks all!

[Manan Joshi]

If you have the reference of the text frame you don't need to use the find change, just change the font like the following

rect.texts[0].appliedFont = app.fonts.item("Times New Roman MT Std Bold")

-Manan 

[salshaw749]

The font i use is installed, so when i use the code that i've posted it works and change the font, but when id ur code and write the family font, it alerrt me that the requested font family is unaviliable.

[Mike Bro]

Hello,

You can give this a try.

var rect2 = doc.pages[0].textFrames.add({
    geometricBounds: [12.7, 12.7, 90, 90]
});

rect2.contents = "wooow"
rect2 = myYTextFrame.parentStory.characters.everyItem();
rect2.appliedFont = app.fonts.item("Helvetica Neue");
rect2.fontStyle = "Medium";  

Regards,

Mike

[salshaw749]

There is error (

myYTextFrame

is undefined)

[Mike Bro]

Sorry....

var rect2 = doc.pages[0].textFrames.add({
    geometricBounds: [12.7, 12.7, 90, 90]
});

rect2.contents = "wooow"
myTextObject = rect2.parentStory.characters.everyItem();
myTextObject.appliedFont = app.fonts.item("Helvetica Neue");
myTextObject.fontStyle = "Medium"; 

Regards,

Mike

[salshaw749]

It works, but only with the bulit in fonts (i,e)

Times New Roman

[Manan Joshi]

Try something like the following

rect.texts[0].appliedFont = app.fonts.item("Times New Roman")
rect.texts[0].fontStyle = "Bold"

-Manan

[salshaw749]

It works, but i think because 

Times New Roman

is a built-in font type. When i use mine, the installed one, it alert me that the requested font are unavaible. The weird thing when i replac the font from the UI not the script it wokrs!  

[Manan Joshi]

Apply your font using the UI, select the frame and run the following code

alert(app.selection[0].texts[0].appliedFont.fontFamily)

This should give you the name of the font family that is to be used in the code I gave previously.

-Manan

[salshaw749]

indeed yes it gave me the name, and once i type the name in the code and specify the style, it alerts me that the requested font un available

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

What is the font that you are using? Is it installed on the system or document fonts folder?

Try changing the code to the following

rect.texts[0].appliedFont = "Times New Roman"
rect.texts[0].fontStyle = "Bold"

-Manan 

[salshaw749]

I'm using a special font for my company, and yes it's installed in the system. still same issue. the furstrating thing that i can change the font and found the font family from the UI !

[Mike Bro]

Can you share\post the "special font" for testing?

Regards,

Mike

[salshaw749]

it's for my company, but it works now. apperntly there was a tab space i didn't recognize it.

[rob day · Accepted solution]

—once i type the name in the code

The name string has to be exact including any whitespace characters, so maybe try this variation on Manan’s suggestion and copy and paste the text from the alert dialog rather than typing the name—appliedFont is the family and style usually separated by a tab

//note that I’m getting the appliedFont.name and not appliedFont.fontFamily
alert(app.selection[0].texts[0].appliedFont.name)

//the appliedFont is the font name and style with a tab separating the name and style so try copying from the alert
app.selection[0].texts[0].appliedFont = "Myriad Pro	Regular"

[salshaw749]

THANKS rob!!! it works perfictly! i didn't now about the tab! THANKS A LOT