How to implement the footer of the last behavior of a table with a script?

[dublove]

I need to set the last row of the table to be gross, and set the row height to 0.1mm.

At the same time, I want to set the bottom cell line to 0.3mm.

I hope some experts can help me realize it with scripts.

Sometimes the row height is too small to be selected manually.

Thank you.

[dublove]

Like this

[Peter Kahrel · Accepted solution]

Rows must be at leat 3 pts (or 1.058 mm) high. So there's a problem..

P.

[Willi Adelberger · Accepted solution]

Create a custom stroke in the stroke panel and choose that stroke.

[Laubender]

Hi dublove,

suggestion to overcome a possible minimum row height issue:

Plan with a table 10 times the size you need it.

Scale the frame that holds the table to 10% with InDesign's preferences set to:

General > Object Editing > [x] Adjust Scaling Percentage

Effective height of the bottom stroke is 0.3 mm:

Table row selected in scaled text frame:

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Peter Kahrel]

Clever! But planning a table 10 times its desired size is not so simple. Why not take an existing table, resize it 1000%, then add the last row, and resize 10%?

P.

[dublove]

Hi~Peter Kahrel

How to implement it? There is no need to select rows

Just place the cursor in the table or select all tables,

You can operate on the last table row

[Peter Kahrel]

Not sure I understand your question. It seems to me that you're looking for someone to write a script for you. Is that correct?

[dublove]

No one has written it for me. I met it in the process of using it.

In this post, laubender helped write a paragraph, but he (she) didn't seem to fully understand my problem.

He or she needs to select the last table row,

I think if only the cursor in the table can determine the last table row.

I also want to be able to control the topinsede of the last table row It's empty. That script doesn't seem to work.

[Laubender]

Hi dublove,

if I look at your screenshot there is a gap, that 0.1 mm, in the cells of your footer row.

Can I interpret this like I do in my screenshot below?

If yes it can be done by scripting.

When the footer row is the target ( or selected ) and the top stroke weight for all cells in the footer row is 0.1 mm:

//Select the table's footer row:
var myRow = app.selection[0];

// Optional:
myRow.cells.everyItem().contents = "";

// Not optional. 
// Set the point size in a value, so that the text could be visible despite the minimal height of the cells:
myRow.cells.everyItem().texts.everyItem().pointSize = 0.1;

myRow.cells.everyItem().topInset = 0;
myRow.cells.everyItem().bottomInset = 0;
myRow.cells.everyItem().height = "0.3 mm";

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[dublove]

How to implement it? There is no need to select rows

Just place the cursor in the table or select all tables,

You can operate on the last table row

[Laubender]

An explanation:

I digged out one of my code snippets from 2015. See the related discussion:

Making a row smaller then 1,058mm?
blackbookeditora, Jun 30, 2015

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/making-a-row-smaller-then-1-058mm/m-p/7275023

Also this related one from the same OP:

I need to force column widths to values smaller than the indesign preset minimuns (1,058mm).
blackbookeditora, May 13, 2014
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/i-need-to-force-column-widths-to-values-smaller-than-the-ind...

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[dublove]

Can I automatically identify the last line.

Select all tables or place the cursor in the table.

Also, I need to set the thickness of the bottom border of the last row to 0.3mm

[Laubender]

If you have one single footer row it's:

table.rows[-1]

For properties of cells look up DOM documentation:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign16/#Cell.html

Also:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign16/#Table.html

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[dublove]

Sad, I don't know how to start……

[dublove]

What I want to say is how to achieve:
Do you not need to select the last row,
As long as the cursor is only in the table (or you select the entire table), your operation is for the last row？

[Laubender]

Hi dublove,

how are your scripting skills?

Did you ever write a script from a to z for InDesign?

You say: "I need to set the last row of the table…"

How would you like to identify the table in the document?

Is it the only one? Would you like to select the table?

If it is only one table make sure the table has one single footer row that you can use for the design you outlined in your screenshot. Or do you like to add quite another footer row for that purpose?

If my code did not work for you: Please provide a sample document with the table where the code did not work.

Put the document on Dropbox or a similar service and post the download link.

Thanks,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[dublove]

How to add a new row at the end of the table and convert it to the "end of the table".
Then, apply the style "tab-foot" cell style to this row.

[Manan Joshi]

What do you mean by "end of the table"? If we add the row at the end, is it not already the end of the table, or do you want to do something special with it. Please explain this a bit clearly.

-Manan

[dublove]

for example:
This table originally had 6 rows. Now I want to add a blank row as the table footer.

[Peter Kahrel]

We went through this ad nauseam in the thread you started entitles "How to implement the footer of the last behavior of a table with a script?". If the solutions offered there don't work for you, please go back to that thread.

[dublove]

The previous posts are getting more and more complicated, and they are not clear.
Maybe I didn’t make it clear, and the answer was not very clear.

Maybe you will be very confused.
Why add a blank line? This is to ensure that the long form is at the bottom of each page, and the lines in the form are bold

[Test Screen Name]

Ignoring replies and posting again as if a new question (without a link to the old question), is just about the most disrespectful thing you can do in a forum. I'd be surprised if anyone will now take the time to help. 

[dublove]

Sorry.!
The old posts are a bit messy.
Some are messy, some are unclear.
It feels more and more chaotic..