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There are a lot of possible variables—are the objects different sizes, does their placement in the matrix matter, where is the position of the matrix on the page? This arranges a selection of same sized objects:
#target indesign
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS;
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS;
var s = app.activeDocument.selection;
//number of columns and rows
var col = 2;
It’s easy enough to remove the X, Y preference from the dialog, but the grid is keyed off of the upper left corner of the selection and not its center. So in this example the new arrangment would not be centered on the original selection:
The grid will start from the upper left of the original selection
/*
* Arranges a selection of objects into a grid starting from the selection’s upper left
* Version 1.5
* Rob Day 2020-2021
*/
//check for a selection
var s = app.activeDocument.selec
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What type of objects?
Maybe "MakeGrid" which comes with InDesign is kind of what you're looking for?
There are a lot of possible variables—are the objects different sizes, does their placement in the matrix matter, where is the position of the matrix on the page? This arranges a selection of same sized objects:
#target indesign
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS;
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS;
var s = app.activeDocument.selection;
//number of columns and rows
var col = 2; var row = 3;
//space between the frames
var xgut = 4;
var ygut = 8;
var colw = getPos(s)[0];
var colh = getPos(s)[1];
var xoff = getPos(s)[2];
var yoff = getPos(s)[3] - (colh + ygut);
var startX = xoff;
//make matrix using modulo to set the columns
for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++){
if (i % col > 0) {
xoff = xoff + colw + xgut;
}else{
xoff = startX;
yoff = yoff + colh + ygut;
}
s[i].move( [xoff, yoff] );
};
/**
* Get matrix tile position
* @Param the selection to arrange
* @Return an array with colwidth, rowheight, x, and y
*
*/
function getPos(sel){
var x = sel[0].geometricBounds[1];
var y = sel[0].geometricBounds[0];
var w = 0;
var h = 0;
var a = []
for (var i = 0; i < sel.length; i++){
var b = sel[i].geometricBounds;
if (b[1] < x) {
x = b[1]
}
if (b[0] < y) {
y = b[0]
}
if (b[3]-b[1] > w) {
w = b[3]-b[1]
}
if (b[2]-b[0] > h) {
h = b[2]-b[0]
}
};
a=[w, h, x, y];
return a
}
This seems like a useful script so I added a dialog. It defaults to millimeters, but you can use any InDesign measurement unit, i.e. 1in. Haven’t tested much.
#target indesign
#targetengine "session"
//check for a doc
var s = app.activeDocument.selection;
if (s.length > 1) {
makeDialog();
} else {alert("Please Select Some Frames.")}
//result variables
var xoff, syoff, col, row, xgut, ygut;
/**
* Make the export settings dialog
* @Return
*
*/
function makeDialog(){
var mw = 90;
//the dialog name
var theDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Arrange Matrix", canCancel:true});
with(theDialog){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
with(borderPanels.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Matrix X Pos:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Matrix Y Pos:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Columns:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Rows:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Column Gutter:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Row Gutter:"});
}
with(dialogColumns.add()){
var matrixX = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits:MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS, editValue:0, minWidth:mw});
var matrixY = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits:MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS, editValue:0, minWidth:mw});
var nCol = integerEditboxes.add({editValue:2, minWidth:mw});
var nRow = integerEditboxes.add({editValue:2, minWidth:mw});
var colGutter = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits:MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS, editValue:0, minWidth:mw});
var rowGutter = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits:MeasurementUnits.MILLIMETERS, editValue:0, minWidth:mw});
}
}
}
}
var dResult = theDialog.show();
if(dResult == true){
xoff = matrixX.editValue;
syoff = matrixY.editValue;
col = nCol.editValue;
row = nRow.editValue;
xgut = colGutter.editValue;
ygut = rowGutter.editValue
theDialog.destroy();
makeMatrix();
}else{
theDialog.destroy();
}
}
/**
* Discription
* @Return void
*
*/
function makeMatrix(){
var ohm = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;
var ovm = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;
var colw = getPos(s)[0];
var colh = getPos(s)[1];
var yoff = syoff - (colh + ygut);
var startX = xoff;
//make matrix using modulo to set the columns
for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++){
if (i % col > 0) {
xoff = xoff + colw + xgut;
}else{
xoff = startX;
yoff = yoff + colh + ygut;
}
s[i].move( [xoff, yoff] );
};
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = ohm;
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = ovm;
}
/**
* Get matrix tile position
* @Param the selection to arrange
* @Return an array with colwidth, rowheight
*
*/
function getPos(sel){
var w = 0;
var h = 0;
var a = []
for (var i = 0; i < sel.length; i++){
var b = sel[i].geometricBounds;
if (b[3]-b[1] > w) {
w = b[3]-b[1]
}
if (b[2]-b[0] > h) {
h = b[2]-b[0]
}
};
a=[w, h];
return a
}
I tried.
The script will work in 2022.
But not the effect I said，Now, still appearing at the origin.
What I mean is that after running the script, it is flattened and aligned at the "current viewpoint", not at the origin of the X-Y coordinates.
Now, it is flattened at the origin of X and Y.
What I want is to flatten the alignment in the original position of the objects
Thank you~
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