OK. Just copy/paste (carefully!) the code below. Warning: script works pretty slowly, test on a small amount of text first.
Tested in CC2019, works just fine.
/*
Letter_Presser.jsx
Version 0.2 (TEST)
Experimental InDesign CS5 JavaScript
Bruno Herfst 2011
This script sets a randome baselineshift between two values
to all text found in seleced paragraph style
can also set random thin outlines for extra letter-press feel.
*/
#target "InDesign"
//global varialbles
var ps, cw, bls, sw;
main();
//============================================== FUNCTIONS =====================================================
function main(){
var myDoc = app.documents.item(0);
// Create a list of paragraph styles
var list_of_All_paragraph_styles = myDoc.paragraphStyles.everyItem().name;
list_of_All_paragraph_styles.unshift("All paragraph styles");
// Make the dialog box for selecting the paragraph styles
var dlg = app.dialogs.add({name:"LetterPresser"});
with(dlg.dialogColumns.add()){
with(dialogRows.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Do"});
with(myFitButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add()){
var c = radiobuttonControls.add( { staticLabel : 'Characters', checkedState : true } ),
w = radiobuttonControls.add( { staticLabel : 'Words' } );
}
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:" in paragraph style:"});
var find_paragraph = dropdowns.add({stringList:list_of_All_paragraph_styles, selectedIndex:list_of_All_paragraph_styles.length-1});
}
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(borderPanels.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Max baselineshift:"});
bls = 0.225;
var myBlsField = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits: MeasurementUnits.POINTS,editValue:bls});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Max strokewidth:"});
sw = 0.15;
var mySwField = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits:MeasurementUnits.POINTS,editValue:sw});
}
}
with(dialogRows.add()){
with(dialogColumns.add()){
}
}
}
//show dialog
if(dlg.show() == true){
//get dialog data
sw = mySwField.editValue,
bls = myBlsField.editValue,
cw = c.checkedState; // true: character, false: word
if (find_paragraph.selectedIndex == 0) {
ps = false;
} else {
ps = myDoc.paragraphStyles.item(find_paragraph.selectedIndex-1);
}
// Set find grep preferences to find all paragraphs with the selected paragraph style
app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeFootnotes = false;
app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeHiddenLayers = false;
app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeLockedLayersForFind = false;
app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeLockedStoriesForFind = false;
app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeMasterPages = false;
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
if(ps == false){
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = NothingEnum.nothing;
} else {
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = ps;
}
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "^.+";
//Now let’s find the paragraphs
//Search the current story
var found_paragraphs = myDoc.findGrep();
var myCounter = 0;
var myMessage = false;
do {
try {
// Create an object reference to the found paragraph and the next
wavePara(found_paragraphs[myCounter]);
myCounter++;
} catch(err) {
myMessage = err;
myMessage = "Couldn't find anything!";
}
} while (myCounter < found_paragraphs.length);
if(myMessage == false){
var myMessage = "Done setting "+(myCounter)+" paragraphs!";
}
alert(myMessage);
//the end
dlg.destroy();
} else {
//cancel
}
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function wavePara(myPara){
myPara.strokeAlignment = TextStrokeAlign.CENTER_ALIGNMENT;
var myLines = myPara.lines;
//for lines in paragraph
for (var line=0, ll=myLines.length; line < ll; line++){
var myLine = myPara.lines[line];
var cl = myLine.characters.length;
var mod = 0;
startValue = sw;
//for characters in lines
for (var character=0; character < cl; character++){
try{
var myCharacter = myLine.characters[character];
myCharacter.strokeColor = "Black";
myCharacter.baselineShift = randomInRange(0,bls);
myCharacter.strokeWeight = randomInRange(0,sw);
}catch(r){
//alert(r.description);
//This should not happen but if it does deal with it quitely
line-=1; // redo line
ll+=1; // in case the paragraph got longer
// if not will break anyway
break;
}
}
}
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function randomInRange(start,end){
return Math.random() * (end - start) + start;
}
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