Make sure text frames do not exceed margin

[jakec88782761]

I need a script which detects text frames which exceed a 10mm page margin.

I'd like these frames to automatically be set to the edge of the margin at 10mm.

var frames = app.activeDocument.textFrames.everyItem().getElements();

var marg = app.activeDocument.pages.everyItem().marginPreferences;
for (i=0;i<frames.length;i++){
if (frames.geometricBounds>marg){
    frames.geometricBounds=marg;
    }
}

Am I on the right track with this script?

[jakec88782761]

I really only need the left hand side of the frame to not exceed the left hand margin

[Daniel Sterchi · Accepted solution]

Hi jakec88782761

geometricBound is an array itself. The entries in the array are (y1, x1, y2, x2). Yes the array starts with y not x, historical reasons.

Wo what you want to test is  … geometricBounds[1] …

kind regards

Daniel (from Switzerland)