Need help with this script please.

[cbishop01]

Hi this works kinda.   I want the Find and replace to work with the Text Frames that i have selected only.  And if possible to get the Resize text part to only resize one time.  Right now if i keep clicking the Script it keeps shrinking the text and i only want it to fit 1 time.  Then after its done maybe say "Text alredy Formatted" Also i'm not sure if i did the description right.  I want it to tell what the script is when hover over it with my mouse.  Any help will be appreciated. 

//DESCRIPTION: Replace <CR> with Hard return/Resize Font to fit text frame

//Replaces("<CR>", "Hard Return") 

Replace(" <CR> ", "^p")             

    function Replace(input, output) 

     { 

        app.selection[0];

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

        app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = input; 

        app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo = output; 

        app.activeDocument.changeText(); 

    } 

     var myTextFrame = app.selection[0];

     var myText = myTextFrame.parentStory.texts[0];

     do {

         myText.pointSize = myText.pointSize - .01;

         } while (myTextFrame.overflows == true);

[tpk1982 · Accepted solution]

use this

Replace(" <CR> ", "^p")           
    function Replace(input, output)
    {
        app.selection[0];
        app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
        app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = input;
        app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo = output;
        app.activeDocument.changeText();
    }
    var myTextFrame = app.selection[0];
    var myText = myTextFrame.parentStory.texts[0];
try{
    do {
        myText.pointSize = myText.pointSize - .01;
        } while (myTextFrame.overflows == true);
    }
catch(e){
    alert("Text already Formatted")
    }

[cbishop01]

This did the same thing the one i pasted above.  I'm wanting it to resize the selected Text Frames. Usually just 2 or 3 text frames is all that needs resized.  Also Both texts only shrink text size. Is there a way to tell it to Fill the text frame by both Shrinking and expanding by .01?  Some text in the frames i'm using Will need a bigger font size inorder to fill the frame.  And the alert does not show up when i hit it a second time.

[cbishop01]

NM i had to restart Indesign it is working fine.  but my other questions still apply..  Thank you..

[Loic.Aigon]

Two things if you permit:

1) find/change operations can be easily applied to a text frame object:

myTextFrame.changeGrep()…

2) for fixing overrides see this thread:

https://forums.adobe.com/inbox

or here:

Indiscripts :: On Dichotomic Divide-and-Conquer Algorithms

FWIW

Loic

Ozalto | Productivity Oriented - Loïc Aigon