Object overlap warnings in pre flight

[dzgnr89]

I do a lot of layout work for books in InDesign. Despite taking due care every now amd then for a document running upto 500-600 pages, it often happens that my text box accidentally get overlapped slightly by photographs or vice versa.  For overflowing text,  InDesign had a nice pre flight feature to give us warnings.

Is there any way to set up warnings for accidental overlappings that I run into?

I originally asked this question here. Object overlap warnings in pre flight . I was advised to post my query here in scripting forum instead. I am using cc 2018 version

[Jongware]

The answer there did not suggest a script to make Preflight do it (because it cannot be made to do something through scripting that it does not support), but to ask for a more general script that only checks for possible overlap.

There have been scripts posted here that do all, or part of what you ask. Check if they work for you.

[dzgnr89]

https://forums.adobe.com/people/%5BJongware%5D  wrote

The answer there did not suggest a script to make Preflight do it (because it cannot be made to do something through scripting that it does not support), but to ask for a more general script that only checks for possible overlap.

There have been scripts posted here that do all, or part of what you ask. Check if they work for you.

Okay. Can you please provide me the links of those scripts that will enable me to give warnings of overlaps that I'm asking for?

[Laubender]

Hi arjun2 ,

here is just one for you:

[JS CS3] Touching Objects

Marc is showing one core algorithm you could build upon.

Regards,
Uwe