Scripting - moving around pages of a spread (Book cover made of 3 pages)

[Fred.L]

Hi guys,

I would like to create a script that helps me deal with Book covers files in a faster way.

One thing I've no idea how to handle it is to **move pages on the pasteboard** in Indesign, via script and more precisely, put them next to each other.

What do we have:

- I've got a spread made of 3 pages (Back Cover - Spine - Front Cover)
- The width of the spine always needs to be adjusted (upon printing house demand)

What do I need to do:

- Change the dimension of the Spine (this part is ok)

- Move apart the pages to help me deal with the new Spine dimension

- Get the pages stacked again to get a nice spread

For the sake of precisions:

I need to move apart the pages to get some space and deal with the designs, artworks, texts that need to be adjusted, shrink or expand, and fit better the new dimension of the spine

Any help would be nice

Thanks

PS: I've had a look at HurryCover from Indiscripts/ M.Autret but I'd like to keep the 3-pages Cover thing and share my script to our subcontractors so they can speed up their work too. So this can not be an option unfortunately

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

If you set up the document as double sided, and not as single pages, the change of the width of the spine moves automatically the pages to their correct position. I never move them appart and move it back. I change the spine width and the other pages move correct to their new position.

By @Willi Adelberger

Exactly. 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Fred.L

Or maybe this will help you:

https://www.indiscripts.com/category/projects/HurryCover

Courtesy of @Marc Autret