Set "snap to document grid" via javascript

[maxim.maximov]

Hello

Is there any options to set snap to document grid off via javascript?

The code from manual doesn't work

with(myDocument.gridPreferences){
documentGridShown = false;
documentGridSnapTo = false;
baselineGridShown = false;
}

Thanks

[Eugene Tyson]

It's possible other settings like 'Snap to Guides' or 'Smart Guides' are influencing object placement. 

So something like this maybe work for you

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
myDocument.guidePreferences.guidesLocked = false;
myDocument.guidePreferences.guidesShown = false;
app.activeWindow.transformReferencePoint = AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR;

You can invoke Document Grid Snap via the menus which turns it on

// Access the 'Snap to Document Grid' menu action
var snapToGridAction = app.menuActions.itemByName("$ID/Snap to Document Grid");

// Check if the action is valid and enabled
if (snapToGridAction.isValid && snapToGridAction.enabled) {
    // Invoke the action to toggle the snapping
    snapToGridAction.invoke();
} else {
    alert("The 'Snap to Document Grid' action is not available.");
}

[maxim.maximov]

Thanks a lot. This option worked.

var snapToGridAction = app.menuActions.itemByName("$ID/Snap to Document Grid");

if (snapToGridAction.enabled) {
snapToGridAction.invoke(); }

[maxim.maximov]

There is just one problem, for some reason when the setting is turned off, the opposite happens - snap to grid turned on.

[Eugene Tyson · Accepted solution]

Yeh ok - makes sense because it just toggles it 

try this

var snapToGridAction = app.menuActions.itemByName("$ID/Snap to Document Grid");

// Check if Snap to Grid is currently ON before toggling
if (snapToGridAction.isValid && snapToGridAction.enabled && snapToGridAction.checked) {
    snapToGridAction.invoke();
}

[maxim.maximov]

Thank you very much, it works

[Peter Kahrel · Accepted solution]

This one works:

app.documents[0].gridPreferences.documentGridSnapto = true;

[maxim.maximov]

Thank you very much, it works too

[Robert at ID-Tasker · Accepted solution]

@maxim.maximov 

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#GridPreference.html