Set top and bottom inset spacing values in Text Frame Options via jsx script

Here is the full .jsx file that we now use to set preferences.

Ideally, this could be modified to include setting any text frame created to have 0p2 inset Top and Bottom, but 0p0 Left and Right:

//ApplicationTextDefaults

//An InDesign CS2 JavaScript

//Sets the application text defaults, which will become the text defaults for all

//new documents. Existing documents will remain unchanged.

with(app.textDefaults){

    alignToBaseline = false;        // align to baseline grid

    try {

//        appliedFont = app.fonts.item("Times New Roman");

        appliedFont = app.fonts.item("Helvetica");

    }

    catch (e) {}

    try {

        fontStyle = "Medium";

    }

    catch (e) {}

    autoleading = 100;

    balanceRaggedLines = false;

    baselineShift = 0;

    capitalization = Capitalization.normal;

    composer = "Adobe Paragraph Composer";

    desiredGlyphScaling = 100;

    desiredLetterSpacing = 0;

    desiredWordSpacing = 100;

    dropCapCharacters = 0;

    if (dropCapCharacters != 0) {

        dropCapLines = 3;

        //Assumes that the application has a default character style named "myDropCap"

        //dropCapStyle = app.characterStyles.item("myDropCap");

    }

    fillColor = app.colors.item("Black");

    fillTint = 100;

    firstLineIndent = "0pt";

//    firstLineIndent = "14pt";

    gridAlignFirstLineOnly = false;

    horizontalScale = 100;

    hyphenateAfterFirst = 3;

    hyphenateBeforeLast = 4;

    hyphenateCapitalizedWords = false;

    hyphenateLadderLimit = 1;

    hyphenateWordsLongerThan = 5;

    hyphenation = true;

    hyphenationZone = "3p";

    hyphenWeight = 9;

    justification = Justification.leftAlign;

    keepAllLinesTogether = false;

    keepLinesTogether = true;

    keepFirstLines = 2;

    keepLastLines = 2;

    keepWithNext = 0;

    kerningMethod = "Optical";

    kerningValue = 0;

    leading = 6.3;

//    leading = 14;

    leftIndent = 0;

    ligatures = true;

    maximumGlyphScaling = 100;

    maximumLetterSpacing = 0;

    maximumWordSpacing = 160;

    minimumGlyphScaling = 100;

    minimumLetterSpacing = 0;

    minimumWordSpacing = 80;

    noBreak = false;

    otfContextualAlternate = true;

    otfDiscretionaryLigature = true;

    otfFigureStyle = OTFFigureStyle.proportionalOldstyle;

    otfFraction = true;

    otfHistorical = true;

    otfOrdinal = false;

    otfSlashedZero = true;

    otfSwash = false;

    otfTitling = false;

    overprintFill = false;

    overprintStroke = false;

    pointSize = 6.3;

//    pointSize = 11;

    position = Position.normal;

    rightIndent = 0;

    ruleAbove = false;

    if(ruleAbove == true){

        ruleAboveColor = app.colors.item("Black");

        ruleAboveGapColor = app.swatches.item("None");

        ruleAboveGapOverprint = false;

        ruleAboveGapTint = 100;

        ruleAboveLeftIndent = 0;

        ruleAboveLineWeight = .25;

        ruleAboveOffset = 14;

        ruleAboveOverprint = false;

        ruleAboveRightIndent = 0;

        ruleAboveTint = 100;

        ruleAboveType = app.strokeStyles.item("Solid");

        ruleAboveWidth = RuleWidth.columnWidth;

    }

    ruleBelow = false;

    if(ruleBelow == true){

        ruleBelowColor = app.colors.item("Black");

        ruleBelowGapColor = app.swatches.item("None");

        ruleBelowGapOverprint = false;

        ruleBelowGapTint = 100;

        ruleBelowLeftIndent = 0;

        ruleBelowLineWeight = .25;

        ruleBelowOffset = 0;

        ruleBelowOverprint = false;

        ruleBelowRightIndent = 0;

        ruleBelowTint = 100;

        ruleBelowType = app.strokeStyles.item("Solid");

        ruleBelowWidth = RuleWidth.columnWidth;

    }

    singleWordJustification = SingleWordJustification.leftAlign;

    skew = 0;

    spaceAfter = 0;

    spaceBefore = 0;

    startParagraph = StartParagraph.anywhere;

    strikeThru = false;

    if(strikeThru == true){

        strikeThroughColor = app.colors.item("Black");

        strikeThroughGapColor = app.swatches.item("None");

        strikeThroughGapOverprint = false;

        strikeThroughGapTint = 100;

        strikeThroughOffset = 3;

        strikeThroughOverprint = false;

        strikeThroughTint = 100;

        strikeThroughType = app.strokeStyles.item("Solid");

        strikeThroughWeight = .25;

    }

    strokeColor = app.swatches.item("None");

    strokeTint = 100;

    strokeWeight = 0;

    tracking = 0;

    underline = false;

    if(underline == true){

        underlineColor = app.colors.item("Black");

        underlineGapColor = app.swatches.item("None");

        underlineGapOverprint = false;

        underlineGapTint = 100;

        underlineOffset = 3;

        underlineOverprint = false;

        underlineTint = 100;

        underlineType = app.strokeStyles.item("Solid");

        underlineWeight = .25

    }

    verticalScale = 100;

}

//

//Units & Increments preference panel

//Must do this to make sure our units that we set are in points. The vert and horiz

//units that get set default to the current measurement unit. We set it to points

//so we can be sure of the value. We'll reset it later to the desired setting.

with(app.viewPreferences){

    horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;    // Ruler Units, horizontal

    verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;        // Ruler Units, vertical

}

//

//General preference panel

with(app.generalPreferences){

    pageNumbering = PageNumberingOptions.section;    // Page Numbering, View

    toolTips = ToolTipOptions.normal;                    // Tool Tips

// Not supported in CS4

//    toolsPalette = ToolsPaletteOptions.doubleColumn;    // Floating Tool Palette

    completeFontDownloadGlyphLimit = 2000;                // Always Subset Fonts...

    try {

        //Wrapped in try/catch in case it is run with CS4 and earlier to avoid the error

        preventSelectingLockedItems = false;                // Needed for CS5+

    }

    catch (e) {}

}

//

//Type preference panel

with (app.textEditingPreferences){

    tripleClickSelectsLine = true;    // Triple Click to Select a Line

    smartCutAndPaste = true;        // Adjust Spacing Automatically when Cutting and Pasting Words

    dragAndDropTextInLayout = false;    // Enable in Layout View

    allowDragAndDropTextInStory = true;    // Enable in Story Editor

}

with(app.textPreferences){

    typographersQuotes = true;            // Use Typographer's Quotes

    useOpticalSize = true;                // Automatically Use Correct Optical Size

    scalingAdjustsText = true;            // Adjust Text Attributes when Scaling

    useParagraphLeading = false;    // Apply Leading to Entire Paragraphs

    linkTextFilesWhenImporting = false;    // Create Links when Placing Text and Spreadsheet Files

}

// Missing following (Font Preview Size, Past All Information/Text Only)

//

//Advanced Type preference panel

with(app.textPreferences){

    superscriptSize = 58.3;                // Superscript, size

    superscriptPosition = 33.3;            // Superscript, position

    subscriptSize = 58.3;                // Subscript, size

    subscriptPosition = 33.3;            // Subscript, position

    smallCap = 70;                        // Smallcap

}

with(app.imePreferences){

    inlineInput = false;                // Use Inline Input for Non-Latin Text

}

//Composition preference panel

with(app.textPreferences){

    highlightKeeps = false;                    // Keep Violations

    highlightHjViolations = false;            // H&J Violations

    highlightCustomSpacing = false;            // Custom Tracking/Kerning

    highlightSubstitutedFonts = true;    // Substituted Fonts

    highlightSubstitutedGlyphs = false;    // Substituted Glyphs

    justifyTextWraps = false;                // Justify Text Next to an Object

    abutTextToTextWrap = true;                // Skip by Leading

    zOrderTextWrap = false;                    // Text Wrap Only Affects Text Beneath

}

//

//Units & Increments preference panel

with(app.viewPreferences){

    rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.spreadOrigin;                    // Ruler Units, origin

//    These are set at the end of the script after all the changes have been made

//    horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.points;    // Ruler Units, horizontal

//    verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.inches;        // Ruler Units, vertical

    pointsPerInch = 72;                    // Point/Pica Size, Points/Inch

    cursorKeyIncrement = 1;                // Keyboard Increment, Cursor Key

}

with(app.textPreferences){

    baselineShiftKeyIncrement = 2;    // Keyboard Increment, Baseline Shift

    leadingKeyIncrement = 2;        // Keyboard Increment, Size/Leading

    kerningKeyIncrement = 20;            // Keyboard Increment, Kerning

}

//

//Grids preference panel

with(app.gridPreferences){

    baselineColor = UIColors.lightBlue;    // Baseline Grid, Color

    baselineStart = 48;                        // Baseline Grid, Start

    baselineDivision = 6;                    // Baseline Grid, Increment Every

    baselineViewThreshold = 50;                // Baseline Grid, View Threshold

    baselineGridRelativeOption = BaselineGridRelativeOption.topOfPageOfBaselineGridRelativeOption;    // Baseline Grid, Relative To

    gridColor = UIColors.lightGray;            // Document Grid, Color

    horizontalGridlineDivision = 12;    // Document Grid, Horizontal, Gridline Every

    horizontalGridSubdivision = 12;            // Document Grid, Horizontal, Subdivisions

    verticalGridlineDivision = 12;            // Document Gird, Vertical, Gridline Every

    verticalGridSubdivision = 12;            // Document Grid, Vertical, Subdivisions

    gridsInBack = true;                        // Grids in Back

    //

    documentGridSnapto = false;                // snap to grid or not

    documentGridShown = false;                // show document grid

}

//

//Guides & Pasteboard preference panel

with(app.documentPreferences){

    marginGuideColor = UIColors.violet;                // Color, Margins

    columnGuideColor = UIColors.magenta;            // Color, Columns

}

with(app.pasteboardPreferences){

    bleedGuideColor = UIColors.fiesta;                // Color, Bleed

    slugGuideColor = UIColors.gridBlue;                // Color, Slug

    previewBackgroundColor = UIColors.lightGray;    // Color, Preview Background

    minimumSpaceAboveAndBelow = 72;                    // Minimum Vertical Offset

}

with(app.viewPreferences){

    guideSnaptoZone = 4;                            // Snap to Zone

}

with(app.guidePreferences){

    guidesInBack = false;                            // Guides in Back

}

//

//Dictionary preference panel

with(app.dictionaryPreferences){

    composition = ComposeUsing.both;    // Hyphenatin Exceptions, Compose Using

    mergeUserDictionary = false;    // Merge User Dictionary into Document

    recomposeWhenChanged = true;    // Recompose All Stories When Modified

}

// Missing (Lang, Hyph, Spelling, Double Quotes, Single Quotes)

//

//Spelling preference panel

with(app.spellPreferences){

    checkMisspelledWords = true;                    // Find, Misspelled Words

    checkRepeatedWords = true;                        // Find, Repeated Words

    checkCapitalizedWords = true;                    // Find, Uncapitalized Words

    checkCapitalizedSentences = true;                // Find, Uncapitalized Sentences

    dynamicSpellCheck = true;                        // Enable Dynamic Spelling

    misspelledWordColor = UIColors.red;                // Color, Misspelled Words

    repeatedWordColor = UIColors.green;                // Color, Repeated Words

    uncapitalizedWordColor = UIColors.green;    // Color, Uncapitalized Words

    uncapitalizedSentenceColor = UIColors.green;    // Color, Uncapitalized Sentences

}

//

//Autocorrect preference panel

with(app.autoCorrectPreferences){

    autoCorrect = true;                            // Enable Autocorrect

    autoCorrectCapitalizationErrors = false;    // Autocorrect Capitalization

}

// Missing (Language, Misspelled word pairs)

//

//Display Performance preference panel

with(app.displayPerformancePreferences){

    defaultDisplaySettings = ViewDisplaySettings.typical;    // Preserve Object-Level

    persistLocalSettings = false;

}

// Missing (antialiasiing, greek below

//

//Story Editor Display preference panel

with(app.galleyPreferences){

    textColor = InCopyUIColors.black;                // Text Color

    backgroundColor = InCopyUIColors.white;            // Background

    smoothText = true;                                // Enable Anti-Aliasing

    antiAliasType = AntiAliasType.grayAntialiasing;    // Type

    cursorType = CursorTypes.standardCursor;    // Cursor Type

    blinkCursor = true;                                // Blink

}

// Missing (Font, Size, Line Spacing & Theme)

//

//File Handling preference panel

with(app.generalPreferences){

    includePreview = true;                        // Always Save Preview Images with Doc

    previewSize = PreviewSizeOptions.medium;    // Preview Size

}

with(app.clipboardPreferences){

    preferPDFWhenPasting = false;                // Prefer PDF When Pasting

    copyPDFToClipboard = true;                    // Copy PDF to Clipboard

    preservePdfClipboardAtQuit = false;            // Preserve PDF Data at Quit

}

// Missing (Enable Version Cue)

//

//

//

//    Optical margin (hanging punctuation, outside margins)

with(app.storyPreferences){

    opticalMarginAlignment = false;

    opticalMarginSize = 12;                // pts

}

//Wrap Up (do at end of script)

//Units & Increments preference panel

//Must do this to make sure our units that we set are in points. The vert and horiz

//units that get set default to the current measurement unit. We set it to points

//so we can be sure of the value. We'll reset it later to the desired setting.

with(app.viewPreferences){

    horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.picas;    // Ruler Units, horizontal

    verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.inches;    // Ruler Units, vertical

}

//    These two flags are turned off to avoid the error message about

//    missing image links when InDesign opens an ad. This can especially

//    be a problem when doing batch processes.

with(app.linkingPreferences){

    checkLinksAtOpen = false;            // checkbox: true/false

    findMissingLinksAtOpen = false;        // checkbox: true/false

}

John,

The code you have ("with(app.storyPreferences)" and all that) sets things in a story. What you want to add ("Top = 0p2 and Bottom 0p2") I assume are text frame insets, and therefore relate to text frames. Stories, naturally, live in text frames (technically, in textContainers), but their relationship is not clear from your question. Do you want to set the insets of text frames? If yes, you'd better do that in an object style.

Peter

Have you checked the below link, this may help you to proceed further

Increase/Decrease inset spacing

Vandy