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@Robert at ID-Tasker I have come up with the following script where I have followed process mentioned by @Laubender and assigned the story to frame by the process suggested by you, but still it shows only 1 \n char in first frame only. I have tried with 5 textframes only for testing. Screenshot of the output is attached.
var output = String('\n', 5);By @shahidr100
Looks like this doesn't work as per example I've found on some website, sorry.
And you should use '\r' rather than '\n'.
Thi
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Hi @shahidr100 , The error is happening because your loop is from 0 to the frames.length—it should be 0 to frames.length-1:
frames = app.selection;
//alert(frames.length);
for(i=0;i<frames.length-1;i++){
frames[i].nextTextFrame = frames[i+1];
}
This works with the IDML you shared:
But note that your loop is threading via the text frame index (your i variable), and the index is determined by the order the frames were added to the page. So, if I cut and paste the center circle its index becomes 0 and i get this:
[...] Actually I am making one circle then applying object style. Then I am using gridify feature to create the grid of circles.
[...]
By @shahidr100
Make your circle as a TextFrame - not a Graphic Object - InDesign will automatically thread them together.
[...] If I want to thread by order of creation, what modification do I need to do ?
By @shahidr100
You don't want to thread by creation order - but rather by location - if all objects are on the same Page / Spread - you need to build an Array or Collection with PosX, PosY, ID - then sort it by PosX+PosY or PosY+PosX - depends if you need to thread top-to-bottom or left-to-right.
If objects are on multiple spreads - then you need to add PageIndex in front.
Ok. Thanks.
By @shahidr100
You are welcome.
If you apply ParaStyle - before or after - to the whole Story - you don't have to insert Frame Breaks - you can set "start in next frame" in Keep Options of ParaStyle definition.
@Robert at ID-Tasker Thanks. Actually I am stuck at generation the counter and applying it to the circles which I have created.
By @shahidr100
You can do it the "easy way" - build a string with required number of new line characters, create ParaStyle with numbering - set prefix and "start at" - set this string as contents of the story, then apply this ParaStyle to the Story.
Also, set this ParaStyle to start in the next TextFrame - keep option.
var output = String('\n', 200);
myStory.contents = output;
Currently I am stuck with generation of counters and applying a style to them.
By @shahidr100
What's the problem?
Hi @shahidr100 , I think you will have to add the Frame Break character after you insert the counter string, something like this:
function threadFrames(){
var frames = app.selection;
var counter="A-";
var counterPart=2250;
for(i=0;i<frames.length-1;i++){
frames[i].contents = counter+counterPart;
frames[i].insertionPoints.lastItem().contents = SpecialCharacters.FRAME_BREAK
frames[i].nextTextFrame = frames[i+1];
counterPart++;
}
frames[frames.length-1].contents= counter+counterPart;
}
app.doScript(threadFrames, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, 'Thread Frames');
@Robert at ID-Tasker mentioned that this process is wrong at many level. I would like to know what are the drawbacks of this process. Thanks
By @shahidr100
It will work only in certain circumstances - when order of the TFs in the selection is correct.
Then, it's quicker to build string and set it as contents of the Story - than constantly referencing to new TFs.
And as @Laubender mentioned - "in case you want to accelerate your script's performance use property previousTextFrame instead of nextTextFrame.".
You've more control over the text - contents of the Story - when there are no "manual" breaks - and you set Keep Option of the ParaStyle.
And if you use Bullets & Numbering in the ParaStyle definition - you don't have to build your string - just use String('\n', 200).
Then, in case those TFs are not created manually by the user - you could create them yourself, in your script - so you've better control over the proces.
@Robert at ID-Tasker I have come up with the following script where I have followed process mentioned by @Laubender and assigned the story to frame by the process suggested by you, but still it shows only 1 \n char in first frame only. I have tried with 5 textframes only for testing. Screenshot of the output is attached.
var output = String('\n', 5);By @shahidr100
Looks like this doesn't work as per example I've found on some website, sorry.
And you should use '\r' rather than '\n'.
This should work:
var output = new Array(5).join('\r');
var textFramesSelected = app.selection;
for( n=1; n<textFramesSelected.length; n++ )
{
textFramesSelected[n].previousTextFrame = textFramesSelected[n-1];
};
app.selection[0].contents = output;
app.selection[0].parentStory.appliedParagraphStyle = app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.item('qqq');
If you want to start not from "1", then you need to set Mode->Start At:
then switch back to Continue:
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