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Olivier Beltrami
Olivier Beltrami
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July 21, 2022
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Using the SDK to change a frame's contents from Text to Image

  • July 21, 2022
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Hello,

In our plugin we sometimes need to change a text frame to an image frame.

Currently, using the SDK, we save the text frame's size, position, and the layer on which it is, and the create an picture frame of the same size, position and on the same layer (and then delete the text frame). This works, but limits us to transparent rectangular picture frames.

Is there a way, using the SDK, to change a text frame's contents from text to picture ?

We are able to do it for an empty text frame, but as soon as the text frame has had any text in it, it becomes impossible to change it to a picture frame.

Very best regards,

Olivier

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Correct answer Dirk Becker

You can load the place gun via ImportAndLoadPlaceGun, pick up the item via GetFirstPlaceGunItemUID. Both the image (source) and the existing spline item (target) have an IPlaceBehavior, use the source's ProcessPlace(). If the spline already has an image, use the target's ProcessReplace() instead.

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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July 21, 2022

@Olivier Beltrami said:
"We are able to do it for an empty text frame, but as soon as the text frame has had any text in it, it becomes impossible to change it to a picture frame."

 

Hi Olivier,

just a remark about this behavior: it follows exactly the behavior of the same function in the GUI.

If a text frame contains text the option to convert it to a graphic frame is grayed out.

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Professional )

    Olivier Beltrami
    Olivier BeltramiAuthor
    Legend
    July 22, 2022

    Hi Uwe,

    Thank you very much @Laubender .

    I now clear the frame of existing text and my frames' content type is now modifiable in the UI.

    However, I am not able to find any API call to import/place an image into an existing frame. All the ones I see, such as SDKLayoutHelper::PlaceFileInFrame() create a new frame. Is there an API call to place a graphic into an existing frame ?

    Very best regards,

    Olivier

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    Dirk BeckerCorrect answer
    Legend
    July 23, 2022

    You can load the place gun via ImportAndLoadPlaceGun, pick up the item via GetFirstPlaceGunItemUID. Both the image (source) and the existing spline item (target) have an IPlaceBehavior, use the source's ProcessPlace(). If the spline already has an image, use the target's ProcessReplace() instead.

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