Fit to frame with vertical justification options

[jack55555]

Working with InDesign script I am using

TF.fit(FitOptions.frameToContent).  //TF as a textFrame

to fit the content into the text frame and remove the extra space

But when I have a condition for vertical justification options set to Align: Bottom I am not able to fit the content.

Assuming this to be my TextFrame

Here are the properties of the text frame

When I do FitOptions.frameToContent I get this

But when the text frame has the align property set to the bottom I want this to fit it like this(this was achieved by double-clicking on the top center alignment as shown in the red indicator below.

I tried all the available options at http://jongware.mit.edu/idcs4js/pe_FitOptions.html but I had no luck making it work. Please help me to achieve the same using scripting.

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

As an alternative you could use the AutoResize property of the textframe to achieve what you need. See the screengrab below

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgfyrwzdvb4zcbv/screen%20recording%202020-05-11%20at%2010.21.12%20am.mov?d...

-Manan

[jack55555]

How do I achieve that through scripting? an example would be much appreciated.

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

Try the following

tf.textFramePreferences.autoSizingReferencePoint = AutoSizingReferenceEnum.BOTTOM_CENTER_POINT
tf.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY

tf here represents the textframe object

-Manan

[jack55555]

tf.textFramePreferences.autoSizingReferencePoint = AutoSizingReferenceEnum.BOTTOM_CENTER_POINT
tf.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY
tf.fit(FitOptions.frameToContent)

I tried the above code and that doesn't seem to work in my case. Here are my text frame autosize properties.

[Manan Joshi]

That seems to be right, i demonstrated it working on the sample screengrab. So you mean to say it works for you when you do it manually and not via script, or did you not even try it manually and anyways asked for a code sample?

-Manan

[Manan Joshi]

Remove the call to the fit method just use the two lines that i sent as code sample and then try

-Manan

[jack55555]

It has no effect at all. it just remains the same.

[Manan Joshi]

I also asked you some questions that you did not answer, do you expect us to just guess around on what maybe an issue causing things not working for you? I am stating the questions again

• Did it work manually for you or not?
• Did you try it on different frames or just one, maybe the textframe has some property that is causing the issue?

-Manan

[jack55555]

Yeah, So here are the answers

• When I tried to double click on the top center point as mentioned in the question its working fine. 
• Yes, I tried it on another text frame and it doesn't work.

Please do let me know if you need any further specific properties on the text frame I will share them. Thanks for helping me.

[SychevKA · Accepted solution]

hi,
if textframe has a rotationAngle, you will have more problems ))

your way:
1. save textFramePreferences (inset, autosize, etc)

2. save geometricBounds (then move textframe to your alignment point)

3. reset to zero textFramePreferences

4. set FitOptions which you want

5. set saved textFramePreferences

6. move textframe

good luck!

[Manan Joshi]

Upload a document with just a single textframe that has this issue. I can have a look. Use Dropbox or similiar service and paste the public url here

-Manan