how script create text frame ?

[shahriara7551080]

hi .

i want script to create text frame into indesign.

[Steve Werner]

Moving (again) to InDesign Scripting

[Laubender]

Hi shahriara7551080 ,

would you please tell us what should be the Scripting language you like to use.

Regards,
Uwe

[shahriara7551080]

extendscript

java script

[Laubender]

Here an example where also a new document is added:

var doc = app.documents.add();
var textFrame = doc.textFrames.add();
textFrame.properties =
{
    geometricBounds : [ 0,0,100,100 ],
    strokeWidth : 0,
    fillColor : "None",
    contents : "Hello World!"
};

Another one that is working with the active document:

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var textFrame = doc.pages[0].textFrames.add();
textFrame.properties =
{
    geometricBounds : [ 0,0,100,100 ],
    strokeWidth : 0,
    fillColor : "None",
    contents : "Hello World!"
};

Yet another example that is working with an open document with the index 0 :

var doc = app.documents[0];
var textFrame = doc.spreads[0].pages[0].textFrames.add();
textFrame.properties =
{
    geometricBounds : [ 0,0,100,100 ],
    strokeWidth : 0,
    fillColor : "None",
    contents : "Hello World!"
};

Note, that you could address the document, a spread or a page for adding the text frame.

In case of document, the first spread is addressed automatically.

Properties could be also added when using method add() :

var doc = app.documents[0];
var textFrame = doc.spreads[0].textFrames.add
(
    {
        geometricBounds : [ 0,0,100,100 ],
        strokeWidth : 0,
        fillColor : "None",
        contents : "Hello World!"
        // Add other property/value pairs if you like.
        // To see what's available see DOM documentation.
        // e.g. here: http://www.jongware.com/idjshelp.html
        // or: https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign13/#about.html
    }
);

Regards,
Uwe

[Laubender]

Oh I forgot: You could also add a text frame to an insertionPoint of a text object.

That would make it an anchored text frame.

Regards,
Uwe

[briann57175377]

HI, I tried to set pointSize value, but it doesn't work. I googled for awhile, can't find the answer. Looked at the DOM.

It sets the point size to 12 pt, regardless what i do.

textFrame.properties = 

{ 

    geometricBounds : [ 0,0,100,100 ], 

    strokeWidth : 0, 

    fillColor : "None",

    pointSize: 38 

    contents : "Hello World!" 

};

Rgrds

[Manan Joshi]

textFrame.texts[0].pointSize = "15pt"

The above line should work

-Manan

[Laubender]

Hi briann57175377 ,

and do not forget to set a , after a property : value pair if another property : value pair is following!

Regards,
Uwe

[Jongware]

1. pointSize = "15pt" is not necessary because the default is 'points' (other than all other measurement units). "pointSize = 38" ought to work -- but it does not.

2. The missing comma cannot be the problem that @briann is facing because without it, the script would show an error.

The problem is much simpler than this: "pointSize" is not a property of TextFrame: https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#TextFrame.html

("contents" is, but it is a plain unformatted text string and not the 'real' contents of the text frame).

So, create an empty text frame, set its InsertionPoints[0] formatting to what you want and only then set its text content.

[Laubender]

Hi,

yes, since textFrame is missing property pointSize we can use the appropriate property parentStory and use pointSize on this at creation time:

var doc = app.documents[0]; 
var textFrame = doc.spreads[0].textFrames.add 
( 
    { 
        geometricBounds : [ 0,0,100,100 ], 
        strokeWidth : 0, 
        fillColor : "None", 
        contents : "Hello World!" ,
        parentStory : { pointSize : 38 }
    // Add other property/value pairs if you like. 
    // To see what's available see DOM documentation. 
    // e.g. here: http://www.jongware.com/idjshelp.html 
    // or: https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign13/#about.html 
    } 
);

Regards,
Uwe

[briann57175377]

you are both amazing, thank you!

[Jongware]

This is described in the InDesign Scripting Tutorial. You may want to start by reading that.

See p. 9 and onwards under "Your first InDesign script".