how to define superScript?

[Johnwhite]

Hi experts,

how to make a superscript characterStyle?

my script like this:

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var myCharacterStyle = myDocument.characterStyles.item ("sup" );
      !myCharacterStyle.isValid && myCharacterStyle = myDocument.characterStyles.add({name:"sup"});
      myCharacterStyle.baselineShift = superScript;

but not working

could someone please show me how.

thanks

regard

John

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

Try

myCharacterStyle.position = Position.SUPERSCRIPT

See the following

position

Position Position.NORMAL Position.OT_DENOMINATOR Position.OT_NUMERATOR Position.OT_SUBSCRIPT Position.OT_SUPERSCRIPT Position.SUBSCRIPT Position.SUPERSCRIPT NothingEnum.NOTHING

read/write

The text position relative to the baseline. Can return: Position enumerator or NothingEnum enumerator.

-Manan

[Sunil Yadav]

Hi,

For Superscript you have to do this:

myCharacterStyle.position = Position.OT_SUPERSCRIPT;

Best

Sunil

[ganeshp6115800]

Hello Sunil,

Could you please share how to do superscript text with any example

[Sunil Yadav]

Hello ,

Lets just say there is a character which you want to make it super script.

Make a new Character style named "SuperScript" and apply to that character.

and run this code below :

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app.documents[0].characterStyles.item("SuperScript").position = Position.OT_SUPERSCRIPT;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Or if you want without character style, just select that character and run this below code :

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

app.selection[0].position = Position.OT_SUPERSCRIPT;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Hope you found the result...

P.S. Reason behind putting Position.OT_SUPERSCRIPT is that this will work for Open type fonts. Otherwise you can use Position.SUPERSCRIPT as well.

Best

Sunil

[Jongware]

1. Make sure you understand the right property to change. "baselineShift" is "The baseline shift applied to the text" (https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#CharacterStyle.html ), and you want to change superscript. Search the text on that page to find the correct property.

2. Make sure you understand JavaScript syntax. 'x = superScript' will yield an error, namely, the variable "superscript" is not defined.

3. Do not say "not working" without actually adding what does not work.

4. Search before asking. This older question looks very much like what you ask:  Re: Apply superscript position into character style

5. Do not say "not working" without actually adding what does not work.

[Johnwhite]

thank you guys,

thank so much