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funkturmmitte
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August 24, 2016
Question

Language Id's wont change

  • August 24, 2016
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Hi!

I'm poking around with the attemp to set the language ID for simplified Chinese by Javascript.

It does work when i use, for example, french but I couldnt find a way to do this for an asian language.

I also tried it with an installation of InDesign CC in chinese.

May anyone have an idea how to get this to work?

var _ps = app.documents.firstItem().allParagraphStyles;   

for (var i = 1; i < _ps.length; i++)    {

    _ps.composer = 'Adobe Japanese Paragraph Composer';

     _ps.appliedLanguage = '$ID/Chinese: Simplified';

Thomas

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 24, 2016

Hi Thomas,

Japanese composer with language setting for Chinese Simplified?
How would that go together? I'm just curious, don't know a thing about the Japanese composer…

Adobe Japanese Paragraph Composer string is:
"$ID/HL Composer J"

Adobe Japanese Single-line Composer string is:
"$ID/HL Single J"

And what about the Chinese Simplified string?
Maybe appliedLanguage is looking for a native Chinese string?
( Just a wild guess )

Since your screenshot is showing "Chinesisch: vereinfacht" as available language for a paragraph style what would that style return, if you ask about its appliedLanguage value?

// Index 1 is the [Basic Paragraph Style] / German: [Einf. Abs.]
app.documents[0].paragraphStyles[1].appliedLanguage.name;

Regards,
Uwe

L
Community Expert
LaubenderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 24, 2016

Or if you set the language in your UI to "Chinesisch: vereinfacht", what will happen if you retrieve the ID of the language and try to apply the language by its ID?

// Get the ID:
var myChineseLanguageID = app.documents[0].paragraphStyles[1].appliedLanguage.id;
// Target a DIFFERENT paragraph style in the SAME document:
app.documents[0].paragraphStyles[2].appliedLanguage = app.languagesWithVendors.itembyID(myChineseLanguageID);
// Target a DIFFERENT paragraph style in a SECOND document that is open:
app.documents[1].paragraphStyles[1].appliedLanguage = app.languagesWithVendors.itembyID(myChineseLanguageID);

Regards,
Uwe

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funkturmmitteAuthor
Known Participant
August 25, 2016

I'm no scripter so I'm way out of my depth here, but I dimly recall Marc Autret's discussing peculiarities of "app.LanguagesWithVendors" back in December 2011.

David


Yeah i read this thread from Marc Autret.

But anyway for now i archieved my goal and

var _ps = app.documents.firstItem().allParagraphStyles;   
for (var i = 1; i < _ps.length; i++)    {
    _ps.composer = 'Adobe Japanese Paragraph Composer';
    _ps.appliedLanguage = '$ID/Chinese: Simplified';

does finally work!

Before it works i need to import Paragraph Formats with these language settings.

Afterwards they are available in the actual document and also scriptable.

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funkturmmitteAuthor
Known Participant
August 24, 2016

tpk1982
tpk1982
Legend
August 24, 2016

give this

_ps.appliedLanguage = 'Chinesisch: vereinfacht';

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funkturmmitteAuthor
Known Participant
August 24, 2016

Same result as before.
Do you have any idea how to copy the error message from the botton of the estk-window?

The console doesn't show this message.

tpk1982
tpk1982
Legend
August 24, 2016

Re: appliedLanguage &gt; List of available languages

tpk1982
tpk1982
Legend
August 24, 2016

I hope we don't need $ID, give straight away the name

_ps.appliedLanguage = 'Chinese: Simplified';

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