TabStop on all Items

[Joseph Christian5C7F]

Hi, Ive found a code that will adjust a tab value, however it only adjusts the first entry. Is there a way to set the code on all tab characters? Thank you....

// Text is selected:

var paragraph = app.selection[0].paragraphs[0];

if( paragraph.tabStops.length == 1 )

{

paragraph.tabStops[0].properties =

{

alignment : TabStopAlignment.LEFT_ALIGN ,

position : "0.125in"

};

};

if( paragraph.tabStops.length == 0 )

{

paragraph.tabStops.add

(

{

alignment : TabStopAlignment.LEFT_ALIGN ,

position : "0.125in"

}

);

};

[pixxxelschubser]

The easiest way for the future:

If you use a paragraph format, you no longer need the script. Just change the position of the tab stop in paragraph style.

[pixxxelschubser · Accepted solution]

And directly to your scripting question:

You have to loop through all paragraphs in your selection. Because of:

var paragraph = app.selection[0].paragraphs[0];

will change only the first paragraph (that means the .paragraphs[0]) in your selection.

[Joseph Christian5C7F]

How can I apply this loop? Im sorry, I know that this can be done using paragraph styles and tab settings, but what I want to do is include this tabstop to a number of commands on one script.

[Charu Rajput · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Just adding the loop that will run on paragraph length. 

var _paragraphs = app.selection[0].paragraphs;
for (var i = 0; i < _paragraphs.length; i++) {
    paragraph = _paragraphs[i];
    if (paragraph.tabStops.length == 1) {
        paragraph.tabStops[0].properties =
        {
            alignment: TabStopAlignment.LEFT_ALIGN,
            position: "0.125in"
        };
    };

    if (paragraph.tabStops.length == 0) {
        paragraph.tabStops.add
            (
                {
                    alignment: TabStopAlignment.LEFT_ALIGN,
                    position: "0.125in"
                }
            );
    }
}

NOTE: Did not try at my end (Not tested)

[Joseph Christian5C7F]

Thank you so much @pixxxelschubser @Charu Rajput