Want to to create automatic textframe using java script

[ganeshp6115800]

Hello all,

I am trying to create a script for textframe which i can used everytime, because  most of content is similar for every document.

i tried this one 

var myDocument = app.documents.add();
var myTextFrame = myDocument.pages.item(0).textFrames.add();
myTextFrame.geometricBounds = ["12p", "35p", "10p", "10p"];
myTextFrame.contents = "®/™ ©2020. All rights reserved.";
myTextFrame.parentStory.appliedFont = "Helvetica NeueLT Std 55 Roman"//Change with the name of the font you want

but  error occured that font family is not available , actually its available in system.

please help me to sort out this issue

[bgfrhlp]

Hi,

Try with only the font family name. 

myTextFrame.parentStory.appliedFont = "Helvetica NeueLT Std"

Worked here with Arial.

If you need to specify the font style, you can write

myTextFrame.parentStory.fontStyle = "55 Roman"

or

myTextFrame.parentStory.paragraphs [i].fontStyle = "55 Roman"

[ganeshp6115800]

yes i tried with Helvetica LT Std and was working but not for Helvetica Neue LT Std

[rob day]

The createMissingFontObject method should work:

var myDocument = app.documents.add();

//parameters fontFamily, fontStyleName, postscriptName
var myMF = myDocument.createMissingFontObject ("Helvetica NeueLT Std 55 Roman", "Roman", "Helvetica NeueLT Std 55-Roman")


var myTextFrame = myDocument.pages.item(0).textFrames.add();
myTextFrame.geometricBounds = ["12p", "35p", "10p", "10p"];
myTextFrame.contents = "®/™ ©2020. All rights reserved.";
myTextFrame.parentStory.appliedFont = myMF

[bgfrhlp]

Nice function. Where did you unearth that from?

Here works the following code.

var myMF = myDocument.createMissingFontObject ("Helvetica Neue LT Std", "55 Roman", "Helvetica Neue LT Std 55-Roman")

[rob day]

It is a document method in the API:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#Document.html#d1e49241__d1e52945

[Laubender]

Hi bgfrhlp,

believe it or not, document method createMissingFontObject() is in InDesign CC 2015 version 11 or above.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[bgfrhlp]

Thanks for the link! I've been reading an old object model reference, I believe. 🙂

[Laubender]

Hi patilg5,

then troubleshoot it the following way:

Set some text with the desired font.

Select some text with the desired font.

Run the following code:

var textFrame = app.documents[0].pages[0].textFrames.add();
textFrame.properties =
{
geometricBounds : ["12p", "35p", "10p", "10p"] ,
contents : "®/™ ©2020. All rights reserved."
};
textFrame.parentStory.texts[0].appliedFont = 
app.selection[0].appliedFont ;

If that is working as expected find the appropriate string for the applied font's name:

var textFrame = app.documents[0].pages[0].textFrames.add();
textFrame.properties =
{
geometricBounds : ["12p", "35p", "10p", "10p"] ,
contents : app.selection[0].appliedFont.name
};
textFrame.parentStory.texts[0].appliedFont = 
app.selection[0].appliedFont ;

I would guess there is somewhere a tab in the name where you currently think there is a blank.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[S Hopkins]

Yes, the font name requires a tab. In AppleScript we define it as:

set fontStr to familyName & " " & fontSttyle //tab is between quotes

if status of font fontSttr = installed then ...  //to check if the font is installed

[rob day]

The JS createMissingFontObject works whether or not the font is installed. Its fontFamily parameter doesn’t include a tab—its just the name with no style. Style is the 2nd parameter.

I don’t think the equivalent is available in the AS dictionary.