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[JS][CSX] ScriptUI Tip

May 31, 2010 4:13 AM

I thought it was about time I contributed back on here, and share a quick tip I stumbled accross.

I have attached a screen shot of a dialog to select different scripts from, but you may notice the top text looks bold.

To make the text appear bold, simply repeat the line of code:

myText = myMainPanel.add('statictext',[15,15,260,34.5],'Choose the mailer to run the script for');

myText2 = myMainPanel.add('statictext',[15,15,260,34.5],'Choose the mailer to run the script for');

Anyway, just thought I'd share that with you.

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Harbs.,

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May 31, 2010 4:41 AM

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Cute!

FWIW, the "official" way to use a bold font is like this:

        var font = myMainPanel.graphics.font.family;
        var fontSize = myMainPanel.graphics.font.size;
        var boldFont = ScriptUI.newFont (font,'BOLD',fontSize);
        var myText = myMainPanel.add('statictext',[15,15,260,34.5],'Choose the mailer to run the script for');
        myText.graphics.font = boldFont;

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Roy Marshall,

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May 31, 2010 2:32 PM

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I should've guessed there was a correct way to do this! Consider my efforts a hack. Sort of using the "B" for Bold in the MS Word Toolbar, when as we DTP Pros all know you should be using the correct font weight!

I will probably play with these settings when I get a moment,

Cheers

Roy

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Roy Marshall,

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May 31, 2010 3:02 PM

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Damn! You shouldn't have shown me that Harbs!

Here is my new dialog (text changes, no logo)

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Harbs.,

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May 31, 2010 11:28 PM

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Sorry!

Much nicer!

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Steven..,

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May 31, 2010 11:39 PM

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Beware, Harbs bold trick, doesn't always work on windows. I think panels specificly show bold text correctly on mac but not on Windows

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May 31, 2010 11:43 PM

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Steven,

I didn't know it was a "trick"...

Can you give more details? Which version?

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Steven..,

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May 31, 2010 11:57 PM

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Here is some Rapid ScriptUI code

var rapidDlg = new Window('dialog',"Bold",undefined);
buildWindow();
rapidDlg.show();
 
function buildWindow(){
 
 
// Properties for rapidDlg.StaticText1
     rapidDlg.StaticText1 = rapidDlg.add('statictext',undefined,"Lets Be Bold");
rapidDlg.StaticText1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont(rapidDlg.StaticText1.graphics.font.family,"BOLD",rapidDlg.StaticText1.graphics.font.size);
 
// Properties for rapidDlg.Panel1
     rapidDlg.Panel1 = rapidDlg.add('panel',undefined,"I'm Bold on a mac");
rapidDlg.Panel1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont(rapidDlg.Panel1.graphics.font.family,"BOLD",rapidDlg.Panel1.graphics.font.size);
 
// Properties for rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1
     rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1 = rapidDlg.Panel1.add('button',undefined,"Hey Bold fellow");
rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont(rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1.graphics.font.family,"BOLD",rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1.graphics.font.size);
 
}

This is what it looks like on Windows XP SP3 using CS4 & CS5

if I remember correctly it does show correctly on the mac

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Marijan Tompa,

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Jun 1, 2010 12:23 AM

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Hey Steven!

Just tested your code here, Windows 7 64-bit, InDesign CS5, and it's same, panel text isn't bold.

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Harbs.,

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Jun 1, 2010 12:56 AM

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Yes. It's bold on Mac.

So it's panel labels which have this problem.

I assume the same happens if you use a reference to the window.graphics gont. Yes?

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Harbs.,

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Jun 1, 2010 1:06 AM

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Hmm.

Actually, it's not Bold on the Mac -- I'd say it's Black. It's a much heavier weight than bold in other elements...

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Harbs.,

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Jun 1, 2010 1:10 AM

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Here's what it looks like on Mac:

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Steven..,

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Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM

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even this doesn't work

var rapidDlg = new Window('dialog',"Bold",undefined);
buildWindow();
rapidDlg.show();
 
function buildWindow(){
 
 
// Properties for rapidDlg.StaticText1
     rapidDlg.StaticText1 = rapidDlg.add('statictext',undefined,"Lets Be Bold");
rapidDlg.StaticText1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Arial","BOLD",rapidDlg.StaticText1.graphics.font.size);
 
// Properties for rapidDlg.Panel1
     rapidDlg.Panel1 = rapidDlg.add('panel',undefined,"I'm Bold on a mac");
rapidDlg.Panel1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Gill Sans Ultra Bold","Regular",rapidDlg.Panel1.graphics.font.size);
 
// Properties for rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1
     rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1 = rapidDlg.Panel1.add('button',undefined,"Hey Bold fellow");
rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Gill Sans Ultra Bold","Regular",rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1.graphics.font.size);
 
}

looks like this

which means that the font object is not wired at all for panel on Windows

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Jun 1, 2010 12:10 PM

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I wouldn't say it's not wired.

If you pay attention, you'll notice that the border leaves room for the wider font. The text is just not drawn correctly...

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Roy Marshall,

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Jun 2, 2010 2:39 AM

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Wow, thanks for the cool input. Harbs, I Checked out Kris' post. Most interesting. What I have ended up doing is making an Applescript app in Xcode. Saved as a floating window, gave it a cool icon, and it looks, and works good. I still feel I have cheated taking this route, as it takes 5 mins to throw this together with only a single doscript line of code in Applescrip to trigger my long scripts. Still, it works. Thanks all again for your help Roy

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