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Jul 21, 2012 11:24 PM

Hi everyone,

 

This is from an old post from 2009 originally in the InDesign forum, http://forums.adobe.com/thread/451768?start=0&tstart=0

 

This JS that Harbs wrote works great for me in IDCS4.

 

 

try{SetPrefs()}
catch(e){}

function SetPrefs(){
  var e;
  var doc=app.documents[0];
  doc.viewPreferences.properties= {
    horizontalMeasurementUnits : MeasurementUnits.points,
    verticalMeasurementUnits : MeasurementUnits.points,
    rulerOrigin : RulerOrigin.PAGE_ORIGIN,
    cursorKeyIncrement : 1
  };
    
  doc.textPreferences.properties = {
    superscriptPosition : 33.3,
    superscriptSize : 65,
    subscriptPosition : 33.3,
    subscriptSize : 65,
    smallCap : 75,
    baselineShiftKeyIncrement : 0.1,
    leadingKeyIncrement : 0.1
  }
    
  var styleProps = {
    composer : "Adobe Single-line Composer",
    minimumWordSpacing : 85,
    desiredWordSpacing : 100,
    maximumWordSpacing : 133,
    minimumLetterSpacing : 0.0,
    desiredLetterSpacing : 0.0,
    maximumLetterSpacing : 0.0,
    hyphenateAfterFirst : 2,
    hyphenateBeforeLast : 3,
    hyphenateLadderLimit : 2,
    hyphenateCapitalizedWords : true
  }
  try{var styles=doc.allParagraphStyles;}
  catch(e){var styles = doc.paragraphStyles}
  for(var i=1;i<styles.length;i++){
    styles[i].properties=styleProps;
  }
}

 

Is there a way to make this script toggle between the custom settings here, then setting them back to the original document settings?

 

Many thanks,

 

gr

665 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: greenrookie, Aug 17, 2012 10:05 PM
 
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  • Harbs.
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    1. Harbs.,
    Jul 23, 2012 4:17 AM   in reply to greenrookie
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    To do that, you're going to have to write the original settings somewhere in the doc.

     

    Harbs

     
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  • greenrookie
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    2. greenrookie,
    Jul 23, 2012 5:57 AM   in reply to Harbs.
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    Thank you Harbs. Sorry I mean I just want to toggle between two sets of values (the templates the designers use always have the same preferences)

     

    e.g.

     

    MeasurementUnits between points and millimeters

    leadingKeyIncrement between 5 and 1

     

    etc.

     

    Right now I just use your script twice; one with my preferred values and after I'm done and ready to pass the file back to designers, I click on the other one which restores the values set on the template.

     
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    3. greenrookie,
    Aug 17, 2012 10:05 PM   in reply to greenrookie
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    patched together, but works for me : )

     

    var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

        var myDocVerticalUnits = myDoc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits;

        var myDocHorizontalUnits = myDoc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;

        var myNewUnits = myDoc.viewPreferences;

     

        switch (myDocVerticalUnits)

        {

            case 2053991795:  

                myNewUnits.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.picas;

                break;

            case 2054188905:

                myNewUnits.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.millimeters;

                break;

            default:  //apply for anything else millimeters as ruler units.

                myNewUnits.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.millimeters;

                break;

        }

        switch (myDocHorizontalUnits)

        {

            case 2053991795:  

                myNewUnits.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.picas;

                break;

            case 2054188905:

                myNewUnits.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.millimeters;

                break;

            default:  //apply for anything else millimeters as ruler units.

                myNewUnits.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.millimeters;

                break;

        }

     

    if (myDoc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits == MeasurementUnits.millimeters &&

    myDoc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits == MeasurementUnits.millimeters)

    {myDoc.textPreferences.properties = {

        baselineShiftKeyIncrement : 0.1,

        leadingKeyIncrement : 0.1,

        kerningKeyIncrement : 1

      };

      }

    else {myDoc.textPreferences.properties = {

        baselineShiftKeyIncrement : 0.5,

        leadingKeyIncrement : 0.5,

        kerningKeyIncrement : 5

      };

      }

     
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