Indesign CS5 // GREP // Help with Alternating Paragraph Coloring Script
Jul 25, 2012 11:49 AM
Tags:Hello All !
Last year I posted a question in this Forum
{Whoops I posted the wrong link earlier it's fixed now}
and now I have to re-create the same list effect.
The following script was written by John Hawkinson
var i, p;
for (i=0; i<app.selection[0].paragraphs.length; i++) {
p = app.selection[0].paragraphs[i];
if (i%3 === 2) { p.fillTint = 50; }
if (i%2 === 1) { p.fillTint = 30; }
}
innitialy the list of names is set with returns between each name like-so: 
When I color them with the script it works great:
but when I find and replace space for ^p the effect remains on roughly a line and half of names. (Up until the name 'Robert Bernardini' ).
A few things I can't understand are:
1. If I delete the ^P manualy the color effect stays.
2. in last years list it works for the entire text box no matter what I do to the ^P's
the whole text box stays colored.
3. why does it stop working in the middle of the second line.
Last years working list:
Any help would be super appreciated and rewarded with cheese.
Thank you everyone in advance !
Message was edited by: IgnorantTurtle - because he's dumb and he posted the wrong link
