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Henrik Lideberg
Henrik Lideberg
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Set first line indent to 0

Aug 8, 2012 12:30 AM

Hi guys!

Wondering if there's a scipt to set the first line indent to 0 (just affecting the selected paragraph)?

In my parapraph style i've set first line indent to 3 mm, but i don't want text after header to have indent.

I've scanned the web for solutions but just found complex scripts, that seems to be limited to one named paragraph style.

I don't want my script to be limited to a specific paragraph style, but rather a general script appliable on different paragraph styles in different documents.

 

I've tried scipts like:

 

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS5.5"

     set first line indent to 0

end tell

 

No success.

 

I'm, as you've probably figured out, very new to scipting.

 

 

Someone?

 

BR

Henrik

419 Views   2 Replies   Latest reply: Henrik Lideberg, Aug 8, 2012 11:22 PM
 
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  • absqua
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    1. absqua,
    Aug 8, 2012 11:18 AM   in reply to Henrik Lideberg
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    JavaScript rather than Applescript:

     

    if (app.selection.length && app.selection[0].hasOwnProperty("baseline")) {
    app.selection[0].firstLineIndent = 0;
}

     

    But... why not just make styles based on your indented ones but with the first line indent set to 0 and apply those with shortcuts? No overrides that way and no need for scripts.

     

    Jeff

     
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    2. Henrik Lideberg,
    Aug 8, 2012 11:22 PM   in reply to absqua
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    Thank you Jeff!

     

    Worked like a charm =)

     

    Yes i could use a non intended style based on my indended style, but then every document would need to have paragraph styles.

    Sometimes, in smaller documents, i don't use the styling option, then this script would make my day.

     

    Again, thanks!

     
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