Code to be evaluated! [006] // Create round corner table(s)! …

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Hi all Scripters!

Depending on what is the target (doc, story, one table or tables contained in a text selection), this code is supposed to round table corners"!

At the moment, it just round my brain pea!!  In other words, nothing happens!!! 

Ideas?!

[note: The text frame that receives the table has a "RoundCornerTable" object style whose an option is "round corners"!]

Thanks as usual for any help! 

app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;      
app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, [], UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Round Corners Tables! …" );
function main()      
{
(function () {  
    function getTables () {  
        if (app.selection.length == 0) return app.documents[0].stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().getElements();  
        else if (app.selection[0].tables.length > 0) return app.selection[0].tables.everyItem().getElements();  
        else if (app.selection[0].parent instanceof Cell) return [app.selection[0].parent.parent];  
        else if (app.selection[0].hasOwnProperty ('parentStory')) return app.selection[0].parentStory.tables.everyItem().getElements();  
    }  
    function RoundCornerTables (tables) {  
        for (var t = tables.length-1; t >= 0; t--) {  
                var scores = app.documents[0].stories.everyItem().characters[tables.storyOffset.index];
                frame = scores.insertionPoints[-1].textFrames.add();  
                scores.characters.itemByRange (0, scores.characters.length-2).move (LocationOptions.after, frame.insertionPoints[0]);  
                frame.applyObjectStyle (myDoc.objectStyles.item('RoundCornerTable'));  
        }  
    }  
    if (app.documents.length > 0)  RoundCornerTables (getTables());  
}());
}

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PS: Even if somebody fixes my issue, the script is not finished!

Last question: Why, when I place a table (no external stroke) in a text frame with round corners, do we see little white "gaps"?

See "red" stroke table!  For the "green" stroke table, I used another way!

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Hi,

About getTables():

I can see some misses here:

• case 2 and 4 do almost the same ( if text selected)
• if user select a part of table (cells, column) - no case to return

I suggest to clarify a target for your script.

Assuming the target is an array of tables ==> lets switch

case 'text inside a table OR table OR part of table selected': return 1-element array with THIS table only

case 'text outside table is selected': return an array with every table found in entire parentStory

case 'textFrame is selected': return array of tables located in this textFrame only

otherwise: return every table found in a doc (array)

It shouldn't be a problem to switch by selection properties (alike you do with some modification)

About RoundCornerTables()

Assuming there is an array of table returned as input to 2nd function.

1 question - which version of InDesign is in use? Does it allow method textFrame.add() for insertionPoint object? CS5 doesnt.

2nd question - why do you set a var scores as an array of everyStory.characters[THIS table storyOffset].index ?

I suggest to call simply ThisTable.storyOffset. It is an insertionPoint (object) which can be your current target for further proccessing. (still using backward loop of cource).

So there are 2 more question left:

1. How to create a textFrame

2. How to fit this frame to current table size

both depends on version of InDesign in use so I break here...

Jarek