change case of selection

[foltman]

Hello!

A lot of times I have to change case of some part of my text to titlecase. So I've decided that it would be easier to write short script to do it automatically.

I've came with something like below.Basically after selecting part of text you want to change to title case you launch the script and it's done.

What do you think? It works for me, but maybe it could be better. Thanks in advance!

//variable made of selected text
var selectedWord = app.selection[0].contents;
//changing case of selection
var changeCase = app.selection[0].changecase (ChangecaseMode.titlecase);
//once more reading selection into variable
var changedWord = app.selection[0].contents;
//'find/change'
//clearing previous settings
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
//setting 'find' window
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = selectedWord;
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = 'BODY';
//setting 'change' window
app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo= changedWord;
//undoing previous changes, just for keeping the order
var undoingChanges = document.undo();
//launching function
app.activeDocument.changeGrep();
// clearing previous settings
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;

[tpk1982]

Am using this script to change words for case changes..

app.scriptPreferences.version = "4.0"
if ((app.documents.length != 0) && (app.selection.length != 0)) {
 myDoc = app.activeDocument;
 myStyles = myDoc.paragraphStyles;
 myStringList = myStyles.everyItem().name;
 myCaseList = ["Uppercase","Lowercase", "Title case", "Sentence case"];
 myCases = [ChangecaseMode.uppercase, ChangecaseMode.lowercase, ChangecaseMode.titlecase, ChangecaseMode.sentencecase];
 var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Case Changer"})
 with(myDialog){
  with(dialogColumns.add()){
   with (dialogRows.add()) {
    with (dialogColumns.add()) {
     staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Paragraph Style:"});
    }
    with (dialogColumns.add()) {
     myStyle = dropdowns.add({stringList:myStringList,selectedIndex:0,minWidth:133});
    }
   }
   with (dialogRows.add()) {
    with (dialogColumns.add()) {
     staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Change Case to:"});
    }
    with (dialogColumns.add()) {
     myCase = dropdowns.add({stringList:myCaseList,selectedIndex:0,minWidth:133});
    }
   }
  }
 }
 var myResult = myDialog.show();
 if (myResult != true){
  // user clicked Cancel
  myDialog.destroy();
  errorExit();
 }
  theStyle = myStyle.selectedIndex;
  theCase = myCase.selectedIndex;
  myDialog.destroy();
  app.findPreferences = null;
  app.changePreferences = null;
  myFinds = myDoc.search('',false,false,undefined,{appliedParagraphStyle:myStyles[theStyle]});
  myLim = myFinds.length;
  for (var j=0; myLim > j; j++) {
   myFinds.texts[0].changecase(myCases[theCase]);
  }
} else {
 errorExit();
}
// +++++++ Functions Start Here +++++++++++++++++++++++
function errorExit(message) {
 if (arguments.length > 0) {
  if (app.version != 3) { beep() } // CS2 includes beep() function.
  alert(message);
 }
 exit(); // CS exits with a beep; CS2 exits silently.
}

HTH

[Peter Kahrel]

Jarek -- This one line changes your selected word to title case:

app.selection[0].changecase (ChangecaseMode.titlecase);

Why are you using changeGrep() and undo()?

Peter

[Jump_Over]

Peter,

It looks like selection is the way to input data for change every instance across paragraphStyle 'Body' area.

"Undo" doesnt looks necessary since good format will be changed to good format.

But @tpk982 code look like targeted to ID version upto CS2 (doc.search(), findPref)

Jarek

[tpk1982]

HI Jarek,

Yes it is created when Cs2 using.. but it is working in all Indesign version, because of the inclusion of

1. app.scriptPreferences.version = "4.0" 

[Jump_Over]

It does - my oversight, sorry.

Jarek

[foltman]

Hi guys!

I will explain why I'm trying to build this script and why I'm complicating things a little bit.

For example in Shakespeare's play there is part:

Flourish. Enter HENRY BOLINGBROKE, DUKE OF YORK, with other Lords, and Attendants, NORTHUMBERLAND.

HENRY BOLINGBROKE Kind uncle York, the latest news we hear

Is that the rebels have consumed with fire

Our town of Cicester in Gloucestershire;

But whether they be ta’en or slain we hear not.

Enter NORTHUMBERLAND.

Welcome, my lord what is the news?

NORTHUMBERLAND First, to thy sacred state wish I all happiness.

The next news is, I have to London sent

The heads of Oxford, Salisbury, Blunt, and Kent:

The manner of their taking may appear

At large discoursed in this paper here.

HENRY BOLINGBROKE We thank thee, gentle Percy, for thy pains;

And to thy worth will add right worthy gains.

Enter LORD FITZWATER.

LORD FITZWATER My lord, I have from Oxford sent to London

The heads of Brocas and Sir Bennet Seely,

Two of the dangerous consorted traitors

That sought at Oxford thy dire overthrow.

HENRY BOLINGBROKE Thy pains, Fitzwater, shall not be forgot;

Right noble is thy merit, well I wot.

Enter HENRY PERCY, and the BISHOP OF CARLISLE.

So now I want to change all instances of NORTHUMBERLAND  (or other name) to titlecase, but only those that are italicized.  I'm therefore selecting text and executing script - it will change only wanted part because of 'appliedParagraphStyle' restriction.

Peter, I've added 'document.undo()' part only for the sake of order - I want to be able to undo grep change if necessary with one cmd+z.

Previous lin:

var changeCase = app.selection[0].changecase (ChangecaseMode.titlecase)

would add one additional step required.

Hope I'm not complicating thing even more!

[Jump_Over]

Jarek,

So - as you've written - script is working well and there is no need to fix something, right?

Just aside:

if your goal is to reach possibility to 'undo' entire script changes - include it into a function and call using method app.doScript()

I mean:

app.doScript( main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT , [], UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "filteredChangecase" )
function main() {
// your code
}

Jarek

[tpk1982]

Jarek,

filteredChangecase is script file name?

[Jump_Over]

'filteredChangecase' could be any String - what you write is what you get in menu (Edit:Undo in GUI)

Jarek

[SumitKumar]

Hi Jarek,

I think you do not need script for selection.

If you need change case in selection then create keyboard shortcut.

Sumit

[Jongware]

Jarek uses a script to make that same change throughout the entire document. He captures the changed word (or phrase), copies the original and new into Find/Change, and applies that on the entire story.

Pretty smart – I bet it's a real time saver.

[foltman]

Sumit,

I need this script not to change single selection but all instances of any given (selected) text that can appear in document. I have a lot of this kind of situations, changing them manually is pretty time-consuming.

[SumitKumar]

Hi Jarek,

I understand your problem now.

Is your problem solved or still facing?

If you still facing problem, then you can use my script.

app.doScript( main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT , [], UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "MixCaseToUpperCase" )  
function main() {  
var doc = app.selection[0];
replace("Northumberland");
replace("Henry Bolingbroke");
replace("Lord Fitzwater");
replace("Henry Percy");
//you can add more name here
function replace(cap){
app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = cap;
app.findGrepPreferences.fontStyle = "Italic";
app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = "BODY";
finds = doc.findGrep();  
for(i=0;i<finds.length;i++){  
    finds.changecase(ChangecaseMode.UPPERCASE);
    }
}
}

If you want to undo once then save this script name as MixCaseToUpperCase.jsx .

I have checked in CS6, please check at end and confirm once, is it working or not?

Sumit

[foltman]

Sumit,

thanks for sugestions, but it is not exactly what I need.

I've made some cleaning, created some functions and now it works like it should. I needed it to be more flexible, thats why I'm working with selection. Now I can just select some text, launch script and it's done - there is no need to hard-code names into script.

Here's  code:

//***initial mainCheckOut() function
function mainCheckOut(){
//checking if there is a document and what is selected
    if(app.documents.length > 0){
        if(app.selection.length > 0){
            switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
                case 'Character':
                case 'Word':
                case 'Line':
                case 'Paragraph':
                case 'Text':
                    myChangeCase();
                    break;
                case 'TextStyleRange':
                case 'InsertionPoint':
                case 'TextFrame':
                case 'TextColumn':
                case 'Cell':
                case 'Column':
                case 'Row':
                case 'Table':
                    alert('Select some text!');
                    break;
               default:
                    alert('Select some text!');
            }
        }
        else{
        //nothing was selected
            alert('Select some text!');
        }
    }
    else{
        alert('Open any document.');
    }
}
//end of mainCheckOut()
mainCheckOut();
//***myChangeCase function()
function myChangeCase(){
    //variables made of selected text  
    var selectedWord = app.selection[0].contents; 
    var selectedParagrapsStyleName = app.selection[0].appliedParagraphStyle.name.toString();
    //changing case of selection  
    var changeCase = app.selection[0].changecase (ChangecaseMode.titlecase);  
    //once more reading new selection into variable  
    var changedWord = app.selection[0].contents;
    //undoing previous changes, just for keeping the order
    document.undo(); 
    //clearing 'find/change' window settings  
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;  
    //setting 'find' window  to change text with the same paragraph style applied
    //or to change whole text, if [No paragraph] or [Basic paragraph] is applied
    if(selectedParagrapsStyleName.charAt(0) =="["){
        app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = selectedWord;
    }
    else{
        app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = selectedWord;
        app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = selectedParagrapsStyleName; 
    }
    //setting 'change' window  
    app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo= changedWord;  
    //launching function  
    app.activeDocument.changeGrep(); 
    // clearing previous settings  
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
}//end of myChangeCase()

Thank you all for help!

[foltman]

Hello everyone!

After testing my previous version of script I've noticed some failures, so I've wrote it again, this time with more accuracy.

Now it has some restrictions:

1. works only on selected words

2. selection can't span across paragraphs

3. changes words only in current story

4. changes words only with the same paragraph style as selected

It works for me perfectly, hope that will help someone else.

Here's code:

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
//***initial mainCheckOut() function
function mainCheckOut(){
//checking if there is a document and what is selected
    if(app.documents.length > 0){
        if(app.selection.length > 0){
            switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
                case 'Character':
                case 'Word':
                case 'Line':
                case 'Paragraph':
                case 'Text':
                    myChangeCase();
                    break;
                case 'TextStyleRange':
                case 'InsertionPoint':
                case 'TextFrame':
                case 'TextColumn':
                case 'Cell':
                case 'Column':
                case 'Row':
                case 'Table':
                    alert('Select some words!');
                    break;
               default:
                    alert('Select some words!');
            }
        }
        else{
        //nothing was selected
            alert('Select some words!');
        }
    }
    else{
        alert('Open any document and select some words.');
    }
}
//end of mainCheckOut()
mainCheckOut();
//***myChangeCase function()
function myChangeCase(){
    //variables made of selected text
    var mySelection = myDoc.selection[0];
    var myStory = mySelection.parentStory;
    var myStyle = mySelection.appliedParagraphStyle;
    var myParentStyle = mySelection.appliedParagraphStyle.parent;
    var selectedWords = mySelection.contents; 
    var changedWords = "";
    var findStyle;
    //function to determinate length of selection
    function findWords(){
        if(selectedWords.indexOf("\r") != -1){
            alert('Select some words in one paragraph!');
            exit();
        }
        else if(mySelection.words.length == 1){
            changedWords = selectedWords.slice(0,1).toUpperCase() + selectedWords.slice(1).toLowerCase();
        }
        else{
            var moreWords = selectedWords.split(" ");
            for (i = 0; i < mySelection.words.length; i++){
                moreWords = moreWords.slice(0,1).toUpperCase() + moreWords.slice(1).toLowerCase();
            }
            changedWords = moreWords.join(" ");
        }
    }
    //function to set applied paragraph style and check if it is nested in a group
    function setStyle(){
        if(myParentStyle.constructor.name == "Document"){
            findStyle = myStyle;
        }
        else{
            findStyle = myDoc.paragraphStyleGroups.item(myParentStyle.name).paragraphStyles.item(myStyle.name);
        }
    }
    findWords();
    setStyle();
    doFindChange(myStory,selectedWords,changedWords,findStyle);
}
//end of myChangeCase()
//***final doFindChange() function
function doFindChange(myStory,selectedWords,changedWords,findStyle){
    //clearing 'find/change' window settings  
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;  
    //setting find window
    app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = selectedWords;
    app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = findStyle; 
    //setting change window
    app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = changedWords;  
    //launching function  
    myStory.changeGrep(); 
    //clearing previous settings  
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
}
//end of doFindChange()