Code to be evaluated! [013] Auto-numbering Bullets and wrapping! …

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Hi all!

A nice layout headache to finish the year! …

Video:  Bullets Wrapping Layout! … - YouTube

Cool to imagine and write! … but Hot for me!

Thanks for your comments! 

app.doScript("main()", ScriptLanguage.javascript, undefined, UndoModes.FAST_ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Bullets + Wrapping! …");  
function main()  
{
    var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
    var savedHorizontalMeasurementUnits = myDoc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;  
    var savedVerticalMeasurementUnits = myDoc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits;  
    myDoc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;  
    myDoc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;
    var myParas = app.selection[0].paragraphs.everyItem().getElements();    
    var P = myParas.length;
    while (P--)
        {
            app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
            app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "^(~a|~i)";
            app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "";
            myParas
.changeGrep();
        }
    ///////  FIRST PARA ///////
    var myP = myParas[0];
    var myL = myP.lines;
    var L = myL.length;
    while ( L-- )
        {
            var A = myL.insertionPoints[0].horizontalOffset;
            var B = myL[L-1].insertionPoints[0].horizontalOffset;
            if ( A != B )
            {
                var myX = myL.insertionPoints[0].horizontalOffset;
                var myY = myL.characters[0].baseline;
                var myH = myL.paragraphs[0].characters[-1].baseline - myY;
                myAnchor = myL.paragraphs[0].insertionPoints[0].rectangles.add({geometricBounds: [myY, myX, myY + myH, myX + UnitValue('5mm').as('pt')]});
                myAnchor.appliedObjectStyle = myDoc.objectStyles.item("In-Visible");
                var myGB = myAnchor.geometricBounds;
                var transMatrix = app.transformationMatrices.add({verticalTranslation: myY - myGB[0] - 1, horizontalTranslation: myX - UnitValue('10mm').as('pt')});  
                myAnchor.transform(CoordinateSpaces.PASTEBOARD_COORDINATES, AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR, transMatrix);
                break;
            }
        }
    var myParas = app.selection[0].paragraphs.everyItem().getElements();    
    var P = myParas.length;
    ///////  INTERMEDIATE PARAS ///////
    for ( var p = 1; p < P-1 ; p++ )
        {  
            var myP = myParas
;
            app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
            app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "~a|~i";
            app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "";
            myP.changeGrep();
            app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
            app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "^.";
            app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = "~i$0";
            myP.changeGrep();
            app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;
        }
    ///////  LAST PARA ///////
    var myP = myParas[P-1];
    var myL = myP.lines;
    var L = myL.length;
    while ( L-- )
        {
            var A = myL.insertionPoints[0].horizontalOffset;
            var B = myL[L-1].insertionPoints[0].horizontalOffset;
            if ( A != B )
            {
                var myY0 = myL[1].baseline;
                var myX1 = myL[1].insertionPoints[0].horizontalOffset;
                var myY2 = myL[L-1].baseline;
                var myX3 = myX1+ UnitValue('5mm').as('pt');
                myAnchor = myL[1].insertionPoints[0].rectangles.add({geometricBounds: [myY0, myX1, myY2, myX3]});
                myAnchor.appliedObjectStyle = myDoc.objectStyles.item("In-Visible");
                exit();
            }
        }
    myDoc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits = savedHorizontalMeasurementUnits;  
    myDoc.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits = savedVerticalMeasurementUnits;  
}

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[Obi-wan Kenobi]

For those who have nothing to do today! … play with bullets!

[IDCC2015-IDML files and Script_Beta1-version]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kcgu9p334nqse8f/0073_BulletsWrapping_MichelAllio.zip?dl=0

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