[AS] how to change Type contextual controls prefs CC 2017

[JeffArdoise]

Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to turn the two options off in the preferences for Advanced Type, Type Contextual controls using Applescript.

set properties of type contextual ui prefs to {show alternates ui:false, show fractions ui:false}

This works only for the first checkbox, but not the second. What is weird is that if I uncheck both checkbox in ID, then set the script values to true, both checkbox get checked, but when I put false, only the first one gets unchecked and the second is still ON. Is this a bug?

Thanks for any help.

[Dirk Becker]

What happens if you set the values one by one?

  tell type contextual ui prefs

  set show alternates ui to false

  set show fractions ui to false

  end tell

[Laubender]

JeffArdoise wrote:

…  Is this a bug?

Yes, That's a known bug.

We are still waiting, that it will get fixed.

Still, there is not a single bug fix version of InDesign CC 2017 v12.0.0.81 from October 2016.

Regards,

Uwe

[JeffArdoise]

Thanks Uwe, thought I was going crazy

Dirk, it's not working either one by one.

One thing I haven't tried is with javascript, is the bug there too?

TIA

Jeff

[Laubender]

Yes. ExtendScript gives the same results.

Regards,
Uwe

[Laubender]

Hi Jeff,

and there is more:

If you select text by scripting, the adornment will not show up, even if the preferences are set to show the adornment.

You asked for AppleScript.

All I can offer is ExtendScript:

// EXAMPLE:
var doc = app.documents.add();
var textFrame = doc.pages[0].textFrames.add
(
    {
        geometricBounds : ["12.7mm","12.7mm","112.7mm","112.7mm"] ,
        contents : "Select this."
    }
);
doc.select(textFrame.parentStory.words[0]);

Also selecting the text frame will not invoke the adornment:

doc.select(textFrame);

Instead you have to do something like that as workaround:

1. Select text ( could be an insertion point ), the active tool will be UITools.TYPE_TOOL

2. Change the current tool to the UITools.SELECTION_TOOL

That will select the text frame and is showing the adornment.

var doc = app.documents.add();
var textFrame = doc.pages[0].textFrames.add
(
    {
        geometricBounds : ["12.7mm","12.7mm","112.7mm","112.7mm"] ,
        contents : "Select this."
    }
);
doc.select(textFrame.parentStory.words[0]);
// Change tool to select the text frame where the adornment is showing up:
app.toolBoxTools.currentTool = UITools.SELECTION_TOOL;

Regards,
Uwe

[Peter Kahrel]

Jeff -- It's just not scriptable, and that's bad. Please log a feature request at

Feature Request/Bug Report Form

Peter