Is there a way to lock the position of a text frame but still be able to paste Pictures/Bar codes/ anything inside it? I have the below script placing the Text frame where i want it. But i want it to stay in that position. So no one can accidentally move or manipulate the text frame (Other than paste Graphics inside)
#targetengine "AutoStartScript"
app.addEventListener( "beforeSave" , dotFOnPageOne );
app.addEventListener( "beforeSave", doMLyer );
//>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Move to layer<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\\
function doMLyer(){
layers = app.documents[0].layers;
if (layers.item('OUR Barcode').isValid) {
layers.item('OUR Barcode').move (LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING);
}
}
//>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>CREATE NEW layer FOR SAVE CHANGES<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\\
function doLyer(){
var _d = app.documents[0];
var _allStories = _d.stories;
for(var n=_allStories.length-1;n>=0;n--){
var _storyAllTextFrames = _allStories.textContainers;
for(var m=_storyAllTextFrames.length-1;m>=0;m--){
//If the contents of a text frame is an empty string:
if(_storyAllTextFrames.contents === ""){
_storyAllTextFrames.select();
//Convert frame to "Unassigned":
/* try{
app.scriptMenuActions.itemByID(11297).invoke();
}catch(e){}; */
};
};
};
//Trick to deselect the last selection
//Add a new textFrame, select and remove it:
var _tempTextFrame = _d.textFrames.add();
_tempTextFrame.select();
_tempTextFrame.remove();
}
//>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NEW layer Color Settings<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\\
function addlayer(doc, name){
try{
var layer = doc.layers.itemByName(name);
if(layer && layer.isValid) {
return layer;
} else {
var mylayer = doc.layers.add();
mylayer.name = name;
mylayer.layerColor = [100,50,100]
return mylayer;
}
} catch(e) {
}
}
//>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>CREATE TEXT FRAME FOR SAVE INFO<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\\
function addTextF(doc, layer, name){
var myBlendingSettings = { blendMode : BlendMode.NORMAL };
var myTransparencySettings = { blendingSettings : myBlendingSettings };
var tF = doc.textFrames.itemByName(name);
if(tF && tF.isValid) {
tF.remove();
}
var origUnit = app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit;
app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = MeasurementUnits.INCHES;
tF = doc.textFrames.add(layer, LocationOptions.UNKNOWN, {name: name, fillColor :"None", fillTint: 0, transparencySettings : myTransparencySettings,
geometricBounds: ['.65in','.062in','.23in','-.066'] });
app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = origUnit;
return tF;
}
//>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>MOVE TEXT FRAME TO layer<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\\
function dotFOnPageOne(event){
var doc = event.target;
if(!(doc && doc.constructor.name == "Document")) {
return;
}
var mylayer = addlayer(doc, "OUR Barcode");
var tF = addTextF(doc, mylayer, "OUR Barcode");
}
Thanks for any help.
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thank you I had forgotten to lock the Stinking Text frame. Works Perfect now. Thank you Very Much
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