Hide some grouped layer with script

Report · Apr 12, 2017

Hi all,
in an InDesign files (version 2017) I have a layered structure of this type

With a script I need to make invisible all levels that comply with these characteristics:
- the level name must contain the string "imm"
- the level must be grouped with a higher level to be selected

In the reported case, the script must disable levels
- rect_imm_01 (belongs to the level "group_01" which is selected)
- rect_imm_02 (belongs to the level "group_02" which is selected)

should not disable "rect_imm_03" because "group_03" group is not selected.

This should be the end result.

Thank you.
Alex

Report · Apr 13, 2017

something like this will hide the text frame

app.activeDocument.pageItems.item("rect_imm_01").visible = false;
app.activeDocument.pageItems.item("rect_imm_02").visible = false;
app.activeDocument.pageItems.item("rect_imm_03").visible = false;

not sure if you like dialog windows but you can put these in a UI with a check boxes and the selected Checkbox will hide the desired text frame like below

If you want this way i'll post the Script ("overkill" script but you can add as many variable to this as you want.) Below.

Report · Apr 13, 2017

again there are a easier and less complex UI checkbox scripts out there but this is the one i had handy.


    var EventManager = function()    
    {    
    var o  = {}; 
    return {    
 addEventListener:function(name, handler) {    
    if ( this.hasEventListener (name, handler) ) return;    
      o[name] = o[name] || [];    
 o[name][o[name].length]=handler; 
      },    
 dispatchEvent:function(name, data) { 
    var n, i=0;     
    if ( !o[name] || !(o[name] instanceof Array) || !o[name].length ) return;    
      n = o[name].length;    
       for ( i = 0; i<n; i++ ) {    
 o[name](data);    
    }    
   },    
 removeEventListener:function(name, handler) {    
     var newArray = [], n;    
      if ( !this.hasEventListener ( name, handler ) ) return;    
        n = o[name].length;   
    while ( n-- ) {    
      if ( (o[name] !== handler) ) {    
      newArray [ newArray.length ] = o[name];    
      }    
      } 
      o[name] = newArray ;    
      },   
 hasEventListener:function(name, handler) {    
      var n; 
    if ( !o[name] || !(o[name] instanceof Array) || !o[name].length ) return false;    
     n = o[name].length;     
      while ( n-- ) if ( o[name] === handler ) return true;  
      return false;    
      },    
 expose:function(name){    
      if ( name ) {    
      if ( !o[name] || !(o[name] instanceof Array) || o[name.length] ) return "no events set";    
      else return o[name].toSource();    
      }    
      else {    
      return o.toSource();    
      }    
      }    
      }    
    };   
  
    var main = function() {    
    var ev = new EventManager(),    
        u, actions = {};    
    
    var CBX = function(p, label, v, callback) {    
    var cbx = p.add('checkbox', undefined, label);   
        cbx.onClick = function() {  
 ev.dispatchEvent ( (cbx.value? "ADD_ACTION":"REMOVE_ACTION"), {label:label, callback:callback} );  
    }  
    return cbx;    
  };    
       
    var myResult;
    var w =new Window ('dialog {text: " ", orientation: "column", alignChildren:["fill","fill"],   properties: {closeButton:   false}}');
    
        w.main =w.add ('group {preferredSize: [300, 200], alignChildren: ["left","fill"]}');
        w.stubs  = w.main.add ('listbox', undefined, ['','Hide']); 
 w.stubs.preferredSize.width  = 130;  w.tabGroup  = w.main.add ('group {alignment: ["Fill","Fill"], orientation: "stack"}');
    //~  1st Tab. 
        w.tabs  =[];
        w.tabs[0]= w.tabGroup.add ('group');
        w.tabs[0].add ('statictext {text: ""}');
        w.tabs[0].add ('panel');
 with(w.tabs[0])  {
     w.tabs[1]= w.tabGroup.add ('group');
 w.tabs[1].add('statictext {text: "Hide"}');
    w.tabs[1].add ('panel');  
   
    with(w.tabs[1])
    
  var p1, p2, p3, p4, p5; 
        p1 = w.tabs[1].add("group{orientation: 'row', alignment: ['fill', 'top']}");
        p2 = w.tabs[1].add("group{orientation: 'row', alignment: ['fill', 'top']}");
        p3 = w.tabs[1].add("group{orientation: 'row', alignment: ['fill', 'top']}");
      new CBX ( p1, 'rect_imm_01', false, cb1CallBack );  
      new CBX ( p2, 'rect_imm_02', false, cb2CallBack );  
      new CBX ( p3, 'rect_imm_03', false, cb3CallBack ); 
       for(
    var i = 0;
        i < w.tabs.length;
        i++){
 w.tabs.orientation ='column';
 w.tabs.alignChildren ='fill';
 w.tabs.alignment =['fill','fill'];
 w.tabs.visible =false;
 }
 w.stubs.onChange  = showTab;
    function
        showTab ()
     {
 if(w.stubs.selection !==null){for(var i = w.tabs.length-1; i >= 0;
    i--)
     {    
    w.tabs.visible =false;
 }
 w.tabs[w.stubs.selection.index].visible =true;
 }
 }
    w.onShow  =function()
    {
    w.stubs.selection  = 1;
    showTab;
 }
}
  ev.addEventListener ( "ADD_ACTION", function(data) { 
        ev.actions = ev.actions || {};  
 ev.actions[data.label] = data.callback; 
  });  
  
 ev.addEventListener ( "REMOVE_ACTION", function(data) {  
        if ( !ev.actions) return;  
        delete ev.actions[data.label];  
  });  
// w.buttons  = w.add   
 var btn;
    w.buttons  = w.add ('group {alignment: "right"}');
    btn= w.add('group {alignment: "right"}');
    btn= w.buttons.add('button',u, 'OK' );  
    btn= w.buttons.add('button' , u, 'Cancel')
    btn.onClick = function () { 
    w.close(1); 
    } 
  
     
 ev.addEventListener ( "ADD_ACTION", function(data) {    
          ev.actions = ev.actions || {};    
          ev.actions[data.label] = data.callback;    
      });    
        
 ev.addEventListener ( "REMOVE_ACTION", function(data) {    
      if ( !ev.actions) return;    
         delete ev.actions[data.label];    
      });    
      
        ev.target = app.properties.activeDocument;  
      
      //add a listener so any event of type "DEFINE_TARGET" dispatched set ev.target value;  
 ev.addEventListener ( "DEFINE_TARGET", function(data) {     
      
        ev.target = data? app : app.properties.activeDocument; 
      });    
      if ( w.show() == 1 && ev.actions) {      
    
  //looping through all properties of the ev.actions object 
  //which are functions    
    
  for ( prop in ev.actions ) {      
 ev.actions[prop](ev.target);      
  }      
  }      
    
    function cb1CallBack(target) {    
  
 app.activeDocument.pageItems.item("rect_imm_01").visible = false;
  
}    
  
    function cb2CallBack(target) {
        app.activeDocument.pageItems.item("rect_imm_02").visible = false;
      }
   
    function cb3CallBack() {
 app.activeDocument.pageItems.item("rect_imm_03").visible = false;
        }  
    function cb4CallBack() {}
    function cb5CallBack(target) {
    
    
        } 
    
    w.close(true);
    
 // text searh Parameters
    }
       if ( !app.properties.activeDocument ) {  
      alert('you need an open document at least');  
}  
else {  
  main();  
}

Report · Apr 18, 2017

Thank you, the script is magnificent.
But I was looking for something more automated. I have a document with four pages and each page there are at least 20 levels such as those that I have called "Group_" in the sample file.
That's why I want to write something more automated which must work directly only with "Group_" that are selected.
Also because I have posted a simpler structure, as an example, compared to the structure that actually I have in the document.
Thank you.
Alex

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