[JS][CSX] ScriptUI Tip

Cute!

FWIW, the "official" way to use a bold font is like this:

        var font = myMainPanel.graphics.font.family;
        var fontSize = myMainPanel.graphics.font.size;
        var boldFont = ScriptUI.newFont (font,'BOLD',fontSize);
        var myText = myMainPanel.add('statictext',[15,15,260,34.5],'Choose the mailer to run the script for');
        myText.graphics.font = boldFont;

Harbs

Sorry!

Much nicer!

Harbs

Beware, Harbs bold trick, doesn't always work on windows. I think panels specificly show bold text correctly on mac but not on Windows

Steven,

I didn't know it was a "trick"...

Can you give more details? Which version?

Harbs

Here is some Rapid ScriptUI code

var rapidDlg = new Window('dialog',"Bold",undefined);
buildWindow();
rapidDlg.show();

function buildWindow(){


// Properties for rapidDlg.StaticText1
     rapidDlg.StaticText1 = rapidDlg.add('statictext',undefined,"Lets Be Bold");
rapidDlg.StaticText1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont(rapidDlg.StaticText1.graphics.font.family,"BOLD",rapidDlg.StaticText1.graphics.font.size);

// Properties for rapidDlg.Panel1
     rapidDlg.Panel1 = rapidDlg.add('panel',undefined,"I'm Bold on a mac");
rapidDlg.Panel1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont(rapidDlg.Panel1.graphics.font.family,"BOLD",rapidDlg.Panel1.graphics.font.size);

// Properties for rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1
     rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1 = rapidDlg.Panel1.add('button',undefined,"Hey Bold fellow");
rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont(rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1.graphics.font.family,"BOLD",rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1.graphics.font.size);

}

 

This is what it looks like on Windows XP SP3 using CS4 & CS5

if I remember correctly it does show correctly on the mac

Hey Steven!

Just tested your code here, Windows 7 64-bit, InDesign CS5, and it's same, panel text isn't bold.

tomaxxi

Yes. It's bold on Mac.

So it's panel labels which have this problem.

I assume the same happens if you use a reference to the window.graphics gont. Yes?

Harbs

Hmm.

Actually, it's not Bold on the Mac -- I'd say it's Black. It's a much heavier weight than bold in other elements...

Harbs

Here's what it looks like on Mac:

even this doesn't work

var rapidDlg = new Window('dialog',"Bold",undefined);
buildWindow();
rapidDlg.show();
 
function buildWindow(){
 
 
// Properties for rapidDlg.StaticText1
     rapidDlg.StaticText1 = rapidDlg.add('statictext',undefined,"Lets Be Bold");
rapidDlg.StaticText1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Arial","BOLD",rapidDlg.StaticText1.graphics.font.size);
 
// Properties for rapidDlg.Panel1
     rapidDlg.Panel1 = rapidDlg.add('panel',undefined,"I'm Bold on a mac");
rapidDlg.Panel1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Gill Sans Ultra Bold","Regular",rapidDlg.Panel1.graphics.font.size);
 
// Properties for rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1
     rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1 = rapidDlg.Panel1.add('button',undefined,"Hey Bold fellow");
rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Gill Sans Ultra Bold","Regular",rapidDlg.Panel1.Button1.graphics.font.size);
 
}
 

looks like this

which means that the font object is not wired at all for panel on Windows

I wouldn't say it's not wired.

If you pay attention, you'll notice that the border leaves room for the wider font. The text is just not drawn correctly...

Harbs

Hi Harbs,

I've been struggling to get panel label to show up bold as well. You say the text is not drawn correctly. Are you able to show an example of how you could write it so the panel label is bold? I'm working in Windows 7 CS6.

I'm OK if it's simply black too. I am just hoping for a way to make the panel label a little larger and bolder than the contents.

Thanks,

Lindsay