InDesign javascript to find overlapping textframes
is there anyway in InDesign using Javascript to search for any text frames in a document that overlaps? I've been looking through a document with all the properties of TextFrame and can't find anything that might tell whether there's any overlapping boxes or not.
I don't know Javascript but do know Ruby so i understand bits of it.
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is there anyway in InDesign using Javascript to search for any text frames in a document that overlaps? I've been looking through a document with all the properties of TextFrame and can't find anything that might tell whether there's any overlapping boxes or not.
I don't know Javascript but do know Ruby so i understand bits of it.
javascript indesign
asked Oct 20 '15 at 8:20
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is there anyway in InDesign using Javascript to search for any text frames in a document that overlaps? I've been looking through a document with all the properties of TextFrame and can't find anything that might tell whether there's any overlapping boxes or not.
I don't know Javascript but do know Ruby so i understand bits of it.
javascript indesign
asked Oct 20 '15 at 8:20
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is there anyway in InDesign using Javascript to search for any text frames in a document that overlaps? I've been looking through a document with all the properties of TextFrame and can't find anything that might tell whether there's any overlapping boxes or not.
I don't know Javascript but do know Ruby so i understand bits of it.
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javascript indesign
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Each Page object has got a read only attribute textFrames with alle textFrames on the page.
Each textFrame has got a method visibleBounds which will return an array in the form of [x1,y1,x2,y2], so you can get the geometric bounds of this text frame.
So you need to iterate over all the textFrames of the page, get the bounds of each textFrame and then you must check if any of them overlaps wich each other.
answered Oct 20 '15 at 8:44
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Here is a simple code to find text frames that overlap. It loops through all spreads in an active document and pauses to report an overlap. Check it out.
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.ruleOrigin = RuleOrigin.SPREAD_ORIGIN;
//If you are going to work with pages, not spreads, change the line above to PAGE_ORIGIN;
for (a = 0; a < app.activeDocument.spreads.length; a ++)
var pg = app.activeDocument.spreads [a];
for (b = 0 ; b < pg.textFrames.length; b ++)
var r1 = pg.textFrames [b];
for (c = 0 ; c < pg.textFrames.length; c ++)
(gb1 [0] > gb2 [0] && gb1 [0] < gb2 [2] && gb1 [3] > gb2 [1] && gb1 [3] < gb2 [3])
answered Feb 5 '16 at 1:35
MichaelMichael
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Please make sure to test before posting: the first line of this script contains an error. The property is calledrulerOrigin, notruleOrigin.
– usr2564301
Mar 8 '16 at 20:39
Thanks. The subject is the the main code not the commented part. Did you try that before down-voting?
– Michael
Mar 12 '16 at 3:14
But does not work without (at least) this correction. You can't see it as it now has been deleted, but there was a complaint about that.
– usr2564301
Mar 12 '16 at 10:03
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Each Page object has got a read only attribute textFrames with alle textFrames on the page.
Each textFrame has got a method visibleBounds which will return an array in the form of [x1,y1,x2,y2], so you can get the geometric bounds of this text frame.
So you need to iterate over all the textFrames of the page, get the bounds of each textFrame and then you must check if any of them overlaps wich each other.
answered Oct 20 '15 at 8:44
PatrickDPatrickD
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add a comment |
Each Page object has got a read only attribute textFrames with alle textFrames on the page.
Each textFrame has got a method visibleBounds which will return an array in the form of [x1,y1,x2,y2], so you can get the geometric bounds of this text frame.
So you need to iterate over all the textFrames of the page, get the bounds of each textFrame and then you must check if any of them overlaps wich each other.
answered Oct 20 '15 at 8:44
PatrickDPatrickD
93136
add a comment |
Each Page object has got a read only attribute textFrames with alle textFrames on the page.
Each textFrame has got a method visibleBounds which will return an array in the form of [x1,y1,x2,y2], so you can get the geometric bounds of this text frame.
So you need to iterate over all the textFrames of the page, get the bounds of each textFrame and then you must check if any of them overlaps wich each other.
answered Oct 20 '15 at 8:44
PatrickDPatrickD
93136
Each Page object has got a read only attribute textFrames with alle textFrames on the page.
Each textFrame has got a method visibleBounds which will return an array in the form of [x1,y1,x2,y2], so you can get the geometric bounds of this text frame.
So you need to iterate over all the textFrames of the page, get the bounds of each textFrame and then you must check if any of them overlaps wich each other.
answered Oct 20 '15 at 8:44
PatrickDPatrickD
93136
answered Oct 20 '15 at 8:44
PatrickDPatrickD
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answered Oct 20 '15 at 8:44
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Here is a simple code to find text frames that overlap. It loops through all spreads in an active document and pauses to report an overlap. Check it out.
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.ruleOrigin = RuleOrigin.SPREAD_ORIGIN;
//If you are going to work with pages, not spreads, change the line above to PAGE_ORIGIN;
for (a = 0; a < app.activeDocument.spreads.length; a ++)
var pg = app.activeDocument.spreads [a];
for (b = 0 ; b < pg.textFrames.length; b ++)
var r1 = pg.textFrames [b];
for (c = 0 ; c < pg.textFrames.length; c ++)
(gb1 [0] > gb2 [0] && gb1 [0] < gb2 [2] && gb1 [3] > gb2 [1] && gb1 [3] < gb2 [3])
answered Feb 5 '16 at 1:35
MichaelMichael
274
Please make sure to test before posting: the first line of this script contains an error. The property is calledrulerOrigin, notruleOrigin.
– usr2564301
Mar 8 '16 at 20:39
Thanks. The subject is the the main code not the commented part. Did you try that before down-voting?
– Michael
Mar 12 '16 at 3:14
But does not work without (at least) this correction. You can't see it as it now has been deleted, but there was a complaint about that.
– usr2564301
Mar 12 '16 at 10:03
add a comment |
Here is a simple code to find text frames that overlap. It loops through all spreads in an active document and pauses to report an overlap. Check it out.
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.ruleOrigin = RuleOrigin.SPREAD_ORIGIN;
//If you are going to work with pages, not spreads, change the line above to PAGE_ORIGIN;
for (a = 0; a < app.activeDocument.spreads.length; a ++)
var pg = app.activeDocument.spreads [a];
for (b = 0 ; b < pg.textFrames.length; b ++)
var r1 = pg.textFrames [b];
for (c = 0 ; c < pg.textFrames.length; c ++)
(gb1 [0] > gb2 [0] && gb1 [0] < gb2 [2] && gb1 [3] > gb2 [1] && gb1 [3] < gb2 [3])
answered Feb 5 '16 at 1:35
MichaelMichael
274
Please make sure to test before posting: the first line of this script contains an error. The property is calledrulerOrigin, notruleOrigin.
– usr2564301
Mar 8 '16 at 20:39
Thanks. The subject is the the main code not the commented part. Did you try that before down-voting?
– Michael
Mar 12 '16 at 3:14
But does not work without (at least) this correction. You can't see it as it now has been deleted, but there was a complaint about that.
– usr2564301
Mar 12 '16 at 10:03
add a comment |
Here is a simple code to find text frames that overlap. It loops through all spreads in an active document and pauses to report an overlap. Check it out.
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.ruleOrigin = RuleOrigin.SPREAD_ORIGIN;
//If you are going to work with pages, not spreads, change the line above to PAGE_ORIGIN;
for (a = 0; a < app.activeDocument.spreads.length; a ++)
var pg = app.activeDocument.spreads [a];
for (b = 0 ; b < pg.textFrames.length; b ++)
var r1 = pg.textFrames [b];
for (c = 0 ; c < pg.textFrames.length; c ++)
(gb1 [0] > gb2 [0] && gb1 [0] < gb2 [2] && gb1 [3] > gb2 [1] && gb1 [3] < gb2 [3])
answered Feb 5 '16 at 1:35
MichaelMichael
274
Here is a simple code to find text frames that overlap. It loops through all spreads in an active document and pauses to report an overlap. Check it out.
app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.ruleOrigin = RuleOrigin.SPREAD_ORIGIN;
//If you are going to work with pages, not spreads, change the line above to PAGE_ORIGIN;
for (a = 0; a < app.activeDocument.spreads.length; a ++)
var pg = app.activeDocument.spreads [a];
for (b = 0 ; b < pg.textFrames.length; b ++)
var r1 = pg.textFrames [b];
for (c = 0 ; c < pg.textFrames.length; c ++)
(gb1 [0] > gb2 [0] && gb1 [0] < gb2 [2] && gb1 [3] > gb2 [1] && gb1 [3] < gb2 [3])
answered Feb 5 '16 at 1:35
MichaelMichael
274
edited Feb 5 '16 at 5:18
answered Feb 5 '16 at 1:35
MichaelMichael
274
answered Feb 5 '16 at 1:35
MichaelMichael
274
answered Feb 5 '16 at 1:35
MichaelMichael
274
274
Please make sure to test before posting: the first line of this script contains an error. The property is calledrulerOrigin, notruleOrigin.
– usr2564301
Mar 8 '16 at 20:39
Thanks. The subject is the the main code not the commented part. Did you try that before down-voting?
– Michael
Mar 12 '16 at 3:14
But does not work without (at least) this correction. You can't see it as it now has been deleted, but there was a complaint about that.
– usr2564301
Mar 12 '16 at 10:03
add a comment |
Please make sure to test before posting: the first line of this script contains an error. The property is calledrulerOrigin, notruleOrigin.
– usr2564301
Mar 8 '16 at 20:39
Thanks. The subject is the the main code not the commented part. Did you try that before down-voting?
– Michael
Mar 12 '16 at 3:14
But does not work without (at least) this correction. You can't see it as it now has been deleted, but there was a complaint about that.
– usr2564301
Mar 12 '16 at 10:03
Please make sure to test before posting: the first line of this script contains an error. The property is called
rulerOrigin, not ruleOrigin.– usr2564301
Mar 8 '16 at 20:39
Please make sure to test before posting: the first line of this script contains an error. The property is called
rulerOrigin, not ruleOrigin.– usr2564301
Mar 8 '16 at 20:39
Thanks. The subject is the the main code not the commented part. Did you try that before down-voting?
– Michael
Mar 12 '16 at 3:14
Thanks. The subject is the the main code not the commented part. Did you try that before down-voting?
– Michael
Mar 12 '16 at 3:14
But does not work without (at least) this correction. You can't see it as it now has been deleted, but there was a complaint about that.
– usr2564301
Mar 12 '16 at 10:03
But does not work without (at least) this correction. You can't see it as it now has been deleted, but there was a complaint about that.
– usr2564301
Mar 12 '16 at 10:03
add a comment |
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