Find/Change Stroke Object InDesign CS4

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#1

Hi

Does anyone know how to find/change stroke object in applescript InDesign CS4 ?
type dashed to solid with overprint stroke On and overprint gap On… ?

Thanks !

#2

I’m looking for solution on similar issue on IDCS3.

My script as follows:-

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3"
	activate
	set find object preferences to nothing
	set change object preferences to nothing
	set properties of find object preferences to {fill color:"Black", fill tint:-1}
	set properties of change object preferences to {fill color:"Black", fill tint:-1, overprint fill:true}
	tell document 1 to change object
end tell

My objective is to set all fill object with 100% Black to overprint on, but nothing happen!

Please advise. TIA!

#3

Hi cits,

at the moment I can just write a solution for InDesign CS. But I guess it’s basicly enough, so it will work on a newer version …

tell application "InDesign CS"
	activate
	tell document 1
		
		--color id 8 = "black" on my system
		set x to every page item whose fill color is color id 8 and fill tint is -1 and overprint fill is false
		
		repeat with i from 1 to count of x
			set thepageitem to item i of x
			set overprint fill of thepageitem to true
		end repeat
		
	end tell
end tell
#4

Thank you, Hans.

After several trial and error, my color id for “Black” is 9.

So, is the color id depends on document? application version? or system version?

Is there a way to find the color id number directly instead of using trial and error approach? For instant, how can I find out the color id of a spot color, named as “Text”? :frowning:

TIA!

#5

Hi cits,
get the

properties

of the document (you can get properties of almost every item; for example page items, rectangle etc.)… and then have a look at the ScriptEditor ResultWindow :slight_smile: I guess you’ll find even more useful stuff …

Nice day

Hans