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Re: INDESIGN: Duplicating Text Frame in Position & Changing Class
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Re: INDESIGN: Duplicating Text Frame in Position & Changing Class


  • Subject: Re: INDESIGN: Duplicating Text Frame in Position & Changing Class
  • From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:07:34 +1100

On 02/03/2012, at 11:01 PM, Rick Gordon wrote:

> What is the best way to duplicate a text frame in position, removing its content and changing its class to unassigned: the functional equivalent to this in GUI:
>
> 1) Copy the text frame.

Use the duplicate command.
>
> 2) Move the original to another layer (optional).

Set its "item layer" property.
>
> 3) Delete its text contents.
>
> 4) Change its object class to Unassigned (or Graphic).

Set its "content type" property.
>
> 5) Paste the copy in place.

Already done
>
> 6) Set fill and stroke of the copy to None, and clear all transparency.

Same as any frame.


--
Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
'AppleScriptObjC Explored' <www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/apps/>


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