InDesign changing Text Stroke Color with Javascript

Question

I want to change the Color of "Ortsname" in JavaScript, im using:

var relieflackEbene = myDoc.layers.itemByName('Relieflack');

to select the Layer "Relieflack" but when using

relieflackEbene.pageItems.firstItem().strokeColor = "Relieflack";

actually i dont want to use "firstItem()" because it might not be the first item on that Layer. But it is changing the color of the Textbox, not the color of the Text inside it.

Any hints?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 30 '17 at 08:37

following code should change stroke color of text "Ortsname".

for (var i=0, len=relieflackEbene.pageItems.length; i < len ; i++) {
  if (relieflackEbene.pageItems[i].parentStory.contents === "Ortsname") {
    relieflackEbene.pageItems[i].parentStory.strokeColor = "Relieflack"
  }
};

if you want change at all texts of textframes in the layer, try this

relieflackEbene.pageItems.everyItem().texts.everyItem().strokeColor = "Relieflack";

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 30 '17 at 08:49

Or you could use changeText method unless it's too wide:

var main = function() {
 var doc = app.properties.activeDocument,
 ftp = app.findTextPreferences.properties,
 ctp = app.changeTextPreferences.properties,
 color;
 if ( !doc ) return;
 
 color= doc.swatches.itemByName ( "Relieflack" );
 
 if ( !color.isValid ) {
  alert("Color \"Relieflack\" is required.");
  return;
 }

 app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
 
 app.findTextPreferences.properties = {
  findWhat:"Ortsname",
 };

 app.changeTextPreferences.properties = {
  strokeColor:color,
 };

 doc.changeText();
 
 app.findTextPreferences.properties = ftp;
 app.changeTextPreferences.properties = ctp;
}

var u;

app.doScript ( "main()",u,u,UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "The Script" );

InDesign changing Text Stroke Color with Javascript

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