I already posted this in Adobe’s Feature Request forum, but I know this is also a great place to discuss and discover new Indesign features.
As a publication designer, if I choose to have rules in my column gutters, it’s real pain because I have to place those rules manually, style them and then move and/or lengthen/shorten them if my column’s height or positioning changes. I know that I could apply vertical rules by placing all my content in tables, but for publishing large amount of text, it's just not practical.
How great would it be to have a “Gutter Rules” option in the Object Style specifications for text frames? You could specify the rule’s style, width, colour, offset etc., and choose whether to have them extend to the full height of the box, or just to the height of the content, aligning it to x-height, base height and so on. Would love to see this feature in future versions of Adobe Indesign, and if anyone knows of a script, please let me know!
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