A few weeks ago, working on my ID CS3 VQS book, I realized that what I needed was a way to quickly put an End Nested Style Here (ENSH) character at the top and end of a selected range of text.
I immediately wrote to my favorite scripter, Dave Saunders, and for a small sum, he created an InDesign script for me. (More about this script at the end of this post.)
The script works like a charm. I can select a range of text and apply the script as a shortcut and the ENSH appears at the start and end.
I mentioned to Dave that I also have a custom keyboard shortcut (Control-E) to insert a single ENSH character in text.
Dave suggested something quite brilliant. I could assign the same keyboard shortcut (Control-E) to the script without losing it as the insert ENSH character.
I have no idea how this magic works. All I know is that if I have a range of text selected, I get two ENSH characters. If I have only an insertion point blinking, I get one ENSH character.
Now, here’s the cool part. While I paid Dave a lot more, Dave Saunders has graciously agreed to write a similar script for anyone who wants it for the amazingly-low price of $20. He can be reached at: da**********@******oc.com. Payment will be made via Kagi for Scripting Services.
This article was last modified on December 18, 2021
This article was first published on July 11, 2007
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