Here is that same script without the comments on every line (just in case you find it less confusing).

(*======================== BEGIN SCRIPT ==============================*)
tell application id “com.adobe.indesign”
repeat 1 times

if (count of documents) = 0 then
display dialog “Please open a document and try again.”
exit repeat
end if

set myDoc to active document
set myPageItems to every page item of myDoc
set imageFrameArray to {}

tell myDoc to ungroup every group

try
set myDestLayer to layer “Images” of myDoc
on error
tell myDoc to set myDestLayer to make layer with properties {name:”Images”}
end try

repeat with i from 1 to length of myPageItems
set aFrame to item i of myPageItems

if class of aFrame = group then
set myGroupFrames to every page item of aFrame
repeat with g from 1 to length of myGroupFrames
set gFrame to item g of myGroupFrames

if class of gFrame = rectangle or class of gFrame = polygon or class of gFrame = oval then
copy gFrame to the end of imageFrameArray
end if
end repeat
else if class of aFrame = rectangle or class of aFrame = polygon or class of aFrame = oval then
copy aFrame to the end of imageFrameArray
end if
end repeat

repeat with x from 1 to length of imageFrameArray
set thisFrame to item x of imageFrameArray

try
set myLinkedItem to page item 1 of thisFrame
set myLinkName to name of item link of myLinkedItem
set item layer of thisFrame to myDestLayer
end try

end repeat

display dialog “Finished.”

end repeat
end tell
(*======================== END SCRIPT ==============================*)

Hello Silvio,

I’m glad to hear that you are getting into scripting! Instead of telling you how to run the ExtendScript that I wrote from AppleScript, I opted to write an AppleScript version. I added a comment to each line that explains how each line corresponds to the javascript that I posted before.

I hope this helps. Enjoy!

(*======================== BEGIN SCRIPT ==============================*)

tell application id “com.adobe.indesign” –Defining the application this way makes it “version proof” it will attempt to use the newest version of InDesign
repeat 1 times –Set to repeat once. This means that the script will only run through once but it allows us to use the “exit repeat” command to exit the script

if (count of documents) = 0 then –this if statement is the same as: if (app.documents.length == 0) ErrorExit(“Please open a document and try again.”, true);
display dialog “Please open a document and try again.”
exit repeat –Exits the repeat 1 times statement
end if

set myDoc to active document –SAME AS: var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
set myPageItems to every page item of myDoc –SAME AS: var myPageItems = app.activeDocument.allPageItems;
set imageFrameArray to {} –SAME AS: var imageFrameArray = new Array();

tell myDoc to ungroup every group — I had to add this because of the way that AppleScript interacts with the frames within a group

try –SAME AS: try{
set myDestLayer to layer “Images” of myDoc –SAME AS: var myDestLayer = myDoc.layers.add({name:”Images”});
on error –SAME AS: }catch(foo){
tell myDoc to set myDestLayer to make layer with properties {name:”Images”} –SAME AS: myDestLayer = myDoc.layers.item(“Images”);
end try –SAME AS: }

repeat with i from 1 to length of myPageItems –SAME AS: for(var i = 0; i < myPageItems.length; i++){
set aFrame to item i of myPageItems –SAME AS: var aFrame = myPageItems[i];

if class of aFrame = group then –SAME AS: if(aFrame == “[object Group]”){
set myGroupFrames to every page item of aFrame –SAME AS: var myGroupFrames = aFrame.allPageItems;
repeat with g from 1 to length of myGroupFrames –SAME AS: for(g = 0; g < myGroupFrames.length; g++){
set gFrame to item g of myGroupFrames –SAME AS: var gFrame = myGroupFrames[g];
–if the current frame is an image frame
if class of gFrame = rectangle or class of gFrame = polygon or class of gFrame = oval then –SAME AS: if(gFrame instanceof Rectangle || gFrame instanceof Polygon || gFrame instanceof Oval){
copy gFrame to the end of imageFrameArray –SAME AS: imageFrameArray.push(gFrame);
end if –SAME AS: }
end repeat — end repeat with g from 1 to length of myGroupFrames
else if class of aFrame = rectangle or class of aFrame = polygon or class of aFrame = oval then –SAME AS: }else if(aFrame instanceof Rectangle || aFrame instanceof Polygon || aFrame instanceof Oval){
copy aFrame to the end of imageFrameArray –SAME AS: imageFrameArray.push(aFrame);
end if –SAME AS: }
end repeat –SAME AS: }

repeat with x from 1 to length of imageFrameArray –SAME AS: for(x=0; x<imageFrameArray.length;x++){
set thisFrame to item x of imageFrameArray –SAME AS: var thisFrame = imageFrameArray[x];

try –SAME AS: try{
set myLinkedItem to page item 1 of thisFrame –SAME AS: var myLinkedItem = thisFrame.pageItems[0];
set myLinkName to name of item link of myLinkedItem –SAME AS: var myLinkName = myLinkedItem.itemLink.name;
set item layer of thisFrame to myDestLayer –SAME AS: thisFrame.itemLayer = “Images”;
end try –SAME AS: }

end repeat –SAME AS: }

display dialog “Finished.” –SAME AS: alert(“Finished.”, scriptName);

end repeat –End of the “repeat 1 times” statement
end tell

(*======================== END SCRIPT ==============================*)

+1 to Dieter’s comment.

If you create your design across the entire spread and export the PDF as a spread then you won’t be left with the gaps in the middle.

Disclaimer: I am speaking from my experience in the comp department at a printing press. I am making the assumption that this approach will work for your digital printing process but I don’t really know =)

Hello Brett, I’m not sure if you saw my response to your previous post on this topic. I posted a solution there that involved using soft returns to separate your lines instead of using paragraph returns.

Using that solution would allow you to use a nested GREP style and you wouldn’t need to run a find/change or a script of any kind. The styling would happen automatically! :)

The “x” is representation of the type of frame that you have in your document. There are 3 different types of frames in InDesign, all of which are defined by their content (or intended content). The three frame types are Text, Graphic and Unassigned.

The issue that you’re having has to do with the content setting on the frames in your document, they are probably currently set to either “Text” or “Unassigned”. To get the “x” back on these frames, you’ll need to adjust the content setting for them.

Select the frame(s) that you would like to adjust, go to Object>Content>Graphic and… presto! Your “x” placeholder is back!

Hey Charles,

To solve your problem, we will need to employ a method that was used in the dark days before paragraph shading; underline options.

First, create a paragraph style that you will be using on your text. Let’s call this paragraph style “Main Para Style”. For my example, my “Main Paragraph Style” is going to be 20pt text.

Next, create a new character style and name it something super cool (a cool name is an absolute must for this to work). Go to “Underline Options” in your super cool new character style and make sure that you have the “Underline On” box checked. It is also helpful to make sure that you have the “Preview” box checked as well (so that you can see what you’re doing).

Make the underline weight a point or two more than your paragraph style’s text size. In my example, my “Main Para Style” is 20pt text so I am going to make the underline weight 22pt. Now you will need to adjust the “Offset” of the underline to bring it up behind the text. The offset in my example style is -6.

Finally, go to your paragraph style and under the “Drop Caps and Nested Styles” options, add a new nested style that applies your super cool character style through 1 letter.

That’s it! You now have a super cool paragraph style that has block shading behind the first letter!

This may be what you are looking for:

\$\d+?\.\d+?\K(o|t|f)(\w+)?

I just added “(\w+)?” to the end of the GREP expression that Aaron Troia posted.

The Breakdown:
“\w” = any word character
“+” = one or more times
“(” & “)” = enclosing an expression the create a “captured group”
“?” = may or may not exist.

This can also be easily accomplished by using the Find Font dialog (found under Type>Find Font).

Once you have that dialog open, simply select the font that you want to replace, specify the replacement font and make sure you have the “Redefine Styles” option ticked on. Click “Replace” and all of your style sheets will be updated.

No need for scripts on this one!