Year1917…
When “a few comments” happen to be a list of very specific requests, I guess it’s time to think about hiring a professional scripter.
You can ask obiwan, I’m sure he’ll be glad to help.
All the best

This forum is a goldmine to get exercises for scripting ^^
Try this script and tell me if it works for you:
Please note:
– select a text frame, or place the cursor in order to apply the script to the whole story
– an existing character style called “bold” must exist. You can change the name on line 37 (var myCSName = “bold”;)
– script will clear all paragraphs overrides in the selected story, so be cautious
– if you don’t use the download link below and copy/paste your code, please replace opening/closing quotation marks by straight one.
here’s the download link: https://wetransfer.com/downloads/2887b2f63a8f8b3b0fd0adad10e99e7f20180116105700/19df9614bd16a55c5faf1d7bcc0eef8120180116105700/e08e08

and here’s the javascript:

//Written by Vinny
// Feel free to modify and use

main();

function main() {
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if (app.documents.length != 0) {
if (app.selection.length == 1) {
switch (app.selection[0].constructor.name) {
case “Text”:
case “TextFrame”:
case “InsertionPoint”:
case “Character”:
case “Word”:
case “Line”:
case “TextStyleRange”:
case “Paragraph”:
case “TextColumn”:
CheckifCharStyleExists();
break;
default:
alert(“The selected object is not a text object. Select some text and try again.”);
break;
}
} else {
alert(“Please select some text and try again.”);
}
} else {
alert(“No documents are open. Please open a document, select some text, and try again.”);
}

function CheckifCharStyleExists() {
var myDocument = app.documents.item(0);
var myParagraphs = app.selection[0].parentStory.paragraphs;
var myCSName = “bold”;
var myCharacterStyle = myDocument.characterStyles.item(myCSName);

if (myDocument.characterStyles.item(myCSName) == null) {
alert(“\””+myCSName+”\” character style does not exist. Please create it.”);
} else {
AddNestedStyle();
}

function AddNestedStyle() {
app.selection[0].parentStory.clearOverrides(OverrideType.PARAGRAPH_ONLY);

for (i = 0; i < myParagraphs.length; i++) {
if (myParagraphs[i].lines.length > 1) {
var myNestedStyle = myParagraphs[i].nestedStyles.add({
appliedCharacterStyle: myCharacterStyle,
delimiter: NestedStyleDelimiters.ANY_WORD,
inclusive: true,
repetition: 2
});
}
}
}
}
}

Sorry Brenda, it’s weekend time…
Besides, what’s the point? Are you just trying to fit frame to content with a shortcut? If that so, you should be able to achieve it without scripting.
Could you be more specific about what exactly you want to do?
Also please note the provided script not only turn on autosizing, but also applied an object style.

Oh and the last 3 lines should come before the preceding brace }
Pity we can’t edit posts…

Hi Brenda.
I suppose this could be scripted. Then just apply a keyboard shortcut to the script.
Here’s an example I just wrote (based on Adobe’s CreateCharacterStyle.jsx):
Although I am very unsure how this WP forum handles codes and a bit worried it would remove some characters…

main();
function main(){
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if (app.documents.length != 0){
if (app.selection.length == 1){
switch (app.selection[0].constructor.name){
case “TextFrame”:
myDefineObjectStyle();
break;
default:
alert(“The selected object is not a text frame. Select some text and try again.”);
break;
}
}
else{
alert(“Please select a single text frame and try again.”);
}
}
else{
alert(“No documents are open. Please open a document, select some text, and try again.”);
}
}

function myDefineObjectStyle(myCharacterStyleName){
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var myObjectStyleName = “Auto-resize text frame height”;

//Create the object style if it does not already exist.
myObjectStyle = myDocument.objectStyles.item(myObjectStyleName);
try{
myObjectStyle.name;
}
catch (myError){
myObjectStyle = myDocument.objectStyles.add({name:myObjectStyleName});
}

//Object Syle settings
myObjectStyle.basedOn = myDocument.objectStyles[0];
myObjectStyle.enableTextFrameAutoSizingOptions = true;
myObjectStyle.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY; //Change if necessary
myObjectStyle.textFramePreferences.autoSizingReferencePoint = AutoSizingReferenceEnum.TOP_CENTER_POINT; //Change if necessary

myObjectStyle.enableFill = false;
myObjectStyle.enableStroke = false;
myObjectStyle.enableStrokeAndCornerOptions = false;
myObjectStyle.enableParagraphStyle = false;
myObjectStyle.enableTextFrameGeneralOptions = false;
myObjectStyle.enableTextFrameBaselineOptions = false;
myObjectStyle.enableStoryOptions = false;
myObjectStyle.enableTextWrapAndOthers = false;
myObjectStyle.enableAnchoredObjectOptions = false;
myObjectStyle.enableFrameFittingOptions = false;

}
// Apply ObjectStyle to the selection
var myObject = app.selection[0];
myObject.appliedObjectStyle = myObjectStyle;

Hey Peter
I think I answered a bit too fast yesterday… Was kinda thinking out loud.
About the issue of Chapters with no subheaders, forget about what I said. Simply create a new para style based on “Chapter”. Call it i.e. “Chapter with no subheader”. Just apply it to your 2 paragraphs Chapter 2 and add it as as new entry in your TOC.
Also, I had a look at your TOC screenshot and like to share a thought: in your TOC Chapter para stle, make sure you set up your tabs properly: first tab must allow enough space in case you have a two (or more?) digits chapter number. Second tab must be right aligned up to your frame.

Hey. Well I won’t be in front of my computer before Thursday but I still can explain briefly how it may be possible to achieve what you want.
About setting the entries inline, it’s very easy to do. Juste check “Run in” Toc option. This will display the entries inline, with a semicolon and a space as separators. A grep trick could turn it into a fake dash. (Oops, a typography expert just had a heart attack…).
The trickiest part is to get the chapter number and chapter header in the same line. Well, it’s basically not possible, so I just replaced chapter header para style by existing chapter number para style. Grep styles are faking the formatting. Now, these 2 entries can be set up inline since they use the same style. Grep styling again to hide page number and separator between these 2:entries.
Got it?

Hi,
What about this?
Find
.*Morita.*\v?
Replace by nothing