Kerning all text in a text box

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7 total messages Started by Justin_Monsees Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:23

#1426

Author: Justin_Monsees
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:23

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How can I set all of the text in one text frame so that the kerning value is 180?

Thanks,

Justin M.

Re: Kerning all text in a text box

#1429

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:10

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Justin,

Kerning is used for individual character pairs, it's not possible to apply that to a selection of characters. To apply spacing to stretches of text, use tracking.

Peter

Re: Kerning all text in a text box

#1345

Author: Lorenzo_Cordini
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:20

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Hello,

I was looking for something similar and I wonder if it were possible to have a script that can change the kerning value in the whole document from Metrics to Optical?

Thanks,

L.

Re: Kerning all text in a text box

#1346

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:27

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app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().kerningMethod = "Optical";

Peter

Re: Kerning all text in a text box

#1448

Author: Lorenzo_Cordini
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:22

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Thank you, Peter!
That was quick :-)

I made an addition (inspired by another script I have) to include also tables cells

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem().texts[0].kerningMethod = "Optical";

L.

Re: Kerning all text in a text box

#1451

Author: Justin_Monsees
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:08

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I just wanted to add that apparently the kerning is actually controlled by what InDesign calls "tracking". That is what I used in a paragraph style to solve my problem. As long as I assign the correct paragraph style the text in the box will be properly spaced.

Thanks,

Justin M.

Re: Kerning all text in a text box

#1452

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:49

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Justin,

Kerning and tracking are not the same thing: they are set independently of each other. Kerning applies to letter pairs, never more. Tracking can be applied to words, paragraphs, stories, etc.

Peter

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