Font for inserting glyph [JS]

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4 total messages Started by Scott_Braucher Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:18

#1914

Author: Scott_Braucher
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:18

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I'm using a small Javascript to insert a Unicode glyph at the text insertion point:

if (app.selection[0].constructor.name == "InsertionPoint"){
	with (app.selection[0].insertionPoints[0]){ // insertion point
				contents = String.fromCharCode(0x20A6);
	}
}

This script works, but because the glyph only exists in a few fonts, I need to add something to the script to specify the font used when inserting the glyph. I've tried to specify the insertion point appliedFont, but I can't figure out the syntax.

Any help or suggestions for an alternative approach will be appreciated.

Re: Font for inserting glyph [JS]

#1916

Author: Scott_Braucher
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:24

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I meant to say this is for CS3.

Re: Font for inserting glyph [JS]

#1920

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:45

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if (app.selection[0].constructor.name == "InsertionPoint"){
with (app.selection[0].insertionPoints[0]){ // insertion point
appliedFont = 'Arial\tRegular';
contents = String.fromCharCode(0x20A6);
}
}

Font family and style are in one string, separated by a tab (\t). By the way, you can insert a unicode character like this: .contents = '\u20A6' -- saves on typing!

Peter

Re: Font for inserting glyph [JS]

#1927

Author: Scott_Braucher
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:03

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Thanks, Peter, This works like a charm!

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