Add support for color jitter

Scripts/Random_Letter_Jitter.jsx

@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@
  This script sets every character between two values
 
  NOTE:
- Colour to be added later
+ Color to be added later
 
 */
 
 #target InDesign
+var myDoc, AllSettings, Settings, colorCounter;
 
 //global variables
-var AllSettings = {
+AllSettings = {
  Foodpedia_receipe : {
  name : "Foodpedia Receipe",
  doCharacters : true,
@@ -30,9 +31,10 @@ var AllSettings = {
  paragraphColorGroup : "[None]",
  characterColorGroup : "[None]"
  }
-}
+};
 
-var Settings = AllSettings.Foodpedia_receipe;
+Settings = AllSettings.Foodpedia_receipe;
+colorCounter = 0;
 
 //Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
 app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ if (app.documents.length != 0){
 
 //============================================== FUNCTIONS =====================================================
 function main(){
- var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
+ myDoc = app.activeDocument;
 
  // Create a list of paragraph styles
  var list_of_All_paragraph_styles = myDoc.paragraphStyles.everyItem().name;
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ function main(){
  list_of_All_character_styles.unshift("[Any character style]");
  // Create a list of color groups.
  var list_of_All_color_groups = myDoc.colorGroups.everyItem().name;
- list_of_All_color_groups.unshift("[None]");
+ list_of_All_color_groups.unshift("[ Not today ]");
 
  // Create a list of locations
  var list_of_All_locations = ["Current Document"];
@@ -104,64 +106,69 @@ function main(){
  with(dialogRows.add()){
  var charSizeMin = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits: MeasurementUnits.POINTS,editValue:Settings.addCharSize[0]});
  staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Min Offset"});
- }
+ };
  with(dialogRows.add()){
  var charSizeMax = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits:MeasurementUnits.POINTS,editValue:Settings.addCharSize[1]});
  staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Max Offset"});
- }
- with(dialogRows.add()){
- var charColour = dropdowns.add({stringList:list_of_All_color_groups, selectedIndex:0});
- staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Color Group"}); 
- }
- }
+ };
+ };
  with(dialogColumns.add()){
  var w = checkboxControls.add({ staticLabel : 'Set Words:\t', checkedState : Settings.doWords });
  with(dialogRows.add()){
  var wordSizeMin = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits: MeasurementUnits.POINTS,editValue:Settings.addWordSize[0]});
  staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Min Offset"});
- }
+ };
  with(dialogRows.add()){
  var wordSizeMax = measurementEditboxes.add({editUnits:MeasurementUnits.POINTS,editValue:Settings.addWordSize[1]});
  staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Max Offset"});
- }
- with(dialogRows.add()){
- var wordColour = dropdowns.add({stringList:list_of_All_color_groups, selectedIndex:0});
- staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Color Group"}); 
- }
- }
+ };
+ };
  var myCent = checkboxControls.add({ staticLabel : 'Center', checkedState : Settings.v_center });
- }
- }
+ };
+
+ with(dialogRows.add()){
+ with(dialogColumns.add()){
+ with(dialogRows.add()){
+ staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Use colors"});
+ var colorSelection = dropdowns.add({stringList:list_of_All_color_groups, selectedIndex:0}); 
+ var colorLoop = dropdowns.add({stringList:["Loop","Random"], selectedIndex:0}); 
+ };
+ };
+ };
+ };
 
  //show dialog
  if(dlg.show() == true){
  //get dialog data
- Settings.doCharacters = c.checkedState;
- Settings.doWords = w.checkedState;
- Settings.resetBaseline = true;
- Settings.v_center = myCent.checkedState;
- Settings.addCharSize[0] = charSizeMin.editValue;
- Settings.addCharSize[1] = charSizeMax.editValue;
- Settings.addWordSize[0] = wordSizeMin.editValue;
- Settings.addWordSize[1] = wordSizeMax.editValue;
- Settings.location = find_locations.stringList[find_locations.selectedIndex];
+ Settings.doCharacters = c.checkedState;
+ Settings.doWords = w.checkedState;
+ Settings.resetBaseline = true;
+ Settings.v_center = myCent.checkedState;
+ Settings.addCharSize[0] = charSizeMin.editValue;
+ Settings.addCharSize[1] = charSizeMax.editValue;
+ Settings.addWordSize[0] = wordSizeMin.editValue;
+ Settings.addWordSize[1] = wordSizeMax.editValue;
+ Settings.location = find_locations.stringList[find_locations.selectedIndex];
+ Settings.colorGroup = colorSelection.stringList[colorSelection.selectedIndex];
+ Settings.colorLoop = colorLoop.stringList[colorLoop.selectedIndex];
+ Settings.useColor = (colorSelection.selectedIndex !== 0)? true : false;
 
  // Set selected styles
  if (find_paragraph.selectedIndex == 0) {
  Settings.paragraphStyle = false;
  } else {
  Settings.paragraphStyle = myDoc.paragraphStyles.item(find_paragraph.selectedIndex-1);
- }
+ };
  if (find_charStyle.selectedIndex == 0) {
  Settings.characterStyle = false;
  } else {
  Settings.characterStyle = myDoc.characterStyles.item(find_charStyle.selectedIndex-1);
- }
+ };
 
  if(Settings.doCharacters == false && Settings.doWords == false){
  alert("Did you meant to press cancel?");
  exit();
- }
+ };
 
  app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeFootnotes = false;
  app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeHiddenLayers = false;
@@ -176,21 +183,21 @@ function main(){
  app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = ".+";
  } else {
  app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = NothingEnum.nothing;
- }
+ };
 
  if(Settings.paragraphStyle == false){
  app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = NothingEnum.nothing;
  } else {
  //this can throw an error if multi-find/change plugin is open
  app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = Settings.paragraphStyle;
- }
+ };
 
  if(Settings.characterStyle == false){
  app.findGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = NothingEnum.nothing;
  } else {
  //this can throw an error if multi-find/change plugin is open
  app.findGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = Settings.characterStyle;
- }
+ };
 
  //Search
  switch(Settings.location){
@@ -232,8 +239,8 @@ function main(){
  dlg.destroy();
  } else {
  //cancel
- }
-}
+ };
+};
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function setCharOrWord( fText, Settings ){
@@ -243,32 +250,45 @@ function setCharOrWord( fText, Settings ){
  if(Settings.doCharacters) {
  setText(fText.characters, Settings);
  }
-}
+};
 
 function setText( mySection, Settings ){
+ var swatchGroup = myDoc.colorGroups.itemByName(Settings.colorGroup).colorGroupSwatches;
+ var swatchLen = swatchGroup.length;
 
  var len = mySection.length;
  for (var i=0; i < len; i++){
-  try{
+ try{
  var myText = mySection[i];
  var mySizeAdjust = 0;
 
  if( (Math.abs(Settings.addCharSize[0]) + Math.abs(Settings.addCharSize[1])) > 0 ) {
  mySizeAdjust = randomInRange( Settings.addCharSize[0], Settings.addCharSize[1] );
  myText.pointSize += mySizeAdjust;
- }
+ };
+
  if(Settings.resetBaseline){
  if(mySizeAdjust != 0) {
  myText.baselineShift -= mySizeAdjust/2;
  } else {
  myText.baselineShift = 0;
- }
+ };
  } else {
  if(mySizeAdjust != 0 && Settings.v_center) {
- myText.baselineShift -= mySizeAdjust/2;
- }
- }
- }catch(r){
+ myText.baselineShift -= mySizeAdjust/2;
+ };
+ };
+
+ if(Settings.useColor){
+ if(Settings.colorLoop === "Loop"){
+ colorCounter++;
+ myText.fillColor = swatchGroup[colorCounter%swatchLen].swatchItemRef;
+ } else {
+ myText.fillColor = swatchGroup[Math.floor(randomInRange( 0, swatchLen ))].swatchItemRef;
+ };
+ };
+
+ }catch(r){
  alert(r.description);
  break;
  }