Automatic measures only in 1 color ink (script modification)

Question

Hi  all,
I would need to modify this script so that put the measure already in es.. PANTONE Pantone 485 (solid coated),
I need to change this string, but do not know how...
thanks very much
// measurement line color
var color = new RGBColor;                                              how to change it, to put ink pantone ....?
color.green = 255;
color.blue = 0;
* Description: An Adobe Illustrator script that automates measurements of objects. This is an early version that has not been sufficiently tested. Use at your own risks.
* Usage: Select 1 to 2 page items in Adobe Illustrator, then run this script by selecting File > Script > Other Scripts > (choose file)
* License: GNU General Public License Version 3. (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0-standalone.html)
* Copyright (c) 2009. William Ngan.
* http://www.metaphorical.net
// Create an empty dialog window near the upper left of the screen
var dlg = new Window('dialog', 'Spec');
dlg.frameLocation = [100,100];
dlg.size = [250,250];
dlg.intro = dlg.add('statictext', [20,20,150,40] );
dlg.intro.text = 'First select 1 or 2 items';
dlg.where = dlg.add('dropdownlist', [20,40,150,60] );
dlg.where.selection = dlg.where.add('item', 'top');
dlg.where.add('item', 'bottom');
dlg.where.add('item', 'left');
dlg.where.add('item', 'right');
dlg.btn = dlg.add('button', [20,70,150,90], 'Specify', 'spec');
// document
var doc = activeDocument;
// spec layer
try {
          var speclayer =doc.layers['spec'];
} catch(err) {
          var speclayer = doc.layers.add();
          speclayer.name = 'spec';
// measurement line color
var color = new RGBColor;
color.green = 255;
color.blue = 0;
// gap between measurement lines and object
var gap = 2;
// size of measurement lines.
var size = 10;
// number of decimal places
var decimals = 0;
// pixels per inch
var dpi = 72;
          Start the spec
function startSpec() {
          if (doc.selection.length==1) {
                    specSingle( doc.selection[0].geometricBounds, dlg.where.selection.text );
          } else if (doc.selection.length==2) {
                    specDouble( doc.selection[0], doc.selection[1], dlg.where.selection.text );
          } else {
                              alert('please select 1 or 2 items');
          dlg.close ();
          Spec the gap between 2 elements
function specDouble( item1, item2, where ) {
          var bound = new Array(0,0,0,0);
          var a =  item1.geometricBounds;
          var b =  item2.geometricBounds;
          if (where=='top' || where=='bottom') {
                    if (b[0]>a[0]) { // item 2 on right,
                              if (b[0]>a[2]) { // no overlap
                                        bound[0] =a[2];
                                        bound[2] = b[0];
                              } else { // overlap
                                        bound[0] =b[0];
                                        bound[2] = a[2];
                    } else if (a[0]>=b[0]){ // item 1 on right
                              if (a[0]>b[2]) { // no overlap
                                        bound[0] =b[2];
                                        bound[2] = a[0];
                              } else { // overlap
                                        bound[0] =a[0];
                                        bound[2] = b[2];
                    bound[1] = Math.max (a[1], b[1]);
                    bound[3] = Math.min (a[3], b[3]);
          } else {
                    if (b[3]>a[3]) { // item 2 on top
                              if (b[3]>a[1]) { // no overlap
                                        bound[3] =a[1];
                                        bound[1] = b[3];
                              } else { // overlap
                                        bound[3] =b[3];
                                        bound[1] = a[1];
                    } else if (a[3]>=b[3]){ // item 1 on top
                              if (a[3]>b[1]) { // no overlap
                                        bound[3] =b[1];
                                        bound[1] = a[3];
                              } else { // overlap
                                        bound[3] =a[3];
                                        bound[1] = b[1];
                    bound[0] = Math.min(a[0], b[0]);
                    bound[2] = Math.max (a[2], b[2]);
          specSingle(bound, where );
          spec a single object
          @param bound item.geometricBound
          @param where 'top', 'bottom', 'left,' 'right'
function specSingle( bound, where ) {
          // width and height
          var w = bound[2]-bound[0];
          var h = bound[1]-bound[3];
          // a & b are the horizontal or vertical positions that change
          // c is the horizontal or vertical position that doesn't change
          var a = bound[0];
          var b = bound[2];
          var c = bound[1];
          // xy='x' (horizontal measurement), xy='y' (vertical measurement)
          var xy = 'x';
          // a direction flag for placing the measurement lines.
          var dir = 1;
          switch( where ) {
                    case 'top':
                              a = bound[0];
                              b = bound[2];
                              c = bound[1];
                              xy = 'x';
                              dir = 1;
                              break;
                    case 'bottom':
                              a = bound[0];
                              b = bound[2];
                              c = bound[3];
                              xy = 'x';
                              dir = -1;
                              break;
                    case 'left':
                              a = bound[1];
                              b = bound[3];
                              c = bound[0];
                              xy = 'y';
                              dir = -1;
                              break;
                    case 'right':
                              a = bound[1];
                              b = bound[3];
                              c = bound[2];
                              xy = 'y';
                              dir = 1;
                              break;
          // create the measurement lines
          var lines = new Array();
          // horizontal measurement
          if (xy=='x') {
                    // 2 vertical lines
                    lines[0]= new Array( new Array(a, c+(gap)*dir) );
                    lines[0].push ( new Array(a, c+(gap+size)*dir) );
                    lines[1]= new Array( new Array(b, c+(gap)*dir) );
                    lines[1].push( new Array(b, c+(gap+size)*dir) );
                    // 1 horizontal line
                    lines[2]= new Array( new Array(a, c+(gap+size/2)*dir ) );
                    lines[2].push( new Array(b, c+(gap+size/2)*dir ) );
                    // create text label
                    if (where=='top') {
                              var t = specLabel( w, (a+b)/2, lines[0][1][1] );
                              t.top += t.height;
                    } else {
                              var t = specLabel( w, (a+b)/2, lines[0][0][1] );
                              t.top -= t.height;
                    t.left -= t.width/2;
          // vertical measurement
          } else {
                    // 2 horizontal lines
                    lines[0]= new Array( new Array( c+(gap)*dir, a) );
                    lines[0].push ( new Array( c+(gap+size)*dir, a) );
                    lines[1]= new Array( new Array( c+(gap)*dir, b) );
                    lines[1].push( new Array( c+(gap+size)*dir, b) );
                    //1 vertical line
                    lines[2]= new Array( new Array(c+(gap+size/2)*dir, a) );
                    lines[2].push( new Array(c+(gap+size/2)*dir, b) );
                    // create text label
                    if (where=='left') {
                              var t = specLabel( h, lines[0][1][0], (a+b)/2 );
                              t.left -= t.width;
                    } else {
                              var t = specLabel( h, lines[0][0][0], (a+b)/2 );
                              t.left += size;
                    t.top += t.height/2;
          // draw the lines
          var specgroup = new Array(t);
          for (var i=0; i<lines.length; i++) {
                    var p = doc.pathItems.add();
                    p.setEntirePath ( lines[i] );
                    setLineStyle( p, color );
                    specgroup.push( p );
          group(speclayer, specgroup );
          Create a text label that specify the dimension
function specLabel( val, x, y) {
                    var t = doc.textFrames.add();
                    t.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 8;
                    t.textRange.characterAttributes.alignment = StyleRunAlignmentType.center;
                    var v = val;
                    switch (doc.rulerUnits) {
                              case RulerUnits.Inches:
                                        v = val/dpi;
                                        v = v.toFixed (decimals);
                                        break;
                              case RulerUnits.Centimeters:
                                        v = val/(dpi/2.54);
                                        v = v.toFixed (decimals);
                                        break;
                              case RulerUnits.Millimeters:
                                        v = val/(dpi/25.4);
                                        v = v.toFixed (decimals);
                                        break;
                              case RulerUnits.Picas:
                                        v = val/(dpi/6);
                                        var vd = v - Math.floor (v);
                                        vd = 12*vd;
                                        v =  Math.floor(v)+'p'+vd.toFixed (decimals);
                                        break;
                              default:
                                        v = v.toFixed (decimals);
                    t.contents = v;
                    t.top = y;
                    t.left = x;
                    return t;
function setLineStyle(path, color) {
                    path.filled = false;
                    path.stroked = true;
                    path.strokeColor = color;
                    path.strokeWidth = 0.5;
                    return path;
* Group items in a layer
function group( layer, items, isDuplicate) {
          // create new group
          var gg = layer.groupItems.add();
          // add to group
          // reverse count, because items length is reduced as items are moved to new group
          for(var i=items.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
                    if (items[i]!=gg) { // don't group the group itself
                              if (isDuplicate) {
                                        newItem = items[i].duplicate (gg, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
                              } else {
                                        items[i].move( gg, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING );
          return gg;
dlg.btn.addEventListener ('click', startSpec );
dlg.show();

Answer 1

Sambaflex schrieb:
 … ALL attributes with track and filling overprint …
use:
t.textRange.characterAttributes.overprintFill = true;
and:
path.strokeOverprint = true;
Sambaflex schrieb:
… Now I also need to put the words and two arrows in pantone .... is it possible? …
Partially.
You can change this lines:
function setLineStyle(path, color) {
                    path.filled = false;
                    path.stroked = true;
add this:
                    path.strokeColor = color;
                    path.strokeOverprint = true;
                    path.strokeWidth = 0.5;
                    return path;
and here:
function specLabel( val, x, y) {
                    var t = doc.textFrames.add();
                    t.textRange.characterAttributes.size = 8;
                    t.textRange.characterAttributes.alignment = StyleRunAlignmentType.center;
add this:
                    t.textRange.characterAttributes.fillColor = color;
                    t.textRange.characterAttributes.overprintFill = true;
Not so easy are IMHO the arrows.
You can apply a graphic style with arrows. (The style must be exist in your document.)
The other way is to draw an arrow (triangle) like this:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5728992#5728992
and move it to the beginning of the line, then duplicate, rotate and move to the end of the line.
Hope, this will help you.