Change font in Illustrator cs4 js

Question

I need to assign specific font to my text and it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong:
var my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame = myInstrLayer.textFrames.add();
my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame.geometricBounds = ["1.6 in", "1 in", "1.85 in", "2.75 in"];
my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame.contents = "OUTSIDE";
var myParagraph = my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame.paragraphs.item(0);
try{
myParagraph.appliedFont = app.fonts.item("Myriad Pro");
catch(e){}
try{
myParagraph.fontStyle = "Bold";
catch(e){}
myParagraph.pointSize = 30;
And it's not placing it where I want it either.
Thank you very much for your help.
Yulia

Answer 1

Hi yulia,
i maked some changes on your script:
- what is it item(0) instruction ??
use instead paragraphs[0]
- moreover you can use fontStyle.. it doesn't exist , it's textFont.stye but only for read, you can't assign "bold" or other style...
to put a differents style, you need to attribute when you call the font name "MyriadPro-Bold".
(** to obtain exact name you need, i have attritube first manually, and check his name with myParagraph.characterAttributes.textFont.name, to be sure avoid error name OR use my second script below**)
- you use paragraphs instruction, but i'm not sure that is really usefull, because you have created a text first and you can thus include your properties (font name and style) exept if you envisaged to change font before a paragraphs
- what is it pointSize ? doesn't exist also.. simply use size if you want change the size of textFont
For this remark, i recommande you to see this post
now, below an updated of your script
#target illustrator
var doc=app.activeDocument;
var myInstrLayer=doc.layers.add();
var my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame = myInstrLayer.textFrames.add();
my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame.geometricBounds = ["1.6 in", "1 in", "1.85 in", "2.75 in"];
my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame.contents = "OUTSIDE";
var myParagraph = my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame.paragraphs[0];
try{
myParagraph.characterAttributes.textFont=app.textFonts.getByName("MyriadPro-Bold");
catch(e){alert(e)}
myParagraph.characterAttributes.size = 30;
Also for 1$ more* i can propose you (for CS4) the same with drop down list below:
#target illustrator
var doc=app.activeDocument;
var myInstrLayer=doc.layers.add();
var my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame = myInstrLayer.textFrames.add();
my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame.geometricBounds = ["1.6 in", "1 in", "1.85 in", "2.75 in"];
my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame.contents = "OUTSIDE";
var myParagraph = my_OUTSIDE_TextFrame.paragraphs[0];
try{
var ressource="dialog { text: 'Font List'}";
var item=new Array();
var dlg=new Window(ressource);
var dd=dlg.add('dropdownlist',undefined);
for( j=app.textFonts.length-1;j>-1;j--){dd.add('item',app.textFonts[j].name); }    
dlg.btnRND=dlg.add('button',undefined,'Choose this font.',{name:'ok'});
dlg.btnCANCEL=dlg.add('button',undefined,'Cancel',{name:'cancel'});
dlg.show();
for (k=dd.items.length-1;k>-1;k--){
if (dd.items[k].selected){myParagraph.characterAttributes.textFont=app.textFonts.getByName(dd.items[k])}    
catch(e){alert(e)}
myParagraph.characterAttributes.size = 30;
See you, art.chrome
* this is a joke, i didn't ask for money !