Convert entire document to arabic style and layout

Question

Hello everybody!
I'm currentyl working on a project where we need to convert a final document to a arabic version. We have all styles created and and the left-to-right settings on the text set correctyl. I have created a script that changes all the text content to the correct textcontent.
My problem is the following: I can recreate the actions done when you run "Reverse layout" by script. I found the possibility to "flip" all page items by running pageItem.flipItem(Flip.HORIZONTAL, AnchorPoint.CENTER_ANCHOR).
This dose not recreate the actions of the function "Reverse Layout". The textframes and the images boxes are flipped but the possitions of them are not flipped for example if a textframe is placed at the bottom left corner after I do a reverse the textframe is placed in the bottom right corner BUT when I do the flip the content is flipped but the textframe is still on the exact same place...
I hope somebody understands what I mean: Here is my code if you want to try it first:
var d = app.activeDocument;
var pis = d.allPageItems;
for(var i = 0; i < pis.length; i++){
     var pi = pis[i];
     if(pi instanceof Image){
          //we flip the rectangle not the image
     }else{
          pi.flipItem(Flip.HORIZONTAL,AnchorPoint.CENTER_ANCHOR);         
Oh yeah, you need to have the ME (middle east) version of InDesign to be able to run the "Reverse layout"-function.
Thank you
Regards,
Ruy Ramos

Answer 1

Peter,
The OP wants to change the order of the pages. To him the new order will not represent a confusing loop of the text string weaving backwards and forwards in the document. It will be as he wants.
Adding Section Breaks, even without creating a keyboard shortcut for it, only will take a few minutes for 100 pages. Then one is free to reorganize using the Thumbnails. Eliminating the Section Breaks when they have served their purpose takes only a few seconds using Find and Replace.
Any linked text boxes in PL mode will indeed create a serpentine text flow if Sections are shuffled.
Jerry