Is there a way to lock an object in InDesign SDK so that it can be resized but not moved?..

Hi
I am wondering if there is any way to programatically lock a page item (such as a rectangle) so that it cant be moved, but it can be resized..
Any insight into this would be great help
thanks

Hi,
well, it can be implemented by the means I hinted to in my first mail. Whenever an "illegal" change is made by the user, probably display an alert, and reset the geoemtry change to the prior state by returning kCmdHandled fromt the command interceptor. Beare of the four ways a user can change a spline: 1) Move/resize using the mouse 2) Select and hold down the mouse button until with a move the splines content is also displayed (dynamic) 3) Chnage the splines geometry by specifying the numeric values in th palette, 4) indirect changes by means of grouping such an item and changing the groups geometry. Another way would be in your case by chaning the pages geometry wich would result in a positional change of the spline relative to its page. Maybe you find another way to "illegally" change the splines geometry.
All of this is nothing for the faint at heart. And it will take some time to be implemented and debugged.
I will not share my implementation, but if you really stumble at some point in your way making this happen, I probably will give you some hints to move on in the right direction.
Best,
Peter

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