Loading personal preferences in CS3

Question

Hi:
I'm using InDesign CS3. I've been having a preferences annoyance for some time now.
I have my workspace and InDesign preferences set to my wishes, however when I work on a file that another designer created the preferences are obviously different. As this doesn't effect my workspace, it effects my InDesign preferences. I would prefer not resetting the Type, composition, Units & Increments, etc. everytime I work on someone else's file. Is there any way to load the preferences I've set in a way similar to loading a workspace?
Thanks,
JP

Answer 1

Run the script with the document open. It will then change the prefs for that document. If you are working on a lot of supplied files that you want to change the prefs for it will save some time to run the script on each file before you begin editing it.
This is pretty basic, but cut and paste into Applescript and then modify as needed and it will work.
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"
activate
tell document 1
set properties of view preferences to {horizontal measurement units:points, vertical measurement units:points}
set ruler origin of view preferences to page origin
set superscript size of text preferences to 65
set superscript position of text preferences to 33.3
set subscript size of text preferences to 65
set subscript position of text preferences to 33.3
set small cap of text preferences to 75
set cursor key increment of view preferences to 1
set kerning key increment of text preferences to 5
set baseline shift key increment of text preferences to 0.1
set leading key increment of text preferences to 0.1
set x to the name of every paragraph style
--set PScount to the count of every item of x
repeat with i from 2 to the count of x
set PSname to name of paragraph style i
set composer of paragraph style PSname to "Adobe Single-line Composer"
set minimum word spacing of paragraph style PSname to 85.0
set desired word spacing of paragraph style PSname to 100.0
set maximum word spacing of paragraph style PSname to 133.0
set minimum letter spacing of paragraph style PSname to 0.0
set desired letter spacing of paragraph style PSname to 0.0
set maximum letter spacing of paragraph style PSname to 0.0
set hyphenate after first of paragraph style PSname to 2
set hyphenate before last of paragraph style PSname to 3
set hyphenate ladder limit of paragraph style PSname to 2
set hyphenate capitalized words of paragraph style PSname to true
end repeat
end tell
end tell