Zoom settings change when adding pages

Hi
When adding a page to a document with this code:
app.activeDocument.pages.add(LocationOptions.AT_END);
InDesign automatically reverts the zoom setting to FIT_TO_PAGE
Is there a way to prevent this from happening?
I would like that it should stay at whatever it was.
Help will be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Davey

Davey_Doo wrote:
1) is there a difference between what I wrote "layoutWindows[0]" and what you wrote "windows[0]"?
Yup, "layoutWindows" refer to just the layout windows -- the ones one is normally working in. The other kind is "storyWindows", which is what you get when you open a text in the "Story Editor". There are vast differences between the two, such as "zoom" (you cannot zoom in on the story editor window).
Using "windows", without specifying the kind, you get a list containing both types; and using "windows[0]", you get the very first one, whether it is a story window or a layout window. Then, if it happens to be a story window, csm_phil's script will Crash & Burn because you cannot zoom in on a story window.
Your version will work correctly, and just in case you might have a story editor window open, it's best to stick to "layoutWindows" if you want to change a layout window property.
2) Although this does help, is there a way to prevent it from happening?
The reason I ask is because in a script which adds many pages, (e.g., MultiPageImporter script), the script needs to do this after adding each page.
No, you cannot prevent it in any way. It's just ID's default built-in behavior (although it seems strange that this only happens when using a script!).
But I disagree with your assessment it needs to be done "after adding each page". ID does not store the zoom percentage for each separate page and so it is enough to read the current zoom, add as much pages as you like, then set the zoom.

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