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Modifying the text style per line using expressions?
Is there a way to change the text properties (size, bold, leading, etc) within a text object on a line by line basis?
I’m making a project which uses a lot of text on screen (not astons, but animated text), and I’ll need to localise it for several languages.
Using this forum page: https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/227/15319 I’ve managed to create a text file with my localised text in it, like this:
txt = [];
txt[0] = "Bonjour";
txt[1] = "Pomme";
txt[2] = "Lapin";I can insert a line of text into a text object using an expression like this:
myPath = "/D/somepath/text.txt";
$.evalFile (myPath);
txt[0];Which would display “Bonjour” inside my text object.
But what if I have a text object where I want the first line to be Bold and 32 point, and the second line to be Regular and 16 point text?
I know I can display two lines of my text file using this code:
myPath = "/D/somepath/text.txt";
$.evalFile (myPath);
txt[1] + "\r" + txt[2];But how would I change the text properties of each line, without duplicating the object?
Many thanks!
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4 Replies
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Expressions don’t have access to text attributes like font, bold, leading, etc. When you create your text with a source text expression, all the characters pick up the attributes of the first character of the pre-expression text. Even if the expression is just value, all the characters pick up the formatting of the first character.
There is a hack where, instead of using a source text expression you use a Character Value animator and an Expression selector to manipulate individual characters and maintain the original formatting, but it’s somewhat complicated.
Dan
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Sorry to necro such an old post – but I too am looking for a way to manipulate bold/faux-bold from expressions but cant find anything. @dan, any chance you could point me in the direction of that hack you are talking about? Really curious what the possibilities would be with that!
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I think I was referring to this thread from 10 years ago:
https://forums.adobe.com/message/1900850#1900850
Dan
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Oh wow, you actually found it – and quick too!
Thanks so much!
Ill have a good old read through – it sounds quite interesting!
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