Unicode problem
Ton Kuypers
tkuypers at pandora.be
Wed Apr 20 09:28:40 EDT 2005
I've created a search & replace application to be used from within
Adobe Indesign and it works perfectly:
A list with search words, a second list with replace words, some
options and Indesign has got a supercharged S&R function with whole
lists of words replaced by one click on a button.
To add words to the list, one can enter it in a "Search" textfield, the
second part in the "replace" textfield. An add button adds it to the
list.
But...
InDesign uses OpenType or double-byte fonts. These are unicode fonts.
When copying a word from a page in InDesign the clipboard contains te
text with the special characters, but they are mixed (unicode and
regular).
Problem:
- Paste in the entry field shows the correct text, moving it up to the
list doesn't.
Solution:
- Loop through the characters in the entry field and set the unicode
text or the regular text of the correct line in the list.
Question:
- Is there a better way to do this?
Problem 2:
I know what number the last line of the list is, so I put this number +
1 into a var. Each new line will be entered into line varName.
- When the last line of the list is a unicode text, the next line is
entered on the same line, it seams that the linenumber in the var
doesn't have any effect anymore.
I've tried to add a CR after that line, but no luck :-(
Anyone any solutions or remarks?
Regards,
Ton Kuypers
Digital Media Partners bvba
Tel. +32 (0)477 / 739 530
Fax +32 (0)14 / 71 03 04
http://www.dmp-int.com
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