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InDesign script to alternate text color every other line in a text box



InDesign script to alternate text color every other line in a text box


Question

I have a very long list of names that I need to alternate the CMYK color value every other line.

I found this script online that changes the tint every 3rd line:

var i, p;
for (i=0; i<app.selection[0].paragraphs.length; i++) {
  p = app.selection[0].lines[i];
  if (i%3 === 2) { p.fillTint = 50; }

}

I tried changing the script to change the CMYK value doing this:

var i, p;
for (i=0; i<app.selection[0].paragraphs.length; i++) {
  p = app.selection[0].lines[i];
  if (i%2 === 1) { p.colorValue=[0,100,100,0]; }

}

But using "colorValue" is not supported. How can I change the script to make every other line in a text box change the color value?

2015/10/26
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10/26/2015 4:04:00 PM

Credit to Kasyan Servetsky for creating the script.

var i, p, color;  
for (i=0; i<app.selection[0].paragraphs.length; i++) {  
    p = app.selection[0].lines[i];  
    color = makeColor("C=0 M=100 Y=100 K=0", ColorSpace.CMYK, ColorModel.process, [0, 100, 100, 0]);  
    if (i%2 === 1) {   
        p.fillColor = color;  
    }  
}  

function makeColor(colorName, colorSpace, colorModel, colorValue) {  
    var doc = app.activeDocument;  
    var color = doc.colors.item(colorName);  
    if (!color.isValid) {  
        color = doc.colors.add({name: colorName, space: colorSpace, model: colorModel, colorValue: colorValue});  
    }  
    return color;  
}
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10/26/2015 10:07:00 PM