Text_Change_Case_With_Style.jsx

/*
	Change_Case_With_Style.jsx
	Version: 1.5
	
	Script by Thomas Silkjær
	http://indesigning.net/
	
	Find style, GREP expression and cancel added by Bruno Herfst 2011
	Apply Local formatting removed (Bad practice)
*/

#target indesign;


try {
	var the_document = app.documents.item(0);
	
	// Create a list of character styles
	var list_of_character_styles = the_document.characterStyles.everyItem().name;
	list_of_character_styles.unshift("Any");
	
	// Create a list of paragraph styles
	var list_of_paragraph_styles = the_document.paragraphStyles.everyItem().name;
	list_of_paragraph_styles.unshift("Nope");
	
	
	// Make the dialog box for the change case search
	var the_dialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Change case"});
	with(the_dialog.dialogColumns.add()){
		with(dialogRows.add()){
			staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Search for (GREP):"});
			var grep_string = textEditboxes.add({editContents:"\\<(([\\s'\\u–]){1,}(\\u){2,})|(\\u\\s\\u\\u)\\>",minWidth:200});
		}
		with(dialogRows.add()){
			staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"With applied Paragraph style:"});
			var find_paragraph_style = dropdowns.add({stringList:list_of_paragraph_styles, selectedIndex:0});
		}
		with(dialogRows.add()){
			staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Change case to:"});
			var change_case_to_text = dropdowns.add({stringList:["UPPERCASE","lowercase","Title Case","Sentence case"], selectedIndex:0});
		}
		with(dialogRows.add()){
			staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Apply character style?"});
			var apply_cstyle = dropdowns.add({stringList:list_of_character_styles, selectedIndex:0});
		}
		with(dialogRows.add()){
			staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Search:"});
			var search_in = dropdowns.add({stringList:["Story","Document"], selectedIndex:1});
		}
	}
} catch(err) {
	alert(err.description);
}

//the_dialog.show();
if(the_dialog.show() == true){
	go();
}else{
	the_dialog.destroy();
	exit;
}

function go(){
	if (find_paragraph_style.selectedIndex == 0) {
		var find_paragraph = false;
	} else {
		var find_paragraph = the_document.paragraphStyles.item(find_paragraph_style.selectedIndex-1);
	}
	
	//Define change_case_to
	if(change_case_to_text.selectedIndex == 0) {
		change_case_to = ChangecaseMode.UPPERCASE;
	} else if(change_case_to_text.selectedIndex == 1) {
		change_case_to = ChangecaseMode.LOWERCASE;
	} else if(change_case_to_text.selectedIndex == 2) {
		change_case_to = ChangecaseMode.TITLECASE;
	} else {
		change_case_to = ChangecaseMode.SENTENCECASE;
	}
	
	// Set find grep preferences to find text with the grep value entered in the dialog
	app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeFootnotes = false;
	app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeHiddenLayers = false;
	app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeLockedLayersForFind = false;
	app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeLockedStoriesForFind = false;
	app.findChangeGrepOptions.includeMasterPages = false;
	
	app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
	app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = grep_string.editContents;
	if(find_paragraph == false){
		app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = NothingEnum.nothing;
	} else {
		app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = find_paragraph;
	}
	
	// Search
	if(search_in.selectedIndex == 0) {
		var the_story = app.selection[0].parentStory;
		var found_texts = the_story.findGrep();
	} else {
		var found_texts = the_document.findGrep();
	}
	
	// Loop through found text and change the case, apply local formatting and character styles
	if(found_texts.length != 0) {
		for (i=0;i<found_texts.length;i++) {
			found_texts[i].changecase(change_case_to);
			/*
			if(local_formatting.selectedIndex == 1) {
				found_texts[i].capitalization = Capitalization.CAP_TO_SMALL_CAP;
			} else if(local_formatting.selectedIndex == 2) {
				found_texts[i].capitalization = Capitalization.SMALL_CAPS;
			}
			*/
			if(apply_cstyle.selectedIndex != 0) {
				var the_cstyle = the_document.characterStyles.item(apply_cstyle.selectedIndex-1);
				found_texts[i].appliedCharacterStyle = the_cstyle;
			}
		}
		alert("Done changing cases! "+found_texts.length+" places found.");
	} else {
		alert("No matches found!");
	}
}