Adobe InDesign CS5 (7.0) Object Model JS: TextPathEffects

InDesign CS5

 Options for the alignment and appearance of type on a path.

Value

NameDescriptionValue
TextPathEffects.GRAVITY_PATH_EFFECTThe center of each characterís baseline is on the path while each vertical edge is in line with the pathís center point.1601201767 = '_pfg'
TextPathEffects.RAINBOW_PATH_EFFECTThe center of each character's baseline is parallel to the path's tangent. This is the default effect.1601201778 = '_pfr'
TextPathEffects.RIBBON_PATH_EFFECTThe text characters' horizontal edges are perfectly horizontal regardless of the path shape.1601201715 = '_pf3'
TextPathEffects.SKEW_PATH_EFFECTThe text characters' vertical edges are perfectly vertical regardless of the path shape.1601201779 = '_pfs'
TextPathEffects.STAIR_STEP_PATH_EFFECTThe left edge of each character's baseline is on the path and no characters are rotated.1601205107 = '_pss'

Usage

As property

TextPath.pathEffect

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