Setting stroke weight to 0 by script results in 1 pt
Given a frame (graphic or text) with stroke color set to 'None' and stroke weight set to 0, the jsx command "app.selection[0].strokeWeight = 0" sets the weight to 1pt and stroke color to the default swatch.
Steps to reproduce:
- Create a new Document.
- Create a new Text (or Graphic) Frame.
- Set the stroke weight to 0 and color to 'None' if necessary
- Select the frame with the Selection tool.
- Start a script with a following one line: app.selection[0].strokeWeight=0
Expected result: no change
Actual result: stroke weight set to 1pt and color to the default swatch.
Note:
Setting stroke weight to any other value behaves as expected.
InDesign CC2018 v13.0.1
Anton Petrov
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@Eugen
Thanks for the confirmation. In fact only the second line of your suggestion matters. The first line sets weight to 1pt, then setting color to None does the trick. Look at the older comments. -
Eugen Pflüger commented
InDesign 2025 and this is still a thing. Why?
This is incredibly frustrating!This seems to work as a workaround. You need to set both together.
backdrop2.strokeWeight = 0;
backdrop2.strokeColor = "None" -
Ben
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Found out that setting the strokeWeight to 0.000001pt default to zero. But it still shows a thin line... Come on Adobe!!
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Uwe Laubender
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Still not fixed.
Just tested with InDesign 2021 version 16.3.0.24 on Windows 10.Regards,
Uwe Laubender
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Maryan Hutsul
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@Anton Petrov Thank you very much for the suggestion, works well so far :)
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@Maryan Hutsul As a workaround, I found that just setting strokeColor = "None" does the trick. It sets the stroke weight to 0 in the same time. Reverse, setting the color of the 0-weight stroke to any other swatch automatically sets the weight to 1 pt (not to the default value, which is crazy!).
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Maryan Hutsul
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Also facing this problem. It is very frustrating since in some cases I need to set stroke weight multiple times to actually remove it, and in other cases if it didn't exist, setting it to zero adds it at 1 pt...
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Uwe Laubender
commented
Hi Anton,
that's still true with InDesign 2020 version 15.0.0.155.Thank you for posting this bug report.
Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( ACP )