A few days ago, Johan Ronsse requested a script that expands a text area's size to match it's containing text when some of the text is hidden by overflow. I realized the utility of such a script, but after checking illustrator's API, I could find no native way to do it. A few hours later, Johan sent me this link.
http://kelsocartography.com/blog/?p=316
Nathaniel Kelso found a way to make it work. Nathaniel's script used a really cool trick in which he grows the container, then makes a copy of the text, and flattens the text into geometry. Once the text has become a collection of graphic objects, it becomes trivial to get it's correct size. The script then deletes the geometry, and re-sizes the original text box to the correct dimensions. Brilliance!!!
Download it... Use it, and remember to send Nathaniel a thank you if you use it.
For me this was a great reminder that if you're against a wall, ask someone else. There are always so many creative ways to solve a problem.
Stay inspired!!!
-J
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Thanks John. I made a little screencast on how it works:
http://wolfslittlestore.be/2012/03/13/fit-text-frame-to-text-content-in-illustrator/
Cool, thanks for the link!
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