[Alignment change between Connected Text Frames]

Unfortunately, FusionPro support was very unhelpful. The support person seemed very uninterested in reading my explanation, this forum thread, or understanding what I was trying to do - but I was able to solve the problem using chatGPT to write javascript alone (instead of using FusionPro connected frames).

I used two javascript rules. One to create a text block using the first 5 non-blank fields, and another to create a textblock using any non-blank fields that did not fit into the first texblock.

I'm sure it's not elegant, but it allowed me to create the illusion of text flow, but separately - so I could format the text as needed per frame.

 

First Text Block rule

//create a text block containing the first 5 non-blank variables (including some necessary added text before specific fields).
var textBlock1 = "";
var fields = [
    Field("Street Address"),
    Field("City State ZIP"),
    Rule("Direct Format RULE"),
    Rule("Cell Format RULE"),
    Rule("Main Format RULE"),
    Field("Email"),
    Field("Website"),
    Field("NMLS")
];

var maxFields = 5;
var includedFields = 0;

for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
    if (fields[i] !== "") {
        if (i === 2 && fields[i] !== "") {
            textBlock1 += "Direct: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
        } else if (i === 3 && fields[i] !== "") {
            textBlock1 += "Cell: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
        } else if (i === 4 && fields[i] !== "") {
            textBlock1 += "Main: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
        } else if (i === 7 && fields[i] !== "") {
            textBlock1 += "NMLS # " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
        } else {
            textBlock1 += fields[i] + "\r\n";
        }
        includedFields++;
        if (includedFields >= maxFields) {
            break;
        }
    }
}

return textBlock1;

 

Second Text Block Rule

//create a text block containing any variables that did not fit into the first text block (including some necessary added text before specific fields).
var textBlock1 = "";
var textBlock2 = "";
var fields = [
    Field("Street Address"),
    Field("City State ZIP"),
    Rule("Direct Format RULE"),
    Rule("Cell Format RULE"),
    Rule("Main Format RULE"),
    Field("Email"),
    Field("Website"),
    Field("NMLS")
];

var maxFields = 5;
var includedFields = 0;

for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
    if (fields[i] !== "") {
        if (includedFields < maxFields) {
            if (i === 2) {
                textBlock1 += "Direct: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
            } else if (i === 3) {
                textBlock1 += "Cell: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
            } else if (i === 4) {
                textBlock1 += "Main: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
            } else if (i === 7) {
                textBlock1 += "NMLS #: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
            } else {
                textBlock1 += fields[i] + "\r\n";
            }
        } else {
            if (i === 2) {
                textBlock2 += "Direct: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
            } else if (i === 3) {
                textBlock2 += "Cell: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
            } else if (i === 4) {
                textBlock2 += "Main: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
            } else if (i === 7) {
                textBlock2 += "NMLS #: " + fields[i] + "\r\n";
            } else {
                textBlock2 += fields[i] + "\r\n";
            }
        }
        includedFields++;
    }
}

return textBlock2;

 

[Alignment change between Connected Text Frames]

Sure thing Douglas, I'll send it in.

I know I can accommodate 5 lines in Frame A - the problem is that it won't always be the same 5 lines. This is a business card, and it has Direct, Cell, and Main phone number entries. Users may include all 3 or none - which results in 3 additional variables being pushed into Frame B (where they need to dynamically align left) or staying in Frame A (where they need to align right).

 

[Alignment change between Connected Text Frames]

I have text flowing from Frame A into connected Frame B.

I want the text in Frame A to be right aligned, but the text in frame B to be left aligned.

The Variable Text Editor will only allow me to set it statically, but I have variables that could be empty lines - leaving an unsure number of lines flowing into Frame B.

How can I have Frame B force left aligned text?