TextStitch

WARNING: OLD VERSION

WARNING

This page is for an old version of TextStitch, which is not supported any more. This page is for the benefit of existing users with InDesign 2023 or older. If you are using InDesign 2024 or higher, please visit https://www.rorohiko.com/textstitch_pi

Intro

This tool helps you with threading of text frames in InDesign CS or higher. There are three main functions: Auto-Stitch, Auto-Unstitch and Quick-Stitch.

Auto-Stitch will automatically thread all unthreaded text frames it finds, in a logical order (roughly left-right, top-down, page order).

Auto-Unstitch, will break text threads.

Quick-Stitch, allows you to ‘stitch’ multiple text frames together with just a single click per frame.

Installation

Before you start installing, exit out of InDesign.

Please make sure you have a copy of the APID ToolAssistant plug-in installed. Make sure you install the proper plug-in for your version of InDesign since the plug-ins are mutually incompatible. The Windows CS5.x (or higher) plug-ins also come with an additional folder with a parenthesised name which needs to be copied along.

If you already have an APID ToolAssistant plug-in installed (e.g. because you use one of our other plug-ins), make sure it is up-to-date.

You will be installing two separate, but related software products: TextStitch and APID ToolAssistant. TextStitch will continue to work when the APID ToolAssistant demo expires.

i.e You do NOT need to purchase a license for APID ToolAssistant.

Copy the TextStitch.spln into the same folder as the APID ToolAssistant plug-in (typically that will be the InDesign Plug-Ins folder). Don’t worry about the icon of the .spln file: it might not be a ‘regular’ icon, and that’s OK.

Usage

The main function of TextStitch is Auto-Stich, you can find out about the other two functions (Auto-Unstitch & Quick-Stitch) by following the link to the manual on the More Info tab

Auto-stitch will automatically thread all unthreaded text frames it finds, in a logical order (roughly left-right, top-down, page order).

It can be configured to either skip over non-empty text frames, or instead indiscriminately stitch empty and non-empty frames alike into the story thread.

It will always ignore any frames that have already been threaded. When frames are positioned in irregular positions, it’ll try to guess a logical order.

This function can be performed either on the current spread, or throughout the complete document.

There is a configuration dialog under the API – Text Stitch – Configure… menu item which allows you to change the setting for the various options.

More Info

For more detailed information on TextStitch, go to:

https://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/manuals/textstitch-manual/