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match-text-width-after-effects.js
tx=thisComp.layer("Text"); // change to your text-layer's name
margin_H = 50;
margin_V = 33;
// margins relative to fontSize
margin_H = margin_H * tx.text.sourceText.style.fontSize/100;
margin_V = margin_V * tx.text.sourceText.style.fontSize/100;
sr=tx.sourceRectAtTime();
points = [
fromCompToSurface(tx.toComp([sr.left-margin_H, sr.top-margin_V])),
fromCompToSurface(tx.toComp([sr.left+sr.width+margin_H, sr.top-margin_V])),
fromCompToSurface(tx.toComp([sr.left+sr.width+margin_H, sr.top+sr.height+margin_V])),
fromCompToSurface(tx.toComp([sr.left-margin_H, sr.top+sr.height+margin_V]))
]
createPath(points,[],[],true);
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