create glitch word with Illustrator

ai_glitch_word.jsx

#target "Illustrator"
/**
 * compress and expand word
 * 
 *  2010-10-26 mg
 */

//check document. if not exitst, create it
if (app.documents.length === 0) {
	var docObj = app.documents.add();
}
else{
	var docObj = app.documents[0];
}

//show dialog
var ui = script_ui_dlg ();
if(ui !== undefined){
	var setword = ui[0];
	var font_family = ui[1];
	var font_size = ui[2];
	var cmp_dir = ui[3];
	
	//compress word 5 times
	compress_word ( docObj, setword, font_family, font_size, cmp_dir );
	compress_word ( docObj, setword, font_family, font_size, cmp_dir );
	compress_word ( docObj, setword, font_family, font_size, cmp_dir );
	compress_word ( docObj, setword, font_family, font_size, cmp_dir );
	compress_word ( docObj, setword, font_family, font_size, cmp_dir );

	//expand words
	expand_word(docObj);
}


/**
 * @param {Object} doc Document
 * @param {String} setword Word to outline
 * @param {String} font_family app.textFonts[n]
 * @param {Number} font_size Font size
 * @param {String} cmp_dir Compress direction
 */
function compress_word (doc, setword, font_family, font_size, cmp_dir) {
	font_size = font_size　* 1;//string => number
	
	if (doc.selection.length === 0 && setword !== undefined) {	
		var tf = doc.textFrames.add();
		tf.contents = setword;
		tf.textRange.paragraphs[0].textFont = app.textFonts.getByName( font_family );
		tf.paragraphs[0].size = font_size;
	}
	else{
		if(doc.selection.typename === "TextRange"){
			return
		}
		selObj = doc.selection[0];
		//if object is textframe type
		if(selObj.typename === "TextFrame"){
			var tf = selObj.duplicate();	
		}
		else{
			return
		}
	}
	//create outlined => return group
	var outed_word = tf.createOutline();
	//remember original size
	var gBon = outed_word.geometricBounds;
	switch(cmp_dir){
		case "b"://compress both
			outed_word.height = 0.001 + Math.random() * 0.01;
			outed_word.width = 0.001 + Math.random() * 0.01;
			break;
		case "h"://height only
			outed_word.height = 0.001 + Math.random() * 0.01;
			break;
		case "w"://width only
			outed_word.width = 0.001 + Math.random() * 0.01;
			break;
		default: ; break;//dont compress
	}
	//set label
	outed_word.name = gBon.toString();
	outed_word.selected = false;
}

/**
 * @param {Object} doc Document 
 */
function expand_word (doc) {
	var pgItem = doc.pageItems;
	for (var i=0, iL=pgItem.length; i < iL ; i++) {
		if (pgItem[i].name.match(/(\-?\d+\.?\d+\,?)+/)){
			//load pageitem's label as geometric bounds array
			var gBon = pgItem[i].name.split(",");
			//restore to original size
			pgItem[i].height = Math.abs(gBon[3]- gBon[1]);
			pgItem[i].width = Math.abs(gBon[2]- gBon[0]);
			//remove labels
			pgItem[i].name = "";
		}
	};
}
/**
 * @returns {Array} [word, font, size, dir] 
 */
function script_ui_dlg () {
	var fon = app.textFonts
	var fon_arr = [];
	for (var i=0, iL=fon.length; i < iL ; i++) {
		fon_arr.push(fon[i].name);
	};
	siz_arr = [12,14,16,18,21,24,28,36,48,60,72,96,108,120,180];
	dir_arr = ["both", "height", "width"];

	var dlg = new Window('dialog', "compress/expand word", undefined);
	dlg.panel = dlg.add('panel', undefined, "Nothing is selected Option");
	dlg.panel.alignChildren = "left";
	dlg.panel.group1 = dlg.panel.add('group');
		dlg.panel.group1.add('statictext', undefined, "Word: ");
		var textarea = dlg.panel.group1.add('edittext', [60,0,240,30], "Glitch");
	dlg.panel.group2 = dlg.panel.add('group');
		dlg.panel.group2.add('statictext', undefined, "Font: ");
		var fon_ddlist = dlg.panel.group2.add('dropdownlist',[60,0,240,30], fon_arr);
	dlg.panel.group3 = dlg.panel.add('group');
		dlg.panel.group3.add('statictext', undefined, "Size: ");
		var siz_ddlist = dlg.panel.group3.add('dropdownlist',undefined, siz_arr);
		dlg.panel.group3.add('statictext', undefined, "Pt");

	dlg.panel2 = dlg.add('panel', undefined, "Compress Direction");

	dlg.panel2.group4 = dlg.panel2.add('group');
		dlg.panel2.group4.add('statictext', undefined, "Compress: ");
		var dir1_rdbtn = dlg.panel2.group4.add('radiobutton', undefined, dir_arr[0]);
		var dir2_rdbtn = dlg.panel2.group4.add('radiobutton', undefined, dir_arr[1]);
		var dir3_rdbtn = dlg.panel2.group4.add('radiobutton', undefined, dir_arr[2]);

	//selection default dropdownlist and radiobutton
	fon_ddlist.selection = 0;
	siz_ddlist.selection = siz_arr.length-1;
	dir1_rdbtn.value = false;
	dir2_rdbtn.value = true;
	dir3_rdbtn.value = false;

	dlg_button = dlg.add('group');
	var ok_btn = dlg_button.add('button', undefined, "OK", {name:'ok'});
	var cancel_btn = dlg_button.add('button', undefined, "Cancel", {name:'cancel'});

	ok_btn.onClick = function() {
		flg = true;
		dlg.close();
	};
	cancel_btn.onClick = function() {
		flg = false;
		dlg.close();
	};
	dlg.show();
	dlg.center();

	if (flg) {
		var dir;
		var s_text = textarea.text;
		var f_name = fon_ddlist.selection.text;
		var size_f = siz_ddlist.selection.text;
		if(dir1_rdbtn.value){dir = "b";}
		if(dir2_rdbtn.value){dir = "h";}
		if(dir3_rdbtn.value){dir = "w";}
		return [s_text, f_name, size_f, dir];
	};
}