Google Slides Agenda Tracking Bar Script

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function addOrUpdateAgendaBarImproved() {
  var presentation = SlidesApp.getActivePresentation();
  var slides = presentation.getSlides();
  var sections = [
    { name: 'Motivation', slides: [2, 3] },
    { name: 'Scientific Background', slides: [4, 5] },
    { name: 'Methods', slides: [6, 7] },
    { name: 'Use case 1', slides: [8, 11] },
    { name: 'Use Case 2', slides: [12, 15] },
    { name: 'Future Directions', slides: [16, 17] },
    { name: 'PhD Thesis', slides: [18, 50] },
  ];

  // Adjustments for fitting the bar within the slide
  var totalWidth = presentation.getPageWidth() - 10; // Use the full width of the slide
  var barHeight = 20; // Height of the agenda bar
  var posY = presentation.getPageHeight() - barHeight - 10; // Adjust Y position to fit at the bottom
  var posXStart = 10; // Start from the very left of the slide

  slides.forEach((slide, slideIndex) => {
    var sectionWidth = totalWidth / sections.length; // Divide total width by the number of sections

    sections.forEach((section, index) => {
      // Positioning for each section
      var posX = posXStart + (sectionWidth * index);

      // Determine if the current slide is within the section's range for coloring
      var isActiveSection = slideIndex + 1 >= section.slides[0] && slideIndex + 1 <= section.slides[1];
      var fillColor = isActiveSection ? '#34A853' : '#dddddd'; // Active or inactive color

      // Insert a rectangle for each section
      var shape = slide.insertShape(SlidesApp.ShapeType.FOLDED_CORNER, posX, posY, sectionWidth, barHeight);
      shape.getFill().setSolidFill(fillColor);

      // Text setup
      var textRange = shape.getText();
      textRange.setText(section.name);
      var textStyle = textRange.getTextStyle();
      textStyle.setFontSize(8).setBold(true).setForegroundColor('#ffffff'); // Text styling
      textRange.getParagraphStyle().setParagraphAlignment(SlidesApp.ParagraphAlignment.CENTER);
    });
  });

  SlidesApp.getUi().alert('Agenda bar design updated on all slides.');
}