// paragraphsToOwnFrames.jsx   
#target indesign   
   
// Script expects a single selected textframe with one or more paragraphs. It will copy each paragraphs into their own snug fitting textframes at the same location, and then remove the source textframe.   
   
Paragraph.prototype.toOwnFrame = function () {   
    var tf = this.parentTextFrames[0];   
    var nf; // new frame   
    var uJustification = this.justification;   
    this.justification = Justification.LEFT_ALIGN;   
    var hProps = [   
        this.horizontalOffset - this.leftIndent - this.firstLineIndent,    
        tf.textFramePreferences.textColumnFixedWidth   
    ];   
    nf = this.parentTextFrames[0].parent.textFrames.add();   
    nf.geometricBounds = [this.lines[-1].baseline, hProps[0], this.lines[0].baseline - this.lines[0].ascent, hProps[0] + hProps[1]];   
    nf.textFramePreferences.firstBaselineOffset = FirstBaseline.ascentOffset;   
    this.duplicate(LocationOptions.atBeginning, nf.insertionPoints.item(0));   
    nf.insertionPoints.item(0).paragraphs[0].justification = uJustification;   
}   
   
if (app.documents.length != 0) {   
    var s = app.selection;   
    if (s.length === 1 && s[0].constructor.name === "TextFrame" && s[0].paragraphs.length >= 0) {   
        if (!s[0].overflows) {   
            var ps = s[0].paragraphs;   
            // store old ruler origin and app.textwrap setting for new frames   
            var uRuler = app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin;   
            app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.SPREAD_ORIGIN;   
            var uWrap = app.activeDocument.textWrapPreferences.textWrapMode;   
            // do all paragraphs in one step   
            var sT = "app.activeDocument.textWrapPreferences.textWrapMode = TextWrapModes.NONE;\nfor (var i=0; i < ps.length; i++) {ps[i].toOwnFrame()}\ns[0].remove();\napp.activeDocument.textWrapPreferences.textWrapMode = uWrap;\n";   
            app.doScript(sT, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, [], UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Paragraphs to own frames");           
            // restore stored settings   
            app.activeDocument.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = uRuler;   
        }   
        else {   
            alert('Please make sure the textframe isn\'t overflowing.');   
        }        
    }   
    else {   
        alert('Please select a single Textframe with at least one paragraph.');   
    }   
}