Davide_Barranca​ he wants to get the pixels not write them as I see. But You are right: a .setPixmap( pixMap ); would be awesome. This method would open up a new world. I really don't understand these emoji, touchbar, animated tool help and colorful svg font updates, when the whole underlying scripting architecture is in ruins. ... View more

If You are using a HTML panel, with a generator instance inside, you can fetch the pixmap of the layer. This is a raw array or RGBA pixels. From this point only the chromium V8 is the limit. generator-core   generator-core line: 1045   It is possible to avoid an npm install generator-core and use only the   executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("sendLayerThumbnailT0oNetworkClient"), actionDescriptor, DialogModes.NO); as seen in: generator-core but this is much more laborous approach because You have to estabilish a socket connections yourself. ... View more

ESTK is possibly constantly calling .jsx code to monitor the ToolVM. My experience is: when I run an evalScript on layer select to lock the layer's timeline xy coordinates, my layer renaming attempt is failing and the name edit PS routine is exiting. I have to select the layer first, wait for my .jsx to finish, doubleclick the layer name and rename it. One good change I have noticed in v19.0 is: the CSXEVent are coming again to panels in real time. This can cause a slight slowdown in .jsx execution. Add this to ESTK interference lag, consider the blocking nature of these ToolVM calls and maybe we have the cause of the renaming bug. ... View more

I have a TODO line to implement low level text manipulation in my extension. But, as my collegues suggested, the AM structure is a  bedrock layer under the swamp guarded by hydras. I don't have enough patience and passion and not smart enough to get to the lowest layers. I wish Adobe would start the whole PS source code from scratch again and implement it a way which is allowing us to properly script the app. Thanks xbytor2 for the .jsx code, ill try it! ... View more

Seem like ScriptListener ins't recording it. ... View more

Jarda, thubs up! This is not coding, this is the art of PS workaroundcomposing. Using layer menus plus a try/catch to watch if PS throws from the low level code snipplet. Maybe this is THE way, PS supposed to be programmed. Thanks! Oliver ... View more

I had the same dead end a few months ago: Determining if the layer link is turned on or off   No answer, no solution.   PS is clearly not designed to be scripted. ... View more

Thanks JJMack for Your time and effort to answer my question. I am pretty sure now, what I need is not possible in PS. I Intentionally and manually change the shape mask's location with the pen tool, lets say on frame 2. And I am expecting it to move to the same position on frame1. I can't delete and recreate frame1 because it is carefully built from layer visibilities, in many cases from serveral dozens of layers. This red bordered link button doesn't seems to do anything when the vector mask shape is moved. I am sure now, I have to build an own HTML "Storyboard" panel to fulfill my extension's special requirements. ... View more

Computer, I order you to set the vector mask position to the same, on every timeline frame, of the clicked layerSet! This is my imaginary command, the ultimate .jsx code which could save me from exporting odd shaped assets. Is this possible? ... View more

Thank You JJMack for Your answer! This is a screenshot about my problem. On the top ( 1st frame ) the shape mask is moved to the right, below moved to left, clipping a layerSet with 2 layers in it. Would be nice to be able to unify the mask's position throughout the timeline animation. I am using the timeline only like a mini storyboard to switch layers on and off and when I accidentally export my ad on the wrong frame ( layer is turned off with a misplaced mask ) the result is not what I wanted. I can't find a button or menu item to do this and record the AM code. ... View more

We can use a well hacked Chrome to remote debug html panel virtual machines, it is possible to run .jsx from the panels and capture their output to Chrome's console. But, this could be a separate topic. (The debugging console does not work on Chrome 55 Canary 64bit · Issue #78 · Adobe-CEP/CEP-Resources · GitHub ) But Jeff You are right: If You want to write, run, debug, profile .jsx scripts, a well written and maintained ESTK could be valuable. I feel .jsx abandonware because since I started programming Photoshop 2 years ago, nothing changed in it's ultra slow and ancient javascript engine. The PS DOM object structure is unfinished. I estimate about 45% completeness. But assume that some tooth fairy finishing it's DOM overnight, we would still have a steamroller to race. I am refactoring/migrating my objects/methods to HTML Panel JavaScript, and leaving only the required minimum in the .jsx files. ... View more

I think ESTK is abandonware like .jsx. I am using it if I need to peek into DOM structure, log something fast to the console, or check F1 for object and methods. That default font is really awful, and impossible to set the colors also. ... View more

I am afraid You cannot see the guide changes from either .jpx or from .js. Seems like their exists on another ethereal plane. But laugh on me and reveal the secret please! ... View more

Put Your sub-script before the main .js in .html. <script src = "hotp.js"></script> <script src = "tools.js"></script> <script src = "xmlData.js"></script> Or if You are using NodeJS in Your panel just require them from xmlData.js require( './hotp' ); require( './tools' ); I am a bit confused why do You load .js with loadJSX. .js files are used to be html panel code, .jsx files are Photoshop Extensdcript. If You want to load a .jsx to PS virtual machine from HTML panel, use: csInterface.evalScript( '$.evalFile( "my.jsx" )', callback );   From PS ToolVM load the sub .jsxs with: #include 'my.jsx'; ... View more

Maybe the keyCodes aren't right. Try to console.log them out before registering them. They are "Virtual KeyCodes" or something. ... View more

It requires a JSON string. var csi = new CSInterface();   csi.registerKeyEventsInterest( JSON.stringify( [   { keyCode: 38 },   { keyCode: 40 },   { keyCode: 13 }   ])); ... View more

This method is working only in HTML panels. Basically gives the keypress to the embedded chromium instead of PS. From that point You can listen to the key event. KeyboardEvent - Web APIs | MDN ... View more

Thanks Jarda! Your research is very valuable for me. I didn't know 'transform', 'nonAffineTransform' and 'size' is obtainable via AM code. Oliver ... View more

Sure, You can do whatever You want in them, becasuse the panels are chromium browsers. ... View more

Hi Andrey, You can ask to close the extension itself only with CSInterface.prototype.closeExtension = function() But You can also send events between extensions with the help of CSInterface.prototype.dispatchEvent = function(event) All You need is to watch for a custom CSEvent ( lets call it "CLOSEYOURSELFMYHUBLESERVANT" ) in the secondary panel with CSInterface.prototype.addEventListener = function(type, listener, obj) Check out the docs: Adobe CEP · GitHub Oliver ... View more

/** * Resize extension's content to the specified dimensions. * 1. Works with modal and modeless extensions in all Adobe products. * 2. Extension's manifest min/max size constraints apply and take precedence. * 3. For panel extensions *    3.1 This works in all Adobe products except: *        * Premiere Pro *        * Prelude *        * After Effects *    3.2 When the panel is in certain states (especially when being docked), *        it will not change to the desired dimensions even when the *        specified size satisfies min/max constraints. * * Since 6.0.0 * * @param width  The new width * @param height The new height */ CSInterface.prototype.resizeContent = function(width, height) {     window.__adobe_cep__.resizeContent(width, height); }; From Adobe's CSInterface-6.1.0.js ... View more

Run Your binaries from HTML panel as standard NodeJS chidprocesses. Leave that old mastodon .jsx for the unavoidable tasks. ... View more

I call the PS Extendscript interpreter "ToolVM" and the HTML panels's v8 javascript engine "PanelVM". As I remember I saw this naming somewhere. The backdoor is generator-core which can run from standalone nodejs or from node enabled panel. It can send .jsx snipplets via socket to PS and get back values from it with the help of Kevlar interface. It can retrieve the full document structure around 150 ms and has methods to store/retrieve custom, json data in the .psd. Check out the Generator.prototype.getLayerSettingsForPlugin = function (documentId, layerId, pluginId) Generator.prototype.setLayerSettingsForPlugin = function (settings, layerId, pluginId) methods. ... View more

Hehe, not just this seems like a bug in ToolVM DOM We have to hack our way through. I often feel myself in an abandoned sanitarium. By the way: the generator's backdoor/brain surgery approach is seems like much more useable in many cases than pure .jsx. ... View more

Hi, Fist convert your action to .jsx. If You are using standalone Node or PS's built in one, use generator to send JSXs to Photoshop: generator-core Check out the Generator.prototype.evaluateJSXString = function (s) If You are in a HTML panel and node is enabled with <Parameter>--enable-nodejs</Parameter> <Parameter>--mixed-context</Parameter> You can simply used CSInterface-x.y.0.js 's CSInterface.prototype.evalScript = function(script, callback) ... View more

Hi UltimateWalrus, I would use generator to fetch the pixels and write out a .png. generator-core This can run from Your html panel, even though it is not the officially supported way. Then spawn an ImageMagick process which can do a lot of stuff with the pixels: imagemagick Convert, Edit, Or Compose Bitmap Images @ ImageMagick After that, just read back and display the finished image. Regards, Oliver ... View more