Adobe Script Manager, also keyboard shortcuts

If your menu was defined in a script file that did not contain the one-off script, and then the onSelect handler of the menu loads and executes the one-off script, the one-off script would not be pre-loaded. But it would remain loaded once executed.

As for the long script string thing, tt depends on how you define the string

var a = new String( // your PS script );

"a" is global and will remain in memory

fred = function() {
var a = new String( // your PS Script );
}

"a" is in the scope of fred and will not exist when fred completes

fred = funtion() {
a = new String( //your PS script );
}

"a" (without the "var") is now global and will remain in memory.

In Bridge, there is only one script engine. All scripts load and execute in the same engine. There is no way to unload.

Ergo the namespace stuff.

There's lots of folks looking at this issue for the future. But I have no idea if or when final decisions have been or will be made.

Bob
Adobe WAS Scripting

On the keyboard shortcut, if it could be attached to a menu item, including one created by users / scripters - that would do the trick nicely.

On the one-off script thing - if I have a menu item that on-click will load a script, I presume that script is not preloaded prior to that click. Also, say the script calls a long script string that runs in PS, when that PS script is finished does the string remain loaded in Bridge. Doesn't sound like a good idea.

Andrew

ASM allows the user to select what scripts load at startup and traps scripts that error on startup. Those that error are flagged to not be loaded on subsequent starts.

In bridge, there's no way to execute a script in a one-off manner. Once loaded, it's loaded.

Sorry, but in bridge 1.x there's no way to link a keyboard click to execute a script.

I am sending this along to the bridge team to consider.

Bob