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alexthebake
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July 16, 2012
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[JS]: Accessing Menu Items in CS6

  • July 16, 2012
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Hi,

So I just got CS6, and I'm wondering how I access menu items using Javascript?

Also, I'm looking at the CS6 JS reference, and it doesn't say whether app.activeDocument.selection is Read-Only. Hopefully not, because I would need this for my purposes in accessing the menu.

The item I wanna access is Select > Same > Stroke Color. Seems simple enough. Any help would be appreciated!

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Correct answer moluapple

I have discovered a list myself, see https://gist.github.com/2719021, more info: http://goo.gl/EYBwa (Chinese)

For what you need is : app.executeMenuCommand('Find Stroke Color menu item');

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Silly-V
Silly-V
Legend
July 19, 2012

You can find the Menu Shortcut Hotkeys text file and use the menu comman strings there.  The .kys file should be located in the installation directory under Presets.

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    moluapple
    Inspiring
    July 20, 2012

    Thanks! However, that is useful but not always good luck.

    For example, "Drop Shadow" menu can be found twice in the .kys file, but none of these string is valid for app.executeMenuCommand(), the right string is "Live Adobe Drop Shadow".

    And another, "OffsetPath2" will not work, the right one is "OffsetPath v22". And so on...

    After some discoveries, I think menu strings in the .kys file that contain "\" will always work well.

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    moluappleCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    July 17, 2012

    I have discovered a list myself, see https://gist.github.com/2719021, more info: http://goo.gl/EYBwa (Chinese)

    For what you need is : app.executeMenuCommand('Find Stroke Color menu item');

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      alexthebakeAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      July 18, 2012

      Thanks so much! I couldn't find this anywhere! You'd think that as a new feature Adobe would maybe make the information about it more accesible! Thanks again

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      moluapple
      Inspiring
      July 19, 2012

      You are welcome.

      Let me explain a bit (in English) how I know that. The point is that the underlying menu item name is recorded in action when you insert menu item into it. It's not recorded as normal string but as hex value, so I convert and get it.

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