Action script that selects circle marquee tool

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May 19, 2020
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Hi,

I'm looking to create a cusom action script that just selects the circle marquee tool so that I can then assign an F key to it for a short cut. Is this possible and how?

Thanks for any help

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Correct answer jazz-y

(r = new ActionReference()).putClass(stringIDToTypeID('marqueeEllipTool'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(stringIDToTypeID('target'), r);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID('select'), d, DialogModes.NO)

brian_alvAuthor

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Thank you that works perfectly

J

jazz-yCorrect answer

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(r = new ActionReference()).putClass(stringIDToTypeID('marqueeEllipTool'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(stringIDToTypeID('target'), r);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID('select'), d, DialogModes.NO)

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

For the sake of completeness just in case somebody else in the future is looking for a different tool:

'moveTool'
'marqueeRectTool'
'marqueeEllipTool'
'marqueeSingleRowTool'
'marqueeSingleColumnTool'
'lassoTool'
'polySelTool'
'magneticLassoTool'
'quickSelectTool'
'magicWandTool'
'cropTool'
'sliceTool'
'sliceSelectTool'
'spotHealingBrushTool'
'magicStampTool'
'patchSelection'
'redEyeTool'
'paintbrushTool'
'pencilTool'
'colorReplacementBrushTool'
'cloneStampTool'
'patternStampTool'
'historyBrushTool'
'artBrushTool'
'eraserTool'
'backgroundEraserTool'
'magicEraserTool'
'gradientTool'
'bucketTool'
'blurTool'
'sharpenTool'
'smudgeTool'
'dodgeTool'
'burnInTool'
'saturationTool'
'penTool'
'freeformPenTool'
'addKnotTool'
'deleteKnotTool'
'convertKnotTool'
'typeCreateOrEditTool'
'typeVerticalCreateOrEditTool'
'typeCreateMaskTool'
'typeVerticalCreateMaskTool'
'pathComponentSelectTool'
'directSelectTool'
'rectangleTool'
'roundedRectangleTool'
'ellipseTool'
'polygonTool'
'lineTool'
'customShapeTool'
'textAnnotTool'
'soundAnnotTool'
'eyedropperTool'
'colorSamplerTool'
'rulerTool'
'handTool'
'zoomTool'

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