Getting the name of the current brush preset

In the current version of photoshop if you drag you mouse over the current brush preset without clicking on it and then wait, the name of the brush should show up. It doesn't work if you're directing your mouse using a drawing tablet (at least in my case) and you have to use the trackpad.

that explains it

Hi r-bin,

great script! It will be useful.

But the same old Adobe problem exists:

1. select a tool preset

2. change the size of the brush

3. now run the script - it doesn't work.

This is an Adobe problem that I mentioned years ago:

When you select a tool preset from the tool presets panel, it 'highlights' in blue (or whatever color your operating system uses when you make a selection). This is so you can keep track of what tool preset you're on.

But when you change the brush size, the 'highlight' disappears. And now we don't know what preset we're on anymore. Also, your script doesn't work either.

*Edit- I'm still using CC2014. Have they fixed this in newer versions?

It works, but use at your own risk, because it's done "through the ass". )

P.S. Sorry for my english )

alert( get_selected_preset_name() )
function get_selected_preset_name()
    {
    try 
        {
        var file = new File(Folder.temp.fsName + "\\" + "tmp.tpl");
        save_preset();
        var list1 = get_preset_list();
        if (!list1) { file.remove(); return null; };
        if (!del_target_preset()) { file.remove(); alert("No selected preset"); return null; };
        var list2 = get_preset_list();
        load_preset();
        file.remove(); 
        if (!list2) { return null; };
        for (var i in list2 )
            for (var n in list1 )
                {
                if (list1 == list2) 
                    {   
                    delete list1;
                    break;
                    }
                }
        var name = "";
        for (var i in list1 )
            {
            if (list1 != undefined) 
                {
                name = list1
                select_preset(list1);
                break;
                }
            }
        return name;
        function save_preset()
            {
            try 
                {
                var r = new ActionReference();
                r.putProperty( charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" ), stringIDToTypeID( "toolPreset" ) );
                r.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "capp" ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
        
                var d = new ActionDescriptor();
                d.putPath( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), new File(Folder.temp.fsName + "\\" + "tmp.tpl") );
                d.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "T   " ), r );
        
                executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "setd" ), d, DialogModes.NO );
        
                return true;
                }
            catch(e) { return false; }
            }
        
        function load_preset()
            {
            try 
                {
                var r = new ActionReference();
                r.putProperty( charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" ), stringIDToTypeID( "toolPreset" ) );
                r.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "capp" ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
        
                var d = new ActionDescriptor();
                d.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), r );
                d.putPath( charIDToTypeID( "T   " ), new File(Folder.temp.fsName + "\\" + "tmp.tpl") );
        
                executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "setd" ), d, DialogModes.NO );
        
                return true;
                }
            catch(e) { return false; }
            }
        
        function select_preset(name)
            {
            try {
                var d = new ActionDescriptor();
                var r = new ActionReference();
                r.putName( stringIDToTypeID( "toolPreset" ), name );
                d.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), r );
                executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), d, DialogModes.NO );
                return true;
                }
            catch(e) { return false; }
            }
        
        function del_target_preset()
            {
            try 
                {
                var r = new ActionReference();
                r.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "toolPreset" ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
        
                var d = new ActionDescriptor();
                d.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), r );
        
                executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Dlt " ), d, DialogModes.NO );
        
                return true;
                }
            catch(e) { return false; }
            }
        
        function get_preset_list()
            {
            try 
                {
                var r = new ActionReference();
                r.putProperty( charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" ), stringIDToTypeID( "presetManager" ) );
                r.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "capp" ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
        
                var ret = executeActionGet(r).getList(stringIDToTypeID("presetManager"))
        
                var ok = false;
                    
                for (var i = 0; i < ret.count; i++)
                    {
                    if (ret.getObjectType(i) == stringIDToTypeID( "toolPreset" ))
                        {
                        ok = true;   
                        ret = ret.getObjectValue(i).getList(stringIDToTypeID("name"));
                        break;
                        }
                    }
        
                if (!ok) { alert("Damn!"); return null; }
        
                var list = new Array();
        
                for (var i = 0; i < ret.count; i++) list.push(ret.getString(i));
                
                return list;
                }
            catch(e) { alert(e); return null; }
            }
        }
    catch(e) { alert(e);  }
    }