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littlehorse3
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January 11, 2016
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How to decect current color theme?

  • January 11, 2016
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Hello. My script create a window in Photoshop and I need to know current color theme (Edit->Preferences->Interface->Color Theme).

It's very important for me because I need to know what icons I must show on my window, dark or lighten.

Thank you.

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Correct answer SuperMerlin

This works with CS6.

function colourScheme(){


var ref = new ActionReference();


ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr"), stringIDToTypeID("interfacePrefs") );


ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); 


var desc = executeActionGet(ref).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("interfacePrefs"));


return typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationValue( stringIDToTypeID( "kuiBrightnessLevel" )));


};


alert(colourScheme());

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SuperMerlin
SuperMerlinCorrect answer
Inspiring
January 11, 2016

This works with CS6.

function colourScheme(){


var ref = new ActionReference();


ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr"), stringIDToTypeID("interfacePrefs") );


ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); 


var desc = executeActionGet(ref).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("interfacePrefs"));


return typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationValue( stringIDToTypeID( "kuiBrightnessLevel" )));


};


alert(colourScheme());
    littlehorse3
    littlehorse3Author
    Known Participant
    January 11, 2016

    This function crushed CC 2014 (I don't need it where), but works in CC 2015! Thank you very much!

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 11, 2016

    There seems to be a lot of interface stuff …

    Key 14 = interfaceWhite: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 15 = interfaceButtonUpFill: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 16 = interfaceBevelShadow: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 17 = interfaceIconFillActive: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 18 = interfaceIconFillDimmed: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 19 = interfacePaletteFill: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 20 = interfaceIconFrameDimmed: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 21 = interfaceIconFrameActive: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 22 = interfaceBevelHighlight: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 23 = interfaceButtonDownFill: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 24 = interfaceIconFillSelected: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 25 = interfaceBorder: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 26 = interfaceButtonDarkShadow: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 27 = interfaceIconFrameSelected: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 28 = interfaceRed: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 29 = interfaceBlack: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 30 = interfaceToolTipBackground: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 31 = interfaceToolTipText: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 32 = interfaceTransparencyForeground: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 33 = interfaceTransparencyBackground: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 34 = interfaceOWLPaletteFill: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 35 = interfaceButtonText: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 36 = interfaceCanvasColor: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 37 = interfaceStaticText: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Key 38 = interfaceButtonShadow: DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE

    [ActionDescriptor]_interfaceColor

    Maybe this one is of interest?

    // based on code by michael l hale;

    // 2016, use it at your own risk;

    #target "photoshop-90.032"

    var ref = new ActionReference();

    ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );

    var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);

    checkDesc2(applicationDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("interfacePaletteFill")));

    ////////////////////////////////////

    ////// based on code by michael l hale //////

    function checkDesc2 (theDesc) {

    var c = theDesc.count;

    var str = '';

    for(var i=0;i<c;i++){ //enumerate descriptor's keys

      str = str + 'Key '+i+' = '+typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getKey(i))+': '+theDesc.getType(theDesc.getKey(i))+'\n'+getValues (theDesc, i)+'\n';

      };

    alert("desc\n\n"+str);

    };

    ////// check //////

    function getValues (theDesc, theNumber) {

    switch (theDesc.getType(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))) {

    case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:

    return theDesc.getPath(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));

    break;

    case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:

    return theDesc.getBoolean(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));

    break;

    case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:

    return theDesc.getClass(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));

    break;

    case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:

    return theDesc.getDouble(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));

    break;

    case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:

    return (typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getEnumerationValue(theDesc.getKey(theNumber)))+"_"+typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getEnumerationType(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))));

    break;

    case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:

    return theDesc.getInteger(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));

    break;

    case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:

    return theDesc.getList(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));

    break;

    case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:

    return (theDesc.getObjectValue(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))+"_"+typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getObjectType(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))));

    break;

    case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:

    return theDesc.getReference(theDesc.getData(theNumber));

    break;

    case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:

    return theDesc.getReference(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));

    break;

    case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:

    return theDesc.getString(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));

    break;

    case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:

    return (theDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))+"_"+typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getUnitDoubleType(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))));

    break;

    default:

    break;

    };

    };

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