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Joachim Hiller
Joachim Hiller
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September 28, 2016
Question

load preset from Photoshop system folder

  • September 28, 2016
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For my panel I have to load tool presets , which have been installed with the Panel. These are folders in Photoshop. mine is

H: \ Program Files \ Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 \ Presets \ Tools \ Hiller

is there a option as I can this appeal by script without indicating

H: \ Program Files \ Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 \

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DBarranca
DBarranca
Legend
September 29, 2016

The only folder token that might be used is "Folder.appPackage", but it's Mac only.

See more tokens on the JavaScript Tools Guide, page 56.

Davide

Joachim Hiller
Joachim HillerAuthor
Known Participant
September 29, 2016

This works on a PC

Let's see if it works on all systems

var path = Folder(decodeURI(Folder.appPackage) + "/Presets/Tools/Hiller/Hiller-DB-Werkzeugvorgaben.tpl")

JJMack
Community Expert
JJMackCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 28, 2016

You may not even be  able to use "H: \ Program Files \ Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 \".  if you plan on distributing your panel.    Do you want to support users other than yourself.  Do you only want to only support CC 2015.5.  How will your extension be installed.  Are you packaging it to be installed by Adobe AddOn installer in the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop application?  It would be best to locate where the folder is your extension is running from and use the correct path.

There is also a pitfall selecting Presets with a Photoshop script.  Which preset  can be selected may/will depend on what the current Photoshop is. If the User Preset panel UI is set the way Adobe default it.  To display current tools presets only. When the user's UI is set that way  Photoshop can only select preset for the current tool.  If a script select a preset name for another tool  it has loaded into Photoshop the select will fail because it is not for the current tool.   The script needs to make sure the preset is for the current tool. The script may need to change the current to before selecting the tool preset.

JJMack
Joachim Hiller
Joachim HillerAuthor
Known Participant
September 28, 2016

Over the ZXPSignCmd I could the tool preset in the folder install

H: \ Program Files \ Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 \ Presets \ Tools \ Hiller

in mxi file I could specify the path token $tools

This is from the mxi file

<file   source="TOOLS/"

  destination="$tools/Hiller/"

  file-type="ordinary"

  products="Photoshop,Photoshop32,Photoshop64" />

JJMack
Community Expert
JJMackCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 28, 2016

I do not develop extensions or package  my scripts to be installed by Adobe's installer.

The Only point I was trying to make. While you may have installed your Photoshop CC 2015.5 version on your H: most users install Photoshop in the default location. On the C: disk.  That you should not hard coder H: or if you want to support CC 2014, CC 2015 and CC 2015.5 you should not hard code CC 2015.5 folder name.  You would need to locate where your extension was installed and what version of Photoshop it  is running in.  You need to find where your extension is currently executing form and use that path.

In your XML file U see no Diive letter or Photoshop Version coded. They may vary depending on where and what versions of Photoshop your extension is installed into.

JJMack
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