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Rectangular Marquee tool

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June 9, 2017
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Hi All,

New to Photoshop & Photoshop Scripting.

How to create Rectangle using Rectangle Marquee Tool?

Regards

Siraj

Actions and scripting

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Correct answer pixxxelschubser

Hi BEGINNER_X,

replace these lines

// other code
Circle(0,0,Height,Height,0);
function Circle(Top,Left,Bottom,Right,Feather) {
if(Feather == undefined) Feather = 0;
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref1 = new ActionReference();
        ref1.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('fsel') );
    desc3.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref1 );
        var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Top '), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Top );
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Left'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Left );
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Btom'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Bottom );
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Rght'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Right );
    desc3.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), charIDToTypeID('Elps'), desc4 );
    desc3.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Fthr'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Feather );
    desc3.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID('AntA'), true );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc3, DialogModes.NO );  
};

with these lines

// other code
rectangleSelection (0, 0, Height, Height, 0);
function rectangleSelection(Top,Left,Bottom,Right,Feather) {
if(Feather == undefined) {Feather = 0;}
    var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref5 = new ActionReference();
        ref5.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('fsel') );
    desc1.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref5 );
        var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Top '), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Top );
        desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Left'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Left );
        desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Btom'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Bottom );
        desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Rght'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Right );
    desc1.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), charIDToTypeID('Rctn'), desc2 );
    desc1.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Fthr'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Feather );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc1, DialogModes.NO );
};

Have fun

JJMack

Community Expert

With DOM code you would just set a rectangle selection. You could of course use Action manager code for the Rectangle Marquee tool as well.

I use Action Manager code for the Marquee tool in my Plug-in Aspect Ratio Selection Plug-in Script. It Support the Marquee tool rectangle and ellipse option and can set rectangle an ellipse selection or path that have a Aspect Ratio and which is centered or top left of the document. I use Action manager code because I wanted an easy way to support ellipse. and support all the other marquee tool's options as well.

The link may not be current AspectRatioSelection.jsx

JJMack

BEGINNER_XAuthor

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Hi Mack,

Thank you for your immediate reply...

Using forum, I got the Circle_Marquee and the code is below..

Like the below code, am looking for Rectangle_Marquee.

var rulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var docRef = documents.add(501, 501, 72, "My Document", NewDocumentMode.RGB);
var StrokePixels = 5;
var Red = new SolidColor;
Red.rgb.hexValue = 'ff0000';
var Blue = new SolidColor;
Blue.rgb.hexValue = '0000ff';
var Width = activeDocument.width.as('px');
var Height = activeDocument.height.as('px');
Circle(0,0,Height,Height,0);
//~ activeDocument.selection.fill(Red);
//~ activeDocument.selection.stroke (Blue, StrokePixels, StrokeLocation.INSIDE,ColorBlendMode.NORMAL,100);
//~ activeDocument.selection.deselect();
function Circle(Top,Left,Bottom,Right,Feather) {
if(Feather == undefined) Feather = 0;
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref1 = new ActionReference();
        ref1.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('fsel') );
    desc3.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref1 );
        var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Top '), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Top );
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Left'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Left );
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Btom'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Bottom );
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Rght'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Right );
    desc3.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), charIDToTypeID('Elps'), desc4 );
    desc3.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Fthr'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Feather );
    desc3.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID('AntA'), true );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc3, DialogModes.NO );
};

pixxxelschubser

Correct answer

Community Expert

Hi BEGINNER_X,

replace these lines

// other code
Circle(0,0,Height,Height,0);
function Circle(Top,Left,Bottom,Right,Feather) {
if(Feather == undefined) Feather = 0;
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref1 = new ActionReference();
        ref1.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('fsel') );
    desc3.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref1 );
        var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Top '), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Top );
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Left'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Left );
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Btom'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Bottom );
        desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Rght'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Right );
    desc3.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), charIDToTypeID('Elps'), desc4 );
    desc3.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Fthr'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Feather );
    desc3.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID('AntA'), true );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc3, DialogModes.NO );  
};

with these lines

// other code
rectangleSelection (0, 0, Height, Height, 0);
function rectangleSelection(Top,Left,Bottom,Right,Feather) {
if(Feather == undefined) {Feather = 0;}
    var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref5 = new ActionReference();
        ref5.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('fsel') );
    desc1.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref5 );
        var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Top '), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Top );
        desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Left'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Left );
        desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Btom'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Bottom );
        desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Rght'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Right );
    desc1.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), charIDToTypeID('Rctn'), desc2 );
    desc1.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Fthr'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), Feather );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc1, DialogModes.NO );
};

Have fun

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