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Guilherme Ganim
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May 27, 2024
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Script: Create a colored Layer

  • May 27, 2024
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Hey guys, i want to create a script to automatizate the process of create a layer with same name and color like this:

But i didnt find anywhere the propriety to add layer color... i already did this code:

#target photoshop

if (app.documents.length > 0) {

  var myDocument = app.activeDocument;

  var layerRef = app.activeDocument.artLayers.add();

  layerRef.name = 'Clean';
  layerRef.blendMode = BlendMode.NORMAL;
  // Set layer color to Yellow
  // Select Brush 
};

Can someone help me?

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

Perhaps not an exhaustive list, I haven't looked at new tools since 2020:

 

// https://www.ps-scripts.com/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=11342&p=64930&hilit=selectTool#p64930

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

selectTool('paintbrushTool');

function selectTool(tool) {
    var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref7 = new ActionReference();
        ref7.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID(tool) );
    desc9.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref7 );
    executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc9, DialogModes.NO );
};

 

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Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Stephen MarshCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 27, 2024

Perhaps not an exhaustive list, I haven't looked at new tools since 2020:

 

// https://www.ps-scripts.com/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=11342&p=64930&hilit=selectTool#p64930

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

selectTool('paintbrushTool');

function selectTool(tool) {
    var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref7 = new ActionReference();
        ref7.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID(tool) );
    desc9.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref7 );
    executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc9, DialogModes.NO );
};

 

    Stephen Marsh
    Community Expert
    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 27, 2024

    To set the label colour:

     

    // Set the label color
setLayerLabelCol("yellowColor");

function setLayerLabelCol(labelCol) {
// "none","red","orange","yellowColor","grain","blue","violet","gray" - new in 2024: "magenta", "seafoam", "indigo", "fuchsia"
    var c2t = function (s) {
        return app.charIDToTypeID(s);
    };
    var s2t = function (s) {
        return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
    };
    var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
    var descriptor2 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var reference = new ActionReference();
    reference.putEnumerated(s2t("layer"), s2t("ordinal"), s2t("targetEnum"));
    descriptor.putReference(c2t("null"), reference);
    descriptor2.putEnumerated(s2t("color"), s2t("color"), s2t(labelCol));
    descriptor.putObject(s2t("to"), s2t("layer"), descriptor2);
    executeAction(s2t("set"), descriptor, DialogModes.NO);
}

     

    To get the label colour:

     

    // Get the label color
var activeLayerColor = getLayerColour();

function getLayerColour() {
    // Courtesy of Paul Riggott
    // Colours returned:
    // "none","red","orange","yellowColor","grain","blue","violet","gray" - new in 2024: "magenta", "seafoam", "indigo", "fuchsia"
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));
    var appDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
    return typeIDToStringID(appDesc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID('color')));
}
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      Guilherme GanimAuthor
      Participant
      May 27, 2024

      Thx, worked.

      Stephen Marsh
      Community Expert
      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 27, 2024
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      Thx, worked.


      By @Guilherme Ganim


      You're welcome!

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