Switch "show guides" from script

Question

Hi, I wonder if there is a way to switch on/off guides from script/actionmanager?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Just what I was afraid of

BTW I found out that when I create a guide using action manager guides are switched to "visible" state even if there were before hidden. It could be probably used as "switch on" if you would be able to delete the guide you just created.Unfortunatelly I know only how to delte all guides at once. Does anybody know how to delete particular guide using action manager?

Maybe you could put an undo after creating a guide.

// =======================================================

var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "undo" );

executeAction( id19, undefined, DialogModes.NO );

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Anonymous · Answer

You can get a lot of those functions for scripting by installing the script listener.

In the case of switch guides on/of (toggle guides) you have to actually record an action

using insert menu item View>Show>Guides to get a script listener output.

// =======================================================

var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );

var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();

var id20 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );

var ref1 = new ActionReference();

var id21 = charIDToTypeID( "Mn " );

var id22 = charIDToTypeID( "MnIt" );

var id23 = charIDToTypeID( "Tgld" );

ref1.putEnumerated( id21, id22, id23 );

desc6.putReference( id20, ref1 );

executeAction( id19, desc6, DialogModes.NO );

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