Is it possible for a ScriptUI iconbutton to have @2x PNG or SVG icons? My icons are pixelated.

[Mark Paterson]

I'm building a simple ScriptUI toolbar with icon buttons…

var theIcon = myPanel.grp.group1.add("iconbutton", undefined, "~/icons/renderfarm.png",{style: "toolbutton"});
theIcon.size = [22, 22];
theIcon.onClick = function() {
}

Problem is, they look fuzzy and pixelated on my MacBook Pro with its high dpi Retina Screen. If this was a website I was building, I would simply use a separate "icon@2x.png" or simply use a single image that was twice as large as I need it and scale it down in css. Or use SVG. Are any of these options available in ScriptUI?

I can't find *any* information online about how to address this issue, such as how to scale an icon to 50%. When I adjust theIcon.size it just changes the size of the containing box, and even just crops the icon if the box is too small.

I see 3rd party scripts with nice smooth icons so I'm curious how they're achieving this.

[Nathan Lovell_52]

You will want to have all of your icon sizes predefined as there is no real way to scale like in HTML, and the usual size for icons is 25-35px on the low end.

As for achieving smooth icons and different looks, that's all internal scripting using event listeners and multiple images with ON and OFF states. We all have the same types of elements and buttons to work with, and it's just a a matter of how creatively you choose to use them!

[Mark Paterson]

Thanks Nathan. Good to know I'm not missing something haha.

[Marc Autret · Accepted solution]

ScriptUI should support the `@2x` suffix, according to https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/ScriptUI.html#HiDPIsupport

Best,

Marc

[Mark Paterson]

Neat! I assume this was added after I originally posted. I'm sure I tried that back then and it didn't work.

[Mark Paterson]

Oh wait, just noticed that your link is for Photoshop, not After Effects. Can anyone confirm that this now works in AE too?

[Marc Autret]

Hi Mark,

I have no idea in which context this, hum, “feature” is supposed to work 😕

For the time being, all tests in ScriptUI for InDesign CC 2021 (16.1) failed, but it is well known that ID has specific problems with HiDPI displays, so maybe the trick would work in AE…

Best,

Marc

[Tomas Sinkunas]

nope, sorry, this doesn't work for AE.

Best we can do in regards to vector icons is to use BattleStyle from Adam Plouf  https://github.com/adamplouff/scriptui-battlestyle

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[Tomas Sinkunas]

Because ScriptUI was released way before the HiDPI displays where released into market.

[JeamCJ]

Hi Tomas, How can i get the coordinates of my svg file so i can create the icon as a vector in my script interface?