Is there a way of using PF_EFFECTCUSTOMUIOVERLAYTHEMESUITE1 in an AEGP?

[eliv78134277]

Actually, you can add this to a pile of AEGP + UI questions..

I have a lovely working panelled plugin (thank you, people who gave answers to previous questions of mine).

The panel, though, is ugly as sin. I'd like to make it integrate nicely into AE's own GUI, matching the user's display preferences, etc.

The SDK discusses this when it comes to effects.

The forum keeps leaving tantalizing hints of how AEGPs can access effects suites

(for example, when discussing HTML5 panels... People keep mentioning "yes you poor AEGP people we aren't supporting you but maybe you can make your plugin communicate with an effect that uses this).

All I want is to be able to retrieve whatever the current AE graphic settings are for brightness etc and use them to set up my window. From an AEGP, not from an effect.

How can I do this?

(and as a bonus question, is there, anywhere, some kind of starting guide for how to accomplish this mythical effect-plugin commnication? Especially vis a vis html5)

Thanks!

[Zac Lam · Accepted solution]

You can get this background color info from an AEGP using PF_AppGetBgColor(), in PF_AppSuite.  There is also PF_AppGetColor() for other UI thingamajigs.

[eliv78134277]

thanks 😃