Add Guides automaticly

[_circassia_]

Hi,

i would like to write a script which automaticly generates 4 guides, all of them should have a displacement of 1 cm from the border, so i can be sure, that non of the information on the flyer is out of range.

I would be happy, if you could give me a hint how to..but i am not good in js.

thanks

[Paul Riggott]

This should do it.

if(documents.length >0){



var startRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits



preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS



var doc = activeDocument;



var res = doc.resolution;



var CM = res/2.54;



var rightguide =doc.width - CM;



var bottomguide =doc.height - CM;



var leftguide = CM;



var topguide = CM;



guideLine(topguide,"Hrzn");



guideLine(bottomguide,"Hrzn");



guideLine(rightguide,"Vrtc");



guideLine(leftguide,"Vrtc");



preferences.rulerUnits = startRulerUnits;



}



function guideLine(position, type) {



   var id296 = charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " );



       var desc50 = new ActionDescriptor();



       var id297 = charIDToTypeID( "Nw  " );



           var desc51 = new ActionDescriptor();



           var id298 = charIDToTypeID( "Pstn" );



           var id299 = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );



           desc51.putUnitDouble( id298, id299, position );



           var id300 = charIDToTypeID( "Ornt" );



           var id301 = charIDToTypeID( "Ornt" );



           var id302 = charIDToTypeID( type );



          desc51.putEnumerated( id300, id301, id302 );



          var id303 = charIDToTypeID( "Gd  " );



       desc50.putObject( id297, id303, desc51 );



   executeAction( id296, desc50, DialogModes.NO );



};

[_circassia_]

Thank you very much for your very quick reply. If you don't object, i would like to share this script with others under your name?

Thanks a lot again, it's a very helpfull script.

http://www.imandesign.at

[Paul Riggott]

No problem, glad its of use to you.