Skip to main content
johnt53984649
johnt53984649
Inspiring
October 22, 2016
Answered

Check if Window Element is currently active

  • October 22, 2016
  • 2 replies
  • 530 views

Let's say I have the following script in Photoshop CC 2015.1.2 being run by ExtendScript:

var dlg = new Window('dialog', "Window", [0,0,360,240]);
var HeaderName = "Insert Text Here";
dlg.BCVText = dlg.add('edittext', [12,65,100,90], (""), {multiline:false});
dlg.Header1 = dlg.add('statictext',[15,0,100,35], HeaderName)
dlg.Dropdownlist1 = dlg.add('dropdownlist',[12,30,100,55], [1,2,3,4])
if(dlg.BCVText.active == true)
{
var HeaderName = "I'm Selected!";
}
dlg.center();
dlg.show ();

(This code does not do what I want it to)

What I want this code to do is change the dlg.Header1 text to "I'm Selected!" while dlg.BCV.Text is active.  So as long as dlg.BCVText (the input text field) is selected by the user (the text field has a blue highlight), the .dlgHeader1 text should change to "I'm Selected!"  When the user clicks away (deselcting it) or while anything else is selected, the text of dlg.BCVText should return to "Insert Text Here."

Note, if I click the text field, the text should change.  If I click away to deselect it and then click back again, the text should change once more.

In my current example, this is clearly not the case.  The if-statement doesn't appear to do anything.  I'm not sure how to re-write the if-statement to achieve this.  Essentially, I don't know how to get the script to run certain sections of code while the dialog box is still active based on whether or not one of its elements are selected by the user.

This topic has been closed for replies.
Correct answer Chuck Uebele

Try this:

var dlg = new Window('dialog', "Window", [0,0,360,240]); 
    var HeaderName = "Insert Text Here"; 
    dlg.BCVText = dlg.add('edittext', [12,65,100,90], (""), {multiline:false}); 
    dlg.Header1 = dlg.add('statictext',[15,0,100,35], HeaderName) 
    dlg.Dropdownlist1 = dlg.add('dropdownlist',[12,30,100,55], [1,2,3,4]) 
   
    dlg.BCVText.onActivate = function(){
        dlg.Header1.text = "I'm Selected"
        }
   
  dlg.BCVText.onDeactivate= function(){
      dlg.Header1.text = "Insert Text Here"
      }
    dlg.center(); 
    dlg.show ()

2 replies

johnt53984649
johnt53984649Author
Inspiring
October 23, 2016

Thanks, this works great!  I didn't realize something like that would work.

Chuck Uebele
Chuck Uebele
Community Expert
October 23, 2016

Glad it works for you!

Chuck Uebele
Chuck UebeleCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 23, 2016

Try this:

var dlg = new Window('dialog', "Window", [0,0,360,240]); 
    var HeaderName = "Insert Text Here"; 
    dlg.BCVText = dlg.add('edittext', [12,65,100,90], (""), {multiline:false}); 
    dlg.Header1 = dlg.add('statictext',[15,0,100,35], HeaderName) 
    dlg.Dropdownlist1 = dlg.add('dropdownlist',[12,30,100,55], [1,2,3,4]) 
   
    dlg.BCVText.onActivate = function(){
        dlg.Header1.text = "I'm Selected"
        }
   
  dlg.BCVText.onDeactivate= function(){
      dlg.Header1.text = "Insert Text Here"
      }
    dlg.center(); 
    dlg.show ()
Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices