Dialog box with check boxes in Photoshop CS6, javascript

[Yuliascript]

Hi,

I need to create dialog box to allow user to pick from selection of check boxes in Photoshop CS6, javascript.

Thank you.

Yulia

[JJMack]

ScriptUI supports check boxes and radio buttons. Can you  elaborate about what you mean pick from a selection of check boxes. A user can select more than one check box  where selecting one radio button turns off other radio buttons in a in its group.

[Yuliascript]

Yes, I need user to be able to make multiple selections.

[JJMack]

Is there a problem in your CS6 where check boxes do not work correctly? Post your script...

[Yuliascript]

I don't have it yet, I need one. The user will be adding multiple spot channels to the artwork.

Thank you

Yulia

[Yuliascript]

Here is what script I have so far:

var myDoc = activeDocument;
function Color1 (){
var theColor = new SolidColor();
theColor.cmyk.cyan = 50;
theColor.cmyk.magenta = 0;
theColor.cmyk.yellow = 0;
theColor.cmyk.black = 0;
var theCh = myDoc.channels.add();
theCh.kind = ChannelType.SPOTCOLOR;
theCh.name = "test";
theCh.opacity = 50;
theCh.color = theColor;
myDoc.activeLayer.invert(); 
}

I need dialog that offers, let's say, 3 check boxes for spot channel colors  (Color1, Color2 and Color3), and based on user's selection I can call the above function to create the color in the active document.

Thank you very much for your help.

Yulia

[SuperMerlin]

You need radiobuttons not checkboxs I.E.:-

#target photoshop
app.bringToFront();
main();
function main(){
if(!documents.length) {
    alert("No documents are open!");
    return;
    }
var win = new Window('dialog','Spot Channel');
win.orientation='column';
win.alignChildren = 'center';
win.pnl1 = win.add('panel',undefined,'Spot Channel', {borderStyle: 'black'} );
win.pnl1.alignChildren = 'left';
win.pnl1.rb1 = win.pnl1.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Colour 1');
win.pnl1.rb1.value=true;
win.pnl1.rb2 = win.pnl1.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Colour 2');
win.pnl1.rb3 = win.pnl1.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Colour 3');
win.grp1 = win.add('group');
win.select = win.grp1.add('button',undefined,'Ok');
win.can = win.grp1.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
win.select.preferredSize = win.can.preferredSize=[70,20];
win.select.onClick=function(){
win.close(0);
if(win.pnl1.rb1.value){
   //Radio button 1
var theColor = new SolidColor();  
theColor.cmyk.cyan = 50;  
theColor.cmyk.magenta = 0;  
theColor.cmyk.yellow = 0;  
theColor.cmyk.black = 0;  
var theCh = activeDocument.channels.add();  
theCh.kind = ChannelType.SPOTCOLOR;  
theCh.name = "test";  
theCh.opacity = 50;  
theCh.color = theColor;    
activeDocument.activeLayer.invert();   
}
else if(win.pnl1.rb2.value){
   //Radio button 2
var theColor = new SolidColor();  
theColor.cmyk.cyan = 50;  
theColor.cmyk.magenta = 0;  
theColor.cmyk.yellow = 50;  
theColor.cmyk.black = 0;  
var theCh = activeDocument.channels.add();  
theCh.kind = ChannelType.SPOTCOLOR;  
theCh.name = "test";  
theCh.opacity = 50;  
theCh.color = theColor;    
activeDocument.activeLayer.invert(); 
}
else if(win.pnl1.rb3.value){
   //Radio button 3
var theColor = new SolidColor();  
theColor.cmyk.cyan = 50;  
theColor.cmyk.magenta = 50;  
theColor.cmyk.yellow = 0;  
theColor.cmyk.black = 0;  
var theCh = activeDocument.channels.add();  
theCh.kind = ChannelType.SPOTCOLOR;  
theCh.name = "test";  
theCh.opacity = 50;  
theCh.color = theColor;    
activeDocument.activeLayer.invert(); 
}
}
win.center();
win.show();
}

[Yuliascript]

Thank you, this is great. Will it allow the user to choose more than one color at the time?

Yulia

[SuperMerlin · Accepted solution]

No this example is only one colour at a time.

This will let you use 3.

#target photoshop
app.bringToFront();
main();
function main(){
if(!documents.length) {
    alert("No documents are open!");
    return;
    }
var win = new Window('dialog','Spot Channel');
win.orientation='column';
win.alignChildren = 'center';
win.pnl1 = win.add('panel',undefined,'Spot Channel', {borderStyle: 'black'} );
win.pnl1.alignChildren = 'left';
win.pnl1.rb1 = win.pnl1.add('checkbox',undefined,'Colour 1');
win.pnl1.rb1.value=true;
win.pnl1.rb2 = win.pnl1.add('checkbox',undefined,'Colour 2');
win.pnl1.rb3 = win.pnl1.add('checkbox',undefined,'Colour 3');
win.grp1 = win.add('group');
win.select = win.grp1.add('button',undefined,'Ok');
win.can = win.grp1.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
win.select.preferredSize = win.can.preferredSize=[70,20];
win.select.onClick=function(){
win.close(0);
if(win.pnl1.rb1.value){
   //Checkbox 1
var theColor = new SolidColor();  
theColor.cmyk.cyan = 50;  
theColor.cmyk.magenta = 0;  
theColor.cmyk.yellow = 0;  
theColor.cmyk.black = 0;  
var theCh = activeDocument.channels.add();  
theCh.kind = ChannelType.SPOTCOLOR;  
theCh.name = "test1";  
theCh.opacity = 50;  
theCh.color = theColor;    
activeDocument.activeLayer.invert();   
}
 if(win.pnl1.rb2.value){
   //Checkbox 2
var theColor = new SolidColor();  
theColor.cmyk.cyan = 50;  
theColor.cmyk.magenta = 0;  
theColor.cmyk.yellow = 50;  
theColor.cmyk.black = 0;  
var theCh = activeDocument.channels.add();  
theCh.kind = ChannelType.SPOTCOLOR;  
theCh.name = "test2";  
theCh.opacity = 50;  
theCh.color = theColor;    
activeDocument.activeLayer.invert(); 
}
 if(win.pnl1.rb3.value){
   //Checkbox 3
var theColor = new SolidColor();  
theColor.cmyk.cyan = 50;  
theColor.cmyk.magenta = 50;  
theColor.cmyk.yellow = 0;  
theColor.cmyk.black = 0;  
var theCh = activeDocument.channels.add();  
theCh.kind = ChannelType.SPOTCOLOR;  
theCh.name = "test3";  
theCh.opacity = 50;  
theCh.color = theColor;    
activeDocument.activeLayer.invert(); 
}
}
win.center();
win.show();
}

[JJMack]

You code Dialog using  Adobe ScriptUI.  The documentation is in the manual JavaScript-Tools-Guide-CC.pdf