document.print()?

[frmorel]

Hello,

As app.activeDocument.print() throws a 8800 error in PSD CS6 (and also doesn't work with actions), is there another way to print active document.

I would like to show a personal UI before every printing. Maybe I could use listeners? But I don't understand how.

Thank you for your help.

[Kukurykus]

It gives error in CS6 EXTENDED in fact, but in CC 2018 doesn't:

executeAction(stringIDToTypeID('print'), undefined, DialogModes.ALL)

[frmorel]

executeAction(stringIDToTypeID('print'), undefined, DialogModes.ALL)  

gives the same error as wihen "Print" menu item (CMD-P) is called from actions with "Insert a command..."

CS 6, Photoshop 13.0, Mac OS 10.11.6

[Kukurykus]

function sTT(v) {return stringIDToTypeID(v)}
(ref1 = new ActionReference()).putProperty(sTT('property'), sTT('printOutput'))
ref1.putEnumerated(sTT('document'), sTT('ordinal'), sTT('targetEnum'));
(dsc1 = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(sTT('null'), ref1);
(dsc2 = new ActionDescriptor()).putBoolean(sTT('postScriptColor'), true)
dsc2.putEnumerated(sTT('intent'), sTT('intent'), sTT('image'))
dsc2.putBoolean(sTT('printSixteenBit'), false)
dsc2.putString(sTT('printerName'), 'Adobe PDF');
(dsc3 = new ActionDescriptor()).putEnumerated(sTT('builtin'), sTT('builtinProof'), sTT('proofCyan'))
dsc2.putObject(sTT('printProofSetup'), sTT('proofSetup'), dsc3)
dsc1.putObject(sTT('printOutput'), sTT('printOutput'), dsc2);
(dsc4 = new ActionDescriptor()).putEnumerated(sTT('builtin'), sTT('builtinProof'), sTT('proofCyan'))
dsc1.putObject(sTT('printViewProofSetup'), sTT('proofSetup'), dsc4);
(dsc5 = new ActionDescriptor()).putBoolean(sTT('caption'), false)
dsc5.putBoolean(sTT('calibrationBars'), false)
dsc5.putBoolean(sTT('registrationMarks'), false)
dsc5.putBoolean(sTT('cornerCropMarks'), false)
dsc5.putBoolean(sTT('centerCropMarks'), false)
dsc5.putBoolean(sTT('labels'), false)
dsc5.putBoolean(sTT('negative'), false)
dsc5.putBoolean(sTT('emulsionDown'), false)
dsc5.putBoolean(sTT('interfaceIconFrameDimmed'), false);
(dsc6 = new ActionDescriptor()).putDouble(sTT('red'), 255)
dsc6.putDouble(sTT('grain'), 255)
dsc6.putDouble(sTT('blue'), 255)
dsc5.putObject(sTT('background'), sTT('RGBColor'), dsc6)
dsc5.putUnitDouble(sTT('borderThickness'), sTT('distanceUnit'), 0)
dsc5.putUnitDouble(sTT('bleed'), sTT('distanceUnit'), 0)
dsc5.putUnitDouble(sTT('resolution'), sTT('pixelsUnit'), 1)
dsc5.putBoolean(sTT('vectorData'), true)
dsc5.putEnumerated(sTT('pagePosition'), sTT('pagePosition'), sTT('pagePosCentered'))
dsc5.putUnitDouble(sTT('left'), sTT('distanceUnit'), 261.5)
dsc5.putUnitDouble(sTT('top'), sTT('distanceUnit'), 384.5)
dsc5.putUnitDouble(sTT('scale'), sTT('percentUnit'), 100)
dsc5.putBoolean(sTT('cropWhenPrinting'), false)
dsc5.putInteger(sTT('cropRectBottom'), 841)
dsc5.putInteger(sTT('cropRectLeft'), 0)
dsc5.putInteger(sTT('cropRectRight'), 595)
dsc5.putInteger(sTT('cropRectTop'), 0)
dsc1.putObject(sTT('printOutputOptions'), sTT('printOutputOptions'), dsc5);
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))
dsc1.putObject(sTT('osSpecificPrintInfo'), sTT('osSpecificPrintInfo'), dsc7)
dsc1.putString(sTT('caption'), '')
executeAction(sTT('print'), dsc1, DialogModes.ALL)

[Tom Ruark]

Unfortunately, printing is not very scriptable as the setup is unique for every machine + printer combination. If you manually print from the UI and then print from your script, does that work? Hopefully it does and you can capture the ScriptListener output as Kukurykus ​​has above and use that in your script in the future. You will have to redo that for each printer you attach or if you change your settings manually.

[frmorel]

Thank you for your replies.

Tom, I understand printing is not very scriptable. I just would like to trigger the standard Photoshop print dialog, the one is called with the menu item "File/Print..."

Kukurykus​ ,

your script works fine but of of course overrides my printing settings. I'm not familiar with ScriptListener at all but I'll try to use your script in a few days, when I will be connected again to my usual printer.

[Tom Ruark]

DialogModes.ALL is what is showing you the dialog. Just add this line before you call the .print() method.

app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.ALL;

activeDocument.print();

app.displayDialogs = DialogsModes.NO;

[Kukurykus]

For me on CS6 EXTENDED it doesn't work.

[r-bin]

Try this shorter version.

var d = new ActionDescriptor();
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("printOutput"), stringIDToTypeID("printOutput"), new ActionDescriptor());
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("printViewProofSetup"), stringIDToTypeID("proofSetup"), new ActionDescriptor());
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("printOutputOptions"), stringIDToTypeID("printOutputOptions"), new ActionDescriptor());
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
d1.putData(stringIDToTypeID("systemInfo"), 0);
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("osSpecificPrintInfo"), stringIDToTypeID("osSpecificPrintInfo"), d1);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("print"), d, DialogModes.ALL);

[Kukurykus]

I also tried before other shortneded version, but like with this, it gave message about incompatibility, so I kept original one.

[r-bin]

The message will always be if the printers are very different, for example, bw and color. There is a tick - do not show

[frmorel]

For me, CS6, Photoshop 13.0:

var d = new ActionDescriptor();  
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("printOutput"), stringIDToTypeID("printOutput"), new ActionDescriptor());  
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("printViewProofSetup"), stringIDToTypeID("proofSetup"), new ActionDescriptor());  
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("printOutputOptions"), stringIDToTypeID("printOutputOptions"), new ActionDescriptor());  
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();  
d1.putData(stringIDToTypeID("systemInfo"), 0);  
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("osSpecificPrintInfo"), stringIDToTypeID("osSpecificPrintInfo"), d1);  
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("print"), d, DialogModes.ALL); 

works, as the longer version, though both gave message about incompatibility.

app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.ALL;
activeDocument.print();
app.displayDialogs = DialogsModes.NO;

doesn't work (always same buggy error).

Anyhow, thanks for your replies.

[r-bin]

You can record an Action.

To do this, start Action recording.

Press Ctrl+P or manually call the Print menu.

In the window dialog click "Done", not "Print".  (!!!!!!)

Stop recording.

Enable the Dialog display in this Action.

[frmorel]

OK, I recorded this Action, but I don't understand the goal. Of course, when I play this Action, nothing visible happens.

[r-bin]

Did you turn on dialogs in Action?

Actions can also be converted to a script.

upd. Re: converting actions into script

[frmorel]

Sorry, I wasn't clear enough.

I turned on dialogs, I recorded the Action and saw the printing dialog.

I was just saying that nothing visible happens when I play this Action. But, OK, I now understand it could be interesting to convert this action to a script .

Thank you.

[r-bin]

When you run the Action or the converted script, you need to press the Print button