Feathering patch tool selection automatically

[Polycontrast]

When the patch tool is active and a selection is created with the patch tool, 

can a script listen for the patch selection and add a feather to the selection automatically?

The idea is to feather the patch tool selection automatically every time a patch tool selection is created.

[r-bin · Accepted solution]

Simplified version

try {
    var feather = 2;

    if (!arguments.length) 
        {
        app.notifiers.removeAll();
        app.notifiers.add("set", new File($.fileName));
        app.notifiersEnabled = true;
        }
    else if (arguments[1] == stringIDToTypeID("set"))
        {
        var r = new ActionReference();
        r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("tool"));
        r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("application"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));

        var tool = executeActionGet(r).getEnumerationType(stringIDToTypeID("tool"));           

        if (tool == stringIDToTypeID("patchSelection"))
            {
            var d = arguments[0];
        
            if (d.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID("null")))
                {
                if (d.getType(stringIDToTypeID("null")) == DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE)
                    {
                    var r = d.getReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"));
        
                    if (r.getForm() == ReferenceFormType.PROPERTY)
                        {
                        if (r.getProperty() == stringIDToTypeID("selection"))
                            {
                            var d = new ActionDescriptor();
                            d.putUnitDouble(stringIDToTypeID("radius"), stringIDToTypeID("pixelsUnit"), feather);
                            //try { executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("feather"), d, DialogModes.NO); } catch(e) { }
                            try { executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("feather"), d, DialogModes.ALL); } catch(e) { }
                            }
                        }
        
                    }                
        
                }
        
            }
        }
    }
catch (e) { alert(e.line+" " +e); }

[Polycontrast]

Great and thank you r-bin, that is exactly what I have in mind.

To automatically apply a feather to the selection made with the patch tool.

I did a quick test and works well with the dialog on or off.

Many thanks again for your help!

[Ivan Zajats]

You can use the Lasso tool, it has the Feather setting.

Though I got used to the Patch tool, so I posted a feature request. Vote for it 🙂

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/feather-for-the-patch-tool/idi-p/14414056