How to change gradient fill position in ellipse shape?

[Eko Wardoyo]

I'm still confuse adding gradient fill to my ellipse shape.

For now, to add e gradient to my ellipse clips, i use properties panel like below:

and how to move the gradient fill to the 'nort west' of this ellipse shape?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

When using the modal dialog one can click/drag the gradient. 

[Eko Wardoyo]

Hi, thanks for reply,
i think there is no feature like that on gradient fill from shape properties.

i change gradient to radial, and i try to move the gradient but the shape moved.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

One can raise the modal dialog via Script: 

//opens the modal dialog for editing selected adjustment layers of some types, not all though; based on john nack’s panel;
// use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var checksOut = true;
switch (myDocument.activeLayer.kind) {
	case LayerKind.CURVES:
	theVars365 = 1131574899;
	break;
	case LayerKind.HUESATURATION:
	theVars365 = 1213428850;
	break;
	case LayerKind.SELECTIVECOLOR:
	theVars365 = 1399612227;	
	break;
	case LayerKind.LEVELS:
	theVars365 = 1282829427;
	break; 
	case LayerKind.BLACKANDWHITE:
	theVars365 = 1113681495;
	break;
	case LayerKind.POSTERIZE:
	theVars365 = 1349743730;
	break;
	case LayerKind.GRADIENTMAP:
	theVars365 = 1197755760;
	break;
	case LayerKind.CHANNELMIXER:
	theVars365 = 1130917453;
	break;
	case LayerKind.THRESHOLD:
	theVars365 = 1416131187;
	break;
	case LayerKind.COLORBALANCE:
	theVars365 = 1131180610;
	break;
	case LayerKind.VIBRANCE:
	theVars365 = stringIDToTypeID( "vibrance" );
	break;
	case LayerKind.EXPOSURE:
	theVars365 = 1165521011;
	break;
	default:
	checksOut = false;
	};
// adjustment layers;
if (checksOut == true){
	var id365 = theVars365;
	theModalDialogue (theVars365);
	}
else {
// else check for solid fill layer;
	if (myDocument.activeLayer.kind == "LayerKind.SOLIDFILL" || myDocument.activeLayer.kind == "LayerKind.PATTERNFILL" || myDocument.activeLayer.kind == "LayerKind.GRADIENTFILL") {
		try {
			layerContentOptions()
			}
		catch (e) {}
		}
	else {
		alert("selected layer is neither curves–, hue/saturation-, selective color-, levels-, black and white-, posterize-, gradient map- or threshold-adjustment layer nor a solidfill-, gradient- or pattern-layer")
		}
	}
};
////// modal editing //////
function theModalDialogue (theVars365) {
ErrStrs = {}; 
ErrStrs.USER_CANCELLED=localize("$$$/ScriptingSupport/Error/UserCancelled=User cancelled the operation"); 
try {
	var id359 = charIDToTypeID( "setd" ); 
	var desc77 = new ActionDescriptor(); 
	var id360 = charIDToTypeID( "null" ); 
	var ref48 = new ActionReference(); 
	var id361 = stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ); 
	var id362 = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ); 
	var id363 = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ); 
	ref48.putEnumerated( id361, id362, id363 ); 
	desc77.putReference( id360, ref48 ); 
	var id364 = charIDToTypeID( "T   " ); 
	
	desc77.putClass( id364, id365 ); 
	executeAction( id359, desc77, DialogModes.ALL );
	} 
catch(e){
	if (e.toString().indexOf(ErrStrs.USER_CANCELLED)!=-1) {;
		} 
	else{
		alert("$$$/ScriptingSupport/Error/CommandNotAvailable=The command is currently not available");
		}
	}
};
////// edit solid fill //////
function layerContentOptions () {
var id450 = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );
var desc90 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id451 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref61 = new ActionReference();
var id452 = charIDToTypeID( "Mn  " );
var id453 = charIDToTypeID( "MnIt" );
var id454 = charIDToTypeID( "AdjO" );
ref61.putEnumerated( id452, id453, id454 );
desc90.putReference( id451, ref61 );
executeAction( id450, desc90, DialogModes.ALL )
};

[Eko Wardoyo]

Sorry, i'm not programmer, i don't understand the script 🙂

I'm curious, i just want to adding 'Gradient Fill' to the ellipse shape, then move it. I add gradient full by using shape panel properties.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

You don’t need to understand it, you just need to save the code as a txt-file with the extension »jsx« and put it in the Presets/Scripts-Folder. 

[Eko Wardoyo · Accepted solution]

Hi, i have another solution. There is no 'moving gradient' when using 'Properties Panel' of shape. So, if i want to move gradient, i should use 'fx' menu on bottom of layer then choose 'gradien overlay' from there. Not from shape properties panel.

[Conrad C · Accepted solution]

I may have found a way to do it with a Gradient Fill layer, if that is how yours was originally set up. Double-click the layer thumbnail so that the Gradient Fill dialog box opens; now you can drag the gradient to reposition it as suggested earlier. So maybe we have two solutions now, this and the Gradient Overlay layer effect.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Excellent! 

[Eko Wardoyo]

amazing, thanks