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How to make a stroke layer style using a script?

deni27504790la5y
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Dec 09, 2022 Dec 09, 2022

Is there a way to create a stroke layer style that automatically uses the foreground color and a gradient stroke using the foreground and background colors?

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Stephen Marsh Community Expert
Community Expert , Dec 09, 2022 Dec 09, 2022

The following script will set a new stroke style using the foreground colour:

 

// Get the foreground RGB values
var fR = foregroundColor.rgb.red;
var fG = foregroundColor.rgb.green;
var fB = foregroundColor.rgb.blue;

// Set the stroke style
setStrokeStyle(100, true, true, true, "insetFrame", "normal", 100, 3, fR, fG, fB, false);

function setStrokeStyle(scale, enabled, present, showInDialog, position, blend, opacity, size, red, grain, blue, overprint) {
	var s2t = function (s) {
		return app.s
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Stephen Marsh Community Expert
Community Expert , Dec 09, 2022 Dec 09, 2022

This one creates a gradient stroke style using a gradient preset of "Foreground to Background". The gradient-related values are at defaults.

 

// Uses a gradient preset named "Foreground to Background"

// Get the foreground RGB values
var fR = foregroundColor.rgb.red;
var fG = foregroundColor.rgb.green;
var fB = foregroundColor.rgb.blue;

// Get the background RGB values
var bR = backgroundColor.rgb.red;
var bG = backgroundColor.rgb.green;
var bB = backgroundColor.rgb.blue;

setGradStrokeStyle(
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Bojan Živković Community Expert
Community Expert ,
Dec 09, 2022 Dec 09, 2022

You can not achieve this using Photoshop actions, it will record colors used. Maybe using script. @jazz-y @r-bin @c.pfaffenbichler @Stephen Marsh 

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Stephen Marsh Community Expert
Community Expert ,
Dec 09, 2022 Dec 09, 2022

The following script will set a new stroke style using the foreground colour:

 

// Get the foreground RGB values
var fR = foregroundColor.rgb.red;
var fG = foregroundColor.rgb.green;
var fB = foregroundColor.rgb.blue;

// Set the stroke style
setStrokeStyle(100, true, true, true, "insetFrame", "normal", 100, 3, fR, fG, fB, false);

function setStrokeStyle(scale, enabled, present, showInDialog, position, blend, opacity, size, red, grain, blue, overprint) {
	var s2t = function (s) {
		return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
	};
	var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor2 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor3 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor4 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var reference = new ActionReference();
	reference.putProperty( s2t( "property" ), s2t( "layerEffects" ));
	reference.putEnumerated( s2t( "layer" ), s2t( "ordinal" ), s2t( "targetEnum" ));
	descriptor.putReference( s2t( "null" ), reference );
	descriptor2.putUnitDouble( s2t( "scale" ), s2t( "percentUnit" ), scale );
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "enabled" ), enabled );
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "present" ), present );
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "showInDialog" ), showInDialog );
	descriptor3.putEnumerated( s2t( "style" ), s2t( "frameStyle" ), s2t( position )); // "insetFrame" | "outsetFrame" | "centeredFrame"
	descriptor3.putEnumerated( s2t( "paintType" ), s2t( "frameFill" ), s2t( "solidColor" ));
	descriptor3.putEnumerated( s2t( "mode" ), s2t( "blendMode" ), s2t( blend ));
	descriptor3.putUnitDouble( s2t( "opacity" ), s2t( "percentUnit" ), opacity );
	descriptor3.putUnitDouble( s2t( "size" ), s2t( "pixelsUnit" ), size );
	descriptor4.putDouble( s2t( "red" ), red );
	descriptor4.putDouble( s2t( "grain" ), grain );
	descriptor4.putDouble( s2t( "blue" ), blue );
	descriptor3.putObject( s2t( "color" ), s2t( "RGBColor" ), descriptor4 );
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "overprint" ), overprint );
	descriptor2.putObject( s2t( "frameFX" ), s2t( "frameFX" ), descriptor3 );
	descriptor.putObject( s2t( "to" ), s2t( "layerEffects" ), descriptor2 );
	executeAction( s2t( "set" ), descriptor, DialogModes.NO );
}

 

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Stephen Marsh Community Expert
Community Expert ,
Dec 09, 2022 Dec 09, 2022

This one creates a gradient stroke style using a gradient preset of "Foreground to Background". The gradient-related values are at defaults.

 

// Uses a gradient preset named "Foreground to Background"

// Get the foreground RGB values
var fR = foregroundColor.rgb.red;
var fG = foregroundColor.rgb.green;
var fB = foregroundColor.rgb.blue;

// Get the background RGB values
var bR = backgroundColor.rgb.red;
var bG = backgroundColor.rgb.green;
var bB = backgroundColor.rgb.blue;

setGradStrokeStyle(100, true, true, true, 100, 3, 128, 128, 128, "Foreground to Background", 4096, fR, fG, fB, 0, 50, bR, bG, bB, 4096, 50, 100, 0, 50, 100, 4096, 50, 90, false, false, 100, true, 0, 0, false);

function setGradStrokeStyle(scale, enabled, present, showInDialog, opacity, size, red, grain, blue, name2, interfaceIconFrameDimmed, red2, grain2, blue2, location, midpoint, red3, grain3, blue3, location2, midpoint2, opacity2, location3, midpoint3, opacity3, location4, midpoint4, angle, reverse, dither, scale2, align, horizontal, vertical, overprint) {
	var s2t = function (s) {
		return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
	};

	var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor2 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor3 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor4 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor5 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor6 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor7 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor8 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor9 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor10 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor11 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var descriptor12 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var list = new ActionList();
	var list2 = new ActionList();
	var reference = new ActionReference();

	reference.putProperty( s2t( "property" ), s2t( "layerEffects" ));
	reference.putEnumerated( s2t( "layer" ), s2t( "ordinal" ), s2t( "targetEnum" ));
	descriptor.putReference( s2t( "null" ), reference );
	descriptor2.putUnitDouble( s2t( "scale" ), s2t( "percentUnit" ), scale );
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "enabled" ), enabled );
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "present" ), present );
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "showInDialog" ), showInDialog );
	descriptor3.putEnumerated( s2t( "style" ), s2t( "frameStyle" ), s2t( "insetFrame" ));
	descriptor3.putEnumerated( s2t( "paintType" ), s2t( "frameFill" ), s2t( "gradientFill" ));
	descriptor3.putEnumerated( s2t( "mode" ), s2t( "blendMode" ), s2t( "normal" ));
	descriptor3.putUnitDouble( s2t( "opacity" ), s2t( "percentUnit" ), opacity );
	descriptor3.putUnitDouble( s2t( "size" ), s2t( "pixelsUnit" ), size );
	descriptor4.putDouble( s2t( "red" ), red );
	descriptor4.putDouble( s2t( "grain" ), grain );
	descriptor4.putDouble( s2t( "blue" ), blue );
	descriptor3.putObject( s2t( "color" ), s2t( "RGBColor" ), descriptor4 );
	descriptor5.putString( s2t( "name" ), name2 );
	descriptor5.putEnumerated( s2t( "gradientForm" ), s2t( "gradientForm" ), s2t( "customStops" ));
	descriptor5.putDouble( s2t( "interfaceIconFrameDimmed" ), interfaceIconFrameDimmed );
	descriptor7.putDouble( s2t( "red" ), red2 );
	descriptor7.putDouble( s2t( "grain" ), grain2 );
	descriptor7.putDouble( s2t( "blue" ), blue2 );
	descriptor6.putObject( s2t( "color" ), s2t( "RGBColor" ), descriptor7 );
	descriptor6.putEnumerated( s2t( "type" ), s2t( "colorStopType" ), s2t( "userStop" ));
	descriptor6.putInteger( s2t( "location" ), location );
	descriptor6.putInteger( s2t( "midpoint" ), midpoint );
	list.putObject( s2t( "colorStop" ), descriptor6 );
	descriptor9.putDouble( s2t( "red" ), red3 );
	descriptor9.putDouble( s2t( "grain" ), grain3 );
	descriptor9.putDouble( s2t( "blue" ), blue3 );
	descriptor8.putObject( s2t( "color" ), s2t( "RGBColor" ), descriptor9 );
	descriptor8.putEnumerated( s2t( "type" ), s2t( "colorStopType" ), s2t( "userStop" ));
	descriptor8.putInteger( s2t( "location" ), location2 );
	descriptor8.putInteger( s2t( "midpoint" ), midpoint2 );
	list.putObject( s2t( "colorStop" ), descriptor8 );
	descriptor5.putList( s2t( "colors" ), list );
	descriptor10.putUnitDouble( s2t( "opacity" ), s2t( "percentUnit" ), opacity2 );
	descriptor10.putInteger( s2t( "location" ), location3 );
	descriptor10.putInteger( s2t( "midpoint" ), midpoint3 );
	list2.putObject( s2t( "transferSpec" ), descriptor10 );
	descriptor11.putUnitDouble( s2t( "opacity" ), s2t( "percentUnit" ), opacity3 );
	descriptor11.putInteger( s2t( "location" ), location4 );
	descriptor11.putInteger( s2t( "midpoint" ), midpoint4 );
	list2.putObject( s2t( "transferSpec" ), descriptor11 );
	descriptor5.putList( s2t( "transparency" ), list2 );
	descriptor3.putObject( s2t( "gradient" ), s2t( "gradientClassEvent" ), descriptor5 );
	descriptor3.putUnitDouble( s2t( "angle" ), s2t( "angleUnit" ), angle );
	descriptor3.putEnumerated( s2t( "type" ), s2t( "gradientType" ), s2t( "linear" ));
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "reverse" ), reverse );
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "dither" ), dither );
	descriptor3.putUnitDouble( s2t( "scale" ), s2t( "percentUnit" ), scale2 );
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "align" ), align );
	descriptor12.putUnitDouble( s2t( "horizontal" ), s2t( "percentUnit" ), horizontal );
	descriptor12.putUnitDouble( s2t( "vertical" ), s2t( "percentUnit" ), vertical );
	descriptor3.putObject( s2t( "offset" ), s2t( "paint" ), descriptor12 );
	descriptor3.putBoolean( s2t( "overprint" ), overprint );
	descriptor2.putObject( s2t( "frameFX" ), s2t( "frameFX" ), descriptor3 );
	descriptor.putObject( s2t( "to" ), s2t( "layerEffects" ), descriptor2 );
	executeAction( s2t( "set" ), descriptor, DialogModes.NO );
}

 

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deni27504790la5y
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Thank you, this script runs perfectly.

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You're welcome.

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