I want to know that how to use 'Bridge Talk'.

Report · Jun 14, 2015

var bt = new BridgeTalk; 
     bt.target = "photoshop"; 
     var myScript = WIN.toString() ;
     bt.body = myScript; 
     bt.send();
   
function WIN(){
var isDone, win, windowResource;
isDone = false;
windowResource = "palette{\
orientation: 'column', \
alignChildren: ['fill', 'top'],  \
preferredSize:[300, 130], \
text: 'ScriptUI Window - palette',  \
margins:15,  \
frameLocation:[1200,-10],\
   }"

win = new Window(windowResource);
win.show();
app.bringToFront()
}

JJMack‌

Report · Jun 15, 2015

//New Bridgetalk
var bt = new BridgeTalk();
//Target application
bt.target = "bridge";
//Script to execute on target application
bt.body = /*script to execute*/;
//Results  if anything is to be returned
bt.onResult = function( inBT ) { result = eval( inBT.body ); }
//If anything goes wrong, error message
bt.onError = function( inBT ) {alert(inBT.body); }
//Send the command with a timeout in seconds
bt.send(8);

Report · Jun 15, 2015

thank u. .i think it's more better if you give me a sample

Report · Jun 15, 2015

Here is an example of getting a list of selected files From Bridge any Folders are ignored.

alert(getSelectedFilesFromBridge().join('\n'));

function getSelectedFilesFromBridge(){
if (!BridgeTalk.isRunning("bridge")) {
BridgeTalk.launch("bridge");
var err = ["Bridge was not running, please run this script again\n Bridge will now be started."];
return err;
}
fileList = new Array();
var bt = new BridgeTalk();
bt.target = "bridge";
bt.body = "var f = " + Script.toSource() + "; f();";
bt.onResult = function( inBT ) { fileList =eval( inBT.body );}
bt.onError = function( inBT ) { alert(eval(inBT.body)); }
bt.send(8);
return fileList;
};

function Script(){
var sels = app.document.selections;
var Files=[];
if(!sels.length) Files.push("No Files Selected");
for(var z =0; z < sels.length;z++){
if(sels.spec instanceof File) {
Files.push(sels.spec);
    }
}
return Files.toSource();
};

Report · Jun 15, 2015

thank u very very much, my english is not good,I am studying now

Report · Jun 18, 2015

function WinObject() {
// Long resource String for 'palette' Window
var windowResource ="dialog{text:'Script Interface',bounds:[100,100,400,170],button0:Button{bounds:[30,10,130,30] , text:'选择已选图层' },button1:Button{bounds:[160,10,260,30] , text:'移动到当前' },panel0:Panel{bounds:[0,40,300,70] , text:'' ,properties:{borderStyle:'etched',su1PanelCoordinates:true}}};"
// 窗口文件必须为palette ,不能出现反斜线'\'
var win = new Window(windowResource);
win.botton0.onClick = function() { win.close() };
// 必须要有回调的值
win.show();
};
var message = WinObject.toString();
message += "\nnew WinObject();"
var bt = new BridgeTalk();
bt.target = "photoshop";
bt.body = message;
bt.send();

Why can't this jsx pop up a window?

Report · Jun 19, 2015

Typo on line 6 (should be win.button0).

Regards,

Davide Barranca

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www.cs-extensions.com

Report · Jun 19, 2015

There were a few errors in your code:

win.botton0.onClick should be win.button1.onClick

The var windowResource line needed a ; at the end.

Comments MUST be /* comment */

Comments using // will stop the script working.

	function WinObject() {
	/* Long resource String for 'palette' Window */
	var windowResource ="dialog{text:'Script Interface',bounds:[100,100,400,170],button0:Button{bounds:[30,10,130,30] , text:'选择已选图层' },button1:Button{bounds:[160,10,260,30] , text:'移动到当前' },panel0:Panel{bounds:[0,40,300,70] , text:'' ,properties:{borderStyle:'etched',su1PanelCoordinates:true}}};";
	/* 窗口文件必须为palette ,不能出现反斜线'\' */
	var win = new Window(windowResource);
	win.button1.onClick = function() { win.close() };
	/* 必须要有回调的值 */
	win.show();
	};

	var message = "var Win =" + WinObject.toSource() + "; Win();";
	var bt = new BridgeTalk();
	bt.target = "photoshop";
	bt.body = message;
	bt.send();

Report · Jun 19, 2015

function WinObject() {
  /* 注释的文字不能由双斜线开始 */
    /*只有创建PALETTE才可以支持后台*/
  var windowResource ="palette{text:'Script Interface',bounds:[100,100,400,170],button0:Button{bounds:[30,10,130,30] , text:'选择已选图层' },button1:Button{bounds:[160,10,260,30] , text:'移动到当前' },panel0:Panel{bounds:[0,40,300,70] , text:'' ,properties:{borderStyle:'etched',su1PanelCoordinates:true}}};";
/* 窗口声明里不能出现反斜线'\' */
  var win = new Window(windowResource);
  win.button0.onClick = function() { win.close()};
    var laysIDX = getSelectedLayersIdx();
    win.button1.onClick = function() {alert(laysIDX[0]);};
  /*  必须要有回调的值 */
win.show();
};

/*There were a few errors in your code:
win.botton0.onClick should be win.button1.onClick
The var windowResource line needed a ; at    the end.
Comments using // will stop the script working.*/


var message = WinObject.toString();
message += "\nnew WinObject();"
var bt = new BridgeTalk();
bt.target = "photoshop";
bt.body = message;
bt.send();


function getSelectedLayersIdx(){
      var selectedLayers = new Array;
      var ref = new ActionReference();
      ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
      var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
      if( desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ) ) ){
        desc = desc.getList( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ));
          var c = desc.count
          var selectedLayers = new Array();
          for(var i=0;i<c;i++){
            try{
              activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
              selectedLayers.push(  desc.getReference( i ).getIndex() );
            }catch(e){
              selectedLayers.push(  desc.getReference( i ).getIndex()+1 );
            }
          }
      }else{
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ));
        ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
        try{
            activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
            selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ))-1);
        }catch(e){
            selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )));
        }
    var vis = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible;
        if(vis == true) app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible = false;
        var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var list9 = new ActionList();
    var ref9 = new ActionReference();
    ref9.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
    list9.putReference( ref9 );
    desc9.putList( charIDToTypeID('null'), list9 );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Shw '), desc9, DialogModes.NO );
    if(app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible == false) selectedLayers.shift();
        app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible = vis;
      }
      return selectedLayers;
};

Davide Barranca‌ Philip Cord‌ Thank U, I got it ,The key lies in "Comments MUST be /* comment */". But ,when I Call a subroutine, it can't work

Report · Jun 20, 2015

That is because you did not send the sub routine to Photoshop.

	function WinObject() {
	/* 注释的文字不能由双斜线开始 */
	/只有创建PALETTE才可以支持后台/
	var windowResource ="palette{text:'Script Interface',bounds:[100,100,400,170],button0:Button{bounds:[30,10,130,30] , text:'选择已选图层' },button1:Button{bounds:[160,10,260,30] , text:'移动到当前' },panel0:Panel{bounds:[0,40,300,70] , text:'' ,properties:{borderStyle:'etched',su1PanelCoordinates:true}}};";
	/* 窗口声明里不能出现反斜线'\' */
	var win = new Window(windowResource);
	win.button0.onClick = function() { win.close()};
	var laysIDX = getSelectedLayersIdx();
	win.button1.onClick = function() {alert(laysIDX[0]);};
	/* 必须要有回调的值 */
	win.show();
	function getSelectedLayersIdx(){
	var selectedLayers = new Array;
	var ref = new ActionReference();
	ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
	var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
	if( desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ) ) ){
	desc = desc.getList( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ));
	var c = desc.count
	var selectedLayers = new Array();
	for(var i=0;i<c;i++){
	try{
	activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
	selectedLayers.push( desc.getReference( i ).getIndex() );
	}catch(e){
	selectedLayers.push( desc.getReference( i ).getIndex()+1 );
	}
	}
	}else{
	var ref = new ActionReference();
	ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ));
	ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
	try{
	activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
	selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ))-1);
	}catch(e){
	selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )));
	}
	var vis = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible;
	if(vis == true) app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible = false;
	var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
	var list9 = new ActionList();
	var ref9 = new ActionReference();
	ref9.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
	list9.putReference( ref9 );
	desc9.putList( charIDToTypeID('null'), list9 );
	executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Shw '), desc9, DialogModes.NO );
	if(app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible == false) selectedLayers.shift();
	app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible = vis;
	}
	return selectedLayers;
	};
	};

	/*There were a few errors in your code:
	win.botton0.onClick should be win.button1.onClick
	The var windowResource line needed a ; at	the end.
	Comments using // will stop the script working.*/


	var message = WinObject.toString();
	message += "\nnew WinObject();"
	var bt = new BridgeTalk();
	bt.target = "photoshop";
	bt.body = message;
	bt.send();

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