Looking for a way to possibly assign a keyboard shortcut to toggle "Aligned" on/off when I'm using my Clone Stamp. I've scoured the menus and did an exhaustive search of the shortcuts and menu options but maybe I've missed it? ...or it's not possible?
If it's not possible, no big deal. My solution to the problem was to create a series of Brush Presets with all the tool info in them and that's fine...but I use a 32-button device for hotkeys/macros/multiple actions that speeds up my workflow like mad. It'd be great to be able to hit the toggle button with my pinky while continuing to clone uninterrupted.
If anyone has any insight, I'd appreciate it!
Currently using 23.3.1 and Beta 23.4.0
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Please try this one …
// thanks to Oleksii Hirlin;
// switch aligned-setting for clone stamp tool;
// 2022, use it at your own risk;
if (getCurrentTool() == "cloneStampTool") {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID('property'), stringIDToTypeID("currentToolOptions"));
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var currentToolS = applicationDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTyp
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What error message do you get?
Works fine here for the Clone Stamp Tool.
I get "align is true" when I run it initially. And "align is false" if I run it again.
The actual Aligned state doesn't change from whatever it is currently on though.
If you feel like trouble-shooting this further please try below Script once with »Aligned« checked and once unchecked.
Here the key in question is 32 and seems to have no name (see screenshot), maybe there is a possibility that that might be different on other installations.
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var currentToolS = applicationDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("currentToolOptions"));
checkDesc2(currentToolS);
////////////////////////////////////
////// based on code by michael l hale //////
function checkDesc2 (theDesc) {
var c = theDesc.count;
var str = '';
for(var i=0;i<c;i++){ //enumerate descriptor's keys
str = str + 'Key '+i+' = '+typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getKey(i))+': '+theDesc.getType(theDesc.getKey(i))+'\n'+getValues (theDesc, i)+'\n';
};
alert("desc\n\n"+str);
};
////// check //////
function getValues (theDesc, theNumber) {
switch (theDesc.getType(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))) {
case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
return theDesc.getPath(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));
break;
case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:
return theDesc.getBoolean(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));
break;
case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
return theDesc.getClass(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));
break;
case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:
return theDesc.getDouble(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));
break;
case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
return (typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getEnumerationValue(theDesc.getKey(theNumber)))+"_"+typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getEnumerationType(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))));
break;
case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
return theDesc.getInteger(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));
break;
case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
return theDesc.getList(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));
break;
case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
return (theDesc.getObjectValue(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))+"_"+typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getObjectType(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))));
break;
case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
return theDesc.getReference(theDesc.getData(theNumber));
break;
case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
return theDesc.getReference(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));
break;
case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
return theDesc.getString(theDesc.getKey(theNumber));
break;
case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:
return (theDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))+"_"+typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getUnitDoubleType(theDesc.getKey(theNumber))));
break;
default:
break;
};
};
Gave it a try in the Aligned True State:
And then tried again in the Aligned False State:
To be completely honest, I hadn't even realized you could assign keyboard shortcuts to scripts since I've used them so little. Good to know, just got rid of the action and directly used the shortcut instead.
The Stream Deck was a game changer for me. 32 LCD button macro device. You can fill each button with text, pre-made graphics, or graphics you make yourself. You can also nest folders so there's an infinite amount of 32 button pages you can make. It'll also let you access F13-F24 so you can expand on PS's number of shortcuts possible. Here's my main photoshop page (you can see I just added Toggle Align and Switch Sample Mode bottom right.):
You can integrate it with the Deck's multi-actions and come up with some tricky things. For example, when I want to send a client a first pass I'll:
Save my current document, duplicate the doc so there's no chance of me saving over it, while in that duplicate dialogue, append "_PJZEDIT_v001" to the end, change the colorspace to sRGB, flatten again just to be sure, Save As, navigate to the Desktop, create a folder called v001, and then save it there as a JPG at 12 max quality.
For that, I have the Deck pull up a modified version of Russell Brown's Image Processor Pro script, put in a few 1000ms delays so PS doesn't trip over its own feet and does all the steps in order, have it manually type out the name of a saved .XML file (which has the name change, the file type, and place I want it saved to in it), and then hit Return twice. So, all of 9 or 10 steps above become a one-button press.
Might be overkill but I enjoy finding ways to make 3 to 25-step processes into a one-button press. Nerd stuff. 🙂
Now that you and @c.pfaffenbichler have shown me how useful scripts are...I"m going to have to pick up Javascript and start digging deeper.
Thanks again for your help today!
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