Photoshop Scripting Shape vs. Path

[mkeatley17]

I want to draw a custom shape using scripting.  I can create a path, but how do I make it into a "shape" with a fill?

function make_path_object(points) {

var lineArr =[];

for(x=0; x<points.length; x++) {

    lineArr = new PathPointInfo();

    lineArr.kind = PointKind.CORNERPOINT;

    lineArr.anchor = [points[0], points[1]];

    lineArr.leftDirection = lineArr.anchor;

    lineArr.rightDirection = lineArr.anchor;

}

var lineSubPathArray = new Array();

lineSubPathArray[0] = new SubPathInfo();

lineSubPathArray[0].operation = ShapeOperation.SHAPEXOR;

lineSubPathArray[0].closed = true;

lineSubPathArray[0].entireSubPath = lineArr;

var myPathItem = docRef.pathItems.add('a line', lineSubPathArray);

return myPathItem;

}

make_path_object([[0,0],[10,0],[10,10],[0,10]]);

[khatwani]

Moving this thread to :Photoshop Scripting

[JJMack · Accepted solution]

There is a scripting forum you should ask in.  When you do ask the question and provide more information on what you trying to do.  Do you want to create a shape layer you would need to add a solid color fill layer and add the path you created to the as a vector mask.  If you want to fill the pat area on the current layer convert the path to a selection and fill the selection.

Photoshop Scripting

You can also define the path as a custom shape then add a the custom shape layer.

I did that in this script http://www.mouseprints.net/old/dpr/potrace.jsx

[mkeatley17]

Thanks JJMack, that worked!

[c.pfaffenbichler]

You can use Action Manager code (as recorded with ScriptingListener.plugin) for the creation of the Solid Color Layer.