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photogyulai
Inspiring
September 2, 2015
Question

Photoshop scripting UI image or icon

  • September 2, 2015
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Hey There!

Im trying to getting familiar with photoshop script UI but i have some issues:

I guess it is pretty simple but i did not have any example so i have got no idea!

My goal is to use an image or icon in a window, during script.

So here is this code:

var dlg = new Window('dialog', 'Alert Box Builder',[100,100,480,245]); 


dlg.btnPnl = dlg.add('panel', [15,50,365,115], '');


dlg.btnPnl.cancelBtn = dlg.btnPnl.add('button', [235,15,335,45], 


'Cancel', {name:'cancel'}); 


dlg.show();

Just a window with a Cancel button.

I want to add icon and/or image to this window.

Any help would be appreciated!

ps: I looked the http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/photoshop/pdfs/JavaScriptReferenceGuide.pdf   but i guess this part is missing the examples.

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Pedro Cortez Marques
Pedro Cortez Marques
Brainiac
September 3, 2015

Try this manual that has the examples you want and much more. The PDF link is there.

ScriptUI for dummies | Peter Kahrel

I have to note that there are some scriptUI bugs that are not working on photoshop.

    photogyulai
    photogyulaiAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 4, 2015

    Pedro thanks!

    It looks pretty detalied, and i see some examples... so i hope the best!

    Chuck Uebele
    Chuck Uebele
    Community Expert
    September 3, 2015

    Use something like:

    var imageFile = new File([path&filename]);
    

    //.... inside of dialog code
    

    dlg.imageYouWant = dlg.add('image',[undefined or placement],imageFile);

    I'm hearing jpgs aren't working, so use png.

      photogyulai
      photogyulaiAuthor
      Inspiring
      September 4, 2015

      Dear Chuck!
      Thank You!
      My main problem is the lack of examples ... programing is pretty syntax sensitive!

      I came up with this and it worked :-)
      dlg.kep = dlg.msg1.add('image', {x:100, y:50, width:70, height:70}, '~/desktop/Photoshop%20scripting/photo_60x60_icon.png');

      I hope with your description and this line above the next googler will find a solution :-)

      I still wondering if i want to send/share my extension, than how to set the filepath (as you see above is kind of absolute or pc specific.

      I tried relative path but didnt worked...

      I guess the "starting point" of the path was not the directory where i had start my .jsx/script

      Any thought's on that anybody?!

      Chuck Uebele
      Chuck Uebele
      Community Expert
      September 4, 2015

      I like to think of scripting as a massive combination lock - one typo and it doesn't open. Yes, the lack of examples makes things difficult. I've been dabbling at this since PS CS, and I still have trouble with the SDK. For assets, I would create a folder in the personal folder rather than the desktop. People don't like clutter for other people there.

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