Read and write values into the settings of crop tool

[_EvilCoder_]

Hi,
How can I write settings of crop tool using my script. I want to read and then to write a height, a width and a resolution in the code of script. Is it possible?
Thanks.

[_xbytor_]

> How can I write settings of crop tool using my script.

There is no direct way of doing this. The indirect way is to define the current
settings as a preset, save the preset to disk, then read the preset file. That
'read' part may or may not be easy. I haven't done it so I wouldn't know.


> I want to read and then to write a height, a width and a resolution in the code of script.

Why do you want to read the current values if you are just going to overwrite them?

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[_EvilCoder_]

In fact the aim is to avoid the constant clicking of the mouse on button that change the place of the height et width in the settings of crop tool.
As it is impossible to fix the hot-key for this button I decided to change them programmed according to the side propotion of the image.
For exemple if the width of the image is bigger than the heigth, then I put the width of the frame 15, and the height 10 and vice versa.
I wanted to read the settings in order to make the skript more flexible. But if it is difficult, I can do without it, just by inserting my values, for exemple. Is it possible to do somehow?

[Paul Riggott]

As Xbytor says the best way would be to create presets, these could then be called depending on your criteria.

Heres an example of loading a preset.

#target photoshop







if(findCurrentTool() == 'cropTool'){



SelectCropPreset("Crop 4 inch x 6 inch 300 ppi");



}else{



   alert("You need to have the Crop Tool selected");



   }







function SelectCropPreset(Preset) {



    var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();



        var ref2 = new ActionReference();



        ref2.putName( app.stringIDToTypeID('toolPreset'), Preset );



    desc5.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref2 );



    executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc5, DialogModes.NO );



};







function findCurrentTool(){



var ref = new ActionReference();



ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );



var cTool = typeIDToStringID(executeActionGet(ref).getEnumerationType(stringIDToTypeID('tool')));



return cTool;



};

[_EvilCoder_]

Thank you very much, the script works very well, but now how instead of the warning message "You need to have the Crop Tool selected" can I make active a necessary tool automatically?

[Paul Riggott]

I haven't found a way of making the crop tool active, sorry.

[_EvilCoder_]

Maybe can simply simulate pressing of a key "C" 🙂 I know, that for this used the method registerKeyPressed which is in a class javax.swing.KeyboardState. But I don't know how to make it.

[Paul Riggott]

Sorry but that is not part of Photoshop ExtendScript.

[_EvilCoder_]

Understood. Many thanks for the help.

[Paul Riggott]

Just found a way of selecting the crop tool....

selectTool('cropTool');







function selectTool(tool) {



    var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();



        var ref7 = new ActionReference();



        ref7.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID(tool) );



    desc9.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref7 );



    executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc9, DialogModes.NO );



};