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Innotex Nico Tanne
Innotex Nico Tanne
Inspiring
October 28, 2019
Question

Read Font size with script

  • October 28, 2019
  • 1 reply
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Hi,

 

I need a little help..

I want to get the Font size as a value wich is set  in Photoshop is that possible?

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Chuck Uebele
Community Expert
Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 28, 2019

One warning about getting font size: if the layer has been transformed, you will get an incorrect reading of the size.

You can try this:

var tLayer = activeDocument.activeLayer;

alert(tLayer.textItem.font.size);

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 28, 2019

    Text layers can also have a mixture of text font size and more than a single font. Text is very complex.

     
    JJMack
      greless
      greless
      Inspiring
      October 29, 2019

      Is there any way to get this value from here without a text layer?


      // select tool
      app.currentTool="typeCreateOrEditTool";

      try{
      var r = new ActionReference();
      var d = new ActionDescriptor();
      r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("tool"));
      r.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("capp"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
      var options = executeActionGet(r);
      var object = options.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("currentToolOptions")).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("textToolCharacterOptions")).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("textStyle"));


      alert(object.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("size")));
      }
      catch(e){alert(e)}

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