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/*
Set Ruler Origin to Canvas Center.jsx
Version 1.0, 17th November 2022
Stephen Marsh
Based on:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/feature-request-set-origin-point/td-p/12037399
Feature Request: Set Origin Point
*/
#target photoshop
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
(function () {
// Save the current ruler units and set to pixels
var savedRuler = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var hCenter = activeDocument.width.value / 2;
$.writeln(hCenter);
var vCenter = activeDocument.height.value / 2;
$.writeln(vCenter);
/*
// Add horizontal center guide
activeDocument.guides.add(Direction.HORIZONTAL, vCenter);
// Add vertical center guide
activeDocument.guides.add(Direction.VERTICAL, hCenter);
*/
////////////////////////////// tom_ruark @ adobe //////////////////////////////
/* https://feedback.photoshop.com/conversations/photoshop/photoshop-ability-to-ruler-origin-by-script/5f5f45bb4b561a3d425c7b32 */
// Version 2016.11.18
// Show how to get and set the ruler origin point for the current document
// Values are in pixels shifted 16 bits
// some constants to make it more readable
const classProperty = app.stringIDToTypeID("property");
const krulerOriginHStr = app.stringIDToTypeID("rulerOriginH");
const krulerOriginVStr = app.stringIDToTypeID("rulerOriginV");
const classDocument = app.stringIDToTypeID("document");
const typeOrdinal = app.stringIDToTypeID("ordinal");
const enumTarget = app.stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum");
const typeNULL = app.stringIDToTypeID("null");
const keyTo = app.stringIDToTypeID("to");
const eventSet = app.stringIDToTypeID("set");
// get the current values
GetRulerOrigin().toSource();
function GetRulerOrigin() {
var ro = {};
ro.horizontal = GetInfo(classDocument, krulerOriginHStr) >> 16;
ro.vertical = GetInfo(classDocument, krulerOriginVStr) >> 16;
return ro;
}
function SetRulerOrigin_Horiz(horiz) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty(classProperty, krulerOriginHStr);
ref.putEnumerated(classDocument, typeOrdinal, enumTarget);
desc.putReference(typeNULL, ref);
desc.putInteger(keyTo, horiz << 16);
executeAction(eventSet, desc, DialogModes.NO);
}
function SetRulerOrigin_Vert(vert) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty(classProperty, krulerOriginVStr);
ref.putEnumerated(classDocument, typeOrdinal, enumTarget);
desc.putReference(typeNULL, ref);
desc.putInteger(keyTo, vert << 16);
executeAction(eventSet, desc, DialogModes.NO);
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Function: GetInfo
// Usage: Get information from Photoshop
// Input: desiredClass, classApplication, classLayer, etc.
// desiredKey, optional specific key to get instead of everything
// this is recommended as all keys is an expensive call
// Return: ActionDescriptor or single value depending on what is asked for
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function GetInfo(desiredClass, desiredKey) {
var reference = new ActionReference();
if (typeof desiredKey != "undefined") {
reference.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), desiredKey);
}
reference.putEnumerated(desiredClass, stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
var desc = executeActionGet(reference);
if (typeof desiredKey != "undefined") {
return GetItemFromDescriptor(desc, desiredKey);
}
return desc;
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Function: GetItemFromDescriptor
// Usage: Get a specific key from an ActionDescriptor
// Input: desc (ActionDescriptor), valid ActionDescriptor to pull info from
// desiredKey (Number), key in question, use charIDToTypeID() or
// stringIDToTypeID()
// Return: ActionDescriptor or single value depending on what is asked for
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function GetItemFromDescriptor(desc, desiredKey) {
if (desc.hasKey(desiredKey)) {
var typeID = desc.getType(desiredKey);
switch (typeID) {
case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:
return desc.getBoolean(desiredKey);
break;
case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
return desc.getString(desiredKey);
break;
case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:
return desc.getDouble(desiredKey);
break;
case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
return desc.getInteger(desiredKey);
break;
case DescValueType.LARGEINTEGERTYPE:
return desc.getLargeInteger(desiredKey);
break;
case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
return desc.getObjectValue(desiredKey);
break;
case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:
var newT = desc.getUnitDoubleType(desiredKey);
var newV = desc.getUnitDoubleValue(desiredKey);
return new UnitValue(newV, newT);
break;
case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
return desc.getEnumerationValue(desiredKey);
break;
case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
return desc.getClass(desiredKey);
break;
case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
return desc.getPath(desiredKey);
break;
case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
var tempStr = desc.getData(desiredKey);
var rawData = new Array();
for (var tempi = 0; tempi < tempStr.length; tempi++) {
rawData[tempi] = tempStr.charCodeAt(tempi);
}
return rawData;
break;
case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
return desc.getReference(desiredKey);
break;
case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
return desc.getList(desiredKey);
break;
default:
return;
}
}
return;
}
// Reset ruler origin to zero for a known start point
SetRulerOrigin_Horiz(0);
SetRulerOrigin_Vert(0);
////////////////////////////// tom_ruark @ adobe //////////////////////////////
// Set the ruler origin to the center
SetRulerOrigin_Horiz(hCenter);
SetRulerOrigin_Vert(vCenter);
// Restore the ruler units
app.preferences.rulerUnits = savedRuler;
})
();
}
else {
alert('A document must be open to use this script!');
}
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