I’ve updated the script to accept tabulated text data, making it easier to export from Excel or Google Docs. This is a more flexible approach, as you can use these programs to create custom patterns or sequences if needed. For example, if you require a sequence of doubling distances like 2, 4, 8, 16...4096, you can easily generate that in Excel and save it as a text file. I’ll attach the updated script here; it's almost the same, with the only change being the format of the points. Previously, the code exported them as 'V:1024', but now it exports and imports them as 'V 1024', which you can easily create in Excel.
#target photoshop
// Create the user interface
var dialog = new Window('dialog', 'Als UnguidedGuides');
dialog.alignChildren = 'center';
// Save Guides Button
var saveBtn = dialog.add('button', undefined, 'SaveGuides');
saveBtn.onClick = function() {
saveGuides();
};
// Insert Guides Button
var loadBtn = dialog.add('button', undefined, 'InsertGuides');
loadBtn.onClick = function() {
loadGuides();
};
// Close Button to safely close the dialog
var closeBtn = dialog.add('button', undefined, 'Close');
closeBtn.onClick = function() {
dialog.close();
};
// Show the dialog
dialog.show();
// Function to save the current guides to a .txt file
function saveGuides() {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
// Preserve original ruler units
var originalRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var horizontalGuides = [];
var verticalGuides = [];
// Collect the horizontal and vertical guides
for (var i = 0; i < doc.guides.length; i++) {
var guide = doc.guides[i];
if (guide.direction == Direction.HORIZONTAL) {
horizontalGuides.push(guide.coordinate.value);
} else {
verticalGuides.push(guide.coordinate.value);
}
}
// Sort guides: vertical guides left to right, horizontal guides top to bottom
verticalGuides.sort(function(a, b) { return a - b; });
horizontalGuides.sort(function(a, b) { return a - b; });
// Build the data string
var guidesData = [];
for (var i = 0; i < verticalGuides.length; i++) {
guidesData.push('V\t' + verticalGuides[i]);
}
for (var i = 0; i < horizontalGuides.length; i++) {
guidesData.push('H\t' + horizontalGuides[i]);
}
// Convert the guidesData array to a string
var guidesString = guidesData.join('\n');
// Prompt the user to save the file
var saveFile = File.saveDialog("Save guides as .txt", "Text Files:*.txt");
if (saveFile) {
saveFile.open('w');
saveFile.write(guidesString);
saveFile.close();
alert("Guides saved successfully!");
}
// Restore original ruler units
app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
// Close the dialog to allow focus to return to Photoshop
dialog.close();
}
// Function to load and insert guides from a .txt file
function loadGuides() {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
// Preserve original ruler units
var originalRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
// Prompt the user to select the file
var loadFile = File.openDialog("Select a saved guides file", "Text Files:*.txt");
if (loadFile) {
loadFile.open('r');
var guidesData = loadFile.read();
loadFile.close();
// Parse the guides data
var guidesArray = guidesData.split('\n');
// Insert guides
for (var i = 0; i < guidesArray.length; i++) {
var guideInfo = guidesArray[i].split('\t');
var orientation = guideInfo[0];
var position = parseFloat(guideInfo[1]);
// Add the guide to the document
if (orientation == 'H') {
doc.guides.add(Direction.HORIZONTAL, new UnitValue(position, 'px'));
} else if (orientation == 'V') {
doc.guides.add(Direction.VERTICAL, new UnitValue(position, 'px'));
}
}
alert("Guides inserted successfully!");
}
// Restore original ruler units
app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
// Close the dialog to allow focus to return to Photoshop
dialog.close();
}
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