Guide
,
I have about 500 different text layers (different number of letters, different design):
I need to arrange them all like this:
(i.e. random resizing of letters, random rotation)
It's hard to do it by hand, so I'm planning to write a script. I do not need ready-made code, but it is interesting to hear any thoughts about how this can be automated ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
TOPICS
Actions and scripting
2 Correct answers
People's Champ
,
Jun 30, 2022
Вот исходник первого скрипта. Декодер нужен?
try {
app.activeDocument.suspendHistory("Split Text", "ok = f()");
} catch (e) {
alert(e);
}
if (ok) {
alert("Done!")
}
function f() {
try {
try {
activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem;
} catch (e) {
alert("Not a text layer");
return false;
}
try {
activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.font;
} catch (e) {
alert("Yor text layer is bad.\n\nPl
Community Expert
,
Jul 09, 2022
Shape Layers might work out after all, because the path data collected via DOM differs from the one collected via AM and that may allow to determine which subPathItems »belong together«.
// create shape layer for each letter in a type layer;
// just for rgb;
// 2022, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var theLayer = myDocument.activeLayer;
// check if active layer is type layer;
if (theLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT) {
app.togglePa
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jazz-y
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Guide
,
Пошел по пути масок. Чтобы не было проблем с эффектами (и окружением слоя) сначала конвертирую его в смарт-объект (соответственно эффекты переношу на смарт-объект, а с текстом без оформления работаю внутри слоя), маски немного по другому сделал, но вроде работает.
Из явных проблем:- не учитывал ситуацию с дефолтными стилями (явно будет глюк, но в данный момент с этим нет необходимости разбираться)
- в CS6 не заведется. Понятно, что можно рюшечки в виде doForcedProgress() выпилить, заменить impliedFontSize на старый добрый size, однако при попытке сделать слой белым через стили текста почему-то текст начинает изменять размер. Предполагаю, что это из-за того что часть атрибутов в дефолтном стиле висит. Забил на этот момент.
В любом случае спасибо за пример, он очень помог.
var app = new AM('application'),
lr = new AM('layer'),
scale = 30, // %, randomize size of each letter (percent of size)
offset = 2, //%. randomize Y position of each letter, (percent of size)
angle = 15; //deg, randomize angle of each letter (max angle)
if (app.getProperty('numberOfDocuments')) activeDocument.suspendHistory('Scattering letters', 'main()')
function main() {
if (lr.hasProperty('textKey')) {
lr.setVisiblity('show')
var fx = lr.hasProperty('layerEffects');
if (fx) lr.copyStyle();
lr.setVisiblity('hide')
lr.duplicateLayer(lr.getProperty('name'));
lr.setVisiblity('show')
if (fx) lr.clearStyle();
lr.convertToSmartObject();
if (fx) lr.pasteStyle();
lr.editSmartObject();
activeDocument.suspendHistory('Scattering letters', 'splitLetters()')
function splitLetters() {
var letters = lr.describeTextLayer(),
baseLayerId = lr.getProperty('layerID');
doForcedProgress('letter preparation', 'prepareLetters ()')
doForcedProgress('move letters', 'moveLetters ()')
function prepareLetters() {
lr.randomizeSize(letters, scale);
lr.revealAll();
lr.splitLetters(letters);
var IDs = [];
for (var i = 0; i < letters.length; i++) if (letters[i].id) IDs.push(letters[i].id)
lr.setVisiblity('hide', IDs)
}
function moveLetters() {
for (var i = 0; i < letters.length; i++) {
updateProgress(i + 1, letters.length);
changeProgressText('move letter: ' + letters[i].content)
if (letters[i].id) {
lr.selectLayer([letters[i].id])
lr.setWhiteText(baseLayerId)
lr.setBlackText(baseLayerId, i)
lr.selectRGBChannel()
lr.inverseSelection()
lr.alignLayer()
lr.deselect()
}
}
for (var i = 0; i < letters.length; i++) {
if (letters[i].id) {
lr.selectLayer([letters[i].id], true)
var rotate = Math.random() > 0.5 ? Math.random() * angle : -Math.random() * angle,
bounds = lr.descToObject(lr.getProperty('bounds').value),
height = bounds.bottom - bounds.top,
shift = height * Math.random() > 0.5 ? Math.random() * offset / 100 : -Math.random() * offset / 100;
lr.transform(rotate, 0, shift)
}
}
}
lr.selectLayer([baseLayerId])
lr.removeLayer()
lr.revealAll()
app.closeDocument(true)
}
}
}
function AM(target) {
var s2t = stringIDToTypeID,
t2s = typeIDToStringID;
target = target ? s2t(target) : null;
this.getProperty = function (property, id, idxMode) {
property = s2t(property);
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), property);
id != undefined ? (idxMode ? r.putIndex(target, id) : r.putIdentifier(target, id)) :
r.putEnumerated(target, s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
return getDescValue(executeActionGet(r), property)
}
this.hasProperty = function (property, id, idxMode) {
property = s2t(property);
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), property);
id ? (idxMode ? r.putIndex(target, id) : r.putIdentifier(target, id))
: r.putEnumerated(target, s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
try { return executeActionGet(r).hasKey(property) } catch (e) { return false }
}
this.descToObject = function (d) {
var o = {}
for (var i = 0; i < d.count; i++) {
var k = d.getKey(i)
o[t2s(k)] = getDescValue(d, k)
}
return o
}
this.duplicateLayer = function (name) {
(r = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(target, s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
d.putString(s2t('name'), name);
executeAction(s2t('duplicate'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.removeLayer = function (name) {
(r = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(target, s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
executeAction(s2t('delete'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.copyStyle = function () {
executeAction(s2t('copyEffects'), undefined, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.pasteStyle = function () {
executeAction(s2t('pasteEffects'), undefined, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.clearStyle = function () {
(r = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
executeAction(s2t('disableLayerFX'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.setVisiblity = function (mode, IDsList) {
var r = new ActionReference();
if (IDsList) for (var i = 0; i < IDsList.length; i++)r.putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), IDsList[i]);
else r.putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
executeAction(s2t(mode), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.convertToSmartObject = function () {
executeAction(s2t('newPlacedLayer'), undefined, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.editSmartObject = function () {
executeAction(s2t('placedLayerEditContents'), undefined, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.selectLayer = function (IDsList, makeVisible) {
var r = new ActionReference()
if (IDsList) for (var i = 0; i < IDsList.length; i++)r.putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), IDsList[i]);
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r)
d.putBoolean(s2t('makeVisible'), makeVisible ? makeVisible : false)
executeAction(s2t('select'), d, DialogModes.NO)
}
this.describeTextLayer = function () {
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('textKey'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
var textKey = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(p),
tList = textKey.getList(s2t('textStyleRange')),
styleSheet = { textStyle: [], paragraphStyle: [] },
text = textKey.getString(s2t('textKey')),
output = [];
for (var i = 0; i < tList.count; i++) {
styleSheet.textStyle.push({
from: tList.getObjectValue(i).getInteger(s2t('from')),
to: tList.getObjectValue(i).getInteger(s2t('to')),
style: tList.getObjectValue(i).getObjectValue(s2t('textStyle'))
})
};
for (var i = 0; i < text.length; i++) {
output.push({
content: text.substr(i, 1),
textStyle: findStyle(styleSheet.textStyle, i),
});
};
return output;
function findStyle(style, idx) {
for (var i = 0; i < style.length; i++) {
if (idx >= style[i].from && idx < style[i].to) return copyDesc(style[i].style, new ActionDescriptor())
}
}
}
this.randomizeSize = function (letters, ratio) {
ratio = ratio ? ratio : 0.5;
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('textKey'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
var textKey = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(p);
for (var i = 0; i < letters.length; i++) {
if (!/\s/.test(letters[i].content)) {
var impliedFontSize = letters[i].textStyle.getUnitDoubleValue(s2t('impliedFontSize'))
letters[i].textStyle.putUnitDouble(s2t('impliedFontSize'), s2t('pointsUnit'), impliedFontSize + impliedFontSize * (Math.random() > 0.5 ? Math.random() * ratio / 100 : -Math.random() * ratio / 100));
}
}
var l = new ActionList();
for (var i = 0; i < letters.length; i++) {
var d = new ActionDescriptor();
d.putObject(s2t('textStyle'), s2t('textStyle'), letters[i].textStyle);
d.putInteger(s2t('from'), i);
d.putInteger(s2t('to'), i + 1);
l.putObject(s2t('textStyleRange'), d)
}
textKey.putList(s2t('textStyleRange'), l);
(r = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('null'), r);
d.putObject(s2t('to'), s2t('textLayer'), textKey);
executeAction(s2t('set'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.revealAll = function () {
executeAction(s2t('revealAll'), new ActionDescriptor(), DialogModes.NO);
}
this.splitLetters = function (letters) {
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('textKey'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
var textKey = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(p);
for (var i = 0; i < letters.length; i++) {
if (!/\s/.test(letters[i].content)) {
lr.duplicateLayer(letters[i].content)
var d = new ActionDescriptor(),
l = new ActionList();
d.putObject(s2t('textStyle'), s2t('textStyle'), letters[i].textStyle);
d.putInteger(s2t('from'), 0);
d.putInteger(s2t('to'), 1);
l.putObject(s2t('textStyleRange'), d)
textKey.putList(s2t('textStyleRange'), l);
(r = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('null'), r);
textKey.putString(s2t('textKey'), letters[i].content);
d.putObject(s2t('to'), s2t('textLayer'), textKey);
executeAction(s2t('set'), d, DialogModes.NO);
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('layerID'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
letters[i].id = executeActionGet(r).getInteger(p);
}
}
}
this.setWhiteText = function (id) {
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('textKey'));
r.putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), id);
var textKey = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(p),
tList = textKey.getList(s2t('textStyleRange')),
l = new ActionList();
for (var i = 0; i < tList.count; i++) {
var k = tList.getObjectValue(i),
s = k.getObjectValue(s2t('textStyle'));
var d = new ActionDescriptor();
d.putDouble(s2t('red'), 255)
d.putDouble(s2t('grain'), 255)
d.putDouble(s2t('blue'), 255)
s.putObject(s2t('color'), s2t('RGBColor'), d)
k.putObject(s2t('textStyle'), s2t('textStyle'), s)
l.putObject(s2t('textStyleRange'), k)
}
textKey.putList(s2t('textStyleRange'), l)
var d = new ActionDescriptor();
(r = new ActionReference()).putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), id);
d.putReference(s2t('target'), r);
d.putObject(s2t('to'), s2t('textLayer'), textKey);
executeAction(s2t('set'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.setBlackText = function (id, idx) {
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('textKey'));
r.putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), id);
var textKey = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(p),
tList = textKey.getList(s2t('textStyleRange')),
l = new ActionList();
for (var i = 0; i < tList.count; i++) {
var k = tList.getObjectValue(i),
s = k.getObjectValue(s2t('textStyle'));
if (idx == i) {
var d = new ActionDescriptor();
d.putDouble(s2t('red'), 0)
d.putDouble(s2t('grain'), 0)
d.putDouble(s2t('blue'), 0)
s.putObject(s2t('color'), s2t('RGBColor'), d)
}
k.putObject(s2t('textStyle'), s2t('textStyle'), s)
l.putObject(s2t('textStyleRange'), k)
}
textKey.putList(s2t('textStyleRange'), l)
var d = new ActionDescriptor();
(r = new ActionReference()).putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), id);
d.putReference(s2t('target'), r);
d.putObject(s2t('to'), s2t('textLayer'), textKey);
executeAction(s2t('set'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.selectRGBChannel = function () {
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('channel'), s2t('selection'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('null'), r);
(r1 = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(s2t('channel'), s2t('channel'), s2t('RGB'));
d.putReference(s2t('to'), r1);
executeAction(s2t('set'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.inverseSelection = function () {
executeAction(s2t('inverse'), undefined, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.transform = function (angle, dX, dY) {
(r = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
d.putEnumerated(s2t('freeTransformCenterState'), s2t('quadCenterState'), s2t('QCSAverage'));
(d1 = new ActionDescriptor()).putUnitDouble(s2t('horizontal'), s2t('distanceUnit'), dX);
d1.putUnitDouble(s2t('vertical'), s2t('distanceUnit'), dY);
d.putObject(s2t('offset'), s2t('offset'), d1);
d.putUnitDouble(s2t('angle'), s2t('angleUnit'), angle);
d.putEnumerated(s2t('interfaceIconFrameDimmed'), s2t('interpolationType'), s2t('bicubic'));
executeAction(s2t('transform'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.alignLayer = function () {
(r = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
d.putEnumerated(s2t('using'), s2t('alignDistributeSelector'), s2t('ADSCentersH'));
d.putBoolean(s2t('alignToCanvas'), false);
executeAction(s2t('align'), d, DialogModes.NO);
(r = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
d.putEnumerated(s2t('using'), s2t('alignDistributeSelector'), s2t('ADSCentersV'));
d.putBoolean(s2t('alignToCanvas'), false);
executeAction(s2t('align'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.deselect = function () {
(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('channel'), s2t('selection'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
d.putEnumerated(s2t('to'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('none'));
executeAction(s2t('set'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
this.closeDocument = function (save) {
save = save != true ? s2t('no') : s2t('yes');
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putEnumerated(s2t('saving'), s2t('yesNo'), save);
executeAction(s2t('close'), d, DialogModes.NO);
}
function copyDesc(from, to) {
for (var i = 0; i < from.count; i++) {
var k = from.getKey(i);
if (to.hasKey(k)) continue;
switch (from.getType(k)) {
case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE: to.putPath(k, from.getPath(k)); break;
case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE: to.putBoolean(k, from.getBoolean(k)); break;
case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE: to.putClass(k, from.getClass(k)); break;
case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE: to.putDouble(k, from.getDouble(k)); break;
case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE: to.putInteger(k, from.getInteger(k)); break;
case DescValueType.LISTTYPE: to.putList(k, from.getList(k)); break;
case DescValueType.RAWTYPE: to.putData(k, from.getData(k)); break;
case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE: to.putString(k, from.getString(k)); break;
case DescValueType.LARGEINTEGERTYPE: to.putLargeInteger(k, from.getLargeInteger(k)); break;
case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE: to.putReference(k, from.getReference(k)); break;
case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE: to.putObject(k, from.getObjectType(k), from.getObjectValue(k)); break;
case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE: to.putEnumerated(k, from.getEnumerationType(k), from.getEnumerationValue(k)); break;
case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE: to.putUnitDouble(k, from.getUnitDoubleType(k), from.getUnitDoubleValue(k)); break;
}
}
return to
}
function getDescValue(d, p) {
switch (d.getType(p)) {
case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE: return { type: t2s(d.getObjectType(p)), value: d.getObjectValue(p) };
case DescValueType.LISTTYPE: return d.getList(p);
case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE: return d.getReference(p);
case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE: return d.getBoolean(p);
case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE: return d.getString(p);
case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE: return d.getInteger(p);
case DescValueType.LARGEINTEGERTYPE: return d.getLargeInteger(p);
case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE: return d.getDouble(p);
case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE: return d.getPath(p);
case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE: return d.getClass(p);
case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE: return (d.getUnitDoubleValue(p));
case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE: return { type: t2s(d.getEnumerationType(p)), value: t2s(d.getEnumerationValue(p)) };
default: break;
};
}
}
Community Expert
,
Shape Layers might work out after all, because the path data collected via DOM differs from the one collected via AM and that may allow to determine which subPathItems »belong together«.
// create shape layer for each letter in a type layer;
// just for rgb;
// 2022, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var theLayer = myDocument.activeLayer;
// check if active layer is type layer;
if (theLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT) {
app.togglePalettes();
theLayer.visible = true;
// get the colors;
var lettersColors = getLettersColors();
// create shape layer and collect am and dom subpathitems;
convertToShapeLayer ();
var theDOMPath = collectPathInfoDOM(myDocument, myDocument.pathItems[myDocument.pathItems.length-1]);
var thePath = collectPathInfoFromDesc2012 (myDocument, myDocument.pathItems[myDocument.pathItems.length-1]);
executeAction( charIDToTypeID("undo"), undefined, DialogModes.NO );
theLayer.visible = false;
// process paths;
var theLayers = new Array;
var domCount = theDOMPath.length - 1;
var thisPath = new Array;
var colorsCount = lettersColors.length - 1;
for (var m = thePath.length - 1; m >= 0; m--) {
var theCheck = true;
var thisDOM = theDOMPath[domCount];
var thisAM = thePath[m];
thisPath.push(thisAM);
// compare dom and am;
if (thisDOM.length == thisAM.length) {
for (var n = 0; n < thisDOM.length - 2; n++) {
if (String(thisDOM[n][0]) != String(thisAM[n][0])) {theCheck = false};
if (String(thisDOM[n][1]) != String(thisAM[n][1])) {theCheck = false};
if (String(thisDOM[n][2]) != String(thisAM[n][2])) {theCheck = false};
};
} else {theCheck = false};
// create shape layer if dom and am supathitems are identical;
if (theCheck == true) {
var newShape = createShapeLayer(thisPath, lettersColors[colorsCount][1][0], lettersColors[colorsCount][1][1], lettersColors[colorsCount][1][2]);
colorsCount--;
theLayers.push(newShape);
var thisPath = new Array;
domCount--
};
};
// transform;
for (var o = 0; o < theLayers.length; o++) {
var theScale = 100 * (Math.random()*0.4+0.8);
layerDuplicateOffsetScaleRotate (theLayers[o], 0, 0, theScale, theScale, 15-Math.random()*30, false)
};
app.togglePalettes();
};
};
////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////////////////////
////// get color of letters in type layer //////
function getLettersColors () {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID('textKey'));
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var textDesc = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('textKey'));
var theText = textDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID("textKey"));
var theStyleRanges = new Array;
var theColors = new Array;
var rangeList = textDesc.getList(stringIDToTypeID('textStyleRange'));
for (var o = 0; o < rangeList.count; o++) {
var thisList = rangeList.getObjectValue(o);
var theFrom = thisList.getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "From" ));
var theTo = thisList.getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "T " ));
var styleDesc = thisList.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('textStyle'));
var bl = styleDesc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("baseline"));
var theColor = styleDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("color"));
var theNumbers = [theColor.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("red")), theColor.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("grain")), theColor.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("blue"))];
theStyleRanges.push([styleDesc, theFrom, theTo]);
if (o == 0) {theColors.push([theNumbers, theFrom, theTo])} else {
if (theColors[theColors.length-1][1]!=theFrom && theColors[theColors.length-1][2]!=theTo) {
theColors.push([theNumbers, theFrom, theTo])
}
}
};
//alert (theText+"\n"+theColors.join("\n"));
var theLetterColors = new Array;
var thisColor = theColors[0][0];
var theCounter = 0;
// get individual letters’s colors and ignore spaces etc.;
for (var x = 0; x < theText.length; x++) {
if (theColors[theCounter][2] == x) {
theCounter++
thisColor = theColors[theCounter][0];
};
if (theText[x].match(/\S/i) != null) {
theLetterColors.push([theText[x], thisColor])
};
};
return theLetterColors
};
////// collect path info from actiondescriptor, smooth added //////
function collectPathInfoFromDesc2012 (myDocument, thePath) {
var originalRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.POINTS;
// based of functions from xbytor’s stdlib;
var ref = new ActionReference();
for (var l = 0; l < myDocument.pathItems.length; l++) {
var thisPath = myDocument.pathItems[l];
if (thisPath == thePath && thisPath.kind == PathKind.WORKPATH) {
ref.putProperty(cTID("Path"), cTID("WrPt"));
};
if (thisPath == thePath && thisPath.kind != PathKind.WORKPATH && thisPath.kind != PathKind.VECTORMASK) {
ref.putIndex(cTID("Path"), l + 1);
};
if (thisPath == thePath && thisPath.kind == PathKind.VECTORMASK) {
var idPath = charIDToTypeID( "Path" );
var idPath = charIDToTypeID( "Path" );
var idvectorMask = stringIDToTypeID( "vectorMask" );
ref.putEnumerated( idPath, idPath, idvectorMask );
};
};
var desc = app.executeActionGet(ref);
var pname = desc.getString(cTID('PthN'));
// create new array;
var theArray = new Array;
var pathComponents = desc.getObjectValue(cTID("PthC")).getList(sTID('pathComponents'));
// for subpathitems;
for (var m = 0; m < pathComponents.count; m++) {
var listKey = pathComponents.getObjectValue(m).getList(sTID("subpathListKey"));
var operation1 = pathComponents.getObjectValue(m).getEnumerationValue(sTID("shapeOperation"));
switch (operation1) {
case 1097098272:
var operation = 1097098272 //cTID('Add ');
break;
case 1398961266:
var operation = 1398961266 //cTID('Sbtr');
break;
case 1231975538:
var operation = 1231975538 //cTID('Intr');
break;
default:
// case 1102:
var operation = sTID('xor') //ShapeOperation.SHAPEXOR;
break;
};
// for subpathitem’s count;
for (var n = 0; n < listKey.count; n++) {
theArray.push(new Array);
var points = listKey.getObjectValue(n).getList(sTID('points'));
try {var closed = listKey.getObjectValue(n).getBoolean(sTID("closedSubpath"))}
catch (e) {var closed = false};
// for subpathitem’s segment’s number of points;
for (var o = 0; o < points.count; o++) {
var anchorObj = points.getObjectValue(o).getObjectValue(sTID("anchor"));
var anchor = [anchorObj.getUnitDoubleValue(sTID('horizontal')), anchorObj.getUnitDoubleValue(sTID('vertical'))];
var thisPoint = [anchor];
try {
var left = points.getObjectValue(o).getObjectValue(cTID("Fwd "));
var leftDirection = [left.getUnitDoubleValue(sTID('horizontal')), left.getUnitDoubleValue(sTID('vertical'))];
thisPoint.push(leftDirection)
}
catch (e) {
thisPoint.push(anchor)
};
try {
var right = points.getObjectValue(o).getObjectValue(cTID("Bwd "));
var rightDirection = [right.getUnitDoubleValue(sTID('horizontal')), right.getUnitDoubleValue(sTID('vertical'))];
thisPoint.push(rightDirection)
}
catch (e) {
thisPoint.push(anchor)
};
try {
var smoothOr = points.getObjectValue(o).getBoolean(cTID("Smoo"));
thisPoint.push(smoothOr)
}
catch (e) {thisPoint.push(false)};
theArray[theArray.length - 1].push(thisPoint);
};
theArray[theArray.length - 1].push(closed);
theArray[theArray.length - 1].push(operation);
};
};
// by xbytor, thanks to him;
function cTID (s) { return cTID[s] || cTID[s] = app.charIDToTypeID(s); };
function sTID (s) { return sTID[s] || sTID[s] = app.stringIDToTypeID(s); };
// reset;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
return theArray;
};
////// function to collect path-info as text from dom //////
function collectPathInfoDOM (myDocument, thePath) {
var originalRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.POINTS;
var theArray = [];
for (var b = 0; b < thePath.subPathItems.length; b++) {
theArray[b] = [];
for (var c = 0; c < thePath.subPathItems[b].pathPoints.length; c++) {
var pointsNumber = thePath.subPathItems[b].pathPoints.length;
var theAnchor = thePath.subPathItems[b].pathPoints[c].anchor;
var theLeft = thePath.subPathItems[b].pathPoints[c].leftDirection;
var theRight = thePath.subPathItems[b].pathPoints[c].rightDirection;
var theKind = thePath.subPathItems[b].pathPoints[c].kind;
theArray[b][c] = [theAnchor, theLeft, theRight, theKind];
};
theArray[b][theArray[b].length] = String(thePath.subPathItems[b].closed);
theArray[b][theArray[b].length] = String(thePath.subPathItems[b].operation);
};
app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
return theArray
};
////// convert type layer to shape layer //////
function convertToShapeLayer () {
try {
var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref1 = new ActionReference();
ref1.putClass( stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ) );
desc5.putReference( stringIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref1 );
var ref2 = new ActionReference();
ref2.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "textLayer" ), stringIDToTypeID( "ordinal" ), stringIDToTypeID( "targetEnum" ) );
desc5.putReference( stringIDToTypeID( "using" ), ref2 );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID( "make" ), desc5, DialogModes.NO );
} catch (e) {}
};
////// create a solid color layer //////
function createShapeLayer(theArray, theR, theG, theB) {
var originalRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.POINTS;
// thanks to xbytor;
cTID = function(s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); };
sTID = function(s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s); };
var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref1 = new ActionReference();
ref1.putProperty(cTID('Path'), cTID('WrPt'));
desc1.putReference(sTID('null'), ref1);
var list1 = new ActionList();
for (var m = 0; m < theArray.length; m++) {
var thisSubPath = theArray[m];
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc2.putEnumerated(sTID('shapeOperation'), sTID('shapeOperation'), 1908);
// desc2.putEnumerated(sTID('shapeOperation'), sTID('shapeOperation'), thisSubPath[thisSubPath.length - 1]);
var list2 = new ActionList();
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc3.putBoolean(cTID('Clsp'), thisSubPath[thisSubPath.length - 2]);
var list3 = new ActionList();
for (var n = 0; n < thisSubPath.length - 2; n++) {
var thisPoint = thisSubPath[n];
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc5.putUnitDouble(cTID('Hrzn'), cTID('#Rlt'), thisPoint[0][0]);
desc5.putUnitDouble(cTID('Vrtc'), cTID('#Rlt'), thisPoint[0][1]);
desc4.putObject(cTID('Anch'), cTID('Pnt '), desc5);
var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc6.putUnitDouble(cTID('Hrzn'), cTID('#Rlt'), thisPoint[1][0]);
desc6.putUnitDouble(cTID('Vrtc'), cTID('#Rlt'), thisPoint[1][1]);
desc4.putObject(cTID('Fwd '), cTID('Pnt '), desc6);
var desc7 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc7.putUnitDouble(cTID('Hrzn'), cTID('#Rlt'), thisPoint[2][0]);
desc7.putUnitDouble(cTID('Vrtc'), cTID('#Rlt'), thisPoint[2][1]);
desc4.putObject(cTID('Bwd '), cTID('Pnt '), desc7);
desc4.putBoolean(cTID('Smoo'), thisPoint[3]);
list3.putObject(cTID('Pthp'), desc4);
};
desc3.putList(cTID('Pts '), list3);
list2.putObject(cTID('Sbpl'), desc3);
desc2.putList(cTID('SbpL'), list2);
list1.putObject(cTID('PaCm'), desc2);
};
desc1.putList(cTID('T '), list1);
executeAction(cTID('setd'), desc1, DialogModes.NO);
// solid color layer;
// =======================================================
var desc16 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref4 = new ActionReference();
ref4.putClass( stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ) );
desc16.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref4 );
var desc17 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc18 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc19 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc19.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Rd " ), theR );
desc19.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Grn " ), theG );
desc19.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Bl " ), theB );
desc18.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Clr " ), charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" ), desc19 );
var idsolidColorLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "solidColorLayer" );
desc17.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Type" ), idsolidColorLayer, desc18 );
desc16.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Usng" ), stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" ), desc17 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Mk " ), desc16, DialogModes.NO );
app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
// return activeDocument.activeLayer;
// get identifier;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty (stringIDToTypeID ("property"), stringIDToTypeID ("layerID"));
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
return executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("layerID"));
};
// based on code by mike hale, via paul riggott;
function selectLayerByID(id,add){
add = undefined ? add = false:add
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), id);
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref );
if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifier" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifierType" ), stringIDToTypeID( "addToSelection" ) );
desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );
try{
executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){
alert(e.message);
}
};
////// duplicate layer (id, xOffset, yOffset, theXScale, theYScale, theAngle) //////
function layerDuplicateOffsetScaleRotate (theIdentifier, xOffset, yOffset, theXScale, theYScale, theAngle, copy) {
selectLayerByID(theIdentifier, false);
var desc23 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref2 = new ActionReference();
// ref2.putIdentifier ( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), theIdentifier );
ref2.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
desc23.putReference( idnull, ref2 );
desc23.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "FTcs" ), charIDToTypeID( "QCSt" ), charIDToTypeID( "Qcsa" ) );
var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );
var desc24 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
desc24.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" ), idPxl, xOffset );
desc24.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" ), idPxl, yOffset );
desc23.putObject( idOfst, idOfst, desc24 );
var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
desc23.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Wdth" ), idPrc, theXScale );
desc23.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Hght" ), idPrc, theYScale );
desc23.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Angl" ), charIDToTypeID( "#Ang" ), theAngle );
desc23.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Intr" ), charIDToTypeID( "Intp" ), stringIDToTypeID( "bicubicAutomatic" ) );
if (copy == true) {desc23.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "Cpy " ), true )};
executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Trnf" ), desc23, DialogModes.NO );
};
code updated 2022-07-10, noticed problems on testing with other files
Community Expert
,
The Touch Type Tool in Adobe Illustrator is meant for this type of text adjustment.
Select the text in Photoshop and copy and paste it to a Text Object in Illustrator (the formatting should be maintained) or start a Text Object in Illustrator from scratch.
Press Shift T to enable the Touch Type Tool and select a character to start making adjustments the corresponding character's scale, rotaion and posiiton. 
The text remains fully editable on the Illustrator side, including making changes in the Character panel and the Paragraph Panel.
Save the Illustrator file, select the Text Object, and copy and paste back to Photoshop. When Photoshop presents the Paste options dialog box, choose the option that best matches how you would like to work with the resulting Layer in Photoshop.
Community Expert
,
Hi @jazz-y , not sure if this helps, but the coding might be easier over in InDesign. This gets the selected text and makes frames for each character with random scales and rotations. With a bit more code the randomized text could be exported over to PS via BridgeTalk.
app.scriptPreferences.measurementUnit = MeasurementUnits.POINTS;
var d = app.activeDocument
//some selected text
var t = d.selection[0].characters.everyItem().getElements()
var nf, tp, s;
for (var i = 0; i < t.length; i++){
tp = t[i].properties
nf=d.textFrames.add({geometricBounds: getCharBounds(t[i]), fillColor: "None", contents:t[i].contents})
nf.characters[0].properties = t[i].properties;
s= getRandom(90,110);
nf.absoluteRotationAngle = getRandom(-5,5);
nf.absoluteHorizontalScale = s;
nf.absoluteVerticalScale = s;
};
d.selection[0].parentTextFrames[0].remove()
function getCharBounds(t){
var p = 1
var y1 = (t.baseline-t.ascent)-p;
var y2 = (t.baseline+t.descent)+p;
var x1 = (t.horizontalOffset)-p;
var x2 = (x1 + (t.endHorizontalOffset-t.horizontalOffset))+p;
return [y1,x1,y2,x2]
}
function getRandom(min,max){
return Math.floor(Math.random()*(max-min+1)+min);
}
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