Selecting a text layer in a particular artboard by Artboard size using Java script?

[Vibi Dev]

I want to select all the text layers by font type in a particular Artboard. Artboard needs to be identified by its dimension. 
I have a script to select all the artboards in an active document. Could anyone help me modify this? 

var activeDoc = app.activeDocument;

var artboards = activeDoc.layers;

var visibleArtboards = [];
for (var i = 0; i < artboards.length; i++) {
    if (artboards[i].visible) {

        // select ID as we go along
        var layerID = artboards[i].id;
        visibleArtboards.push(layerID);

    }
}

// Loop over the layers again and select all the art boards
for (var i = 0; i < visibleArtboards.length; i++) {
    // add to current selection of layers
    select_by_ID(visibleArtboards[i], true);
}

function select_by_ID(id, add) {
    if (add == undefined) add = false;
    var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var ref1 = new ActionReference();
    ref1.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), id);
    desc1.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref1);
    if (add) desc1.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("selectionModifier"), stringIDToTypeID("selectionModifierType"), stringIDToTypeID("addToSelection"));
    executeAction(charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc1, DialogModes.NO);
} // end of selectByID()

[Chuck Uebele]

I'll have to see about that. I know there is a way to change text within a text block, but I'm not sure how to do it.

[Vibi Dev]

Thank you, Chuck. I am looking forward to it. 

[Chuck Uebele]

I tried looking at this, but I. Thinks it's beyond my skill level to figure this out.

[Vibi Dev]

Hi Chuck, 

I really appreciate it. Thanks for trying. I figured out that substr() method returns a portion of the string. And I found this script and modified it a bit. Can you please help in incorporating this in the previous script? 

try {

var c = new SolidColor();

with (c.rgb) { red = 204; green = 0; blue = 0; }

var txt = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.contents;

var substr = "Discount";

if (substr) {

var idx = [];

var i = -1;

while (1) {

i = txt.indexOf(substr, i + 1);

if (i < 0) break;

idx.push(i);

}

var len = substr.length;

for (var i = 0; i < idx.length; i++)

set_text_style(c)

}

function set_text_style(color) {

try {

var d = new ActionDescriptor();

var r = new ActionReference();

r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("textLayer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));

d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);

var d;

var d2;

var d4 = new ActionDescriptor();

d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("red"), color.rgb.red);

d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("green"), color.rgb.green);

d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("blue"), color.rgb.blue);

d2.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("color"), stringIDToTypeID("RGBColor"), d4);

d2.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("textStyle"), stringIDToTypeID("textStyle"), d2);

list1.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("textStyleRange"), d2);

d1.putList(stringIDToTypeID("textStyleRange"), list1);

d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("textLayer"), d1);

executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);

}

catch (e) { throw (e); }

}

} catch (e) { alert(e); }

[Chuck Uebele]

Let me look at it a bit and see if I can.

[Vibi Dev]

Thanks, Chuck. Please try this script(Ignore the previous one). It turns the word "discount" to green in any text layer.

try {

var c = new SolidColor();

with (c.rgb) { red = 82; green = 176; blue = 52; }

var size = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.size;

var fpsname = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.font;

var txt = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.contents;

var substr = "discount";

if (substr) {

substr = substr.toLowerCase();

var idx = [];

var i = -1;

while (1) {

i = txt.indexOf(substr, i + 1);

if (i < 0) break;

idx.push(i);

}

var len = substr.length;

for (var i = 0; i < idx.length; i++)

set_text_style(idx[i], substr.length, size, c, fpsname)

}

function set_text_style(from, len, size, color, fname) {

try {

var d = new ActionDescriptor();

var r = new ActionReference();

r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("textLayer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));

d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);

var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();

var list1 = new ActionList();

var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();

d2.putInteger(stringIDToTypeID("from"), from);

d2.putInteger(stringIDToTypeID("to"), from + len);

if (size != undefined) {

var d3 = new ActionDescriptor();

d3.putUnitDouble(stringIDToTypeID("size"), stringIDToTypeID("pointsUnit"), size);

}

if (color != undefined) {

var d4 = new ActionDescriptor();

d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("red"), color.rgb.red);

d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("green"), color.rgb.green);

d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("blue"), color.rgb.blue);

d3.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("color"), stringIDToTypeID("RGBColor"), d4);

}

if (fname != undefined) {

d3.putString(stringIDToTypeID("fontPostScriptName"), fname);

}

d2.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("textStyle"), stringIDToTypeID("textStyle"), d3);

list1.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("textStyleRange"), d2);

d1.putList(stringIDToTypeID("textStyleRange"), list1);

d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("textLayer"), d1);

executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);

}

catch (e) { throw (e); }

}

} catch (e) { alert(e); }

[Chuck Uebele]

Ok, I'll try and look at it this evening, morning where I am, now.

[Vibi Dev]

Thank you, Chuck. You are the best. 

[Chuck Uebele]

I would start a new post and just ask about how to script changing only some text in a text block. Once that is figured out, then the code can be incorporated into the script on this post.

[Chuck Uebele · Accepted solution]

Here's the script to change "discount" to another color. I don't know about changing the 1 to super script. I would need the code for that as well.

#target photoshop
var testText = 'no no'
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var oldPref = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;

var ab, aLayer, aW, aH

var defaultValue = '';
var desktopHead = prompt("Paste your new headline", defaultValue);

var docLayers = doc.layers.length; //getting top layers because artboards are top layers

var color1 = new SolidColor();
    with (color1.rgb) { red = 82; green = 176; blue = 52; }

for(var i=0;i<docLayers;i++){
    aLayer = doc.layers[i];
    ab = artboard_rectangle(aLayer);
    aW = ab[2]-ab[0];
    aH = ab[3]-ab[1];
    if((aW == 1000 && aH == 1000) || (aW == 400 && aH == 500)){//add more sizes here
            findTextLayer (aLayer)
            }//end if for artboard size
    }//end for loop

app.preferences.rulerUnits = oldPref;

function findTextLayer(pLayer){
    var layLen = pLayer.layers.length;
    for(var j = 0;j<layLen;j++){
        var layerRef = pLayer.layers[j];
        if(pLayer.layers[j].typename == 'LayerSet'){
            findTextLayer (pLayer.layers[j]);           
            }//end if for finding layerset
        else{
            if (layerRef.kind === LayerKind.TEXT) {
                if(layerRef.textItem.font === "Arial-BoldMT"){//make sure you have correct font name
                    var layVis = layerRef.visible
                    doc.activeLayer = layerRef
                    layerRef.textItem.contents = desktopHead;
                    
                    changeColor ('discount', color1, layerRef)
                    layerRef.visible = layVis

                    }//end if for text font
                }//end if for layerkind text            
            }//end else
        };//end for loop
    
    };//end function

function artboard_rectangle(layer)
    {
    try {        
        var r    = new ActionReference();    
        r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("artboard"));
        if (layer) r.putIdentifier(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), layer.id);
        else       r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
        var d = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("artboard")).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("artboardRect"));
        var bounds = new Array();
        bounds[0] = d.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("left"));
        bounds[1] = d.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("top")); 
        bounds[2] = d.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("right"));
        bounds[3] = d.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("bottom"));                                

        return bounds;
        }
    catch(e) { alert(e); }
    }

function changeColor(substr, useColor, useLayer){
    try {
        //var size = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.size;
        var size = useLayer.textItem.size;
        //var fpsname = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.font;
        var fpsname = useLayer.textItem.font;
        //var txt = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.contents;  
        var txt = useLayer.textItem.contents;  
$.writeln(doc.activeLayer.name)
        if (substr) {
            substr = substr.toLowerCase();
            var idx = [];
            var i = -1;

                while (1) {
                i = txt.indexOf(substr, i + 1);
                if (i < 0) break;

                idx.push(i);
            }

            var len = substr.length;

            for (var i = 0; i < idx.length; i++)
            
            set_text_style(idx[i], substr.length, size, useColor, fpsname)
        }

        function set_text_style(from, len, size, color, fname) {
            try {
                var d = new ActionDescriptor();
                var r = new ActionReference();

                r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("textLayer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
                d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);

                var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
                var list1 = new ActionList();

                var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
                d2.putInteger(stringIDToTypeID("from"), from);
                d2.putInteger(stringIDToTypeID("to"), from + len);


                if (size != undefined) {
                    var d3 = new ActionDescriptor();
                    d3.putUnitDouble(stringIDToTypeID("size"), stringIDToTypeID("pointsUnit"), size);
                    }

                if (color != undefined) {
                    var d4 = new ActionDescriptor();
                    d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("red"), color.rgb.red);
                    d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("green"), color.rgb.green);
                    d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("blue"), color.rgb.blue);
                    d3.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("color"), stringIDToTypeID("RGBColor"), d4);
                    }

                if (fname != undefined) {
                    d3.putString(stringIDToTypeID("fontPostScriptName"), fname);
                    }

                    d2.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("textStyle"), stringIDToTypeID("textStyle"), d3);
                    list1.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("textStyleRange"), d2);
                    d1.putList(stringIDToTypeID("textStyleRange"), list1);
                    d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("textLayer"), d1);
                    executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);
                    }

            catch (e) { throw (e); }
        }

    } catch (e) { alert(e); }
    }//end main function

[Vibi Dev]

Thank you so much for the great work, Chuck. This is working as expected.
I need one more clarification on this. Say my input is "Discount 10%" and it should turn the entire phrase (Discount 10%) to green which is currently possible. But I would like to make the "10%" a variable that might range from 10% to 80%. I understand that we can achieve it using multiple "changeColor" function calls(that might be a lot). Is there a way to input it in an easier & simple way?  

[Chuck Uebele]

I think there might be. Maybe add what you want to turn green to the dialog box.

[Vibi Dev]

Sorry, I dint get that chuck. 

[Chuck Uebele · Accepted solution]

Okay, I think I have the script you want. Thanks to @r-bin and @pixxxelschubser for the code to change the color and superscript of text items.

#target photoshop
// some code written by r-bin
// other code adapted for actuel requirements by pixxxelschubser
// final code by Chuck Uebele

var doc = app.activeDocument;
var oldPref = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var useSuperscript = false;

var ab, aLayer, aW, aH

var defaultValue = '';
var desktopHead = prompt("Paste your new headline", defaultValue);

var docLayers = doc.layers.length; //getting top layers because artboards are top layers

var color1 = new SolidColor();
    with (color1.rgb) { red = 82; green = 176; blue = 52; }

for(var i=0;i<docLayers;i++){
    aLayer = doc.layers[i];
    ab = artboard_rectangle(aLayer);
    aW = ab[2]-ab[0];
    aH = ab[3]-ab[1];
    if((aW == 1000 && aH == 1000) || (aW == 400 && aH == 500)){//add more sizes here
            findTextLayer (aLayer)
            }//end if for artboard size
    }//end for loop

app.preferences.rulerUnits = oldPref;

function findTextLayer(pLayer){
    var layLen = pLayer.layers.length;
    for(var j = 0;j<layLen;j++){
        var layerRef = pLayer.layers[j];
        if(pLayer.layers[j].typename == 'LayerSet'){
            findTextLayer (pLayer.layers[j]);           
            }//end if for finding layerset
        else{
            if (layerRef.kind === LayerKind.TEXT) {
                if(layerRef.textItem.font === "Arial-BoldMT"){//make sure you have correct font name
                    var layVis = layerRef.visible
                    doc.activeLayer = layerRef
                    layerRef.textItem.contents = desktopHead;
                    var s = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.size;
                    var c = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.color;
                    var f = activeDocument.activeLayer.textItem.font;
                    var disIdx = layerRef.textItem.contents.indexOf ('discount');
                    var perIdx = layerRef.textItem.contents.indexOf ('%');
                    var oneIdx = layerRef.textItem.contents.indexOf ('1');
                    
                    if(disIdx != -1 && perIdx != -1){
                        var strLen = perIdx-disIdx+1
                        setSuperscript (disIdx, strLen, s, color1, f, false)
                        }
                    else{alert("a layer doesn't doesn't contain 'discount or %")}
                    
                    if(oneIdx != -1){
                        setSuperscript (oneIdx, 1, s, c, f, true)
                        }
                    
                    //changeColor ('discount', color1, layerRef)
                    layerRef.visible = layVis

                    }//end if for text font
                }//end if for layerkind text            
            }//end else
        };//end for loop
    
    };//end function

function artboard_rectangle(layer)
    {
    try {        
        var r    = new ActionReference();    
        r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("artboard"));
        if (layer) r.putIdentifier(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), layer.id);
        else       r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
        var d = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("artboard")).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("artboardRect"));
        var bounds = new Array();
        bounds[0] = d.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("left"));
        bounds[1] = d.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("top")); 
        bounds[2] = d.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("right"));
        bounds[3] = d.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("bottom"));                                

        return bounds;
        }
    catch(e) { alert(e); }
    }   

function setSuperscript (from, len, size, color, font, superS){
    try {
        var d = new ActionDescriptor();
        var r = new ActionReference();
        r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("textLayer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
        d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);
        var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var list1 = new ActionList();
        var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        d2.putInteger(stringIDToTypeID("from"), from);
        d2.putInteger(stringIDToTypeID("to"), from+len);
        var d3 = new ActionDescriptor();
        d3.putUnitDouble(stringIDToTypeID("size"), stringIDToTypeID("pointsUnit"), size);
        d3.putString(stringIDToTypeID("fontPostScriptName"), font);
        if(superS){
            d3.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("baseline"), stringIDToTypeID("baseline"), stringIDToTypeID("superScript"));
            }
        var d4 = new ActionDescriptor();
        d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("red"),   color.rgb.red);
        d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("green"), color.rgb.green);
        d4.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID("blue"),  color.rgb.blue);
        d3.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("color"), stringIDToTypeID("RGBColor"), d4);
        d2.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("textStyle"), stringIDToTypeID("textStyle"), d3);
        list1.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("textStyleRange"), d2);
        d1.putList(stringIDToTypeID("textStyleRange"), list1);
        d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("textLayer"), d1);
        executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);
        }
catch (e) { throw(e); }
}

[Vibi Dev]

Thanks again @Chuck Uebele. I am actually facing an issue with this script. It turns the color of the superscript to green. 

[Chuck Uebele]

Yea, I was wondering if you wanted it green or black. Easy to change to black.

[Chuck Uebele]

I have a question: is there only one discount word and discount percentage per text layer? Right now, the script will only find the last instance of it.

[Chuck Uebele]

@Vibi Dev I edited the last script that I posted, so now the superscript 1 will be the same color as the original text.