Selecting tools via scripts

[mauricior6328708]

Hello personal greetings to all:

Is there any possibility to select tools via scripts? I need to add the command a few buttons on a panel HTML5. I tried to create actions for each of them but some of them does not work actions:

Are they:

• Pen Tool

• Freeform Pen Tool

• Add Anchor Point Tool

• Delete Anchor Point Tool

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• Rectangular Marquee Tool

• Elliptical Marquee Tool

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• Polygonal Lasso Tool

• Magnetic Lasso Tool

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Have you tried using ScriptingListener.plugin to record the selection of the Tools in question?

[SuperMerlin]

This function gives the current tool.

function findCurrentTool(){
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); 
var cTool = typeIDToStringID(executeActionGet(ref).getEnumerationType(stringIDToTypeID('tool')));
return cTool;
};

This function will select the tool.

function selectTool(tool) { 
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
        var ref = new ActionReference(); 
        ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID(tool) ); 
    desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
    executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); 
};

[mauricior6328708]

I add this command JSX, Native Extension Bulder 3

$ ._ = {Ext_frm09

run: function () {

/ ********** Replace sample code below with your own JSX code ********** /

selectTool (tool) function {

var desc = new ActionDescriptor ();

var ref = new ActionReference ();

ref.putClass (app.stringIDToTypeID (tool));

desc.putReference (app.charIDToTypeID ('null'), ref);

ExecuteAction (app.charIDToTypeID ('SLCT'), desc, DialogModes.NO);

};

/ ************************************************* *********************** /

return appName;

},

};

Before I had put the code generated by ScriptingListener.plugin

I did a test here and in both situations aparceu me the following message image:

[SuperMerlin]

You have 'SLCT" in uppercase this is incorrect it should be lowercase.

As an example.

#target photoshop;
alert(findCurrentTool());
selectTool('sliceSelectTool');
function findCurrentTool(){
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); 
var cTool = typeIDToStringID(executeActionGet(ref).getEnumerationType(stringIDToTypeID('tool')));
return cTool;
};
function selectTool(tool) { 
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
        var ref = new ActionReference(); 
        ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID(tool) ); 
    desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
    executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); 
};

[mauricior6328708]

SuperMerlin You as always very atensioso thank you!

Forgive my lack of knowledge about programming. JSX is too compricado for me. To simplify I just wanted to know the scripts of each of these tools for me sitados. Example: What is the command to call the pen tool? For you to understand my question when I want some script any Photoshop menu, we refer to Adobe Configurator and select a particular menu and identify your code (script) through the attributes of the menu in question and that selected scripit I add to arquivo.jsx model generated by Builder extension. Thank you!

This is only an example to better understand my question, the scripts I need are some tools.

[SuperMerlin · Accepted solution]

Hope these help....

/////// Pentool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('penTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); 
////////freeform pentool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('freeformPenTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); 
//////////Add anchor point tool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('addKnotTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); 
//////////Delete anchor point tool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('deleteKnotTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); 
//////////rectangular marquee tool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('marqueeRectTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
//////////Elliptical Marquee Tool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('marqueeEllipTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
//////////Polygonal Lasso Tool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('polySelTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
//////////Magnetic Lasso Tool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('magneticLassoTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );

[mauricior6328708]

Now yes, perfect!

Vc is the greatest!

Again thank you my brother .. A big hug.

[mauricior6328708]

Please could you send me some I forgot. Lasso tool, gradient tool and Custom shape tool.

In the future I will add new tools on other projects, it would be possible adiquir a list with only the id so that I can replace only the script ??

Thank you!

[SuperMerlin]

////Lasso tool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('lassoTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
////gradient tool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('gradientTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
////Custom shape tool
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); 
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID('customShapeTool') ); 
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); 
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
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/////This will give you the tool name of the selected tool
var ref = new ActionReference(); 
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); 
alert(typeIDToStringID(executeActionGet(ref).getEnumerationType(stringIDToTypeID('tool'))));

[mauricior6328708]

SuperMerlin, thanks again! A hug.

[Guest]

This may help too, from the archive of the PS-Scripts forum I personally miss so much:

ps-scripts.com • View topic - Select tool list

HTH,

--Mikaeru

[mauricior6328708]

Mikaeru 69, thank you for sharing the link! Always I add my favorite ferrementas in my panels and this will help me a lot. A hug my friend.