Set thumbnails size inside Layer Panel

[Panchromatic]

I wish we could directly set the Thumbnail inside Layer Panel with the help of a script.

Sadly the listener doesn't record the setting of the Thumbnail Size, it only records the call of the Layer panel options .

I already found the helpful code below inside this post : get/set "Add Mask By Default" via AM?

but when i run the code, ESTK responds with the error "this functionnality may not be available in this versin of PS"

var ref = new ActionReference();

ref.putProperty (stringIDToTypeID ("property"), stringIDToTypeID ("layerThumbnailSize"));

ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );

var desc = executeActionGet(ref);

var layerThumbnailSize = typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerThumbnailSize")));

alert(layerThumbnailSize);

So, any help is welcome...

[JJMack · Accepted solution]

The scriptlistners does record what  I call junk code for some things you do in Photoshop that just does not work in scripts.   There is a script in the forum that can clean scriptlistener code (Clean SL)script  to make it  easer to read and use.  I ask the author to add a remove junk code button to remove statement  I consider junk.  He did and made is easy foe me to add additional statments type to be removed.

Here I set the layers panel  thumbnails size. Scriptlistner recorded 3 Action manager steps. From that none are useable.

Clean that code it easy to see its for the layers panel

However if you first remove what I consider junk code you come up empty.

[Panchromatic]

If I understand you well, there is nothing more to add ...

Thanks JJMack for your useful answer.

[Kukurykus]

r-bin​ answers correctly to your qeuestion. However I don't know is setting size of Thumbnail also possible beside reading it in later releases, like some settings I found ScriptListener doesn't write they were set but can be set by using ActionManager.

[r-bin]

Which version of Photoshop?

You need CC2018 (everything works there) or at least 2015.5 (not sure).

[Panchromatic]

CS6 version ... so it seems like my wish will not become reality !

[r-bin]

CS6 you can only

runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID("layersPaletteOptions"))

[r-bin]

also usefull

runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID("adjustmentAddMask"))

[Kukurykus]

What preconditions in Photoshop need to be met that code with 'adjustmentAddMask' worked?

[r-bin]

What are you interested in?
Create any adjustment layer. If it is created without a mask, and you need a mask, run this menu. The same applies when the layer is created with a mask and you need it without.

[Kukurykus]

It doesn't work for me in CC2018 after adding Adjustement layer of any kind, like Levels or Color Balance for example with/out mask. It doesn't add/remove mask to/from Adjustement Layer when it's selected. What I'm doing wrong? 😕

[r-bin]

set_add_mask(false)
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function set_add_mask(state)
    {
    try {
        var d = new ActionDescriptor();
        var r = new ActionReference();
        r.putClass(stringIDToTypeID("adjustmentLayer"));
        d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);
        var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        d1.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("type"), stringIDToTypeID("levels"), d2);
        d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("using"), stringIDToTypeID("adjustmentLayer"), d1);
        executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("make"), d, DialogModes.NO);
        var r = new ActionReference();
        r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("hasUserMask"));
        r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
        if (executeActionGet(r).getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("hasUserMask")) == state) 
            {
            activeDocument.activeLayer.remove();
            return;
            }
        activeDocument.activeLayer.remove();
        runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID("adjustmentAddMask"));        
        }
    catch (e) { throw(e); }
    }

upd.

In CC2018 there is a way easier

[Kukurykus]

It creates layer and adds a mask to it, then remove them. Still 'adjustmentAddMask' doesn't do anything at end of code 😕

[r-bin]

Read the post on the link at the beginning of the topic

get/set "Add Mask By Default" via AM?

[Kukurykus]

I see what it does now - un/check menu item in Adjustement panel. I wrongly thought it adds/remove mask to/from layer.

[Panchromatic]

Well, finally, send keys will be my way to go, which of course is not the most beautiful one.

[Kukurykus]

Can you share a code how you're going to send keys?

[Panchromatic]

With a VBS file:

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WScript.Shell")

WScript.Sleep 300

WshShell.SendKeys "{DOWN}"

WScript.Sleep 10

WshShell.SendKeys "{ENTER}"

WScript.Quit

Then just execute the VBS file via a jsx file.

[r-bin]

Works in cs6 and cc2018 on win7.
Sometimes it works unstably.

set_layers_thumbs(0) // 0-none,1-sm,2-med,3-large
alert("Done!")
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function set_layers_thumbs(size)
    {
    while (ScriptUI.environment.keyboardState.keyName || 
        ScriptUI.environment.keyboardState.ctrlKey ||
        ScriptUI.environment.keyboardState.altKey  ||
        ScriptUI.environment.keyboardState.shiftKey)
    { refresh(); }
    var s = "var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject('WScript.Shell');for(var i=0;i<1000;i++)if(WshShell.AppActivate('Layers Panel Options')){WshShell.SendKeys('{DOWN}');"
    if (size >= 1) s += "WshShell.SendKeys('{DOWN}');";
    if (size >= 2) s += "WshShell.SendKeys('{DOWN}');";
    if (size >= 3) s += "WshShell.SendKeys('{DOWN}');";
    s += "WshShell.SendKeys (' ');WshShell.SendKeys('{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}');WshShell.SendKeys (' ');break;}else WScript.Sleep(50);WshShell=null;";
    var f = new File(Folder.temp.fsName + "/" + "tmp.js");
    f.open("w");
    f.write(s);
    f.close("w");
    f.execute();
    runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID("layersPaletteOptions"))
    f.remove();
    f = null;
    }

[Kukurykus]

You can use also '{SPACE}{ENTER}' instead of '{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB} '​ in CS 2018, while in CS6 just '{ENTER}'.

[r-bin]

All this nonsense crazy))

[Panchromatic]

In fact the SListener doesn't records nothing when I change the thumbnail size, so I guess I have had the code to open the Layer Panel options from elsewhere, probably from the configurator.

[Kukurykus]

Have you ever tried code I wrote for you, you never replied anything for that: Re: How to get an annotation's position ?

[Panchromatic]

In answer to

Kukurykus  a écrit

Have you ever tried code I wrote for you, you never replied anything for that: Re: How to get an annotation's position ? 

Sorry for the late reply...Now it's done. I just have to learn how to use properly the forum.

Thanks again to all for sharing your knowledges.

[Kukurykus]

How it answers to Evergreen question if he already found it himself, SL doesn't record that operation that could be used?