Set tool with Action Manager code

[Ghoul Fool]

Taking a stab at Action Manager code. I want to be able to set the antialiasing in the tool to none without having to set any text. Hence using AM code:

It's a wild stab in the dark with a blindfold on:

var idMk = charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " );
var desc11046 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref2274 = new ActionReference();
var idAntA = charIDToTypeID( "AntA" );
var idPrpr = charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" );
ref2274.putProperty( idPrpr, idAntA );
var idAnnt = charIDToTypeID( "Annt" );
var idAnno = charIDToTypeID( "Anno" );
var idantiAliasNone = stringIDToTypeID( "antiAliasNone" );
desc11046.putEnumerated( idAntA, idAnnt, idantiAliasNone );
executeAction( idMk, desc11046, DialogModes.NO );

Sadly, it doesn't work but I don't know why or where. Any ideas?

[Kukurykus]

Toggle anti-aliasing tools on and off

[Ghoul Fool]

This is setting text, or text tools. which is the same; but different 🙂

[Kukurykus]

I don't understand what you need.

[james23304061h3st]

this guy solve your error

https://youtu.be/IL_AoecJaKI

[Kukurykus]

Reply if you are not SpamBot.

[jazz-y · Accepted solution]

#target photoshop;

var s2t = stringIDToTypeID;

(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('currentToolOptions'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('application'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
var toolOptions = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(p),
    characterOptions = toolOptions.getObjectValue(s2t('textToolCharacterOptions')),
    textStyle = characterOptions.getObjectValue(s2t('textStyle'));

textStyle.putInteger(s2t('antiAlias'), 0);
characterOptions.putObject(s2t('textStyle'), s2t('textStyle'), textStyle);
toolOptions.putObject(s2t('textToolCharacterOptions'), s2t('null'), characterOptions);

(r = new ActionReference()).putClass(s2t('typeCreateOrEditTool'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
d.putObject(s2t('to'), s2t('target'), toolOptions);
executeAction(s2t('set'), d, DialogModes.NO);

Frst we need to find in which object the antiAlias ​​option is located (application -> currentToolOptions -> textToolCharacterOptions -> textStyle). In one of the recent threads @Stephen Marsh gave you a link where it was described in detail how to search for parameters. Then we sequentially collect the object in reverse order, i.e. first we put antiAlias ​​= 0 in textStyle, then we put textStyle in textToolCharacterOptions, and finally put textToolCharacterOptions in currentToolOptions (do not forget that in addition to the name of the object, we need to specify its classID - all this is available at the stage of searching for the desired variable). After we got the finished object, we simply assign it to the typeCreateOrEditTool class (name of current tool can be found at application -> tool)

[Ghoul Fool]

Sadly, that fails on line 7. Running PS 19.16, if that helps

[jazz-y]

I only have the latest version installed (this is my mistake - I didn't check compatibility with older versions). Try that way:

#target photoshop;

var s2t = stringIDToTypeID;

(r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('tool'));
r.putEnumerated(s2t('application'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
var toolOptions = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(s2t('currentToolOptions')),
    characterOptions = toolOptions.getObjectValue(s2t('textToolCharacterOptions')),
    textStyle = characterOptions.getObjectValue(s2t('textStyle'));

textStyle.putInteger(s2t('antiAlias'), 0);
characterOptions.putObject(s2t('textStyle'), s2t('textStyle'), textStyle);
toolOptions.putObject(s2t('textToolCharacterOptions'), s2t('null'), characterOptions);

(r = new ActionReference()).putClass(s2t('typeCreateOrEditTool'));
(d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t('target'), r);
d.putObject(s2t('to'), s2t('target'), toolOptions);
executeAction(s2t('set'), d, DialogModes.NO);

[Ghoul Fool]

Sadly, that also didn't work. 

[jazz-y]

add before main function

app.currentTool = 'typeCreateOrEditTool'

Most tools allow you to set options without switching to them directly, but with typeCreateOrEditTool, that trick doesn't seem to work 😞

[Ghoul Fool]

Nice. That works, thank you!

[Ghoul Fool]

var aa = 2
textStyle.putInteger(s2t('antiAlias'), aa);

Setting aa to 0, 1, & 2 I get None , Sharp & Strong respectively. However it seems to have skipped over Crisp & smooth. Values or 3 or above give none. What's that about?

[jazz-y]

None == 0

Sharp == 16

Crisp == 1

Strong == 2

Smooth == 8

Windows LCD == 64

Windows == 128

Perhaps a bitmask is used there 🤷

[Ghoul Fool]

D'oh! Thank you once again.