Setting History Option with ActionManager

[tomzag]

I'm trying to set the option "Make Layer Visibility Changes Undoable" (History palette -> History Options).

My code so far (deselect the checkbox):

var d = new ActionDescriptor();  
var r = new ActionReference();  
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("application"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));  
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);  
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"), false);  
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO); 

I gotta do something wrong. My ActionManager knowledge is limited.

I think r-bin or Kukurykus can me help out there

[Kukurykus]

If you may check its status you can set it too:

sTT = stringIDToTypeID;
(ref = new ActionReference()).putProperty(sTT('property'), sTT('layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable'))
ref.putClass(sTT('application')), executeActionGet(ref).getBoolean(sTT('layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable'))

[tomzag]

Kukurykus Yes, I was able to read it but not to write.

r-bin So there is no way to set this at the moment... ok, thanks.

[r-bin]

Hmm...

But in CC219 it can work.

In CC2018 there is definitely no such identifier.

If you have CC2019 check.

I can not check.

var d = new ActionDescriptor();
var r = new ActionReference();
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("historyPreferences"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("application"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
d1.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"), true);
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("historyPreferences"), d1);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);

[tomzag]

No it's not working.





Also for CC2019 "layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable" is not a property of "historyPreferences". It's directly listed as a property of the app object (result from your GetterDemo.jsx).

[Kukurykus]

I never used it yet, but I think GetterDemo.jsx created xbytor2, however r-bin seems now to be better from him

[r-bin]

Can not say anything.
I do not have CC21019

And in historyPreferences (property for app) there is such a parameter?

[tomzag]

Kukurykus oh, you are right, GetterDemo.jsx is from xbytor2

r-bin Parameter of HistoryPrefs are only "MaximumStates", "SnapshotInitial" and "NonLinear".

[r-bin]

try this (sets to true)

var d = new ActionDescriptor();    
var r = new ActionReference();    
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("application"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));    
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);    
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"), true);    
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);   

var d = new ActionDescriptor();    
var r = new ActionReference();    
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("application"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));    
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);    
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();    
d1.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"), true);    
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"), d1);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);   

var d = new ActionDescriptor();    
var r = new ActionReference();    
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("application"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));    
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);    
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();    
d1.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"), true);    
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("null"), d1);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);   

[tomzag]

var d = new ActionDescriptor();   
var r = new ActionReference();   
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("application"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));   
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);   
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();   
d1.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"), false);   
d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("to"), stringIDToTypeID("layerVisibilityChangesAreUndoable"), d1);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("set"), d, DialogModes.NO);

Works for CC2019!

Unfortunately, I need this back to CC 2015. Thanks anyway!

[Kukurykus]

Credits go to r-bin

[r-bin]

I think Adobe forgot to assign it, and some other ticks, an identifier

You can only change "nonLinear" and "snapshotInitial" ticks.