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Hi, im trying to change text with photoshop script, but i was wonder is it possible to change characters in text with superscript. Like a date for example, change layer text and last two character st to made smaller with superscript January 1 st, thanks
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Community Expert
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Sep 03, 2020
Now a version where the coloring is removed.
// add superscript;
// 2020, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
//////////////////
try {
var theFonts = new Array;
var theStyleRanges = new Array;
// get font of active layer;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var layerSet = typeIDToStringID(layerDesc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerSectio
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Community Expert
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I just adapted an older Script to recolor letters to superscript the second and third letter of the selected Type Layer.
Maybe it can provide a starting point for you.
// apply colors from array to letters of selected type layer;
// add superscript;
// 2020, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
//////////////////
try {
var theFonts = new Array;
var theStyleRanges = new Array;
// get font of active layer;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var layerSet = typeIDToStringID(layerDesc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerSection")));
var isBackground = layerDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("background"));
var theName = layerDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('name'));
// if not layer group collect values;
if (layerSet != "layerSectionEnd" && layerSet != "layerSectionStart" && isBackground != true) {
var hasText = layerDesc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID("textKey"));
if (hasText == true) {
var textDesc = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('textKey'));
var theText = textDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('textKey'));
//var shapeList = textDesc.getList(stringIDToTypeID('textShape'));
var paragraphRangeList = textDesc.getList(stringIDToTypeID('paragraphStyleRange'));
var kernRange = textDesc.getList(stringIDToTypeID('kerningRange'));
var rangeList = textDesc.getList(stringIDToTypeID('textStyleRange'));
// process the list;
for (var o = 0; o < rangeList.count; o++) {
var thisList = rangeList.getObjectValue(o);
var theFrom = thisList.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID('from'));
var theTo = thisList.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID('to'));
var styleDesc = thisList.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('textStyle'));
//checkDesc2 (styleDesc);
var aSize = styleDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(charIDToTypeID( "Sz " ));
// check for default font;
if (styleDesc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID('fontPostScriptName')) == true) {var aFont = styleDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('fontPostScriptName'))}
else {
var theDefault = styleDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('baseParentStyle'));
var aFont = theDefault.getString(stringIDToTypeID('fontPostScriptName'));
};
if (styleDesc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID('impliedFontSize')) == true) {var aFont = styleDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('fontPostScriptName'))}
// add to array;
theFonts.push([aFont, aSize, theFrom, theTo]);
theStyleRanges.push(thisList.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('textStyle')));
}
}
};
// the color array;
var theColors = [[255,0,0], [255,255,0], [0,255,0],[0,255,255], [0,0,255], [255,0,255]];
var anIndex = 0;
var theColorNumber = theColors.length;
// change text;
// =======================================================
var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
var idTxtt = charIDToTypeID( "Txtt" );
var idFrom = charIDToTypeID( "From" );
var idT = charIDToTypeID( "T " );
var idTxtS = charIDToTypeID( "TxtS" );
var idTxLr = charIDToTypeID( "TxLr" );
var idTxt = charIDToTypeID( "Txt " );
var idsetd = charIDToTypeID( "setd" );
var idBaseline = stringIDToTypeID( "baseline" );
var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref1 = new ActionReference();
ref1.putEnumerated( idTxLr, charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ));
desc6.putReference( idnull, ref1 );
var desc7 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc7.putString( idTxt, theText );
var list2 = new ActionList();
//////////////////
// define each letter individually;
var theIndex = 0;
var theRef = theStyleRanges[theIndex];
var theRef2 = theFonts[theIndex];
for (var m = 0; m < theText.length; m++) {
// check for relevant style range;
if (m == theRef2[3]) {
theIndex++;
var theRef = theStyleRanges[theIndex];
var theRef2 = theFonts[theIndex];
};
var desc14 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc14.putInteger( idFrom, m );
desc14.putInteger( idT, m+1 );
var theStyle = theRef;
var desc21 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc21.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Rd " ), theColors[anIndex][0] );
desc21.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Grn " ), theColors[anIndex][1] );
desc21.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Bl " ), theColors[anIndex][2] );
theStyle.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Clr " ), charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" ), desc21 );
// superscript;
if (m == 1 || m == 2) {
theStyle.putEnumerated( idBaseline, idBaseline, stringIDToTypeID( "superScript" ));
}
else {
theStyle.putEnumerated( idBaseline, idBaseline, stringIDToTypeID( "normal" ));
};
desc14.putObject( stringIDToTypeID('textStyle'), stringIDToTypeID('textStyle'), theStyle);
list2.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Txtt" ), desc14);
anIndex++;
if (theText[m].match(/\s/)!=null) {anIndex--};
if (anIndex == theColorNumber) {anIndex = 0};
};
//////////////////
var list3 = new ActionList();
for (var n = 0; n < kernRange.count; n++) {
var thisOne = kernRange.getObjectValue(n);
$.writeln (n+"___"+thisOne.getInteger(charIDToTypeID("From"))+"___"+thisOne.getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "T " ))+"___"+thisOne.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("kerning")))
var desc15 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc15.putInteger( idFrom, thisOne.getInteger(charIDToTypeID("From")) );
desc15.putInteger( idT, thisOne.getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "T " )) );
desc15.putInteger( charIDToTypeID( "Krng" ), thisOne.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("kerning")));
list3.putObject( stringIDToTypeID( "kerningRange"), desc15);
};
//////////////////
desc7.putList( idTxtt, list2 );
desc7.putList( stringIDToTypeID( "kerningRange"), list3);
desc6.putObject( idT, idTxLr, desc7 );
executeAction( idsetd, desc6, DialogModes.NO );
}
catch (e) {};
};
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