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mauricior6328708
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June 1, 2016
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Selecting tools via scripts

  • June 1, 2016
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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

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Correct answer SuperMerlin

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.


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 );

3 replies

mauricior6328708
mauricior6328708Author
Inspiring
June 1, 2016

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
SuperMerlin
Inspiring
June 1, 2016
////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 );
///////////////////////////////////////////////
/////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
    mauricior6328708Author
    Inspiring
    June 1, 2016

    SuperMerlin, thanks again! A hug.

    SuperMerlin
    SuperMerlin
    Inspiring
    June 1, 2016

    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
    mauricior6328708Author
    Inspiring
    June 1, 2016

    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
    SuperMerlin
    Inspiring
    June 1, 2016

    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 ); 
    };
    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 1, 2016

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

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