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‎Aug 17, 2016
12:17 AM
Internet is our friend, and there's a snapshot in archive.org here: Photoshop Scripts Alas not every page is stored, but most of them are I'd say. I remember to have downloaded them one by one in the past, but I've to look in the bottomless pit of my backups. Davide Barranca
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‎Aug 11, 2016
09:58 AM
1 Upvote
Actions and CEP have strange behaviours. E.g. if your actions use a stop step, it throws a user cancelled error (8007). You don't need CEP panels to see this. Just run this as a script: try{ app.doAction("ActionWithStop", "ActionSet"); } catch(e) { alert(e) } On Mac this exception is ignored in the CEP evalScript call, but not in plain extendscript. On Windows it is not ignored in CEP's evalScript call. I'm not sure this is directly related to your issue, but it's worth mentioning anyway. Cheers, Davide Barranca
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‎Aug 10, 2016
02:50 PM
4 Upvotes
Hi, you can definitely build such a tool – a PS face detection HTML panel – but due to technology constraints the steps are a little bit convoluted. You'd need to: 1. Write an Adobe Generator plugin to extract the Active Document composite as PNG/JPG (or alternative make your Panel save it programmatically) 2. Load the JPG/PNG into an HTML Panel in PS 3. Use the jQuery plugin in there The result is an array of coordinates in your Javascript – from that point onwards, you can do whatever you want via scripting, like make a selection duplicate each face in its own layer, etc. Hope this helps, Davide Barranca --- http://htmlpanelsbook.com
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‎Jul 26, 2016
07:22 AM
4 Upvotes
Hi, apparently this has not yet been announced: if you head to ps-scripts.com you can see that the forum is back online. And it's active (you can search and post new stuff) and full of old topics. This is what it looks like now: This has been the work of a developer (not me) who hopefully will show up here because he deserves all our appreciation and gratitude. There might be some missing topic, and as far as I understand you need to re-create your account, but it's a gold mine back to life. Looking forward to seeing you there! Davide Barranca
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‎Jul 14, 2016
02:21 PM
1 Upvote
Hi, if what you need is Folder names you can use Folder tokens, like Folder.userData, Folder.myDocuments, etc. – please find more information in the Javascript Tools guide PDF bundled with the ExtendScript Toolkit, page 56 and following.. Regards, Davide Barranca
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‎Jul 12, 2016
09:17 AM
Gee, it was in the documentation; what a silly old boy I've become 🙂 Thank you very much Michel! Davide
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‎Jul 12, 2016
05:53 AM
Hi, say that I have: var str = "dialog { \ btn1: Button { text: 'clickMe 1' },\ btn2: Button { text: 'clickMe 2' }\ }" var w = new Window(str) w.show(); which gives a dummy ScriptUI Window of type 'dialog'. I'd like to comment out a part of that resource String, say the btn1 line. How do I do? Inline... I'd say it's not possible, so I've tried // they don't work 😕 w.btn1 = null; // or undefined delete w.btn1; To no avail. I cannot use w.btn1.visible = false; because the element, still, will occupy his own Window real estate even if it's invisible: While what I'm after is a way to comment out the element so that the result is: Basically I've quite complex resource strings that I don't want to mess up when I experiment. I could duplicate the entire code, but I'm curious to see whether there are smarter options. Suggestions are really appreciated 🙂 Thank you! Davide Barranca --- Photoshop HTML Panels Development course hyyp://htmlpanelsbook.com
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‎Jul 09, 2016
04:24 PM
I've quit using scrollbars and now always use plain sliders – scrollbars can do weird things on CC2015.x (on Mac at least), like you move the whole Dialog and the scrollbar's "bar" (cursor, thumb, how do you call that in english?) keeps in the same position relative to the whole display.
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‎Jul 09, 2016
04:17 PM
JJMack​, if memory doesn't fail me we've had this issue in past versions of Photoshop, with Adobe's own scripts (as well as third party's) breaking randomly if the document wasn't tabbed and/or edit in tabs wasn't in the Preferences. Yet, as far as I remember, it was solved (don't ask me in which version, I can't say) – now it is back?! Ouch! Davide
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‎Jul 09, 2016
04:08 AM
1 Upvote
I've tried on Mac and got this error: Davide
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‎Jul 08, 2016
06:16 AM
2 Upvotes
Hi, please see here: HTML Panels Tips: #10 Packaging / ZXP Installers | Photoshop, etc. There are some other ~20 free tips about HTML Panels in the blog. Cheers, Davide Barranca --- HTML Panels Development course http://htmlpanelsbook.com
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‎Jul 08, 2016
06:10 AM
2 Upvotes
I wouldn't certainly hold my breath waiting for modern JS to be implemented in ExtendScript (my bet is that we'll never get there) – you're better off using shims. There's also a new project that you might want to try here. Davide --- HTML Panels Development Course http://htmlpanelsbook.com
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‎Jul 06, 2016
08:50 AM
1 Upvote
I wouldn't use Extension Builder, as its latest update is from 2013 I'd say. If you want to explore CEP API it's easier to attach a debugger to a Panel and play with the Chrome Developer Tools console. Davide
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‎Jul 06, 2016
05:16 AM
1 Upvote
Sorry for being late to the party, but the email linked to the AdobeID which I use to reply to Forum threads isn't active anymore and I really looove those green bars below my avatar Heimdaal​, you can use the CEP "Other API" to deal with Files and Folders! Please check here.​ Regards, Davide --- Photoshop HTML Panels Development Course http://htmlpanelsbook.com
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‎Jul 01, 2016
09:39 AM
1 Upvote
JJMack​ What is in the <javascriptresource> is the name, but also the name and kind of parameters used: The params are saved into a Descriptor with an 'objectToDescriptor' (and retrieved with the inverse 'descriptorToObject') function, and stored within the recorded action; which in turn the Script receives when played by the action as app.playbackParameters. But this we know. I've solved my own debugging problem moving line by line a 'throw new Error()' – in case you're curious, the issue was caused by a cleaning routine (run after the main one) which wasn't dealing with the case of the script being run by an Action. No matter what was the contingent nature of the issue, my question holds: how do you debug in ESTK an action-recorded script that is played? I'd say it's not possible at all, but others may prove me wrong. Davide
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‎Jul 01, 2016
07:50 AM
Hi, I've built several scripts that leave traces in Actions – also blogged about this in the past (see here). Now I find myself in need to debug the action called script, and can't find a way – let me explain the whole thing. I had an action-recordable script (with dialogs, etc) that worked flawlessly, let's call this version A. I've almost entirely refactored the code and built version B. The issue is that apparently both A and B successfully leave traces in the Action Palette, but when I play the recorded action (and so I call the B script) nothing happens, there's something wrong. Since the two <javascriptresource> sections of A and B are identical, I can't test them together, but I have to keep just one of the jsx in the Presets/Scripts folder and temporarily move out the other one. The weird thing is that if I record the action running the latest, buggy version B, and then play it back when the version A file is in place, the routine is performed successfully! But recording with B, and playing B leads to nothing. So I would say that the error lies somewhere after this check in version B: var isFromAction = !!app.playbackParameters.count; if (isFromAction) { // stuff here } I would debug that in ESTK (the code is a bit entangled), but I've found no way to pop up ESTK, "debugger;" doesn't work. Any suggestion? Thank you, Davide Barranca http://htmlpanelsbook.com
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‎Jun 02, 2016
02:13 PM
1 Upvote
No, the original forum's DB hasn't been recovered and I'd say it's officially lost forever. We have the archive.org, unsearchable snapshot. Unless somebody very talented knows a way to seek through it and find a way to rebuild the DB from the snapshot via scripting of some sort, it's gone. Starting a V2 is a huge amount of work, and it can't be a solo project, so hat off to everybody who tries (I did my own attempts in the past, but as everybody else I've a job and a life that don't allow me too much extra time). FYI, there's also a new project that has been launched very recently here: ExtendScript · GitHub ​ and looks quite interesting, give it a look. Davide Barranca http://htmlpanelsbook.com
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‎Apr 14, 2016
02:10 PM
Cool function Pedro,
may I ask you how you've been able to get all the stringIDs – apparently I'm able to record only the "masterDiameter" via ScriptingListener using the contextual menu, everything else belonging to the Brush panel leave no trace.
Thank you!
Davide Barranca
HTML PANELS
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‎Apr 14, 2016
01:54 PM
Hi, PS CC2015.1.2 / OSX and it seems to work as expected – it creates a new Layer and stamps visible. What happens on your side exactly? Davide Barranca --- http://htmlpanelsbook.com
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‎Apr 12, 2016
12:18 PM
1 Upvote
Hi, if you're not in the context of an HTML Panel in Photoshop (but standard ExtendScript, i.e. a JSX file) instead of require('something') you can use preprocessor directives such as
#includepath "include;../include"
#include "file.jsxinc"
This is documented from page 233 onwards of the JavaScript Tools Guide PDF (jsxinc is just an arbitrary extension, you can use whatever you want) In HTML Panels it doesn't work for Photoshop (InDesign is fine with that, though), so you have to load JSX files dynamically with $.evalFile(). Hope this helps! Davide Barranca --- http://htmlpanelsbook.com www.davidebarranca.com
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‎Mar 28, 2016
07:36 AM
1 Upvote
Hi, please bear with me for the shameless personal plug - my Adobe Photoshop HTML Panels Development course (subtitled: Build and Market Adobe Creative Cloud Extensions) is finally available here. ‌ It's a 285 pages PDF (and Mobi/ePub) about Panels coding and marketing – from the very beginning to advanced topics – plus a three hours HD video-series. Since official documentation is scarce and/or sparse to say the least, I'm sure it's going to be helpful to anyone interested in that topic. Please refer to the official website for extra information and sample content (I give away for free a 40 pages excerpt plus half of an hour of screencasts). I'm running a special offer through April 2016 for the launch, so if you dig Panels hurry up! I'd also like to take the chance and thank all the forum people whose contributions over the years have been of great value - you've helped a lot! Best regards, Davide Barranca
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‎Mar 21, 2016
05:56 AM
2 Upvotes
Hi, I've not the answer but possibly there's a typo in your image (Y and M channels swapped). Would you need this for solid colors (e.g. flat swatches)? Davide Barranca --- http://htmlpanelsbook.com
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‎Feb 09, 2016
01:47 AM
I didn't know that from CS5.1 the path is not anymore localized, thanks for the info! Davide Barranca --- http://htmlpanelsbook.com
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‎Jan 11, 2016
03:18 PM
1 Upvote
Hi, I'm sorry but apparently I've issues on the email account I use for the forum, so I didn't receive the notification. A problem that I see here is that there's no CSInterface in photogyulai‌'s code - am I missing it? Say that you have an HTML (used "id" instead of "name"):
<input id="acolor" type="text" id="colorfield" value="" size="5" maxlength="6" />
<br>
<input type="submit" value="GoGo" onclick="fillwithcolor();"/>
Then your JS:
var csInterface = new CSInterface();
function fillwithcolor() {
// metElementById, not getElementsById
var col = document.getElementById("acolor").value);
// Mind the quotes
csInterface.evalScript("fill_layer('" + col + "')");
}
Then your JSX:
function fill_layer(col) {
//...
}
Hope this helps! Davide Barranca --- http://htmlpanelsbook.com/
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‎Dec 23, 2015
02:08 PM
Hi Eyal, grab the ZXP, rename it as ZIP, unZip it. Move the resulting folder to: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/ Restart Photoshop. Does it show in PS? If it doesn't, then you've a problem in the manifest.xml. Conversely, (i.e. it shows), then you have a problem with the ZXP. Have a look here for extra guidance: http://www.davidebarranca.com/2014/05/html-panels-tips-10-packaging-zxp-installers/ Regards, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Dec 23, 2015
01:50 PM
Hi, I don't think so. With the latest update to CEP6.1, only Google Chrome is supported (Safari doesn't work anymore, nor Firefox does). For a moment I thought you were referring to Adobe Edge (which isn't developed anymore, by the way) then I've realized that you more likely mean the heir of Internet Explorer 🙂 Last time I tried on my virtualized Window 10 I wasn't able - I guess it was CEP6, so I'd say CEP6.1 is no different. Regards Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Dec 20, 2015
08:34 AM
Hi, in case you need more than 10 x/y locations, you can do the same with the Count tool. Davide
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‎Dec 16, 2015
01:14 PM
Hi, I don't think so - have a look at the CSInterface.js source for confirmation. Regards Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Dec 15, 2015
01:39 PM
1 Upvote
Hi, see buliarca's scripts BCM Tools and look for "BCM08> ToggleOpen_CloseGroup..." Regards Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Dec 13, 2015
06:49 AM
Hi, I've inspected the scripting listener code generated by dragging the topmost layer's mask to the layer below, substituting it. Basically I start with this configuration: and the result is this: the recorded ActionManager is:
var idMk = charIDToTypeID( "Mk " );
var desc215 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idNw = charIDToTypeID( "Nw " );
var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
desc215.putClass( idNw, idChnl );
var idAt = charIDToTypeID( "At " );
var ref112 = new ActionReference();
var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var idMsk = charIDToTypeID( "Msk " );
ref112.putEnumerated( idChnl, idChnl, idMsk );
var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
ref112.putName( idLyr, "Target" );
desc215.putReference( idAt, ref112 );
var idUsng = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var ref113 = new ActionReference();
var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var idMsk = charIDToTypeID( "Msk " );
ref113.putEnumerated( idChnl, idChnl, idMsk );
var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
ref113.putEnumerated( idLyr, idOrdn, idTrgt );
desc215.putReference( idUsng, ref113 );
executeAction( idMk, desc215, DialogModes.NO );
which I've refactored for clarity's sake as:
function c2t (c) { return app.charIDToTypeID(c) }
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
var r1 = new ActionReference();
var r2 = new ActionReference();
d1.putClass( s2t('new'), s2t('channel') );
r1.putEnumerated( s2t('channel', s2t('channel'), s2t('mask') );
r1.putName( s2t('layer'), 'Target');
d1.putReference( s2t('at'), r1 );
r2.putEnumerated( s2t('channel'), s2t('channel'), s2t('mask') );
r2.putEnumerated( s2t('layer'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum') );
d1.putReference( s2t('using'), r2 );
executeAction( s2t('make'), d1, DialogModes.NO );
Now, for some reason if I go back to the very exact starting point (first screenshot) and I run the above code - no matter whether the refactored or original version - I got the usual "General Photoshop error, etc" that happens when your AM code is wrong and/or tries to perform some action that is forbidden. I wonder whether this is a scriptinglistener recording bug or something else. I've seen that the code runs "almost" correctly if the bottom layer has no mask - in this case the mask is not moved but duplicated (i.e. same mask for both the layer above and below). So possibly the SL code is missing the "replace" existing mask and "move" mask part - is hard to guess what they should be... Thank you in advance for any help, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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