Hi, have a look at this Create a Trial Extension? Cheers, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com ... View more

Great 🙂 I know myself HTML Panel are quite a bit of a learning curve - I'm currently writing an ebook on them, if it doesn't kill me (max respect for books authors - it's a hell of a work!) I'll let you know when it's ready. Best regards Davide ... View more

Hi, try changing Version="6.0" in line 02 and report back. Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com ... View more

Hi, give this a try for a Palette window in PS: http://www.davidebarranca.com/2012/11/scriptui-bridgetalk-persistent-window-examples/ (also ScriptUI Window in Photoshop – Palette vs. Dialog | Photoshop, etc.) (not tested in recent versions, but might work). Regards Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com ... View more

Hi Tom, as follow is my implementation of the class using the new JSON syntax: var csInterface   = new CSInterface(); var applicationID = csInterface.getApplicationID(); var extensionID   = csInterface.getExtensionID(); function PhotoshopCallbackUnique (csEvent) {   try {   var callback;   if (typeof csEvent.data === "string") {   // fixing the fact csEvent.data is a JSON string hidden in a string, e.g.   // ver1,{ "eventID": 1148218467, "eventData": {"null":{"_enum":"ordinal","_ref":"document","_value":"first"}}}   // stripping the "ver1,"   var eventDataString = csEvent.data.replace("ver1,{", "{");   var eventDataObj    = JSON.parse(eventDataString);   // putting back the object   csEvent.data = eventDataObj;   // + needed?   psEventDelegate.invoke(+eventDataObj.eventID, csEvent);   console.log("PhotoshopCallbackUnique: " + JSON.stringify(eventDataObj));   } else {   console.log("PhotoshopCallbackUnique expecting string for csEvent.data!");   }   } catch(e) {   console.log("PhotoshopCallbackUnique catch:" + e);   } } function PhotoshopEventDelegate () {   this.eventMap = {}; } PhotoshopEventDelegate.prototype.invoke = function(eventTypeID, csEvent) {   var callback = this.eventMap[eventTypeID].callback;   if (callback) {   callback(csEvent);   } } PhotoshopEventDelegate.prototype.registerEvent = function(typeID, unRegister) {   var eventEnding = null;   if (unRegister) {   console.log('UnRegistering ' + typeID);   eventEnding = 'PhotoshopUnRegisterEvent';   csInterface.removeEventListener('com.adobe.PhotoshopJSONCallback' + extensionID, PhotoshopCallbackUnique);   } else {   console.log('Registering ' + typeID);   eventEnding = 'PhotoshopRegisterEvent';   csInterface.addEventListener("com.adobe.PhotoshopJSONCallback" + extensionID, PhotoshopCallbackUnique);   }   var event = new CSEvent(   "com.adobe." + eventEnding,   "APPLICATION",   applicationID,   extensionID   );   event.data = typeID;   csInterface.dispatchEvent(event); }; PhotoshopEventDelegate.prototype.addEventListener = function(typeString, callback) {   csInterface.evalScript("app.stringIDToTypeID('" + typeString + "')", function(res) {   this.eventMap[res] = { "callback" : callback };   this.registerEvent(res, true);  // unRegister (just in case)   this.registerEvent(res, false); // Register   }.bind(this)); } PhotoshopEventDelegate.prototype.removeEventListener = function(typeString, callback) {   csInterface.evalScript("app.stringIDToTypeID('" + typeString + "')", function(res) {   // this.eventMap[+res] = null;   this.eventMap[res] = null;   this.registerEvent(res, true);  // unRegister   }.bind(this)); } module.exports = new PhotoshopEventDelegate(); I'll be glad to carry on the conversation privately - feel free to reach me using: name dot surname at the known mail service provided by google 🙂 Cheers, Davide Barranca ... View more

For example, a 'make' event is triggered both when a new layer is created and also when a new document is created. We may want to register a handler for each of these situations, the handler checking that the class is correct for each situation. Right! In Extendscript there's the Notifier's EventClass - here in Panels either you get back to JSX with desc.fromID or, possibly, using PhotoshopJSONCallback that is a bit more informative about the event. For instance // Here is an example event for when a new doucment was created: { "eventID":1298866208,   "eventData":     { "documentID":1566,       "new":       { "_obj":"document",         "depth":8,         "fill":           { "_enum":"fill",             "_value":"white"           },         "height":           { "_unit":"distanceUnit",             "_value":360           },         "mode":           { "_class":"RGBColorMode"           },         "pixelScaleFactor":1,         "profile":"sRGB IEC61966-2.1",         "resolution":           { "_unit":"densityUnit",             "_value":300           },         "width":           { "_unit":"distanceUnit",             "_value":504           }         }     } } Nice conversation by the way! 🙂 Are you developing a particular product if I may ask (out of personal curiosity), or just exploring PS features? Cheers Davide ... View more

As a side note, I think the approach Adobe took of using the: this._eventMap = [] is a bit overkill. I mean, if you register the "make" event you get an array of 1298866209 values (of which, 1298866208 are undefined). Wouldn't be better to have it as follows? this._eventMap = {    "1298866208" : {         callback: function(e) {             //..         }     } } Also, I was having a look at your code and how is it possible that a single event can have multiple callbacks, using the array scheme in the delegate? I would say that multiple addingEventListener would simply replace the callback - I'd rather stick to a one-to-one match, or implement the eventMap as an object and store callbacks as objects themselves with a name prop. Gee how twisted even simple things can become! 🙂 Cheers, Davide ... View more

Thank you very much for the answer Tom! I'm currently mixing your class with the example of the latest CEP 6 PhotoshopJSONCallback (which is going to replace PhotoshopCallback in PS-next), I'll post here as soon as I can get it done. I don't unregister the photoshop event in removeEventListener because it is possible (and perhaps likely) that multiple callbacks will be triggered by one event type. For safety I just remove the callback so it won't be triggered but any others listening for the same event will be safe. OK I see - it's not the approach I would take myself, but it makes sense. Tangles? It's my middle name! 🙂 Best regards, -Davide ... View more

Thanks xbytor, it is likely as you said, even if the SL records first the New Layer, then ModalEnter, then ModalExit. By the way, if you run ModalEnter from ESTK it just fails. X, do you happen to know if there's an updated version of SL? Thank you! -Davide ... View more

Hi Chuck, thanks for the reply. I'm asking since in the last versions (to the best of my memory) I started to notice in the output of SL.plugin several "modalStateChanged" instances that I don't remember I saw in the past, plus some oddities. For instance, this is the output of Make New Document: Marker - 28 Aug 2015 22:32:30 // ======================================================= var idmodalStateChanged = stringIDToTypeID( "modalStateChanged" );     var desc74 = new ActionDescriptor();     var idLvl = charIDToTypeID( "Lvl " );     desc74.putInteger( idLvl, 1 );     var idStte = charIDToTypeID( "Stte" );     var idStte = charIDToTypeID( "Stte" );     var identer = stringIDToTypeID( "enter" );     desc74.putEnumerated( idStte, idStte, identer ); executeAction( idmodalStateChanged, desc74, DialogModes.NO ); // ======================================================= var idmodalStateChanged = stringIDToTypeID( "modalStateChanged" );     var desc75 = new ActionDescriptor();     var idLvl = charIDToTypeID( "Lvl " );     desc75.putInteger( idLvl, 0 );     var idStte = charIDToTypeID( "Stte" );     var idStte = charIDToTypeID( "Stte" );     var idexit = stringIDToTypeID( "exit" );     desc75.putEnumerated( idStte, idStte, idexit ); executeAction( idmodalStateChanged, desc75, DialogModes.NO ); As you see, there's no trace of the actual new document. I did it once more and here it is, sandwiched in other extra modalStateChanged: // ======================================================= var idMk = charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " );     var desc76 = new ActionDescriptor();     var idNw = charIDToTypeID( "Nw  " );         var desc77 = new ActionDescriptor();         var idpreset = stringIDToTypeID( "preset" );         desc77.putString( idpreset, """Default Photoshop Size""" );     var idDcmn = charIDToTypeID( "Dcmn" );     desc76.putObject( idNw, idDcmn, desc77 );     var idDocI = charIDToTypeID( "DocI" );     desc76.putInteger( idDocI, 1555 ); executeAction( idMk, desc76, DialogModes.NO ); // ======================================================= var idmodalStateChanged = stringIDToTypeID( "modalStateChanged" );     var desc78 = new ActionDescriptor();     var idLvl = charIDToTypeID( "Lvl " );     desc78.putInteger( idLvl, 1 );     var idStte = charIDToTypeID( "Stte" );     var idStte = charIDToTypeID( "Stte" );     var identer = stringIDToTypeID( "enter" );     desc78.putEnumerated( idStte, idStte, identer ); executeAction( idmodalStateChanged, desc78, DialogModes.NO ); // ======================================================= var idmodalStateChanged = stringIDToTypeID( "modalStateChanged" );     var desc79 = new ActionDescriptor();     var idLvl = charIDToTypeID( "Lvl " );     desc79.putInteger( idLvl, 0 );     var idStte = charIDToTypeID( "Stte" );     var idStte = charIDToTypeID( "Stte" );     var idexit = stringIDToTypeID( "exit" );     desc79.putEnumerated( idStte, idStte, idexit ); executeAction( idmodalStateChanged, desc79, DialogModes.NO ); I have really no clue what are they for - any idea? Thanks! -Davide ... View more

Hi, thanks for sharing this! I've checked the original photoshopDelegate (the one in the Adobe's panel) and I'm not sure what the event.delegate is (line 65..75) PhotoshopDelegate.prototype.addEvents = function(event) {    /* if(!_.isArray(events)) {         events = [events];     }     */    csInterface.evalScript( "app.stringIDToTypeID('"+ event.name + "');",         function(result) {             this._eventMap[+result] = event.delegate;             this._registerEvent();         }.bind(this) ); }; It looks like they use addEvents passing an array of event objects in which the event.name is the typeID and the event.delegate is the callback - am I right? --- UPDATE Besides, I've seen your removeEventListener, which I append below as a handy reference: EventDelegate.prototype.removeEventListener = function( typeStrings, callback ) {     csInterface.evalScript( "s2t('"+typeStrings+"')", function(r){     this._events[+r.split(',')[0]] = null;     }.bind(this) ); } I have a couple of questions for you, if I may ask: 1. Is there a reason not to include a this.__registerPSEvent( r, true ); in there too? Basically in your code when the removeEventListener is called, the com.adobe.photoshopUnRegisterEvent is not actually dispatched - it's just removed the callback in the this._events array. So you don't remove the listener, just set the callback as null. 2. It looks like your s2t accepts / returns an array, since the param is typeStrings (plural) and you r.split(',')[0] - but you hardwire the first returned value so I guess you plan to use removeEventListener for a single event - am I correct? --- Thank you, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com ... View more

Hi, as an extension developer I've been reported myself too that sometimes my customers are unable to install products via Add-ons / CC2015. ZXP + Max Penson ZXPInstaller or manual installation is the way to go, yet my impression is that, as a platform, Add-ons would require "some" refinements to be used successfully on both sides (users and producers). Because we do *not* want nor need to have another version of the old Photoshop Marketplace, do we?! As a side note "Moving to Add-ons" as the Correct Answer is a bit funny 😉 Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com ... View more

Hi, I'm not sure it can be done (would be interesting, though): as far as I know the /Presets/Scripts folder is checked only when PS boots since its content is used to populate those menus which are controlled by <javascriptresource> tags (Filter, Script > Automate, etc). I've never heard about the possibility to refresh them - let's see if others can help. Regards Davide --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com ... View more

I DO, though, love the idea of having an error message "Can't find magic layer1 Style".  How would I add that in? Just use the makeNewLayer function as I've modified it in the last code (see the try/catch block). Good you've found what you were looking for 🙂 Regards Davide ... View more

Hi pixxxel schubser‌, in fact it's not that I don't like RegExp! I admit they are incredibly powerful: but nothing of their rules sticks in my brain after I've used them - each time I need to seek through documentation like the first time. It reminds me when I teach my mother how to use her computer Have some nice holidays! I'll wait just a couple of weeks and then it'll be my turn. Best, -Davide ... View more

Hi Eric, the layer is actually renamed "base paint layer", but just after that (according to your workflow) it merges down, so it acquires the name of the layer below as it happens if you perform the procedure manually. Try this: function main() {         var __indexOf = [].indexOf || function(item) { for (var i = 0, l = this.length; i < l; i++) { if (i in this && this === item) return i; } return -1; };     var makeNewLayer = function() {         var currentLayer = doc.activeLayer;         var basePaintLayer = doc.artLayers.add();         basePaintLayer.name = "base paint layer";         basePaintLayer.move(currentLayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE);         var newLayer = doc.artLayers.add();         newLayer.name = 'magic layer1';         newLayer.move(basePaintLayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE);         try {             newLayer.applyStyle('magic layer1');         } catch(e) {             throw new Error("Can't find magic layer1 Style");         }         doc.activeLayer = newLayer;     }     var doc = app.activeDocument,         lay = doc.activeLayer,         names = ['magic layer 1',                  'magic layer 2',                  'magic layer 3',                  'magic layer 4'];     // If the layer is not named as in names array     if (__indexOf.call(names, lay.name) < 0 ) {         // create a new layer         makeNewLayer();         return;     }     if (doc.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.NORMAL && doc.activeLayer.bounds[2] == 0 && doc.activeLayer.bounds[3] == 0) {         var dialog = confirm("End magic layers?");         if (dialog) {             app.activeDocument.activeLayer.remove();         }         return;     }     doc.activeLayer.rasterize(RasterizeType.ENTIRELAYER);     doc.activeLayer.name = "base paint layer";     doc.activeLayer.merge();     makeNewLayer();     return; } main(); As you see I've changed the makeNewLayer function with the extra base layer as you requested (called in line 32) not sure this applies too for the call in line 46, though. -Davide ... View more

Hi pixxxel schubser‌, you're right, I wrote the code as it came to my mind without any further testing, so it's very possible that I run into layers/artLayers mistakes As for the RegExp I thought that providing an array of names is preferable since darkie1973‌ is not bound to the "magic layer #" pattern and he can easily add other ones without messing with RegExp (ok, this is the official reply - the true one is that I use RegExp very often but I've never been able to like them so when possible I use different code). Little magic in the __indexOf(), it's just a polyfill because ExtendScript doesn't know Array.prototype.indexOf() (see http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/-ps-scripting-extendscript-support-for-ecmascript-6th-version?rfm=1) - mostly, I write in Coffeescript then compile to JS, and __indexOf is a nice addition that I get for free in the compiled code. Cheers, Davide ... View more

Hi, give this a try (I've not tested, and also streamlined a bit your logic) function main() {       var __indexOf = [].indexOf || function(item) { for (var i = 0, l = this.length; i < l; i++) { if (i in this && this === item) return i; } return -1; };     var makeNewLayer = function() {         var newLayer = doc.layers.add();         newLayer.name = 'magic layer1';         newLayer.applyStyle('magic layer1');         doc.activeLayer = newLayer;     }     var doc = app.activeDocument,         lay = doc.activeLayer,         names = ['magic layer 1',                  'magic layer 2',                  'magic layer 3',                  'magic layer 4'];     if (__indexOf.call(names, lay.name) < 0 ) {         makeNewLayer();         return;     }     if (doc.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.NORMAL && doc.activeLayer.bounds[2] == 0 && doc.activeLayer.bounds[3] == 0) {         var dialog = confirm("End magic layers?");         if (dialog) {             app.activeDocument.activeLayer.remove();         }         return;     }     doc.activeLayer.rasterize(RasterizeType.ENTIRELAYER);     doc.activeLayer.name = "base paint layer";     doc.activeLayer.merge();     makeNewLayer();     return; } main(); Davide Barranca www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com ... View more

Risking to repeat myself and being annoying to the rest of the world: please go to the PS feedback site and report them as bugs if somebody didn't do that already. It is really important that we keep ourselves heard. Thank you, -Davide ... View more

Interesting x! I didn't know about the locale file - yet I've not been able to find it within the Photoshop CC2015.app package - I'm not sure I have the GB locale, though. Would somebody mind sharing it, or it violates some ©? Thank you, Davide ... View more

Hi, I've blogposted in the past about ScriptUI palettes, you can have a look here: http://www.davidebarranca.com/2012/10/scriptui-window-in-photoshop-palette-vs-dialog/ and ScriptUI – BridgeTalk persistent Window examples | Photoshop, etc.‌ True, support for palette (which officially are not supported) depends on the version and the platform and it's a headache. Good luck 🙂 Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com ... View more

Correct, there should be. Yet, for instance, ExtendScript Folder tokens don't exactly match MXI ones, and probably localized zstrings are different too. I would personally not expect this level of coherence. Alas... -Davide ... View more

Actually I doubted that "ScriptingSupport" would have worked (what have Actions to do with Scripting?) but nowadays sheer luck is just fine for me, thanks Best, -Davide ... View more

Great, thank you. May I ask where you've gotten that from? I've parsed the whole zstring collection without being able to find it. Thanks -Davide ... View more

Matias, you should really blogpost about a localhost webserver talking to and/or getting info from PS via Generator! ... View more

Hi Matias, the layers.length suggestion is a good one (even if I don't know how much will impact the speed), in fact it's better: function traverseLayers(layerset, layPath, ftn) {      for (var i = 0, len = layerset.layers.length; i < len; i++) {          app.activeDocument.activeLayer = layerset.layers;          if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.typename == "LayerSet") {              traverseLayers(app.activeDocument.activeLayer, layPath + app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name + "/", ftn);          } else {              ftn(app.activeDocument.activeLayer, layPath);          }      }  } Yesterday (very late at) night I didn't set the activeLayer and it didn't work - I'm afraid I don't remember now the reason, I guess it's related to the layerset length in the recursive function but I can easily be wrong. Alas, I'm null at Generator! It is one of those thing in my ToDo list for a while: besides Tom Krcha tutorials, is there anything new? Best regards, -Davide ... View more

Hi Christoph, sure it helps, thank you! Fascinating stuff, but I'm having a bit of a headache trying to understand the flow. I've set up a simple file such as: To understand better, I've used indexes rather than IDs. Looping through them gives: name: A - index: 8     name: B - index: 7         name: B_one - index: 6     name: </Layer group> - index: 5     name: A_one - index: 4 name: </Layer group> - index: 3 name: One - index: 2 name: Layer 0 - index: 1 So as expected LayerSets have a layerSectionEnd that occupies an extra index. Doing extra log in your script returns: setArray  = [ ["A", 8] ] theGroups = [ ["A", 8] ] aNumber   = 1 thisArray = [ ["B", 7] ] thisArray = [ ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ] theArray  = [ [ ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ] ] setArray  = [ ["A", 8], ["B", 7] ] theGroups = [ ["A", 8], ["B", 7] ] aNumber   = 2 thisArray = [ ["B_one", 6] ] thisArray = [ ["B_one", 6], ["B", 7] ] thisArray = [ ["B_one", 6], ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ] theArray  = [ [ ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ], [ ["B_one", 6], ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ] ] thisArray = [ ["A_one", 4] ] thisArray = [ ["A_one", 4], ["A", 8] ] theArray  = [ [ ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ], [ ["B_one", 6], ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ], [ ["A_one", 4], ["A", 8] ] ] theArray  = [ [ ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ], [ ["B_one", 6], ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ], [ ["A_one", 4], ["A", 8] ], [ ["One", 2] ] ] theArray  = [ [ ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ], [ ["B_one", 6], ["B", 7], ["A", 8] ], [ ["A_one", 4], ["A", 8] ], [ ["One", 2] ], [ ["Layer 0", 1] ] ] --- B,7,A,8 B_one,6,B,7,A,8 A_one,4,A,8 One,2 Layer 0,1 What I'm not getting properly is how you use theArray, thisArray and theGroups (well... everything 🙂 ) Besides comments in code, could you please add some extra information? Thank you very much for your help, -Davide ... View more