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‎Jun 17, 2015
07:07 AM
Check that your PNG are PNG-8 and not PNG-24, it seems the new ScriptUI engine doesn't interpret them correctly. Davide Barranca www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Jun 17, 2015
12:18 AM
Hi Matias, you should be able to change the Eclipse preferences > Adobe Extension Builder 3 > CC Launching Paths > Service Manager (put /Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/). For Extensions, I've put together a CC2015 Survival Guide‌ that might be of some help. Regards, Davide
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‎Jun 16, 2015
02:16 PM
Speaking of Mondo, JPGs can't be loaded anymore in ScriptUI dialogs:
var w = new Window ("dialog", "Bouquet");
var flowers = w.add ("image", undefined, File ("~/Desktop/Fiore.jpg"));
w.show ();
Invalid Image Data error - only PNGs - hopefully this is going to be fixed. Davide
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‎Jun 16, 2015
12:54 PM
Don't forget the new Mondo rendering engine for Scripts!! --- (Ops, had the message window open for a long time and posted this not noticing it's been already mentioned in the thread. I'll be collecting Mondo discrepancies vs the previous ScriptUI engine and report here!) Davide Barranca
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‎Jun 15, 2015
01:51 AM
Hi, I have the following snip in my personal library - I'm afraid I can't add any context nor credits since I got it from ps-scripts.com (currently offline - can't find the original page in the archive.org snaps). Hope this helps anyway, see Pslib.deleteXmpProperty():
// layer metadata editor
// original source:
// http://www.ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2644&sid=95623758e9e6fad92a896b1486ae9af4
#target photoshop
// ############# PER-LAYER METADATA FUNCTIONS
Pslib = function() {};
// define default namespace
Pslib.XMPNAMESPACE = "http://custom/";
Pslib.XMPNAMESPACEPREFIX = "cstm:";
try {
// load library
if (!ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript) {
ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript');
}
// register custom namespace
XMPMeta.registerNamespace(Pslib.XMPNAMESPACE, Pslib.XMPNAMESPACEPREFIX);
} catch (e) {
// if ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript not present, hardcode the namespace to exif
Pslib.XMPNAMESPACE = "http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/";
}
// load XMP
Pslib.loadXMPLibrary = function() {
if (!ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript) {
try {
if ($.level) $.writeln("Loading XMP Script Library");
ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript');
return true;
} catch (e) {
if ($.level) $.writeln("Error loading XMP Script Library\n" + e);
return false;
}
}
return true;
};
// unload XMP
Pslib.unloadXMPLibrary = function() {
if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript) {
try {
if ($.level) $.writeln("Unloading XMP Script Library");
ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript.unload();
ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = undefined;
return true;
} catch (e) {
if ($.level) $.writeln("Error unloading XMP Script Library\n" + e);
return false;
}
}
};
// get layer's existing XMP if present
Pslib.getXmp = function(layer, createNew) {
var layer = (layer == undefined ? app.activeDocument.activeLayer : layer);
var createNew = (createNew == undefined ? false : createNew);
var xmp;
// if library loads without problem, proceed to get the layer's xmpMetadata
if (Pslib.loadXMPLibrary()) {
try {
if ($.level) $.writeln("Attempting to get metadata for layer \"" + layer.name + "\"");
xmp = new XMPMeta(layer.xmpMetadata.rawData);
} catch (e) {
if ($.level) $.writeln("Metadata could not be found for layer \"" + layer.name + "\"" + (createNew ? "\nCreating new XMP object." : ""));
if (createNew) xmp = new XMPMeta();
}
return xmp;
} else {
return xmp;
}
};
// get property: returns a string
Pslib.getXmpProperty = function(layer, property) {
// make sure XMP lib stuff is available
if (Pslib.loadXMPLibrary()) {
var layer = layer == undefined ? app.activeDocument.activeLayer : layer;
var value;
var xmp;
// make sure we're not working with a background layer
if (layer.isBackgroundLayer) {
if ($.level) $.writeln("Metadata cannot exist on a background layer, so it cannot be accessed.");
return null;
}
// access metadata
try {
xmp = new XMPMeta(layer.xmpMetadata.rawData);
value = xmp.getProperty(Pslib.XMPNAMESPACE, property)
// unload library
// Pslib.unloadXMPLibrary();
return value;
} catch (e) {
if ($.level) $.writeln("XMP metadata could not be found for layer \"" + layer.name + "\"");
// xmp = new XMPMeta();
return null
}
} else {
return null;
}
};
// delete specific property
Pslib.deleteXmpProperty = function(layer, property) {
// load library
if (Pslib.loadXMPLibrary()) {
var layer = layer == undefined ? app.activeDocument.activeLayer : layer;
var xmp = Pslib.getXmp(layer);
try {
xmp.deleteProperty(Pslib.XMPNAMESPACE, property);
layer.xmpMetadata.rawData = xmp.serialize();
return true;
} catch (e) {
if ($.level) $.writeln("Metadata property could not be deleted from layer \"" + layer.name + "\"");
//xmp = new XMPMeta();
return false;
}
} else {
return false;
}
};
// set multiple properties
// expects a two-dimensional array
Pslib.setXmpProperties = function(layer, propertiesArray) {
// make sure XMP lib stuff is available
if (Pslib.loadXMPLibrary()) {
var layer = layer == undefined ? app.activeDocument.activeLayer : layer;
var prop;
var val;
var xmp;
// make sure we're not working with a background layer
if (layer.isBackgroundLayer) {
if ($.level) $.writeln("XMP Metadata cannot be placed on a background layer. Aborting.");
return false;
}
// access metadata
try {
xmp = new XMPMeta(layer.xmpMetadata.rawData);
if ($.level) $.writeln("XMP Metadata successfully fetched from layer \"" + layer.name + "\"");
} catch (e) {
if ($.level) $.writeln("XMP metadata could not be found for layer \"" + layer.name + "\".\nCreating new XMP metadata container.");
xmp = new XMPMeta();
}
// loop through array properties and assign them
if ($.level) $.writeln("\nLooping through properties...");
for (var i = 0; i < propertiesArray.length; i++) {
prop = propertiesArray[0];
val = propertiesArray[1];
// modify metadata
try {
var propertyExists = xmp.doesPropertyExist(Pslib.XMPNAMESPACE, prop);
// add new property if not found
if (!propertyExists) {
xmp.setProperty(Pslib.XMPNAMESPACE, prop, val);
if ($.level) $.writeln("\tadding [" + prop + ": " + val + "] " + typeof val);
}
// if property found and value different, update
else if (propertyExists && xmp.getProperty(Pslib.XMPNAMESPACE, prop).toString() != val.toString()) {
xmp.setProperty(Pslib.XMPNAMESPACE, prop, val);
if ($.level) $.writeln("\tupdating [" + prop + ": " + val + "] " + typeof val);
} else {
if ($.level) $.writeln("\tno change to existing property [" + prop + ": " + val + "] " + typeof val);
}
} catch (e) {
var msg = "Could not place metadata property on provided layer.\n[" + prop + ": " + val + +"] " + typeof val + "\n" + e;
if ($.level) $.writeln(msg);
else alert(msg);
return false;
}
}
// applly and serialize
layer.xmpMetadata.rawData = xmp.serialize();
if ($.level) $.writeln("Provided properties were successfully added to object \"" + layer.name + "\"");
// unload library
// Pslib.unloadXMPLibrary();
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
};
// clear XMP : current workaround is to replace current data by empty data
// this is problematic if you actually want to strip the layer from its metadata object entirely
Pslib.clearXmp = function(layer) {
if (Pslib.loadXMPLibrary()) {
var layer = layer == undefined ? app.activeDocument.activeLayer : layer;
// if metadata not found, return
try {
var xmp = new XMPMeta(layer.xmpMetadata.rawData);
} catch (e) {
//if($.level) $.writeln(msg + "\n" + e);
return true;
}
// if metadata found, replace by empty version
var emptyXmp = new XMPMeta();
layer.xmpMetadata.rawData = emptyXmp.serialize();
// Pslib.unloadXMPLibrary();
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
};
// save metadata to XML file
Pslib.exportLayerMetadata = function(layer, path, alertMsg) {
if (Pslib.loadXMPLibrary()) {
var xmp;
// verify that xmp data is available
try {
var xmp = layer.xmpMetadata.rawData.toString();
//
if (alertMsg) alert(xmp);
//
} catch (e) {
var msg = "";
if (e.message.match("missing") != null) {
msg += "There doesn't seem to be any metadata attached to layer \"" + layer.name + "\"";
}
if ($.level) $.writeln(msg + "\n" + e);
else alert(msg + "\n" + e);
return false;
}
var path = path == undefined ? File.saveDialog() : path;
if (path != null) {
var file = new File(path);
if (file.exists) {
if ($.level) $.writeln("\nFile already present. Prompting user for permission to replace.");
// if file exists, present the user with the option to replace it
if (confirm("Do you wish to overwrite this file?\n\n" + file.fsName, true, "Replace file?")) {
try {
if ($.level) $.writeln("Removing file:\n" + file.fsName);
file.remove();
} catch (e) {
if ($.level) $.writeln("\nCould not remove file. Please verify that it is not open by a different process.");
return false;
}
} else {
if ($.level) $.writeln("User opted not to replace the file.");
return false;
}
}
file.encoding = "UTF-8";
try {
file.open("w");
file.write(xmp);
file.close();
} catch (e) {
var msg = "";
if ($.level) $.writeln("Unable to write to file.\n" + msg + "\n" + e);
else alert("Unable to write to file.\n" + msg + "\n" + e);
return false;
}
file.close();
}
// Pslib.unloadXMPLibrary();
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
};
// app functions
function Main() {
// prepare XMP container
var XMPObj = null;
// build dialog window
var win = new Window('dialog', "Layer Metadata Editor");
win.alignChildren = 'fill';
var maingroup = win.add('group');
maingroup.orientation = "column";
maingroup.alignChildren = 'fill';
var propxmp = maingroup.add('group');
propxmp.orientation = "column";
propxmp.alignChildren = 'fill';
var propertiesPanel = propxmp.add('panel', undefined, "Individual Properties");
propertiesPanel.alignChildren = 'left';
var propertyGroup = propertiesPanel.add('group');
propertyGroup.add('statictext', undefined, "Property:");
var property = propertyGroup.add('edittext', undefined, "");
property.characters = 20;
propertyGroup.add('statictext', undefined, "Value:");
var propertyValue = propertyGroup.add('edittext', undefined, "");
propertyValue.characters = 20;
var propertyDebug = propertiesPanel.add('statictext', undefined, "");
propertyDebug.characters = 75;
propertyDebug.enabled = false;
var dataButtonsGroup = propertiesPanel.add('group');
var getValue = dataButtonsGroup.add('button', undefined, "Get");
var setValue = dataButtonsGroup.add('button', undefined, "Set");
var removeProperty = dataButtonsGroup.add('button', undefined, "Remove");
var xmpDisplay = maingroup.add('group');
xmpDisplay.alignChildren = 'fill';
var xmpDisplayPanel = xmpDisplay.add('panel', undefined, "XMPMeta Object");
xmpDisplayPanel.alignChildren = 'left';
var xmpDisplayText = xmpDisplayPanel.add("edittext", undefined, XMPObj);
xmpDisplayText.characters = 70;
xmpDisplayText.multiline = true;
xmpDisplayText.preferredSize.height = 300;
var xmpDebug = xmpDisplayPanel.add('statictext', undefined, "");
xmpDebug.characters = 75;
xmpDebug.enabled = false;
var xmpButtonsGroup = xmpDisplayPanel.add('group');
var addXMPObject = xmpButtonsGroup.add('button', undefined, "Add");
var getXMPObject = xmpButtonsGroup.add('button', undefined, "Get");
var saveToXML = xmpButtonsGroup.add('button', undefined, "Save to XML");
saveToXML.enabled = exportXML;
saveToXML.helpTip = "You should save your document before using this feature.";
var removeXMPObject = xmpButtonsGroup.add('button', undefined, "Remove");
//
// individual properties callbacks
//
// get value for specified property
getValue.onClick = function() {
var prop = property.text
var val = propertyValue.text;
if (prop != "") {
if (!layerObject.isBackgroundLayer) {
// check for existing XMP object
XMPObj = Pslib.getXmp(layerObject);
if (XMPObj != null) {
var data = Pslib.getXmpProperty(layerObject, prop);
propertyValue.text = data != undefined ? data : propertyValue.text;
if (data == undefined) propertyDebug.text = "[GET PROPERTY: Property not found]";
XMPObj = new XMPMeta(layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData);
xmpDisplayText.text = XMPObj.serialize();
} else {
var msg = "[GET PROPERTY: No XMP object found on layer]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[GET PROPERTY: A background layer cannot contain an XMP object]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[GET PROPERTY: Please enter a property name]";
propertyDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
};
// set value for specified property -- creates property if not found
setValue.onClick = function() {
if (property.text != "" && propertyValue.text != "" && propertyValue.text != "[INVALID]") {
if (!layerObject.isBackgroundLayer) {
XMPObj = Pslib.getXmp(layerObject);
if (XMPObj != null) {
var propertyExists;
var testXmp;
try {
testXmp = new XMPMeta(layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData);
propertyExists = testXmp.doesPropertyExist(Pslib.XMPNAMESPACE, property.text);
} catch (e) {
exists = false;
}
if (Pslib.setXmpProperties(layerObject, [
[property.text, propertyValue.text]
])) {
propertyDebug.text = "[ADD PROPERTY: Property " + (propertyExists ? "updated" : "added") + " successfully]";
XMPObj = new XMPMeta(layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData);
xmpDisplayText.text = XMPObj.serialize();
} else {
var msg = "[ADD PROPERTY: Error adding property]";
propertyDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[ADD PROPERTY: XMP Object not found.]";
propertyDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[ADD PROPERTY: A background layer cannot contain metadata]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[ADD PROPERTY: Provided value is either invalid or empty]";
propertyDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
};
// remove specified property
removeProperty.onClick = function() {
if (property.text != "") {
if (!layerObject.isBackgroundLayer) {
if (Pslib.deleteXmpProperty(layerObject, property.text)) {
propertyDebug.text = "[REMOVE PROPERTY: Property removed successfully]";
XMPObj = new XMPMeta(layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData);
xmpDisplayText.text = XMPObj.serialize();
} else {
var msg = "[REMOVE PROPERTY: Error removing property]";
propertyDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[REMOVE PROPERTY: A background layer cannot contain an XMP object]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[REMOVE PROPERTY: Please enter a property name]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
};
//
// XMP object callbacks
//
// add XMP object to provided layer
addXMPObject.onClick = function() {
if (!layerObject.isBackgroundLayer) {
var hasXMP = Pslib.getXmp(layerObject);
// if layer already has XMP, confirm with user before replacing it
if (hasXMP != null) {
// confirm replacement of current XMP object
if (confirm("Do you wish to replace the existing XMP object by a new one?")) {
XMPObj = new XMPMeta();
layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData = XMPObj.serialize();
xmpDisplayText.text = XMPObj.serialize();
xmpDebug.text = "[ADD XMP: Current layer XMP object successfully replaced by empty XMP object]";
} else {
xmpDebug.text = "[ADD XMP: Current layer XMP object preserved]";
XMPObj = new XMPMeta(layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData);
xmpDisplayText.text = XMPObj.serialize();
}
}
// if layer does NOT have XMP
else {
XMPObj = new XMPMeta();
layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData = XMPObj.serialize();
xmpDisplayText.text = XMPObj.serialize();
xmpDebug.text = "[ADD XMP: XMP object successfully added to layer]";
}
} else {
var msg = "[ADD XMP: Cannot add XMP object to a background layer]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
};
// get XMP object
getXMPObject.onClick = function() {
if (!layerObject.isBackgroundLayer) {
// get existing XMP Object
if (Pslib.getXmp(layerObject)) {
xmpDebug.text = "[GET XMP: Existing XMP object successfully harvested from layer]";
XMPObj = new XMPMeta(layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData);
xmpDisplayText.text = XMPObj.serialize();
} else {
var msg = "[GET XMP: No XMP object found on layer]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[GET XMP: A background layer cannot contain an XMP object]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
};
// save XMP object to XML file
saveToXML.onClick = function() {
if (!layerObject.isBackgroundLayer) {
if (Pslib.exportLayerMetadata(layerObject, doc.path + "/" + doc.name + "_" + layerObject.name + ".xml", false)) {
xmpDebug.text = "[SAVE XML: XMP object successfully exported to XML file]";
XMPObj = new XMPMeta(layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData);
xmpDisplayText.text = XMPObj.serialize();
} else {
var msg = "[SAVE XML: No XMP object found on layer]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[SAVE XML: A background layer cannot contain an XMP object]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
};
// remove XMP object from layer (replaces the existing XMP by an empty one)
removeXMPObject.onClick = function() {
if (!layerObject.isBackgroundLayer) {
var testXmp;
var clearXMP = Pslib.clearXmp(layerObject);
if (clearXMP) {
// need one more try/catch block here, because Pslib.clearXmp also returns true when there is no XMP object attached to the layer
try {
//testXmp = new XMPMeta( layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData );
XMPObj = new XMPMeta(layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData);
layerObject.xmpMetadata.rawData = XMPObj.serialize();
xmpDisplayText.text = XMPObj.serialize();
xmpDebug.text = "[REMOVE XMP: layer XMP object successfully replaced by empty XMP object]";
} catch (e) {
var msg = "[REMOVE XMP: No XMP object found on layer]";
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
xmpDebug.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[REMOVE XMP: Error removing XMP object from layer]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
} else {
var msg = "[REMOVE XMP: A background layer cannot contain metadata]";
xmpDebug.text = msg;
xmpDisplayText.text = msg;
}
};
// load XMP object
getXMPObject.onClick();
// show dialog
win.center();
win.show();
};
//
// Main app execution
//
if (app.documents.length) {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var layerObject = doc.activeLayer;
var exportXML;
// this is to determine where to save the XML file
try {
var docpath = doc.path;
exportXML = true;
} catch (e) {
exportXML = false;
}
Main();
} else {
alert("No available document!");
}
Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Jun 12, 2015
12:21 PM
Which post are you referring to, Bazsl? Never mind, found it. Davide
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‎Jun 12, 2015
12:18 PM
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Update: after a long phone call with GoDaddy support last week, I've been told that the entire website content has been permanently deleted by the end of May 2015. Conversely, the domain ps-scripts.com is still registered to Mike Hale until May 2016. So, either Mike's relatives (that xbytor is trying to get in touch with) can provide his own personal backups - which would be out-of-date, September 2014 or possibly earlier - so that we can try to restore a functional phpBB forum and database on another domain, or I'm afraid we can visit the archive.org shapshot linked by xbytor in a previous post (up-to-date to May 2015), but only as a reference - no new posts, no search, no logins, basically the server side doesn't exists on archive.org AFAIK. Forum moderators and people from Adobe are aware of this and are currently evaluating ways to preserve Mike's legacy. Davide
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‎Jun 11, 2015
03:32 PM
Hi Bazsl‌, I'm afraid there is no DOM way to access the Rectangle tool so Scripting Listener is the way, as far as I know. (this if you're asking about the vector rectangle tool, otherwise Philip's solution works just fine) Regards, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Jun 08, 2015
01:16 PM
Hi Sam, I strongly second Chuck's advice. Your ScriptingListener code should be equivalent to:
function selShade() { app.doAction("Shade", "Shade") }
function selCreatepdf() { app.doAction("Before After Presentation", "Before After PDF") }
that is, you're calling Actions loaded into ActionSets - if they're not loaded, your calls will fail. I strongly second Chuck's advice. If you made the actions, or in any case if you have the actions yourself, you might automatically convert them into javascript using xbytor's script ActionToJavascript.jsx (find xtools download here on SourceForge‌). Then include the code and just call those functions, no need to have users install actions anymore (and by the way your code will be a little bit more sealed). Hope this helps, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Jun 02, 2015
05:05 AM
Hi Sam,. If you have all the brushes in the Brushes subfolder and the actions in the Actions one, try just:
<file source="Actions/"
destination="$actions"
file-type="ordinary"
products="Photoshop,Photoshop32,Photoshop64" />
<file source="Brushes/"
destination="$brushes"
file-type="ordinary"
products="Photoshop,Photoshop32,Photoshop64" />
which will copy all the content instead of referencing single files. Let me know if it works, Davide (sometimes I've been driven nuts because Finder didn't show files actually deployed to the PS folders - e.g. I had Finder opened but after installing the product, say, the plugin didn't get copied - but it was currently there: I had to open the Terminal and "ls" to finally see it)
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‎May 29, 2015
01:44 PM
1 Upvote
Hi Marco, try substituting line 64:
for (var l=0; l< lyrs.length ; i++){
with:
for (var l=0; l< lyrs.length ; l++){
("l++" in place of "i++", which causes the loop to never quit); That done, on my test (three jpgs on a server folder: 1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg) it still endlessly loops, creating layers named such as "1: NO: NO: NO" but this might be because I've seen in your code you look for layers named "WW REF" which I haven't - so it possibly work on your side with your actual production files, following your own naming convention. (UPDATE - no, it doesn't endlessly loop, I must have done something weird myself while debugging - it outputs a Lighting_Test_Report_29-5-2015.txt file and renames the layers as 1: NO, 2: NO, 3: NO - so I'd say it works as expected) Cheers, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎May 26, 2015
03:51 AM
Hi, give this a try and let me know if it's quicker:
function deleteChannelByName(channelName) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor(),
ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putName( stringIDToTypeID("channel"), channelName );
desc.putReference( stringIDToTypeID("target"), ref);
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID("delete"), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}
// deleteChannelByName("aChannelToDelete");
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‎May 23, 2015
10:33 AM
After lot of nocturnal head-scratching time, *it seems* I've come up with a solution - basically I've got rid of app.refresh and used the WaitForRedraw function instead:
WaitForRedraw = function() {
var d;
d = new ActionDescriptor();
d.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID('state'), stringIDToTypeID('state'), stringIDToTypeID('redrawComplete'));
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID('wait'), d, DialogModes.NO);
};
As far as I know, WaitForRedraw is what's been used before app.refresh got implemented - see Mike Hale hypothesizing its async behaviour in the link mentioned above in this thread) Also, I've moved right in the callback the GUI toggling:
var sliderChangeCallback = function(event) {
disableGUI(); // using WaitForRedraw instead of app.refresh()
myRoutine();
enableGUI(); // using WaitForRedraw instead of app.refresh()
}
This way, apparently (still have to stress-test it) the slider becomes responsive as it should be. Nonetheless, I don't understand why launching the old script via ESTK as opposed as from Photoshop makes any difference in this callback behaviour. Davide
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‎May 22, 2015
01:44 PM
Further testing (which led nowhere) makes me suppose that the weak point is the slider callback, which takes unexpectedly too long to return. Simplifying my actual code:
var myRoutine = function() {
disableGUI();
// does image processing stuff
enableGUI();
}
var sliderChangeCallback = function(event) {
myRoutine();
}
mySlider.addEventListener('change', sliderChangeCallback);
l've instant, visual feedback of the sliderChangeCallback return, because the GUI is enabled. At least this is what I thought. If you add an alert at the end of the callback, such as:
var sliderChangeCallback = function(event) {
myRoutine(); // disableGUI, image processing, enableGUI
alert(app.activeDocument); // for testing purposes only
}
There is a *noticeable* delay between the moment the GUI gets re-enabled (that is, myRoutine's return) and the firing of the alert - between one and two seconds. What I've repeatably tested is that, under the circumstances described in my original post (i.e. when calling the script from the Filter menu and not ESTK, and dragging the slider as soon as it gets re-enabled without any wait) the error that fires is... app.activeDocument being undefined! This really puzzles me. By the way, it makes no difference to move disableGUI and enableGUI functions inside sliderChangeCallback. Davide PS it seems the late and lamented Mike Hale run into that back in 2011 - app.refresh() being async? Re: Script ui - Slider issue-somthing strange...
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‎May 22, 2015
12:19 PM
Hi, I'm having some hard debugging time. I can't post the full code here, but basically what is driving me nuts involves ScriptUI reactivity difference; the scenario, to the best of my understanding, is as follows. I've a ScriptUI 'dialog' Window with sliders; slider's 'change' callback triggers an image processing routine. The user goes through the process of tweaking the few sliders, waiting for the routine to be completed, evaluating the result, tweaking again, and so on and so forth until he's happy with it and calls quit. I've done my best to disable the GUI as soon as any single slider is dropped, so that the routine has the time to complete and multiple calls won't overlap. The GUI is then re-enabled again, then app.refresh() and user is able to move the sliders again. That is: 1. User drag slider -> slider 'change' -> 2. slider disabled, app.refresh() -> 3. routine runs -> 4. slider re-enabled, app.refresh() -> back to 1. The user can start dragging as soon as the slider is re-enabled (as quickly as he can), because the routine is certainly done. Everything goes as expected as long as the script is run from ESTK, (targeting PS CC2014, OSX). As part of my building process, I add the needed <javascriptresource> and put the file in the Presets/Scripts folder, in order to make it appear under the Filter menu (which is where my scripts usually belongs, with no problems at all). Now, the weird part is that the very same script, with the only difference of the <javascriptresource> part, when called from the Filter menu for some reason I cannot absolutely get breaks somewhere with errors that to the best of my understanding I have been able to track back to overlapping calls of the slider. That is, it seems like that, when the GUI is re-enabled, either the routine is not actually completed and/or the scripting engine needs a couple of extra seconds of pause to recover and react again: in fact (only when the script is called from the Filter menu) if the user is too quick and slides the slider as soon as it gets enabled again, errors (due to vars not found etc) are fired. Conversely if you run it from ESTK, you can be as fast as Flash Gordon and the slider does his job flawlessly (I'd say: as expected, since if it is re-enabled, by definition it is ready to operate again). Any help is really appreciated - I would tag Tom Ruark‌, he might possibly suggest something to preserve my mental health 🙂 Thank you very much, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎May 20, 2015
12:56 PM
1 Upvote
I'm afraid Mike L. Hale passed away September 9, 2014: In Memory of Michael Hale -- James A. McAlister Funeral Home, Charleston, SC In the above page it's written that Mike has been "...a contributor to ADOBE Photoshop and led an international photo scripting forum" so little doubt about his identity. As many others here, I owe him a lot - really sad news. He'll be missed... Let's wait for X - I'm sure it is *not* impossible to put together a small group of people willing to maintain (and hopefully recover) the ps-scripts archive. Please count me in. D.
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‎May 18, 2015
09:51 AM
3 Upvotes
Hi, I've run into this page when trying to visit good old ps-scripts.com: Never seen anything similar over the years - has anyone some news about it? Thanks! Davide
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‎May 07, 2015
07:54 AM
What about writing your script and then creating an Action that just calls it? This way you could "droplet-ize" it. Not sure whether you would need to distribute the Droplet bundled with the JSX, though. I know this doesn't directly answer your question but just works around it, yet is the only thing that comes to my mind. Have you checked xbytor's XTools? He's probably written some utils for Droplets too. Regards, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎May 06, 2015
11:49 AM
Hi Christoph, do you happen to know why the point ActionList contains 3 points? It seems like point 0 and point 1 are the same, while point 2 is the second one. Thank you! Davide
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‎May 02, 2015
12:30 PM
1 Upvote
Thank you very much guys, this one is an interesting area to explore. I know about few image processing actions - like engraving, sketching - that applies different patterns based on masks produced with double-thresholded luminosity (basically a luminosity range, sliced), I wonder whether a similar approach would work with density too. I've never approached seriously this kind of stuff, but it's fascinating. Davide
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‎Apr 29, 2015
02:10 PM
4 Upvotes
Also, I would suggest to use the LastLogEntry action from xbytor's XTools to "clean" the ScriptingListener code. For instance it turns this blob:
var idMk = charIDToTypeID( "Mk " );
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idNw = charIDToTypeID( "Nw " );
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idNm = charIDToTypeID( "Nm " );
desc3.putString( idNm, """myCopy""" );
var idMd = charIDToTypeID( "Md " );
var idBlnM = charIDToTypeID( "BlnM" );
var idDrkn = charIDToTypeID( "Drkn" );
desc3.putEnumerated( idMd, idBlnM, idDrkn );
var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
desc2.putObject( idNw, idLyr, desc3 );
var idUsng = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var idArSl = charIDToTypeID( "ArSl" );
var idSlct = charIDToTypeID( "Slct" );
desc2.putEnumerated( idUsng, idArSl, idSlct );
var idCpy = charIDToTypeID( "Cpy " );
desc2.putBoolean( idCpy, true );
executeAction( idMk, desc2, DialogModes.NO );
into this nicer function:
function ftn1() {
function cTID(s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); };
function sTID(s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s); };
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc3.putString( cTID('Nm '), """myCopy""" );
desc3.putEnumerated( cTID('Md '), cTID('BlnM'), cTID('Drkn') );
desc2.putObject( cTID('Nw '), cTID('Lyr '), desc3 );
desc2.putEnumerated( cTID('Usng'), cTID('ArSl'), cTID('Slct') );
desc2.putBoolean( cTID('Cpy '), true );
executeAction( cTID('Mk '), desc2, DialogModes.NO );
};
Even if it's time consuming - in fact not that much using a text editor which supports multiple cursors like SublimeText - I use to "translate" all charIDs to stringIDs since they're more meaningful to me:
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('Nm '))); // name
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('Md '))); // mode
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('BlnM'))); // blendMode
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('Drkn'))); // darken
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('Nw '))); // new
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '))); // layer
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('Usng'))); // using
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('ArSl'))); // areaSelector
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('Slct'))); // selectionEnum
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('Cpy '))); // copy
$.writeln(typeIDToStringID(charIDToTypeID('Mk '))); // make
Finally you can further manipulate the "cleaned" output with stringIDs, for instance this way:
function duplicateLayer(layerName, blendMode) {
function s2t(s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s) }
var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
d2.putString(s2t("name"), layerName);
d2.putEnumerated(s2t("mode"), s2t("blendMode"), s2t(blendMode));
d1.putObject(s2t("new"), s2t("layer"), d2);
d1.putEnumerated(s2t("using"), s2t("areaSelector"), s2t("selectionEnum"));
d1.putBoolean(s2t("copy"), true);
executeAction(s2t("make"), d1, DialogModes.NO);
};
Over time, patterns start to appear and it gets less ugly than expected. Even if I still fail 1 out of 3 or 4 times with ActionManager, I'd say that it's a puzzle that I enjoy solving! Besides, lot of people have already covered the basics (layers, layersets, etc) in the past so I'd first look for information in the forums - chances are that you'll find there what you need. Also, be aware that ActionManager code is usually faster than DOM equivalent - especially when looping through layers - because you can extract from the each layer's Descriptor exactly the chunk of information you're interested into, while DOM as far as I know always include stuff like histogram values etc, which slow down the execution. Davide
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‎Apr 28, 2015
02:58 PM
3 Upvotes
Hi Tomas, welcome to this land of sorrows 😉 Shortly put, Photoshop DOM coverage isn't full. Where the DOM is missing, ActionManager (AM) code fills the gaps. For instance you can app.activeDocument.activeLayer.applyGaussianBlur(20); but when it comes to applying a Curve you just have to:
var idCrvs = charIDToTypeID( "Crvs" );
var desc8 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idpresetKind = stringIDToTypeID( "presetKind" );
var idpresetKindType = stringIDToTypeID( "presetKindType" );
var idpresetKindCustom = stringIDToTypeID( "presetKindCustom" );
desc8.putEnumerated( idpresetKind, idpresetKindType, idpresetKindCustom );
var idAdjs = charIDToTypeID( "Adjs" );
var list1 = new ActionList();
var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var ref3 = new ActionReference();
var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var idCmps = charIDToTypeID( "Cmps" );
ref3.putEnumerated( idChnl, idChnl, idCmps );
desc9.putReference( idChnl, ref3 );
var idCrv = charIDToTypeID( "Crv " );
var list2 = new ActionList();
var desc10 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idHrzn = charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" );
desc10.putDouble( idHrzn, 0.000000 );
var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" );
desc10.putDouble( idVrtc, 0.000000 );
var idPnt = charIDToTypeID( "Pnt " );
list2.putObject( idPnt, desc10 );
var desc11 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idHrzn = charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" );
desc11.putDouble( idHrzn, 70.000000 );
var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" );
desc11.putDouble( idVrtc, 75.000000 );
var idPnt = charIDToTypeID( "Pnt " );
list2.putObject( idPnt, desc11 );
var desc12 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idHrzn = charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" );
desc12.putDouble( idHrzn, 179.000000 );
var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" );
desc12.putDouble( idVrtc, 212.000000 );
var idPnt = charIDToTypeID( "Pnt " );
list2.putObject( idPnt, desc12 );
var desc13 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idHrzn = charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" );
desc13.putDouble( idHrzn, 255.000000 );
var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" );
desc13.putDouble( idVrtc, 255.000000 );
var idPnt = charIDToTypeID( "Pnt " );
list2.putObject( idPnt, desc13 );
desc9.putList( idCrv, list2 );
var idCrvA = charIDToTypeID( "CrvA" );
list1.putObject( idCrvA, desc9 );
desc8.putList( idAdjs, list1 );
executeAction( idCrvs, desc8, DialogModes.NO );
The above code is the output of the ScriptingListener plugin made by Adobe's Tom Ruark (available in the devnet section of the PS site) and it's the base of our AM understanding, since the only and closest thing to an official documentation is a 1999 pdf about building automation plugins in C/C++ for Photoshop 5.5. There are tutorials in the ps-scripts.com website about ActionManager mainly by Mike Hale (who BTW seems to have stopped posting, lately - I hope he's well!) and xBytor. A couple of threads are http://www.ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=5210&sid=8c4436e880b87815b9492377175cac2b and http://ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=340&sid=425050a8d59fcc724e5c325f51520b5c Think about ActionDescriptors more or less like russian dolls that you use to get and/or set properties, or executing actions. In the snippet you posted, you have built an ActionReference specifying that you're interested in the current Document (the Dcmn, Ordn, Trgt thing - I'm afraid that's the way it is: if you want to use, as I prefer, the more understandable stringIDs, it becomes stringIDToTypeID ("document"), stringIDToTypeID ("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID ("targetEnum")). Then you actually retrieve the Document's Descriptor via executeActionGet, feeding the function with the ActionReference you've built. Now you have this big fat Descriptor, which contains all sort of stuff (see ps-scripts.com for descriptor inspectors code, which helps you identifying what's in there). Then you've extracted an ActionList via getList(), specifying that you're interested in the very one which key is stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ). Etc, etc. Mind you, when it comes to AM code and layers / layerSets, you can use indexes and IDs - I can be wrong because I don't use layerSets too much myself, but I remember they have a trailing index (that is, a layerSet has a starting index, and a hidden, closing index, which **might** be the reason for the +1 in the catch - others can help you with more accurate information). Hope this helps! Kind regards, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Apr 28, 2015
08:14 AM
c.pfaffenbichler‌, csuebele‌ really nice works! May I ask you how you deal with randomly distribute the density based on an alpha channel (as in the example shown by Christoph)? I can figure out size - as soon as you've defined the position of the object to draw, you can check the value of the same x,y in the alpha and base the randomization upon the normalized value, but density? Thank you, Davide
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‎Apr 23, 2015
05:51 AM
1 Upvote
Hi, there's no way, to the best of my knowledge, to retrieve pixel data from straight ExtendScript. A solution might be to call a Generator script (which can grab pixels), but I'm not particularly into that, alas. Tom Krcha has some tutorials about it you may want to look at. Hope this helps, Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Apr 22, 2015
01:06 AM
Hi, my fault, some (invisible) spaces were left after the "\" try this one:
function longPrompt(myText, myCitation) {
var winRes = "dialog { \
preferredSize: [250,150], \
alignChildren: ['fill', 'top'], \
orientation: 'column', \
text: 'Confirm', \
titleText: StaticText {}, \
citationText: EditText { preferredSize: [200, 100], properties: {multiline: true, scrolling: true } }, \
buttonsGroup: Group { \
orientation: 'row', \
alignChildren: ['center', 'top'], \
cancelButton: Button { text: 'Cancel' }, \
confirmButton: Button { text: 'Ok' } \
} \
}";
var w = new Window(winRes);
w.titleText.graphics.font = "dialog:18-Bold";
w.titleText.text = myText;
w.citationText.text = myCitation || "Enter your text"
var result = w.show();
return (result === 1) ? w.citationText.text : false
}
var textString = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus. Vivamus."
var result = longPrompt("Enter citation", textString);
$.writeln(result);
Davide
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‎Apr 21, 2015
12:10 PM
Hi, easiest one is to wrap step1 in a try/catch block.
#target photoshop
//
cTID = function(s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); };
sTID = function(s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s); };
//
//==================== Select_byName_AddPrefix_Duplicate ==============
//
function Select_byName_AddPrefix_Duplicate() {
// Select
function step1(enabled, withDialog) {
if (enabled != undefined && !enabled)
return;
var dialogMode = (withDialog ? DialogModes.ALL : DialogModes.NO);
var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref1 = new ActionReference();
ref1.putName(cTID('Lyr '), "Test");
desc1.putReference(cTID('null'), ref1);
desc1.putBoolean(cTID('MkVs'), false);
executeAction(cTID('slct'), desc1, dialogMode);
};
// Set
function step2(enabled, withDialog) {
if (enabled != undefined && !enabled)
return;
var dialogMode = (withDialog ? DialogModes.ALL : DialogModes.NO);
var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref1 = new ActionReference();
ref1.putEnumerated(cTID('Lyr '), cTID('Ordn'), cTID('Trgt'));
desc1.putReference(cTID('null'), ref1);
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc2.putString(cTID('Nm '), "H_Test");
desc1.putObject(cTID('T '), cTID('Lyr '), desc2);
executeAction(cTID('setd'), desc1, dialogMode);
};
// Duplicate
function step3(enabled, withDialog) {
if (enabled != undefined && !enabled)
return;
var dialogMode = (withDialog ? DialogModes.ALL : DialogModes.NO);
var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref1 = new ActionReference();
ref1.putEnumerated(cTID('Lyr '), cTID('Ordn'), cTID('Trgt'));
desc1.putReference(cTID('null'), ref1);
desc1.putString(cTID('Nm '), "B_Test");
desc1.putInteger(cTID('Vrsn'), 2);
executeAction(cTID('Dplc'), desc1, dialogMode);
};
try {
step1(); // Select
} catch(e) {
return;
}
step2(); // Set
step3(); // Duplicate
};
//=========================================
// Select_byName_AddPrefix_Duplicate.main
//=========================================
//
Select_byName_AddPrefix_Duplicate.main = function () {
Select_byName_AddPrefix_Duplicate();
};
Select_byName_AddPrefix_Duplicate.main();
// EOF
"Select_byName_AddPrefix_Duplicate.jsx"
// EOF
Regards Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Apr 20, 2015
05:39 AM
Hi, try to post here: Extension Builder 3 (more appropriate Adobe forum) with more details about what you're after. Regards Davide Barranca www,davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Apr 17, 2015
12:01 PM
1 Upvote
Hi Brian, try using this customized version:
function longPrompt(myText, myCitation) {
var winRes = "dialog { \
preferredSize: [250,150], \
alignChildren: ['fill', 'top'], \
orientation: 'column', \
text: 'Confirm', \
titleText: StaticText {}, \
citationText: EditText { preferredSize: [200, 100], properties: {multiline: true, scrolling: true } }, \
buttonsGroup: Group { \
orientation: 'row', \
alignChildren: ['center', 'top'], \
cancelButton: Button { text: 'Cancel' }, \
confirmButton: Button { text: 'Ok' } \
} \
}"
var w = new Window(winRes);
w.titleText.graphics.font = "dialog:18-Bold";
w.titleText.text = myText;
w.citationText.text = myCitation || "Enter your text"
var result = w.show();
return (result === 1) ? w.citationText.text : false
}
var textString = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus. Vivamus."
var result = longPrompt("Enter citation", textString);
$.writeln(result);
Hope this helps. Regards Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Apr 17, 2015
10:30 AM
Hi, CS6 doesn't support HTML Panels but Flash ones, this should be the why the Adobe Extension Manager fails. You might find help here (Flash): Creative Suite Extension Builder and here (HTML): Extension Builder 3 Davide Barranca --- www.davidebarranca.com www.cs-extensions.com
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‎Apr 17, 2015
06:02 AM
Your point is exactly the same I made - the info is available live to PS, yet it's not exposed via the DOM (nor via ActionManager). Davide
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