Finally, thank you very much, r-bin! Sorry I couldn't figure out earlier. ... View more

Could you install the "play" listener and use the script it runs instead? I can't start from a well-defined actionSet and action names because I don't know what action the user has run. Those are the strings I need to catch when the user clicked an action to run. I created a listener ("Ply ") that automatically runs a script. This is the script we are talking about. The code I need is to read the data (both actionSet + action names) and send it to a personal database I need. So, I must start with arguments[0]   >> this is my ActionDescriptor which contains my ActionReference with both names I need. ... View more

I used myDescriptor.getForm(stringIDToTypeID("actionSet")) and it returned: ReferenceFormType.NAME So getName should be working, but it returns not the name of the set but the action name itself. It's a bug? ... View more

getString returns an error because getString is not a method of the ActionReference class   Error: myDescriptor.getString is not a function   see: ActionReference in Photoshop DOM   It must be getName ... View more

Sorry, I wrote the wrong code. The bug is still there even using getName var actionSet_name = myDescriptor.getName(stringIDToTypeID("actionSet")); // returns wrong data It returns the name of the action, not the name of the Set. ... View more

Hi, I find it useful. Still, there is a big issue I think it is a big limitation. If we have several subPathItems in a single Path, there is no way on getting the one that it is selected. So, in the end, it only selects always the last subPathItem (or the one on top of all). This has the potential to be a great addition tool and I think it could be avoided so, so many zoomOut/zoomIn on the complex path creation. There should exist something like app.activeDocument.activePathItem.activeSubPathItem ... View more

I don't work for Adobe. I don't know why this kind of events are not available also in Europe or Asia and not only in the US. https://medium.com/adobetech/creative-developers-summit-2018-speaker-line-up-5749eda527e7 Like the press industry, who has big clients and big money to make things move forward on Adobe new products, they already have Indesign Server product available: Document layout design and automated publishing software | Adobe InDesign CC Server Photoshop Server is talked already at Adobe as a possible service to provide in future, but I think it would be available only with few photoshop integrations, only the basic ones. It depends on the product and money entered. And we are few people in the overall to need Photoshop on a Server. Let's hope for the best. If only some photographers were also inclined to be script developers, this world would be better 🙂 ... View more

Yes, I understand. The company that created it was contacted several times to ask for an update or an official link, and they said they will not do it anymore. Too sad. The results on the paths were better than Adobe's. Anyway, let's hope that this would become better in the future, and preferably more productivity (fast, accurate controlled) easy going. ... View more

Is this what you want? desc.getObjectValue(a).getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('obscured')); ... View more

Hi, The only problem is that it never knows if it is already visible or invisible. This solves that (the code is old and is not mine - sorry I can't remember its author). The advantage (with some errors in some of the panels) is that you can use this over the panels: // // this is the full list of all palettes //~ Tools //~ Pen Options //~ Actions //~ Styles //~ Swatches //~ Histogram //~ Info //~ Paths //~ Tool Presets //~ Color //~ Channels //~ Layers //~ Layer Comps //~ Timeline //~ Clone Source //~ Measurement Log //~ History //~ Navigator //~ Character //~ Paragraph //~ Character Styles //~ Paragraph Styles //~ Glyphs //~ Notes //~ 3D //~ Adjustments //~ Properties //~ Modifier Keys //~ Brush //~ Brush Presets //~ Device Preview //~ Libraries // for example I want to open the Paths pallete if closed: //~ openClosePSPanels("Info", true); //~ // for example I want to close the Paths pallete if opened and it has focus: openClosePSPanels("Info", false); // this only works if the Path panel has the focus function openClosePSPanels(name, visibility) {     var panelList = listPanels();     for ( var a in panelList ) {         if ( panelList[0].toString() == name) {             if (panelList[1].toString()  !=  visibility.toString()) {                 if (panelList[0].toString() == "Notes") name = "Annotation"; // exception on Notes palette                 try {                     app.runMenuItem ( stringIDToTypeID ("toggle" + name.replace(/\s/g,'') + "Palette") );                 } catch (e) {}                 break;             }         }     }         function listPanels() {         var ref = new ActionReference();         Info = new Array();         ref.putProperty( stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("panelList") );         ref.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID("application"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum") );         var desc = executeActionGet(ref).getList( stringIDToTypeID("panelList") );         for( var a = 0; a<desc.count; a++ ) {             var Name = desc.getObjectValue(a).getString( stringIDToTypeID("name") );             var Vis = desc.getObjectValue(a).getBoolean( stringIDToTypeID("visible") );             var Ob = desc.getObjectValue(a).getBoolean( stringIDToTypeID("obscured") );             var ID = desc.getObjectValue(a).getString( stringIDToTypeID("ID") );             Info.push( [[Name], [Vis], [Ob], [ID]] );         }         return Info;     } } // ARRAY of Palettes: //~ Tools,true,false,panelid.static.toolbar //~ Brush Options,true,false,panelid.static.options //~ Actions,false,false,panelid.static.actions //~ Styles,false,false,panelid.static.styles //~ Swatches,false,false,panelid.static.swatches //~ Histogram,false,false,panelid.static.histogram //~ Info,false,false,panelid.static.info //~ Paths,false,false,panelid.static.paths //~ Tool Presets,false,false,panelid.static.toolpresets //~ Color,false,false,panelid.static.picker //~ Channels,false,false,panelid.static.channels //~ Layers,true,false,panelid.static.layers //~ Layer Comps,false,false,panelid.static.comps //~ Timeline,false,false,panelid.static.animation //~ Clone Source,false,false,panelid.static.clonesource //~ Measurement Log,true,false,panelid.static.measurement //~ History,true,false,panelid.static.history //~ Navigator,false,false,panelid.static.navigator //~ Character,false,false,panelid.static.textcharacter //~ Paragraph,false,false,panelid.static.textparagraph //~ Character Styles,false,false,panelid.static.textcharstyle //~ Paragraph Styles,false,false,panelid.static.textparastyle //~ Glyphs,false,false,panelid.static.textglyphspanel //~ Notes,false,false,panelid.static.annotation //~ 3D,false,false,panelid.static.3d //~ Adjustments,false,false,panelid.static.create //~ Learn,false,false,panelid.static.learn //~ Properties,false,false,panelid.static.properties //~ Brush Settings,false,false,panelid.static.brushstyler //~ Brushes,false,false,panelid.static.brushpresets //~ Libraries,false,false,panelid.dynamic.swf.csxs.com.adobe.DesignLibraries.angular //~ Adobe Color Themes,false,false,panelid.dynamic.swf.csxs.KLR // ... View more

///////////////////////////////////////// Set Brush setBrushFeatures(170, 80,undefined,undefined,1,undefined,undefined);   function setBrushFeatures(Diameter,Hardness,Angle,Roundness,Spacing,Flipy,Flipx) {     var ref = new ActionReference();     ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );     var appDesc = executeActionGet(ref);     var toolDesc = appDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('currentToolOptions'));     var brushDesc = toolDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('brush'));     if (Diameter == undefined) Diameter = brushDesc.getDouble(stringIDToTypeID('diameter'));     if (Hardness == undefined) Hardness = brushDesc.getDouble(stringIDToTypeID('hardness'));     if (Angle == undefined ) Angle = brushDesc.getDouble(stringIDToTypeID('angle'));     if (Roundness  == undefined) Roundness = brushDesc.getDouble(stringIDToTypeID('roundness'));     if (Spacing == undefined) Spacing = brushDesc.getDouble(stringIDToTypeID('spacing'));     if (Flipy == undefined) Flipy = brushDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('flipY'));     if (Flipx == undefined) Flipx = brushDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('flipX'));     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();     var ref = new ActionReference();     ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Brsh" ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );     var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();     desc1.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID('diameter'), Diameter);     desc1.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID('hardness'), Hardness);     desc1.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID('angle'), Angle);     desc1.putDouble(stringIDToTypeID('roundness'), Roundness);     desc1.putUnitDouble( stringIDToTypeID('spacing'), charIDToTypeID('#Prc'), Spacing);     desc1.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('flipY'), Flipy);     desc1.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('flipX'), Flipx);     desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "T   " ), charIDToTypeID( "Brsh" ), desc1 );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "setd" ), desc, DialogModes.NO ); } ... View more

Hi Davide, I have the same error as you on the last version of Photoshop (19.1.4). I know you said you don't want AM code, but somehow this will delete all the hidden layers with no error on the "delete". deleteAllHiddenLayers(); function deleteAllHiddenLayers() {   var c2t = function (s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); };   var s2t = function (s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s); };   var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();   var reference = new ActionReference();   reference.putEnumerated( s2t( "layer" ), s2t( "ordinal" ), s2t( "hidden" ));   descriptor.putReference( c2t( "null" ), reference );   executeAction( s2t( "delete" ), descriptor, DialogModes.NO ); } ... View more

Here is an example already developed in the past on a 32bit plugin: These guys upgraded the "Make work Path..." adding a second algorythm calculation. They don't upgrade it anymore, unfortunately. I wish we had a 64bit version! It only works on a Photoshop 32bit version. The file is in here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/z2...2u/OptPath.8bs ... View more

Let's develop even more the final panel with all new elements you want to be included. You can use the and draft it, send to me, I design the new one and I add it to the request forum on the link. ... View more

Thanks! I didn't know this Bridge uservoice forum. I have worked 7 years over Bridge, but now I am in a new project that doesn't need Bridge. Still, I think Bridge has lots of bugs to correct and needs a more extensive library for developers. So much hidden there! Let's develop even more the final panel with all new elements you want to be included. You can use the and draft it, send to me, I design the new one and I add it to the request forum on the link. ... View more

That's a good point. I think straight lines should be only used when you really to avoid smooth points to force getting a very specific result. For example, you have a rectangle rotates selection and you want to have the 4 point not getting any curve even tiny. For exampe, depending on the tolerance, if the selection is a circle, it could draw from a square, hexagon, etc. From very simplistic with few points to very complex. ... View more

I only have very few scripts tested in AE and the histogram is not one of them. If it is possible, I do not know. May be the histogram data could be passed to an external JSON file and converted outside to a svg using uts RGB colors objects to mix has 'screen' colors mode (possible in SVG css) Then I do not know AE enough to know if you can import a svg image into a frame by code... Sorry, I can't help more. ... View more

HI Michael L Hale The app.putCustomOptions() and app.getCustomOptions() works really well. When it is persistent, does is it stored in the photoshop "registry"? And is this secure enought and fast to put and get? Do you think it is safe to move all variables from external objects, like JSON, xml, etc to this other method app.putCustomOptions()? I like it a lot but I want to know if it is something that you are using for a long time and with success. Finally, last question. If I want to save some variables inside a document (like a psd) when I save it, I am using XMP metadata on the image or XMP inside a specific layer metadata. Would you do the same if you needed to have those vars in a psd image? ... View more

I don't know if I understand the question. You mean video within photoshop where you can get the histogram at any frame? That should work in a single stoped frame. In the meantime I have found that it is much faster to draw the histogram in a layer creating first all the vector data by code and on the layer 1 time in the end for each channel. When I have time I can update the code. ... View more

You can use RegExp after convert the XMPDateTime to a string: if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript"); var d = new XMPDateTime(new Date()) var result = d.toString().match(/\d{4}\-\d{2}\-\d{2}\T\d{2}\:\d{2}/).toString().replace(/\-|\T|\:/g,' ') $.writeln(result); ... View more

Yes, Bridge is so so powerful and there is an huge lack of information on what people can do with it. ... View more

Using $.setenv and $.getenv would be also my suggestion, as @Kukurikus wrote. The only thing I don't understand why Handler is executed twice (you'll see it in my example when 'Hello!' pops up 2 times). Maybe there is double refreshment like first normal, and then another when current folder gets selection? - I have no idea!) The fact that it triggers twice, it depends only on this: when you select a new folder that already has a bridge cache memory built. When you select a folder for the first time (or if the cache was deleted before) it triggers only once. If the folder has already registry in the cache, it triggers before the cache is verified and after the cache is verified. All the other triggers are running only once each and are related to this: - when Bridge has focus (when you move to other app and return to Bridge); - when you rebuild cache in a folder; - when you refresh (F5); - when you create or delete a thumbnail (file or folder) - when you re-order the thumbnails the first time in a folder (in fact, is due to the creation of a invisible xml file called .BridgeSort that contains de new annual order. If you you remove manual order to other order, the files remains and do not trigger any more, unless you delete the invisible file by script) - when you label or rate a folder (it creates - like above - an invisible xml file called .BridgeLabelsAndRatings and the trigger runs only the first time this file it is created) To trigger only once when each start of Bridge, use this simple solution. $.setenv("onlyOnce", false); // var loadedEvent = function(event) {       if (event.type == 'loaded' && event.object instanceof Document) {          if ($.getenv("onlyOnce").toString() == "false") {              // YOUR CODE HERE TO RUN ONLY ONCE              //              $.setenv("onlyOnce", true);          }      }       return {handled:false}  }  app.eventHandlers.push({handler:loadedEvent}) Hope it helps. ... View more

Until now, I couldn't find a way of read annotations. Only deleting and creating them. Although, the annotation can be passed to a photoshop PDF and converted in the PDF localized notes! This means there is a way of retrieving the annotations content but on an another level that is not scripting. ... View more

Hi, I the function I created, I put all the existing histograms invisible so the next histogram when being created, it should not be affected by the colors added to the image  from the previous histograms. Resume: the histograms should be build on the image colors and not the layer colors of the histograms. In the end, the last histogram created should be visible and the previous invisible. ... View more

Histogram passed and drawn into a Layer. Done! ... View more