I don't remember ESTK being a problem with versions prior to CS5 but, at least on my system, current versions also  interfere with Photoshop GUI. It will cancel things like dragging a document to move or resize the document window, editing layer names, selecting blend mode, values in the options bar, etc. It also sometimes prevents actions from recording correctly. That seems to happen as soon as Photoshop is set as the target app. Changing the target app or closing the script does not help. You have to close ESTK to stop the interference. I have gotten to the point were I don't use ESTK as an editor and only use it when I need to debug. ... View more

The only time I have trouble with scriptlistener is when ESTK is also running with Photoshop as a target app. If ESTK is not running the plug-in records fine. However Adobe changed the way adjustment layers are handled in CS4. I do think that CS3 is better for logging those kind of actions. They are logged in CS6/CC but the CS3 log has more detail. ... View more

Hmm, and would enabling the specific filter also enable the master setting? Yes and without a way to get the current master setting you run the risk of changing the current setting. It would be easy to disable all smart filters in a document. It would also be easy to enable all smart filters. The problem is you can not determine the current state of the filter so you can not restore to the pervious condition. You might be able to come up with something using historyStates or snapshots but I think it would be very fragile. ... View more

Sorry, I posted code from my code library without testing. Either Adobe has changed something or my code never worked. It is strange that both scriptlistener and actions record setting a layerSet fillOpacity but both fail on playback. ... View more

You can get/set a layerSet's fillOpacity with Action Manager. function getActiveLayerFillOpacity(){     var ref = new ActionReference();     ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );     return executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("fillOpacity")); }; function setActiveLayerFillOpacity( opacity ) {     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );         var layerDesc = new ActionDescriptor();         layerDesc.putUnitDouble( stringIDToTypeID('fillOpacity'), charIDToTypeID('#Prc'), opacity );     desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), layerDesc );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; ... View more

Other than what little there is in the scripting guide I don't think there is a reference or documentation on using Action Manager. I have not found a way to determine if a smart filter is visible( enabled ). There are two ways you can enable/disable a smart filter. One way is effects all smart filters in the layer. The other effects only a specific filter. I have code that can determine is a specific filter is enabled. But even if it is enabled whether is 'shows' or not is determined by the 'all filters enabled' setting. And I have not found a way to determine that master setting. So the code for a specific filter could say the filter is enabled when it is not because of the master setting. ... View more

I also use the CS6 plug-in with CC and it records for me so I don't think that is the reason. Did you have ESKT running when you tried to record? I have noticed that ESKT seems to check the connection to Photoshop( or something like that ) every few seconds or so and that can interfere with scriptlistener among other things. I try to not have ESKT running when I need scriptlistner output. If it is running sometimes you have to try several times before it show in the log. ... View more

Similar questions about securing a script come up from time to time. I have never seen anyone post a solution that could not be broken with very little effort. ... View more

My bet is it can not be done with either a script or another action. ... View more

As far as I know you can not create a new action or action set from a script. You can use app.load() to load an atn file. ... View more

I think if you add the line app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('selectNoLayers')); just after var theLayers = GetSelectedLayers(); the script will do what you want. ... View more

You should not need GetSelectedLayers to dupe the layers. However when there is more than one layer selected when you dupe that method only returns the top most layer so I think you will need to change the way you reference the duped layers in the new document. ... View more

I don't do much InDesign scripting but I think that changing the size or resolution of an image after it has been placed in InDesign does not change the size of the placed image. At least that is the it works if done manually in the GUI. Edit a placed image using the InDesign links panel, resize, and update. The the actual resolution of the placed image may change but the size of the image in InDesign does not change. You need to resize in InDesign or both Photoshop and InDesign. ... View more

It is hard to say without seeing what serializedObject is but one thing I know is wrong is when the resample method is none you can only set the resolution. If you want to change the width you either need to do the math to determine what resolution will give you that width or resample. As you are resampling anyway, I do not see why you want to resize twice. You could be the desired width and resolution with one resize call. ... View more

Here is the javascript version. function loadLayerTransparencyToSelection() {     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('fsel') );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('Trsp') );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('T   '), ref );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; ... View more

Yes that is normal. Most of the time all you want in the startup script is to define properties and methods. The script does not do anything other than maybe some needed setup. For example if you wanted a startup script to keep track of open documents your script may look something like this. var milesScriptObject = {}; milesScriptObject.openDocuments = []; milesScriptObject.docCount = function(){ return this.openDocuments.length; }; milesScriptObject.add = function( doc ){ this.openDocuments.push(doc);}; milesScriptObject.remove = function( doc ){     for(var arrayIndex=0;arrayIndex< this.openDocuments.length;arrayIndex++){         if(this.openDocuments[arrayIndex]===doc) this.openDocuments.splice(arrayIndex,1);     } }; Then in another script you access those methods and properties. ... View more

The link you posted is not valid. I have not seen that documented( not surprising ) and I am not sure it is a bug. If you choose the Debug-Reset menu before running you script it seems to clear any previously defined variables. ... View more

Paul's script can now be found at http://www.ps-bridge-scripts.talktalk.net/ ... View more

This works with the sample image. if(app.documents.length>0){     var white = new SolidColor();     white.rgb.hexValue = 'FFFFFF';     var doc = app.activeDocument;     var defaultRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;     app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;     var docWidth = doc.width.value;     var docHeight = doc.height.value;     doc.activeLayer = doc.layers[0];     loadLayerTransparencyToSelection();     doc.selection.select([[0,docHeight/2],[docWidth,docHeight/2],[docWidth,docHeight],[0,docHeight]],SelectionType.INTERSECT);     var necklaceWidth = doc.selection.bounds[2]-doc.selection.bounds[0];     doc.selection.deselect();     doc.activeLayer.translate(Math.abs(docWidth-necklaceWidth),0);     doc.revealAll();     selectLayerBelow();     doc.selection.selectAll();     doc.selection.fill(white);     doc.selection.deselect();     app.preferences.rulerUnits = defaultRulerUnits; } function loadLayerTransparencyToSelection() {     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('fsel') );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('Trsp') );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('T   '), ref );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; function selectLayerBelow(){     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Bckw" ) );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );     desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), desc, DialogModes.NO ); } ... View more

One could use the Filter from the DOM, too. I didn't even look to see if there was a Object Model method. But it is strange that the guide gives the range for the other values but not random seed. Maybe randomizing the other settings would provide more significant effects. Yes, I do think randomizing the other settings would change the effect of the filter more than changing the seed. But if you have an effect you like changing the seed would give you a different but similar effect. ... View more

Do you think this indicates a trend that we will see more Scripting-inaccessible features in the future? I do not think this is a new trend. There has always been things that could not be done via scripting. And there has always been things that could be 'set' but not 'get' with Action Manager. As an example in another recent post here I posted code that enabled/disabled channel and vector masks. I also posted how to 'get' the current enabled state of the channel mask. But I have not found a good way to do the same for vector masks. Live shape is a new feature. It could be that scripting access to the current values in the properties panel will be added in the future. Especially if we ask for it in the request forum and the feature is expanded to work with other shapes. It is also possible that there is a way and we just have not found it yet. ... View more

The path( and copies ) used as vector mask is not aligned to the pixel grid. Photoshop will round to the nearest whole pixel when getting the bounds. If you check the bounds of the first layer you will see that it is also 101 pixels wide. ... View more

The main image holding the necklace isn't a masked layer but can easily be one if that makes it easier. If the layer doesn't have a mask how does the layer's transparency help center the image? Even if you trim the transparent areas where the black border would be the bottom of the image is still off center because of the extra white on one side. ... View more

You can use the Applescript do javascript command to run the functions below. function isChannelMaskEnabled(){     var ref = new ActionReference();     ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID("UsrM") );     ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr ") , charIDToTypeID("Ordn") , charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );     return executeActionGet(ref).getBoolean( charIDToTypeID("UsrM") ); }; function channelMaskEnabled( enabled ){ // Boolean     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );     var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();      desc1.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "UsrM" ), enabled );     desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "T   " ), charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), desc1 );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "setd" ), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; function vectorMaskEnabled( enabled ){ // Boolean     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );         var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();         desc1.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID('vectorMaskEnabled'), enabled );     desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), desc1 );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; ... View more

Is the part that throws off the centering always at the top of the image? Is the necklace on a layer with a mask? ... View more

How are these two strokes different and how can I get the stroke color and size if it is applied through Properties panel using script? One is done with a layer style( or effect ) and the other is done with the new live shape feature. I have looked at this several times. I have found a way to change the values in the properties panel but I have been unable to get the current values. I can not find them in either the layer or path descriptor. ... View more