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CHAPTER 3: Scripting Photoshop Advanced Scripting 63 'restore beginning preferences appRef.Preferences.RulerUnits = startRulerUnits appRef.Preferences.TypeUnits = startTypeUnits appRef.DisplayDialogs = startDisplayDialogs Double click the file name in Windows Explorer to run the script. 2. In Photoshop, choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers to verify that your preferences have been returned to your original settings. 3. After viewing the document in Photoshop, close the document without saving it. 4. Name the script HelloWorldDoc and save it. JS To work with document preferences: 1. Create the following script. NOTE: See "Creating and running a JavaScript" on page 19 for details on creating a JavaScript. //create and assign variables for default preferences startRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits startTypeUnits = app.preferences.typeUnits startDisplayDialogs = app.displayDialogs //change settings app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.INCHES app.preferences.typeUnits = TypeUnits.PIXELS app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO //create and assign variables for document settings docWidthInInches = 4 docHeightInInches = 2 resolution = 72 docName = "Hello World" //use the length property of the documents object to //find out if any documents are open //if none are found, add a document if (app.documents.length == 0) app.documents.add(docWidthInInches, docHeightInInches, resolution, docName) //restore beginning preferences app.preferences.rulerunits = startRulerUnits app.preferences.typeunits = startTypeUnits app.displayDialogs = startDisplayDialogs 2. Name the script HelloWorldDoc.jsx and save it in the Presets/Scripts folder. 3. Open Photoshop and choose File > Scripts > HelloWorldDoc to run the script. 4. Choose Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers to verify that your preferences have been returned to your original settings. 5. After viewing the document in Photoshop, close the document without saving it. 6. Save the script.

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C
HAPTER
3: Scripting Photoshop
Advanced Scripting
63
'restore beginning preferences
appRef.Preferences.RulerUnits = startRulerUnits
appRef.Preferences.TypeUnits = startTypeUnits
appRef.DisplayDialogs = startDisplayDialogs
Double click the file name in Windows Explorer to run the script.
2.
In Photoshop, choose
Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers
to verify that your preferences have been
returned to your original settings.
3.
After viewing the document in Photoshop, close the document without saving it.
4.
Name the script
HelloWorldDoc
and save it.
JS
To work with document preferences:
1.
Create the following script.
N
OTE
:
See
“Creating and running a JavaScript” on page 19
for details on creating a JavaScript.
//create and assign variables for default preferences
startRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits
startTypeUnits = app.preferences.typeUnits
startDisplayDialogs = app.displayDialogs
//change settings
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.INCHES
app.preferences.typeUnits = TypeUnits.PIXELS
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO
//create and assign variables for document settings
docWidthInInches = 4
docHeightInInches = 2
resolution = 72
docName = “Hello World”
//use the length property of the documents object to
//find out if any documents are open
//if none are found, add a document
if (app.documents.length == 0)
app.documents.add(docWidthInInches, docHeightInInches, resolution, docName)
//restore beginning preferences
app.preferences.rulerunits = startRulerUnits
app.preferences.typeunits = startTypeUnits
app.displayDialogs = startDisplayDialogs
2.
Name the script
HelloWorldDoc.jsx
and save it in the Presets/Scripts folder.
3.
Open Photoshop and choose
File > Scripts > HelloWorldDoc
to run the script.
4.
Choose
Edit > Preferences > Units & Rulers
to verify that your preferences have been returned to
your original settings.
5.
After viewing the document in Photoshop, close the document without saving it.
6.
Save the script.