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Index A Actions 3 AppleScript advanced 50 AppleScript dictionary 32 AppleScript Values 18 Application object 64 display dialogs 65 opening a document 66 preferences 65 targeting 64 Array 19 Array value type 19 B Boolean 18, 19 C Channel object 89 Channel types 89 creating new channels 90 setting the active channel 90 Choosing a scripting language 5 Clipboard interaction 96 collections 9 Color classes 13 Color object comparing colors 94 Color objects 91 getting and converting color 93 Hex values 92 Setting a Color 91 web safe colors 94 COM 5 Command and methods JavaScript 22 Photoshop CS Scripting Guide Commands and methods 22 AppleScript 22 Visual Basic 22 Comments in scripts 17 AppleScript 17 JavaScript 17 Visual Basic 17 Conditional statements 23 Control structures 24 Conventions in this guide 1 cross-application capability 5 D Debugging AppleScript 27 Visual Basic 28 Deﬁning selections 82 Display dialogs 65 Document information 70 Document manipulation 71 Document object 68 document information 70 manipulation 71 save options 68 Documenting scripts 17 Double 19 E Error handling 29 AppleScript 29 JavaScript 30 Visual Basic 29 Executing JavaScripts from AS or VB 62 F Filter blur 44, 48, 53 wave 44, 48, 53 99

Section	Page
Photoshop CS Scripting Guide	1
Table of contents	3
Introduction	5
1.1 About this manual	5
1.1.1 Conventions in this guide	5
1.2 What is scripting?	6
1.3 Why use scripting?	7
1.4 What about actions?	7
1.5 System requirements	8
1.5.1 Mac	8
1.5.2 Windows	8
1.6 JavaScript	9
1.7 Choosing a scripting language	9
1.8 Legacy COM scripting	10
1.9 New Features	10
1.10 What’s Next	11
Scripting basics	12
2.1 Documents as objects	12
2.2 Object model concepts	12
2.2.1 Object classes	12
2.2.2 Object inheritance	13
2.2.3 Object elements or collections	13
2.2.4 Object reference	13
2.3 Object Model	14
2.3.1 Additional Containment Classes	16
2.3.2 Hello World Sample Scripts	18
2.4 Documenting scripts	21
2.5 Values	22
2.6 Variables	24
2.6.1 Assigning values to variables	24
2.6.2 Using variables to store references	25
2.6.3 Naming variables	25
2.7 Operators	26
2.8 Commands and methods	26
2.8.1 Conditional statements	27
2.8.2 Control structures	28
2.9 Handlers, subroutines and functions	29
2.10 Debugging and Error Handling	30
2.10.1 AppleScript debugging	31
2.10.2 Visual Basic debugging	32
2.10.3 JavaScript Debugging	33
2.10.4 Error handling	33
2.11 What’s Next	34
Scripting Photoshop	35
3.1 Photoshop scripting guidelines	35
3.2 Viewing Photoshop objects, commands and methods	35
3.2.1 Viewing Photoshop’s AppleScript dictionary	36
3.2.2 Viewing Photoshop’s type library (VB)	37
3.2.3 Viewing the JavaScript Environment	37
3.3 Your first Photoshop script	39
3.3.1 AppleScript	39
3.3.2 Visual Basic	40
3.3.3 VBScript	42
3.3.4 JavaScript	43
3.4 Advanced Scripting	45
3.4.1 Advanced JavaScript	45
3.4.2 Advanced Visual Basic	50
3.4.3 Advanced AppleScript	54
3.5 Object references	59
3.5.1 AppleScript	59
3.5.2 Visual Basic and JavaScript	60
3.6 Working with units	61
3.6.1 Unit values	61
3.6.2 Unit value useage	64
3.6.3 Changing ruler and type units	65
3.7 Executing JavaScripts from AS or VB	66
3.7.1 Passing arguments to JavaScript	67
3.7.2 Executing one-line JavaScripts	68
3.8 The Application object	68
3.9 Document object	72
3.9.1 Saving documents and save options	72
3.9.2 Document information	74
3.9.3 Document manipulation	75
3.10 Layer objects	76
3.10.1 Setting the Active layer	79
3.10.2 Layer sets	79
3.10.3 Linking layers	80
3.10.4 Applying styles to layers	81
3.10.5 Rotating layers	81
3.11 Text item object	81
3.11.1 Setting the contents of the text item	83
3.11.2 Setting text stroke colors	84
3.11.3 Setting fonts	84
3.11.4 Warping text	85
3.12 Selections	85
3.12.1 Defining selections	86
3.12.2 Stroking the selection border	88
3.12.3 Inverting selections	88
3.12.4 Expand, contract and feather selections	88
3.12.5 Filling a selection	90
3.12.6 Rotating selections	91
3.12.7 Loading and storing selections	91
3.13 Working with Filters	92
3.13.1 Selecting channel(s) to filter	92
3.13.2 Other filters	93
3.14 Channel object	93
3.14.1 Channel types	93
3.14.2 Setting the active channel	94
3.14.3 Creating new channels	94
3.15 Color objects	95
3.15.1 Setting a Color	95
3.15.2 Getting and converting colors	97
3.15.3 Comparing Colors	98
3.15.4 Getting a Web Safe Color	98
3.16 History object	98
3.16.1 Filling a selection with a history state	99
3.17 Clipboard interaction	100
3.17.1 Copy	100
3.17.2 Copy merged	100
3.17.3 Cut	101
3.17.4 Paste	101
3.17.5 Paste into command	102

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Photoshop CS Scripting Guide

Index

Actions

AppleScript

advanced

AppleScript dictionary

AppleScript Values

Application object

display dialogs

opening a document

preferences

targeting

Array

Array value type

Boolean

18, 19

Channel object

Channel types

creating new channels

setting the active channel

Choosing a scripting language

Clipboard interaction

collections

Color classes

Color object

comparing colors

Color objects

getting and converting color

Hex values

Setting a Color

web safe colors

COM

Command and methods

JavaScript

Commands and methods

AppleScript

Visual Basic

Comments in scripts

AppleScript

JavaScript

Visual Basic

Conditional statements

Control structures

Conventions in this guide

cross-application capability

Debugging

AppleScript

Visual Basic

ﬁ

ning selections

Display dialogs

Document information

Document manipulation

Document object

document information

manipulation

save options

Documenting scripts

Double

Error handling

AppleScript

JavaScript

Visual Basic

Executing JavaScripts from AS or VB

Filter

blur

44, 48, 53

wave

44, 48, 53