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Index S save 13 save options 68 Scripting, advanced 41 Scripts folder 5 Selections 81 deﬁning 82 expand, contract and feather 84 ﬁlling 86 inverting 84 loading and storing 87 replacing 82 rotating 87 stroking the border 84 Setting fonts 80 Setting the Active layer 75 Solid color classes 13 String 18, 19 Stroking the selection border 84 subroutines 25 superclass 9 System requirements 4 JavaScript 5 Mac 4 Windows 4 T Text item object 77 setting fonts 80 setting text stroke colors 80 setting the contents 79 warping text 81 Text values 18, 19 U Units 57 AppleScript Length Unit Values 58 Changing ruler and type units 61 command parameters that take unit values 61 object properties that depend on unit values 60 special unit value types 59 V Value types array 19 boolean 18, 19 double 19 integer 18 list 18 long 19 number 18 real 18 record 18 reference 18, 19 string 18, 19 text 18, 19 Variables 20 Assigning values to 20 Naming variables 21 VBScript 38 Viewing Photoshop objects, commands and methods 31 AppleScript dictionary 32 Viewing Photoshop ojects, commands and methods Visual Basic type library 33 Visual Basic advanced 46 Object Browser 33 Visual Basic Values 19 W Warping text 81 Web Photo Gallery 6 Web Safe Color 94 Windows Scripting Host 4 X XMP metadata 7 Photoshop CS Scripting Guide 101

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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Index

save

save options

Scripting, advanced

Scripts folder

Selections

ﬁ

ning

expand, contract and feather

ﬁ

lling

inverting

loading and storing

replacing

rotating

stroking the border

Setting fonts

Setting the Active layer

Solid color classes

String

18, 19

Stroking the selection border

subroutines

superclass

System requirements

JavaScript

Mac

Windows

Text item object

setting fonts

setting text stroke colors

setting the contents

warping text

Text values

18, 19

Units

AppleScript Length Unit Values

Changing ruler and type units

command parameters that take unit values

object properties that depend on unit values

special unit value types

Value types

array

boolean

18, 19

double

integer

list

long

number

real

record

reference

18, 19

string

18, 19

text

18, 19

Variables

Assigning values to

Naming variables

VBScript

Viewing Photoshop objects, commands and methods

AppleScript dictionary

Viewing Photoshop ojects, commands and methods

Visual Basic type library

Visual Basic

advanced

Object Browser

Visual Basic Values

Warping text

Web Photo Gallery

Web Safe Color

Windows Scripting Host

XMP metadata