Introduction; About This Manual - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS 2.0 - SCRIPTING GUIDE Manual

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Introduction

About this manual

This manual provides an introduction to scripting Adobe
Chapter one covers the basic conventions used in this manual and provides an overview of requirements
for scripting Photoshop CS2.
Chapter two covers the Photoshop CS2 object model as well as generic scripting terminology, concepts
and techniques. Code examples are provided in three languages:
AppleScript
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VBScript
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JavaScript
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Note: Separate reference manuals are available for each of these languages and accompany this Scripting
Guide. The reference manuals are located on the installation CD.
Chapter three covers Photoshop CS2-specific objects and components and describes advanced
techniques for scripting the Photoshop CS2 application.
Note: Please review the README file shipped with Photoshop CS2 for late-breaking news, sample scripts,
and information about outstanding issues.
Conventions in this guide
Code and specific language samples appear in monospaced courier font:
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Several conventions are used when referring to AppleScript, VBScript and JavaScript. Please note the
following shortcut notations:
AS stands for AppleScript
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VBS stands for VBScript
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JS stands for JavaScript
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The term "commands" will be used to refer both to commands in AppleScript and methods in VBScript and
JavaScript.
When referring to specific properties and commands, this manual follows the AppleScript naming
convention for that property and the VBScript and JavaScript names appear in parenthesis. For example:
"The
display dialogs (DisplayDialogs/displayDialogs)
object. "
In this case,
VBScript property and
For larger blocks of code, scripting examples are listed on separate lines.
refers to the AppleScript property,
display dialogs
displayDialogs
®
Photoshop CS2
refers to the JavaScript property.
® ®
on Mac OS and Windows
property is part of the Application
refers to the
DisplayDialogs
®
.
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