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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Scripting Guide
' stroke it so we can see something
myPathItem.StrokePath(2) 'for PsToolType --> 2 (psBrush)
JS
// create a document to work with
var docRef = app.documents.add(5000, 7000, 72, "Simple Line")
//line #1--it's a straight line so the coordinates for anchor, left, and //right
//for each point have the same coordinates
// First create the array of PathPointInfo objects. The line has two points,
// so there are two PathPointInfo objects.
var lineArray = new Array()
lineArray[0] = new PathPointInfo
lineArray[0].kind = PointKind.CORNERPOINT
lineArray[0].anchor = Array(100, 100)
lineArray[0].leftDirection = lineArray[0].anchor
lineArray[0].rightDirection = lineArray[0].anchor
lineArray[1] = new PathPointInfo
lineArray[1].kind = PointKind.CORNERPOINT
lineArray[1].anchor = Array(150, 200)
lineArray[1].leftDirection = lineArray[1].anchor
lineArray[1].rightDirection = lineArray[1].anchor
// Next create a SubPathInfo object, which holds the line array
// in its entireSubPath property.
var lineSubPathArray = new Array()
lineSubPathArray[0] = new SubPathInfo()
lineSubPathArray[0].operation = ShapeOperation.SHAPEXOR
lineSubPathArray[0].closed = false
lineSubPathArray[0].entireSubPath = lineArray
//create the path item, using add. This method takes the SubPathInfo object
//and returns a PathItem object, which is added to the pathItems collection
// for the document.
var myPathItem = docRef.pathItems.add("A Line", lineSubPathArray);
// stroke it so we can see something
myPathItem.strokePath(ToolType.BRUSH)
Working with Color Objects
Your scripts can use the same range of colors that are available from the Photoshop CS3 user interface.
Each color model has its own set of properties. For example, the
contains three properties: red, blue and green. To set a color in this class, you indicate values for each of
the three properties.
In VBScript and JavaScript, the
object, you first create an instance of a
the object. Once a color model has been assigned to a
be reassigned to a different color model.
The following examples demonstrate how to set a color using the
AS
set foreground color to {class:CMYK color, cyan:20.0,¬
magenta:90.0, yellow:50.0, black:50.0}
Photoshop CS3
class contains a property for each color model. To use this
SolidColor
object, then set appropriate color model properties for
SolidColor
RGB color (RGBColor/RGBColor)
object, the
SolidColor
CMYK color
Scripting Photoshop CS3
class
object cannot
SolidColor
class.
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