Adobe photoshop cs 2.0 User Guide

 Scripting Photoshop CS2     76

if (app.documents.length == 0)

app.documents.add(docWidthInInches, docHeightInInches, resolution)

//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 Scripts folder.

3. Open Photoshop CS2 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 CS2, close the document without saving it. 

6. To prepare the script for the next section, comment the statements that restore the beginning 

preferences by adding slashes as follows:

//app.preferences.rulerunits = startRulerUnits
//app.preferences.typeunits = startTypeUnits

7. Save the script.

In this section, we will add a layer to the 

HelloWorldDoc

 script, then change the layer to a text object that 

displays the text Hello, World! in red.

Before you begin, do the following:

●

Make sure Photoshop CS2 is closed.

●

Open the script file 

HelloWorldDoc

 in your script editor application.

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1. Type the following code into the 

HelloWorldDoc

 script immediately before the commented 

statements that restore original preferences. 

--create a variable named theDocRef 
--assign the current (active) document to it
set theDocRef to the current document

--create a variable that contains a color object of the RGB color class
--whose color is red
set theTextColor to {class:RGB color, red:255, green:0, blue:0}

--create a variable for the text layer, create the layer as an art layer object
--and use the kind property of the art layer object to make it a text layer
set theTextLayer to make new art layer in theDocRef with¬

properties {kind:text layer}

--Set the contents, size, position and color of the text layer
set contents of text object of theTextLayer to "Hello, World!"
set size of text object of theTextLayer to 36
set position of text object of theTextLayer to {0.75, 1}