Fill guides with path - lines - Line Tool (Paths)

[Gewuerz]

Hello

I made often any guides with the helpful GuideGuide Panel from Cameron McEffee. Thanks for this tool!
On this guides along, i make (path) lines by hand now (at the moment) with the "Line Tool". I think this would be faster with a script..
But I do not know how?
So, all guides should get a (shape) line with the Shapetool "Line Tool" in maximal the documents bounds, automatically.
If that would be possible with a add menu for user-selectable parameters: width (thickness), color, for the lines?

Thanks for help Wolfgang

Photoshop CS 6
Win 7 64bit


I would donate something for the forum for a solution.

[Mike Hale]

A screenshot of what you want done may help. I am not clear about where the paths are drawn.

[Paul MR]

Is this what you are wanting? ...

Code: Select all#target photoshop
app.bringToFront();

main();
function main(){
if(app.version.match(/\d+/) < 12){
    alert("You need Photoshop CS5 or better to use this script");
    return;
    }
if(!documents.length) return;
var guides = app.activeDocument.guides;
if(guides.length == 0){
    alert("There are no guides to process!");
    return;
}
var win = new Window( 'dialog', '' );
g = win.graphics;
var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.99, 0.99, 0.99, 1]);
g.backgroundColor = myBrush;
win.orientation='stack';
win.p1= win.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"});
win.g1 = win.p1.add('group');
win.g1.orientation = "row";
win.title = win.g1.add('statictext',undefined,'Create ShapePaths');
win.title.alignment="fill";
var g = win.title.graphics;
g.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Georgia","BOLDITALIC",22);
win.g5 =win.p1.add('group');
win.g5.orientation = "row";
win.g5.alignment='fill';
win.g5.spacing=10;
win.g5.st1 = win.g5.add('statictext',undefined,'Use Foreground Colour');
win.g5.p1 = win.g5.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"});
win.g5.p1.preferredSize=[50,20];
win.g5.bu1 = win.g5.add('button',undefined,'Or Select Colour');
panelColour=app.foregroundColor;
function setPanel(pColour){
panelColour=pColour;
var r = pColour.rgb.red/255;
var g = pColour.rgb.green/255;
var b = pColour.rgb.blue/255;
var C = win.g5.p1.graphics;
myBrush = C.newBrush(C.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [r, g, b, 1]);
C.backgroundColor = myBrush;
}
setPanel(app.foregroundColor);
win.g5.bu1.onClick=function(){
var sColour = getColour();
setPanel(sColour);
}
win.g10 =win.p1.add('group');
win.g10.orientation = "row";
win.g10.alignment='fill';
win.g10.spacing=10;
win.g10.st1 = win.g10.add('statictext',undefined,'Set Width');
win.g10.et1 = win.g10.add('edittext',undefined,'1');
win.g10.et1.preferredSize=[50,20];
win.g10.et1.onChanging = function() {
  if (this.text.match(/[^\-\.\d]/)) {
    this.text = this.text.replace(/[^\-\.\d]/g, '');
  }
};
win.g10.cb1 = win.g10.add('checkbox',undefined,'Clear Guides?');
win.g15 =win.p1.add('group');
win.g15.orientation = "row";
win.g15.alignment='center';
win.g15.spacing=10;
win.g15.bu1 = win.g15.add('button',undefined,'Process');
win.g15.bu1.preferredSize=[150,35];
win.g15.bu2 = win.g15.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
win.g15.bu2.preferredSize=[150,35];
win.g15.bu1.onClick=function(){
if(win.g10.et1.text == ''){
    alert("No width has been entered");
    return;
    }
win.close(0);
var startRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits;
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
guides = app.activeDocument.guides;
for( var g =0; g<guides.length;g++ ){
    if(guides[g].direction.toString() == 'Direction.HORIZONTAL'){
        createLinePath(false,parseInt(guides[g].coordinate.value),Number(win.g10.et1.text));
        }else{
            createLinePath(true , parseInt(guides[g].coordinate.value),Number(win.g10.et1.text));
            }
        createShape(panelColour);
}
if(win.g10.cb1.value) clearGuides();
preferences.rulerUnits = startRulerUnits;
}
win.center();
win.show();
}
function getColour(){
var originalColour = app.foregroundColor;
app.showColorPicker();
var selectedColour = app.foregroundColor;
app.foregroundColor = originalColour;
return selectedColour;
}
function createLinePath(Vert,gPix,W) {
var doc = activeDocument;
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Path'), charIDToTypeID('WrPt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
if(!Vert){
desc3.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Hrzn'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), 0.000000 );
desc3.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Vrtc'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), gPix );
desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Hrzn'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), doc.width.as('px') );
desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Vrtc'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), gPix );
}else{
desc3.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Hrzn'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), gPix );
desc3.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Vrtc'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), 0.000000 );
desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Hrzn'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), gPix );
desc4.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Vrtc'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), doc.height.as('px') );
    }
desc2.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Strt'), charIDToTypeID('Pnt '), desc3 );
desc2.putObject( charIDToTypeID('End '), charIDToTypeID('Pnt '), desc4 );
desc2.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Wdth'), charIDToTypeID('#Pxl'), W );
desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T   '), charIDToTypeID('Ln  '), desc2 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};
function createShape(selectedColour) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putClass( stringIDToTypeID('contentLayer') );
desc .putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
var desc2  = new ActionDescriptor();
desc2 .putBoolean( charIDToTypeID('Grup'), true );
var desc3  = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Rd  '), selectedColour.rgb.red );
desc4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Grn '), selectedColour.rgb.green );
desc4.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Bl  '), selectedColour.rgb.blue );
desc3 .putObject( charIDToTypeID('Clr '), charIDToTypeID('RGBC'), desc4 );
desc2 .putObject( charIDToTypeID('Type'), stringIDToTypeID('solidColorLayer'), desc3  );
desc .putObject( charIDToTypeID('Usng'), stringIDToTypeID('contentLayer'), desc2  );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Mk  '), desc , DialogModes.NO );
};
function clearGuides() {
var id556 = charIDToTypeID( "Dlt " );
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var id557 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref = new ActionReference();
var id558 = charIDToTypeID( "Gd  " );
var id559 = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
var id560 = charIDToTypeID( "Al  " );
ref.putEnumerated( id558, id559, id560 );
desc.putReference( id557, ref );
executeAction( id556, desc, DialogModes.NO );
};

[Gewuerz]

Thanks Paul,

Whit the script in your post, noting happening when I click on it.
I mean like in the attached .zip file. Guides2PathLines-Screen.zip (148.18 KiB) Downloaded 65 times

Thanks Wolfgang

[Paul MR]

Hi Wolfgang, ths is what happens on my system...
http://youtu.be/FUZEd4GqnYQ


I wonder if you have tried running the code from ExtendScript Toolkit? If so does it show any errors?
Could it be because of the different language?

[Gewuerz]

Hi Paul,.

This pathShape Script works fine! Great thanks!

What needs to change in the script, all these line path layers in a layer-group are summarized at the end?

Thanks and best greetings Wolfgang

[Paul MR]

This version will put them into layersets...

[Gewuerz]

Great thanks Paul, very helpful! I have now donated for the super PS-Scripts forum.

One more question: Can you convert also simple the guides , only in individual paths (work paths) with a script?
And then i can stroke path with brushes, for example.

Thanks and best greetings Wolfgang

[Paul MR]

This will create paths named "Guide 1" etc..

[Gewuerz]

Wow Paul,

thanks, this will help for any works.

Thanks and best greetings Wolfgang