Magic Wand, Contiguous toggle button?

Mcquiff · Post by **Mcquiff** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:23 pm

When using the magic wand tool, I would like to be able to switch between contiguous and non contiguous using a keyboard shortcut. Now as it appears to be not to set a keyboard shortcut I need to be able turn off when its on and on when its off, so that once that script is made I can select a hot key to switch it on and off.

Any Suggestions

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:14 am

Interesting problem.
With some code by Mike and Paul it is no problem to get the currentToolOptions but I have so far failed to feed them back (in unedited and edited form) to the tool.

txuku · Post by **txuku** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:36 pm

Bonjour

I create a tool preset - Outil Baguette magique 1 :

And I call it in the script :

Code: Select all//Outil "Baguette magique" ou bien "Selection rapide"
// =======================================================
var idslct = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );
var desc29 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref25 = new ActionReference();
var idmagicWandTool = stringIDToTypeID( "magicWandTool" );
ref25.putClass( idmagicWandTool );
desc29.putReference( idnull, ref25 );
var iddontRecord = stringIDToTypeID( "dontRecord" );
desc29.putBoolean( iddontRecord, true );
var idforceNotify = stringIDToTypeID( "forceNotify" );
desc29.putBoolean( idforceNotify, true );
executeAction( idslct, desc29, DialogModes.NO );

//L outil predefini que j ai cree avec "Baguette magique"
// =======================================================
var idslct = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );
var desc30 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref26 = new ActionReference();
var idtoolPreset = stringIDToTypeID( "toolPreset" );
ref26.putName( idtoolPreset, "Outil Baguette magique 1" );//appel de mon outil
desc30.putReference( idnull, ref26 );
executeAction( idslct, desc30, DialogModes.NO );

Paul MR · Post by **Paul MR** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:43 pm

To toggle you could create two presets, one for contiguous and one for noncontiguous and then put the preset names in the switch statement so it can then toggle.

Code: Select allswitch(isMagicWandContiguous()){
case true : selectToolPreset('Your preset name here'); break;
case false : selectToolPreset('Your preset name here'); break;
case undefined : selectTool('magicWandTool'); break;
};
function isMagicWandContiguous(){
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('capp'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
var cTool = typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationType(stringIDToTypeID('tool')));
if(cTool == 'magicWandTool'){
var contiguous = desc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('currentToolOptions')).getBoolean (stringIDToTypeID('contiguous'));
return contiguous;
}else{
return undefined;
}
};
function selectTool(tool) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID(tool) );
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};
function selectToolPreset(TOOL) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putName( stringIDToTypeID('toolPreset'),TOOL );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:46 am

But will presets honor the current Tolerance-setting?

Do you have an idea how to set the currentToolOptions with Action Manager code? I’m stumped so far.

Edit: Did some searching and in an older thread Mike voiced the suspicion that currentToolOptions might be read only, so that would mean that approach is not feasible anyway.

Paul MR · Post by **Paul MR** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:31 am

It should be posible to just toggle the feature.. see
bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4903&p=23208#p23208
This didn't work om my windows system though.

I think Mike has been doing some work on this type of code as well.

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:45 pm

Paul MR wrote:I think Mike has been doing some work on this type of code as well.
Yes, I have spent a lot of time trying to find a way to set tool options without using presets. Nothing I have tried or seen posted anywhere works.

I had hoped that when John Nack suggested task based panels a few years ago that Photoshop would add support for working with tool options. They have added being able to get the current tool options( at least I don't remember that key in the app descriptor in earlier versions ). Perhaps some day we will also be able to set those options.

But until that day comes I really think that presets are the only work-around we have.

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:13 am

Thanks for the feedback on this.

Mcquiff · Post by **Mcquiff** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 11:05 am

Thanks for all the input below, I gave the code below a go but that didn't seam to work for me.

Looks like I might have to stick to using the tick box.

Many Thanks

Matt
Paul MR wrote:To toggle you could create two presets, one for contiguous and one for noncontiguous and then put the preset names in the switch statement so it can then toggle.

Code: Select allswitch(isMagicWandContiguous()){
case true : selectToolPreset('Your preset name here'); break;
case false : selectToolPreset('Your preset name here'); break;
case undefined : selectTool('magicWandTool'); break;
};
function isMagicWandContiguous(){
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('capp'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
var cTool = typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationType(stringIDToTypeID('tool')));
if(cTool == 'magicWandTool'){
var contiguous = desc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('currentToolOptions')).getBoolean (stringIDToTypeID('contiguous'));
return contiguous;
}else{
return undefined;
}
};
function selectTool(tool) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID(tool) );
desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};
function selectToolPreset(TOOL) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putName( stringIDToTypeID('toolPreset'),TOOL );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};