help making a panel w/ ability to use color picker/eyedrop

sAge · Post by **sAge** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:00 pm

cool thanks agAZin for all your help. Cant wait to try it tonight.

xbytor · Post by **xbytor** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:01 pm

This is what a colorPicker script would look like.

Code: Select allfunction runColorPicker(defColor) {
var color = undefined;
if (!defColor) {
defColor = app.foregroundColor;
}

try {
var bytes;
var rgb = defColor.rgb;
bytes = (rgb.red << 16) + (rgb.green << 8) + rgb.blue;
bytes = $.colorPicker(bytes);

if (bytes != -1) {
var c = new SolidColor();
c.rgb.red = (bytes >> 16);
c.rgb.green = (bytes >> 8) & 0xFF;
c.rgb.blue = bytes & 0xFF;
color = c;
}
} catch (e) {
alert(e);
}

return color;
};

function main() {
var color = runColorPicker();
if (color) {
app.foregroundColor = color;
}
};

main();

This was a copy-paste-edit from an existing script. This may or may not run but it should be pretty close if it doesn't.
-X

sAge · Post by **sAge** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:59 pm

man ayou rock thanksfor taking the time to do that.

I'm going to try it here in a min.

is this a action script, or java script.

Did I mention I'm codeclueless

david · Post by **david** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:30 pm

I'm very new to Flex, but I was able to mash two example scripts together that will accomplish what sAge requested in his original post.

I used the example "colorPicker" code and the code found here:
http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/02 ... d-getpixel

It works fine from a browser, but it won't work in Photoshop.

Anyone know why the SWF compiled from the code on the linked website won't fully work as a Photoshop panel? The browser preview looked fine.
Perhaps it is a security issue?

edit: If I add "-use-network=false" to the compile options, the "get pixel" part works, but the color picker stops communicating with Photoshop.

This is the part it is hung up on:
Code: Select allvar color:int = bmd.getPixel(evt.localX, evt.localY);

sAge · Post by **sAge** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:34 pm

wow that would be perfect ifyou can get by the hang up. have you had any luck?

sAg3

d3mac123 · Post by **d3mac123** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:37 pm

I am using xbytor code to get the color picker selection. However, in some situations I need to open the color picker with an initial color. I have tried everything without success:
Code: Select allrunColorPicker("0xFF0000");
runColorPicker(-1);

All I get is the error TypeError: undefined is not an object

Any idea how could I start the picker with a pre-selected color?

By the way, how to convert "255,0,0" to "0xFF0000"?

Thanks a lot,

Alex