Default Font

[xbytor]

I've been doing a lot of localization work recently and ran into a problem. How do I select a reasonable default font for the locale the script is running in?
There is no API for this, but there are a couple of other ways that seem to do the trick, at least in CS5+.

Code: Select allStdlib.getDefaultFont = function() {
  var str;
  if (isMac()) {
    str = localize("$$$/Project/Effects/Icon/Font/Name/Mac=Lucida Grande");
  } else {
    str = localize("$$$/Project/Effects/Icon/Font/Name/Win=Tahoma");
  }

  var font = Stdlib.determineFont(str);

  if (!font) {
    var f = Stdlib.getApplicationProperty(sTID('fontLargeName'));
    if (f != undefined) {
      font = Stdlib.determineFont(f);
    }
  }

  return font;
};

If someone else has figured out something better, please let me know...

[xbytor]

Here's a way of getting the default TypeTool font. It's fairly well behaved and should only fail
if there is already a TypeTool preset called "__temp__".

Code: Select all//
// This attemps gets the default Type Tool font. Since there is no
// direct API for this, we have to save the current type tool settings,
// reset the settings, then restore the saved settings.
// This will fail if there already exists a tool preset called
// "__temp__". Working around this shortcoming would make things even
// more complex than they already are
//
function getDefaultTypeToolFont () {
  var str = undefined;
  var typeTool = "typeCreateOrEditTool";

  try {
    // get the current tool
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated(cTID("capp"), cTID("Ordn"), cTID("Trgt") );
    var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
    var tid = desc.getEnumerationType(sTID('tool'));
    var currentTool = typeIDToStringID(tid);

    // switch to the type tool
    if (currentTool != typeTool) {
      var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
      var ref = new ActionReference();
      ref.putClass(sTID(typeTool));
      desc.putReference(cTID('null'), ref);
      executeAction(cTID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO);
    }

    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated(cTID("capp"), cTID("Ordn"), cTID("Trgt") );
    var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
    var tdesc = desc.hasKey(cTID('CrnT')) ?
      desc.getObjectValue(cTID('CrnT')) : undefined;

    if (tdesc) {
      // save the current type tool settings
      var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
      var ref4 = new ActionReference();
      ref4.putClass( sTID('toolPreset') );
      desc4.putReference( cTID('null'), ref4 );
      var ref5 = new ActionReference();
      ref5.putProperty( cTID('Prpr'), cTID('CrnT') );
      ref5.putEnumerated( cTID('capp'), cTID('Ordn'), cTID('Trgt') );
      desc4.putReference( cTID('Usng'), ref5 );
      desc4.putString( cTID('Nm  '), "__temp__" );

      // this will fail if there is already a preset called __temp__
      executeAction( cTID('Mk  '), desc4, DialogModes.NO );

      // reset the type tool
      var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
      var ref2 = new ActionReference();
      ref2.putProperty( cTID('Prpr'), cTID('CrnT') );
      ref2.putEnumerated( cTID('capp'), cTID('Ordn'), cTID('Trgt') );
      desc2.putReference( cTID('null'), ref2 );
      executeAction( cTID('Rset'), desc2, DialogModes.NO );

      // get the current type tool settings
      var ref = new ActionReference();
      ref.putEnumerated(cTID("capp"), cTID("Ordn"), cTID("Trgt") );
      var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
      var tdesc = desc.getObjectValue(cTID('CrnT'));

      // get the default type tool font
      var charOpts = tdesc.getObjectValue(sTID("textToolCharacterOptions"));
      var styleOpts = charOpts.getObjectValue(cTID("TxtS"));
      str = styleOpts.getString(sTID("fontPostScriptName"));

      // restore the type tool settings
      var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
      var ref10 = new ActionReference();
      ref10.putName( sTID('toolPreset'), "__temp__" );
      desc9.putReference( cTID('null'), ref10 );
      executeAction( cTID('slct'), desc9, DialogModes.NO );

      // delete the temp setting
      var desc11 = new ActionDescriptor();
      var ref12 = new ActionReference();
      ref12.putEnumerated( sTID('toolPreset'), cTID('Ordn'), cTID('Trgt') );
      desc11.putReference( cTID('null'), ref12 );
      executeAction( cTID('Dlt '), desc11, DialogModes.NO );
    }

    // switch back to the original tool
    if (currentTool != typeTool) {
      var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
      var ref = new ActionReference();
      ref.putClass(tid);
      desc.putReference(cTID('null'), ref);
      executeAction(cTID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO);
    }
  } catch (e) {
    return undefined;
  }

  return str;
};

[Michaelbig]

I kind of messed up my notepad, and I dont know what the default font is can anyone help me? Just check your notepad. Please...

[Kukurykus]

Consolas / Normal / 11 / West (Script)