Help modifying 'add filename as text layer' script

davver79 · Post by **davver79** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:17 pm

Hi,

I'm looking for some help please in modifying a script that adds the filename of a photoshop document as a text layer to the bottom of the document. At the moment I am using the following script:

/Check if a document is open
if ( documents.length > 0 )
{
var originalRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits;
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PERCENT;

try
{
var docRef = activeDocument;

// Create a text layer at the front

var myLayerRef = docRef.artLayers.add();
myLayerRef.kind = LayerKind.TEXT;
myLayerRef.name = "Filename";
var myTextRef = myLayerRef.textItem;

//Set your parameters below this line

//If you wish to show the file extension, change the n to y in the line below, if not use n.
var ShowExtension = "n";
// Insert any text to appear before the filename, such as your name and copyright info between the quotes.
//If you do not want extra text, delete between the quotes (but leave the quotes in).
var TextBefore = "";

// Insert any text to appear after the filename between the quotes.
//If you do not want extra text, delete between the quotes (but leave the quotes in).
var TextAfter = "";

// Set font size in Points
myTextRef.size = 7;
myTextRef.justification = Justification.RIGHT;

//Set font - use GetFontName.js to get exact name
myTextRef.font = "Arial";

//Set text colour in RGB values
var newColor = new SolidColor();
newColor.rgb.red = 0;
newColor.rgb.green = 0;
newColor.rgb.blue = 0;
myTextRef.color = newColor;

// Set the position of the text - percentages from left first, then from top.
myTextRef.position = new Array( 99.9, 99.9);

// Set the Blend Mode of the Text Layer. The name must be in CAPITALS - ie change NORMAL to DIFFERENCE.
myLayerRef.blendMode = BlendMode.NORMAL;

// select opacity in percentage
myLayerRef.opacity = 100;

// The following code strips the extension and writes tha text layer. fname = file name only

di=(docRef.name).indexOf(".");
fname = (docRef.name).substr(0, di);
//use extension if set
if ( ShowExtension == "y" )
{
fname = docRef.name
}

myTextRef.contents = TextBefore + " " + fname + " " + TextAfter;

}
catch( e )
{
// An error occurred. Restore ruler units, then propagate the error back
// to the user
preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
throw e;
}

// Everything went Ok. Restore ruler units
preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
}
else
{
alert( "You must have a document open to add the filename!" );
}

There 3 changes I would like to make.

1. Instead of the text being positioned as a percentage from the left and top of the document, I would like the text to be positioned to always sit at the very bottom right of every document. As I'm working with different file sizes, the percentage position varies depending on document size.

2. I would like the text to have a white keyline or white background, so it stands out on various different background colours.

3. When I work on a file opened from a PDF (exported from indesign) this code does not work. It only seems to work on files originally generated in photoshop. Is there anything I can change that would fix this?

I'm new to photoshop scrips so any help or advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
David

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:50 pm

1. Instead of the text being positioned as a percentage from the left and top of the document, I would like the text to be positioned to always sit at the very bottom right of every document.
You could change the 99.9% values to 100.
Code: Select allmyTextRef.position = new Array( 100, 100);

3. When I work on a file opened from a PDF (exported from indesign) this code does not work.
What happens?

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:06 pm

2. I would like the text to have a white keyline or white background, so it stands out on various different background colours.The ActionManager Code for applying the Layer Style Stroke can be wrapped in a function and used here.
Code: Select all//Check if a document is open
if ( documents.length > 0 )
{
var originalRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits;
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PERCENT;

try
{
var docRef = activeDocument;

// Create a text layer at the front

var myLayerRef = docRef.artLayers.add();
myLayerRef.kind = LayerKind.TEXT;
myLayerRef.name = "Filename";
var myTextRef = myLayerRef.textItem;

//Set your parameters below this line

//If you wish to show the file extension, change the n to y in the line below, if not use n.
var ShowExtension = "n";
// Insert any text to appear before the filename, such as your name and copyright info between the quotes.
//If you do not want extra text, delete between the quotes (but leave the quotes in).
var TextBefore = "";

// Insert any text to appear after the filename between the quotes.
//If you do not want extra text, delete between the quotes (but leave the quotes in).
var TextAfter = "";

// Set font size in Points
myTextRef.size = 7;
myTextRef.justification = Justification.RIGHT;

//Set font - use GetFontName.js to get exact name
myTextRef.font = "Arial";

//Set text colour in RGB values
var newColor = new SolidColor();
newColor.rgb.red = 0;
newColor.rgb.green = 0;
newColor.rgb.blue = 0;
myTextRef.color = newColor;

// Set the position of the text - percentages from left first, then from top.
myTextRef.position = new Array( 100, 100);

// Set the Blend Mode of the Text Layer. The name must be in CAPITALS - ie change NORMAL to DIFFERENCE.
myLayerRef.blendMode = BlendMode.NORMAL;

// select opacity in percentage
myLayerRef.opacity = 100;

// The following code strips the extension and writes tha text layer. fname = file name only

di=(docRef.name).indexOf(".");
fname = (docRef.name).substr(0, di);
//use extension if set
if ( ShowExtension == "y" )
{
fname = docRef.name
}

myTextRef.contents = TextBefore + " " + fname + " " + TextAfter;
applyLayerStyleStroke(12, 255, 255, 255);

}
catch( e )
{
// An error occurred. Restore ruler units, then propagate the error back
// to the user
preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
throw e;
}

// Everything went Ok. Restore ruler units
preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
}
else
{
alert( "You must have a document open to add the filename!" );
};
////// make stroke //////
function applyLayerStyleStroke (theWidth, theRed, theGreen, theBlue) {
// =======================================================
var idsetd = charIDToTypeID( "setd" );
var desc12 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref7 = new ActionReference();
var idPrpr = charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" );
var idLefx = charIDToTypeID( "Lefx" );
ref7.putProperty( idPrpr, idLefx );
var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
ref7.putEnumerated( idLyr, idOrdn, idTrgt );
desc12.putReference( idnull, ref7 );
var idT = charIDToTypeID( "T " );
var desc13 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idScl = charIDToTypeID( "Scl " );
var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
desc13.putUnitDouble( idScl, idPrc, 100.000000 );
var idFrFX = charIDToTypeID( "FrFX" );
var desc14 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idenab = charIDToTypeID( "enab" );
desc14.putBoolean( idenab, true );
var idStyl = charIDToTypeID( "Styl" );
var idFStl = charIDToTypeID( "FStl" );
var idOutF = charIDToTypeID( "OutF" );
desc14.putEnumerated( idStyl, idFStl, idOutF );
var idPntT = charIDToTypeID( "PntT" );
var idFrFl = charIDToTypeID( "FrFl" );
var idSClr = charIDToTypeID( "SClr" );
desc14.putEnumerated( idPntT, idFrFl, idSClr );
var idMd = charIDToTypeID( "Md " );
var idBlnM = charIDToTypeID( "BlnM" );
var idNrml = charIDToTypeID( "Nrml" );
desc14.putEnumerated( idMd, idBlnM, idNrml );
var idOpct = charIDToTypeID( "Opct" );
var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
desc14.putUnitDouble( idOpct, idPrc, 100.000000 );
var idSz = charIDToTypeID( "Sz " );
var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
desc14.putUnitDouble( idSz, idPxl, theWidth );
var idClr = charIDToTypeID( "Clr " );
var desc15 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idRd = charIDToTypeID( "Rd " );
desc15.putDouble( idRd, theRed );
var idGrn = charIDToTypeID( "Grn " );
desc15.putDouble( idGrn, theGreen );
var idBl = charIDToTypeID( "Bl " );
desc15.putDouble( idBl, theBlue );
var idRGBC = charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" );
desc14.putObject( idClr, idRGBC, desc15 );
var idFrFX = charIDToTypeID( "FrFX" );
desc13.putObject( idFrFX, idFrFX, desc14 );
var idLefx = charIDToTypeID( "Lefx" );
desc12.putObject( idT, idLefx, desc13 );
executeAction( idsetd, desc12, DialogModes.NO );
};

davver79 · Post by **davver79** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:33 pm

Thank you pfaffenbichler - those 2 problems are now fixed!

When I try and use this script on files opened from Indesign PDF's - it makes the text layer etc, but it does not add in the filename text. Any ideas on this one?

Thanks for your help so far.

pfaffenbichler · Post by **pfaffenbichler** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:51 pm

That’s probably because there in no dot in the name, you could include that in the ShowExtension-checking if-clause.
Code: Select allif ( ShowExtension == "y" || docRef.name.indexOf(".") == -1)