Macromedia Photoshop - CC User Guide

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CC

JAVASCRIPT SCRIPTING REFERENCE

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Adobe® Photoshop® CC JavaScript Scripting Reference for Windows

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Contents

1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................32

JavaScript support in Adobe Photoshop CC ......................................................................................................................32

Executing scripts ....................................................................................................................................................................33

Installing scripts ...............................................................................................................................................................33

Executing other scripts..................................................................................................................................................33

Startup scripts .........................................................................................................................................................................33

Object model usage and naming...........................................................................................................................................34

2 JavaScript Object Reference ..................................................................................................... 35

Object descriptions......................................................................................................................................................................35

Properties notation ...............................................................................................................................................................35

displayDialogs.................................................................................................................................................................35

Methods notation ..................................................................................................................................................................35

crop.....................................................................................................................................................................................36

ActionDescriptor ..........................................................................................................................................................................37

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................37

count ..................................................................................................................................................................................37

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................37

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................37

clear ....................................................................................................................................................................................37

erase ...................................................................................................................................................................................37

fromStream......................................................................................................................................................................37

getBoolean.......................................................................................................................................................................37

getClass .............................................................................................................................................................................37

getData..............................................................................................................................................................................37

getDouble ........................................................................................................................................................................37

getEnumerationType ...................................................................................................................................................37

getEnumerationValue..................................................................................................................................................37

getInteger.........................................................................................................................................................................37

getKey................................................................................................................................................................................37

getLargeInteger .............................................................................................................................................................38

getList ................................................................................................................................................................................38

getObjectType................................................................................................................................................................38

getObjectValue...............................................................................................................................................................38

getPath..............................................................................................................................................................................38

getReference ...................................................................................................................................................................38

getString ...........................................................................................................................................................................38

getType .............................................................................................................................................................................38

getUnitDoubleType......................................................................................................................................................38

getUnitDoubleValue.....................................................................................................................................................38

hasKey................................................................................................................................................................................38

isEqual................................................................................................................................................................................38

putBoolean ......................................................................................................................................................................38

putClass.............................................................................................................................................................................38

putData .............................................................................................................................................................................38

putDouble ........................................................................................................................................................................38

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putEnumerated ..............................................................................................................................................................38

putInteger ........................................................................................................................................................................39

putLargeInteger.............................................................................................................................................................39

putList................................................................................................................................................................................39

putObject..........................................................................................................................................................................39

putPath..............................................................................................................................................................................39

putReference...................................................................................................................................................................39

putString...........................................................................................................................................................................39

putUnitDouble................................................................................................................................................................39

toStream ...........................................................................................................................................................................39

ActionList.........................................................................................................................................................................................40

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................40

count ..................................................................................................................................................................................40

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................40

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................40

clear ....................................................................................................................................................................................40

getBoolean.......................................................................................................................................................................40

getClass .............................................................................................................................................................................40

getData..............................................................................................................................................................................40

getDouble ........................................................................................................................................................................40

getEnumerationType ...................................................................................................................................................40

getEnumerationValue..................................................................................................................................................40

getInteger.........................................................................................................................................................................40

getLargeInteger .............................................................................................................................................................41

getList ................................................................................................................................................................................41

getObjectType................................................................................................................................................................41

getObjectValue...............................................................................................................................................................41

getPath..............................................................................................................................................................................41

getReference ...................................................................................................................................................................41

getString ...........................................................................................................................................................................41

getType .............................................................................................................................................................................41

getUnitDoubleType......................................................................................................................................................41

getUnitDoubleValue.....................................................................................................................................................41

putBoolean ......................................................................................................................................................................41

putClass.............................................................................................................................................................................41

putData .............................................................................................................................................................................41

putDouble ........................................................................................................................................................................41

putEnumerated ..............................................................................................................................................................41

putInteger ........................................................................................................................................................................41

putLargeInteger.............................................................................................................................................................41

putList................................................................................................................................................................................41

putObject..........................................................................................................................................................................42

putPath..............................................................................................................................................................................42

putReference...................................................................................................................................................................42

putString...........................................................................................................................................................................42

putUnitDouble................................................................................................................................................................42

ActionReference ...........................................................................................................................................................................43

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................43

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................43

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................43

getContainer ...................................................................................................................

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getDesiredClass..............................................................................................................................................................43

getEnumeratedType.....................................................................................................................................................43

getEnumeratedValue ...................................................................................................................................................43

getForm.............................................................................................................................................................................43

getIdentifier.....................................................................................................................................................................43

getIndex............................................................................................................................................................................43

getName ...........................................................................................................................................................................43

getOffset ...........................................................................................................................................................................43

getProperty......................................................................................................................................................................43

putClass.............................................................................................................................................................................44

putEnumerated ..............................................................................................................................................................44

putIdentifier.....................................................................................................................................................................44

putIndex............................................................................................................................................................................44

putName...........................................................................................................................................................................44

putOffset...........................................................................................................................................................................44

putProperty......................................................................................................................................................................44

Application .....................................................................................................................................................................................45

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................45

activeDocument.............................................................................................................................................................45

backgroundColor...........................................................................................................................................................45

build....................................................................................................................................................................................45

colorSettings ...................................................................................................................................................................45

currentTool ......................................................................................................................................................................45

displayDialogs.................................................................................................................................................................45

documents .......................................................................................................................................................................45

fonts....................................................................................................................................................................................45

foregroundColor............................................................................................................................................................45

freeMemory .....................................................................................................................................................................46

locale ..................................................................................................................................................................................46

macintoshFileTypes......................................................................................................................................................46

measurementLog ..........................................................................................................................................................46

name...................................................................................................................................................................................46

notifiers .............................................................................................................................................................................46

notifiersEnabled.............................................................................................................................................................46

path.....................................................................................................................................................................................46

playbackDisplayDialogs ..............................................................................................................................................46

playbackParameters .....................................................................................................................................................46

preferences ......................................................................................................................................................................46

preferencesFolder .........................................................................................................................................................46

recentFiles ........................................................................................................................................................................46

scriptingBuildDate ........................................................................................................................................................46

scriptingVersion .............................................................................................................................................................46

systemInformation........................................................................................................................................................46

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................46

version ...............................................................................................................................................................................47

windowsFileTypes.........................................................................................................................................................47

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................47

batch ..................................................................................................................................................................................47

beep....................................................................................................................................................................................47

bringToFront ...................................................................................................................................................................47

changeProgressText.............................................................................................................

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charIDToTypeID..............................................................................................................................................................47

compareWithNumbers................................................................................................................................................47

doAction ...........................................................................................................................................................................48

doForcedProgress .........................................................................................................................................................48

doProgress .......................................................................................................................................................................48

doProgressSegmentTask ............................................................................................................................................48

doProgressSubTask.......................................................................................................................................................49

doProgressTask ..............................................................................................................................................................49

eraseCustomOptions....................................................................................................................................................49

executeAction.................................................................................................................................................................49

executeActionGet..........................................................................................................................................................49

featureEnabled ...............................................................................................................................................................49

getCustomOptions........................................................................................................................................................49

isQuicktimeAvailable....................................................................................................................................................49

load .....................................................................................................................................................................................49

makeContactSheet........................................................................................................................................................50

makePDFPresentation .................................................................................................................................................50

makePhotoGallery.........................................................................................................................................................50

makePhotomerge..........................................................................................................................................................50

makePicturePackage....................................................................................................................................................50

open ...................................................................................................................................................................................50

openDialog ......................................................................................................................................................................50

purge..................................................................................................................................................................................51

putCustomOptions .......................................................................................................................................................51

refresh................................................................................................................................................................................51

refreshFonts.....................................................................................................................................................................51

runMenuItem ..................................................................................................................................................................51

showColorPicker ............................................................................................................................................................51

stringIDToTypeID...........................................................................................................................................................51

togglePalettes.................................................................................................................................................................51

toolSupportsBrushes....................................................................................................................................................51

(tool) ...................................................................................................................................................................................51

toolSupportsBrushPresets..........................................................................................................................................51

(tool) ...................................................................................................................................................................................51

typeIDToCharID..............................................................................................................................................................51

typeIDToStringID...........................................................................................................................................................52

updateProgress ..............................................................................................................................................................52

ArtLayer............................................................................................................................................................................................55

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................55

allLocked...........................................................................................................................................................................55

blendMode.......................................................................................................................................................................55

bounds...............................................................................................................................................................................55

boundsNoEffects ...........................................................................................................................................................55

fillOpacity..........................................................................................................................................................................55

filterMaskDensity...........................................................................................................................................................55

filterMaskFeather...........................................................................................................................................................55

grouped ............................................................................................................................................................................55

isBackgroundLayer........................................................................................................................................................55

kind .....................................................................................................................................................................................55

layerMaskDensity...........................................................................................................................................................56

layerMaskFeather ...............................................................................................................

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linkedLayers.....................................................................................................................................................................56

name...................................................................................................................................................................................56

opacity...............................................................................................................................................................................56

parent.................................................................................................................................................................................56

pixelsLocked....................................................................................................................................................................56

positionLocked...............................................................................................................................................................56

textItem.............................................................................................................................................................................56

transparentPixelsLocked.............................................................................................................................................56

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................56

vectorMaskDensity........................................................................................................................................................56

vectorMaskFeather .......................................................................................................................................................56

visible .................................................................................................................................................................................56

xmpMetadata..................................................................................................................................................................56

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................57

adjustBrightnessContrast ...........................................................................................................................................57

adjustColorBalance.......................................................................................................................................................57

adjustCurves....................................................................................................................................................................57

adjustLevels.....................................................................................................................................................................57

applyAddNoise...............................................................................................................................................................57

applyAverage..................................................................................................................................................................57

applyBlur...........................................................................................................................................................................57

applyBlurMore ................................................................................................................................................................57

applyClouds.....................................................................................................................................................................57

applyCustomFilter.........................................................................................................................................................57

applyDeInterlace............................................................................................................................................................58

applyDespeckle..............................................................................................................................................................58

applyDifferenceClouds................................................................................................................................................58

applyDiffuseGlow ..........................................................................................................................................................58

applyDisplace..................................................................................................................................................................58

applyDustAndScratches..............................................................................................................................................58

applyGaussianBlur.........................................................................................................................................................58

applyGlassEffect.............................................................................................................................................................58

applyHighPass ................................................................................................................................................................58

applyLensBlur .................................................................................................................................................................59

applyLensFlare................................................................................................................................................................59

applyMaximum ..............................................................................................................................................................59

applyMedianNoise ........................................................................................................................................................59

applyMinimum ...............................................................................................................................................................60

applyMotionBlur ............................................................................................................................................................60

applyNTSC........................................................................................................................................................................60

applyOceanRipple.........................................................................................................................................................60

applyOffset.......................................................................................................................................................................60

applyPinch .......................................................................................................................................................................60

applyPolarCoordinates................................................................................................................................................60

applyRadialBlur ..............................................................................................................................................................60

applyRipple......................................................................................................................................................................60

applySharpen..................................................................................................................................................................60

applySharpenEdges......................................................................................................................................................60

applySharpenMore .......................................................................................................................................................60

applyShear .......................................................................................................................................................................61

applySmartBlur...............................................................................................................................................................61

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applySpherize .................................................................................................................................................................61

applyStyle.........................................................................................................................................................................61

applyTextureFill..............................................................................................................................................................61

applyTwirl.........................................................................................................................................................................61

applyUnSharpMask.......................................................................................................................................................61

applyWave........................................................................................................................................................................61

applyZigZag.....................................................................................................................................................................61

autoContrast....................................................................................................................................................................61

autoLevels ........................................................................................................................................................................61

clear ....................................................................................................................................................................................62

copy ....................................................................................................................................................................................62

cut........................................................................................................................................................................................62

desaturate ........................................................................................................................................................................62

duplicate...........................................................................................................................................................................62

equalize.............................................................................................................................................................................62

invert ..................................................................................................................................................................................62

link.......................................................................................................................................................................................62

merge.................................................................................................................................................................................62

mixChannels....................................................................................................................................................................63

move...................................................................................................................................................................................63

photoFilter .......................................................................................................................................................................63

posterize ...........................................................................................................................................................................63

rasterize.............................................................................................................................................................................63

remove...............................................................................................................................................................................63

resize ..................................................................................................................................................................................64

rotate..................................................................................................................................................................................64

selectiveColor..................................................................................................................................................................64

shadowHighlight ...........................................................................................................................................................64

threshold...........................................................................................................................................................................64

translate ............................................................................................................................................................................64

unlink .................................................................................................................................................................................64

ArtLayers..........................................................................................................................................................................................67

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................67

length.................................................................................................................................................................................67

parent.................................................................................................................................................................................67

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................67

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................67

add ......................................................................................................................................................................................67

getByName ......................................................................................................................................................................67

removeAll .........................................................................................................................................................................67

BatchOptions .................................................................................................................................................................................68

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................68

destination .......................................................................................................................................................................68

destinationFolder ..........................................................................................................................................................68

errorFile.............................................................................................................................................................................68

fileNaming........................................................................................................................................................................68

macintoshCompatible .................................................................................................................................................68

overrideOpen..................................................................................................................................................................68

overrideSave....................................................................................................................................................................68

startingSerial ...................................................................................................................................................................68

suppressOpen...................................................................................................................

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suppressProfile ...............................................................................................................................................................69

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................69

unixCompatible..............................................................................................................................................................69

windowsCompatible ....................................................................................................................................................69

BitmapConversionOptions .......................................................................................................................................................70

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................70

angle...................................................................................................................................................................................70

frequency..........................................................................................................................................................................70

method..............................................................................................................................................................................70

patternName...................................................................................................................................................................70

resolution..........................................................................................................................................................................70

shape..................................................................................................................................................................................70

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................70

BMPSaveOptions ..........................................................................................................................................................................71

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................71

alphaChannels................................................................................................................................................................71

depth..................................................................................................................................................................................71

flipRowOrder...................................................................................................................................................................71

osType................................................................................................................................................................................71

rleCompression ..............................................................................................................................................................71

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................71

CameraRAWOpenOptions ........................................................................................................................................................72

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................72

bitsPerChannel ...............................................................................................................................................................72

blueHue.............................................................................................................................................................................72

blueSaturation................................................................................................................................................................72

brightness.........................................................................................................................................................................72

chromaticAberrationBY...............................................................................................................................................72

chromaticAberrationRC...............................................................................................................................................72

colorNoiseReduction....................................................................................................................................................72

colorSpace........................................................................................................................................................................72

contrast .............................................................................................................................................................................72

exposure ...........................................................................................................................................................................72

greenHue..........................................................................................................................................................................72

greenSaturation .............................................................................................................................................................72

luminanceSmoothing ..................................................................................................................................................72

redHue...............................................................................................................................................................................72

redSaturation ..................................................................................................................................................................72

resolution..........................................................................................................................................................................72

saturation .........................................................................................................................................................................72

settings..............................................................................................................................................................................72

shadows ............................................................................................................................................................................72

shadowTint ......................................................................................................................................................................72

sharpness..........................................................................................................................................................................72

size ......................................................................................................................................................................................72

temperature.....................................................................................................................................................................72

tint.......................................................................................................................................................................................73

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................73

vignettingAmount ........................................................................................................................................................73

vignettingMidpoint ......................................................................................................................................................73

whiteBalance...................................................................................................................

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Channel............................................................................................................................................................................................74

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................74

color....................................................................................................................................................................................74

histogram .........................................................................................................................................................................74

kind .....................................................................................................................................................................................74

name...................................................................................................................................................................................74

opacity...............................................................................................................................................................................74

parent.................................................................................................................................................................................74

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................74

visible .................................................................................................................................................................................74

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................74

duplicate...........................................................................................................................................................................74

merge.................................................................................................................................................................................75

remove...............................................................................................................................................................................75

Channels..........................................................................................................................................................................................76

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................76

length.................................................................................................................................................................................76

parent.................................................................................................................................................................................76

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................76

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................76

add ......................................................................................................................................................................................76

getByName ......................................................................................................................................................................76

removeAll .........................................................................................................................................................................76

CMYKColor......................................................................................................................................................................................81

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................81

black ...................................................................................................................................................................................81

cyan.....................................................................................................................................................................................81

magenta............................................................................................................................................................................81

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................81

yellow.................................................................................................................................................................................81

ColorSampler .................................................................................................................................................................................82

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................82

color....................................................................................................................................................................................82

position .............................................................................................................................................................................82

parent.................................................................................................................................................................................82

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................82

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................82

move...................................................................................................................................................................................82

remove...............................................................................................................................................................................82

ColorSamplers ...............................................................................................................................................................................83

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................83

length.................................................................................................................................................................................83

parent.................................................................................................................................................................................83

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................83

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................83

add ......................................................................................................................................................................................83

removeAll .........................................................................................................................................................................83

ContactSheetOptions .................................................................................................................................................................84

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................84

acrossFirst.........................................................................................................................................................................84

bestFit ........................................................................................................................

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caption...............................................................................................................................................................................84

columnCount ..................................................................................................................................................................84

flatten.................................................................................................................................................................................84

font......................................................................................................................................................................................84

fontSize..............................................................................................................................................................................84

height.................................................................................................................................................................................84

horizontal .........................................................................................................................................................................84

mode ..................................................................................................................................................................................84

resolution..........................................................................................................................................................................84

rowCount..........................................................................................................................................................................84

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................84

useAutoSpacing.............................................................................................................................................................84

vertical ...............................................................................................................................................................................84

width ..................................................................................................................................................................................84

CountItem.......................................................................................................................................................................................85

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................85

position .............................................................................................................................................................................85

parent.................................................................................................................................................................................85

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................85

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................85

remove...............................................................................................................................................................................85

CountItems .....................................................................................................................................................................................86

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................86

length.................................................................................................................................................................................86

parent.................................................................................................................................................................................86

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................86

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................86

add ......................................................................................................................................................................................86

getByName ......................................................................................................................................................................86

removeAll .........................................................................................................................................................................86

DCS1_SaveOptions......................................................................................................................................................................87

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................87

dCS......................................................................................................................................................................................87

embedColorProfile........................................................................................................................................................87

encoding...........................................................................................................................................................................87

halftoneScreen ...............................................................................................................................................................87

interpolation....................................................................................................................................................................87

preview..............................................................................................................................................................................87

transferFunction.............................................................................................................................................................87

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................87

vectorData........................................................................................................................................................................87

DCS2_SaveOptions......................................................................................................................................................................88

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................88

dCS......................................................................................................................................................................................88

embedColorProfile........................................................................................................................................................88

encoding...........................................................................................................................................................................88

halftoneScreen ...............................................................................................................................................................88

interpolation....................................................................................................................................................................88

multiFileDCS....................................................................................................................................................................88

preview..............................................................................................................................................................................88

spotColors .....................................................................................................................

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transferFunction.............................................................................................................................................................88

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................88

vectorData........................................................................................................................................................................88

DICOMOpenOptions...................................................................................................................................................................89

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................89

anonymize........................................................................................................................................................................89

columns.............................................................................................................................................................................89

reverse ...............................................................................................................................................................................89

rows ....................................................................................................................................................................................89

showOverlays..................................................................................................................................................................89

typename .........................................................................................................................................................................89

windowLevel...................................................................................................................................................................89

windowWidth .................................................................................................................................................................89

Document .......................................................................................................................................................................................90

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................90

activeChannels ...............................................................................................................................................................90

activeHistoryBrushSource ..........................................................................................................................................90

activeHistoryState .........................................................................................................................................................90

activeLayer .......................................................................................................................................................................90

artLayers............................................................................................................................................................................90

backgroundLayer...........................................................................................................................................................90

bitsPerChannel ...............................................................................................................................................................90

channels............................................................................................................................................................................90

colorProfileName...........................................................................................................................................................90

colorProfileType.............................................................................................................................................................90

colorSamplers .................................................................................................................................................................90

componentChannels....................................................................................................................................................90

countItems.......................................................................................................................................................................91

fullName............................................................................................................................................................................91

guides ................................................................................................................................................................................91

height.................................................................................................................................................................................91

histogram .........................................................................................................................................................................91

historyStates....................................................................................................................................................................91

info......................................................................................................................................................................................91

layerComps......................................................................................................................................................................91

layers ..................................................................................................................................................................................91

layerSets............................................................................................................................................................................91

managed...........................................................................................................................................................................91

measurementScale .......................................................................................................................................................91

mode ..................................................................................................................................................................................91

name...................................................................................................................................................................................91

parent.................................................................................................................................................................................91

path.....................................................................................................................................................................................91

pathItems .........................................................................................................................................................................91

pixelAspectRatio ............................................................................................................................................................91

printSettings....................................................................................................................................................................91

quickMaskMode.............................................................................................................................................................92

resolution..........................................................................................................................................................................92

saved ..................................................................................................................................................................................92

selection............................................................................................................................................................................92

typename .......................................................................................................................

..................................................92

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width ..................................................................................................................................................................................92

xmpMetadata..................................................................................................................................................................92

Methods ....................................................................................................................................................................................93

autoCount ........................................................................................................................................................................93

changeMode ...................................................................................................................................................................93

close....................................................................................................................................................................................93

convertProfile..................................................................................................................................................................93

crop.....................................................................................................................................................................................93

duplicate...........................................................................................................................................................................93

exportDocument ...........................................................................................................................................................94

flatten.................................................................................................................................................................................94

flipCanvas .........................................................................................................................................................................94

importAnnotations .......................................................................................................................................................94

mergeVisibleLayers.......................................................................................................................................................94

paste...................................................................................................................................................................................94

print ....................................................................................................................................................................................94

printOneCopy .................................................................................................................................................................94

rasterizeAllLayers...........................................................................................................................................................94

recordMeasurements...................................................................................................................................................94

resizeCanvas....................................................................................................................................................................94

resizeImage......................................................................................................................................................................95

revealAll.............................................................................................................................................................................95

rotateCanvas ...................................................................................................................................................................95

save.....................................................................................................................................................................................95

saveAs ................................................................................................................................................................................95

splitChannels...................................................................................................................................................................95

suspendHistory...............................................................................................................................................................95

trap......................................................................................................................................................................................95

trim......................................................................................................................................................................................96

DocumentPrintSettings .............................................................................................................................................................98

Properties..................................................................................................................................................................................98

backgroundColor...........................................................................................................................................................98

bleedWidth ......................................................................................................................................................................98

caption...............................................................................................................................................................................98

centerCropMarks ...........................................................................................................................................................98

colorBars ...........................................................................................................................................................................98

copies.................................................................................................................................................................................98

cornerCropMarks ...........................................................................................................................................................98

colorHandling .................................................................................................................................................................98

activePrinter ....................................................................................................................................................................98

flip........................................................................................................................................................................................98

hardProof..........................................................................................................................................................................98

interpolate........................................................................................................................................................................98

labels ..................................................................................................................................................................................98

mapBlack ..........................................................................................................................................................................98

negative ............................................................................................................................................................................98

renderIntent ....................................................................................................................................................................98

posX....................................................................................................................................................................................98

posY....................................................................................................................................................................................98

printBorder.......................................................................................................................................................................98

printerName ....................................................................................................................

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printSpace ........................................................................................................................................................................98

registrationMarks...........................................................................................................................................................98

scale....................................................................................................................................................................................99

vectorData........................................................................................................................................................................99

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 100

setPagePosition........................................................................................................................................................... 100

DocumentInfo ............................................................................................................................................................................ 101

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 101

author ............................................................................................................................................................................. 101

authorPosition ............................................................................................................................................................. 101

caption............................................................................................................................................................................ 101

captionWriter ............................................................................................................................................................... 101

category ......................................................................................................................................................................... 101

city.................................................................................................................................................................................... 101

copyrighted .................................................................................................................................................................. 101

copyrightNotice .......................................................................................................................................................... 101

country ........................................................................................................................................................................... 101

creationDate................................................................................................................................................................. 101

credit ............................................................................................................................................................................... 101

exif.................................................................................................................................................................................... 101

headline ......................................................................................................................................................................... 101

instructions ................................................................................................................................................................... 101

jobName ........................................................................................................................................................................ 101

keywords........................................................................................................................................................................ 101

ownerUrl ........................................................................................................................................................................ 101

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 102

provinceState............................................................................................................................................................... 102

source.............................................................................................................................................................................. 102

supplementalCategories.......................................................................................................................................... 102

title................................................................................................................................................................................... 102

transmissionReference ............................................................................................................................................. 102

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 102

urgency .......................................................................................................................................................................... 102

Documents .................................................................................................................................................................................. 104

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 104

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 104

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 104

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 104

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 104

add ................................................................................................................................................................................... 104

getByName ................................................................................................................................................................... 104

EPSOpenOptions ....................................................................................................................................................................... 105

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 105

antiAlias.......................................................................................................................................................................... 105

constrainProportions ................................................................................................................................................ 105

height.............................................................................................................................................................................. 105

mode ............................................................................................................................................................................... 105

resolution....................................................................................................................................................................... 105

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 105

width ............................................................................................................................................................................... 105

EPSSaveOptions.................................................................................................................

........................................................ 106

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Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 106

embedColorProfile..................................................................................................................................................... 106

encoding........................................................................................................................................................................ 106

halftoneScreen ............................................................................................................................................................ 106

interpolation................................................................................................................................................................. 106

preview........................................................................................................................................................................... 106

psColorManagement ................................................................................................................................................ 106

transferFunction.......................................................................................................................................................... 106

transparentWhites...................................................................................................................................................... 106

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 106

vectorData..................................................................................................................................................................... 106

ExportOptionsIllustrator......................................................................................................................................................... 107

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 107

path.................................................................................................................................................................................. 107

pathName...................................................................................................................................................................... 107

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 107

ExportOptionsSaveForWeb ................................................................................................................................................... 108

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 108

blur................................................................................................................................................................................... 108

colorReduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 108

colors............................................................................................................................................................................... 108

dither............................................................................................................................................................................... 108

ditherAmount .............................................................................................................................................................. 108

format ............................................................................................................................................................................. 108

includeProfile ............................................................................................................................................................... 108

interlaced....................................................................................................................................................................... 108

lossy................................................................................................................................................................................. 108

matteColor .................................................................................................................................................................... 108

optimized ...................................................................................................................................................................... 108

PNG8................................................................................................................................................................................ 108

quality ............................................................................................................................................................................. 109

transparency................................................................................................................................................................. 109

transparencyAmount................................................................................................................................................ 109

transparencyDither.................................................................................................................................................... 109

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 109

webSnap ........................................................................................................................................................................ 109

File................................................................................................................................................................................................... 110

Folder............................................................................................................................................................................................. 110

GalleryBannerOptions ............................................................................................................................................................. 111

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 111

contactInfo.................................................................................................................................................................... 111

date.................................................................................................................................................................................. 111

font................................................................................................................................................................................... 111

fontSize........................................................................................................................................................................... 111

photographer............................................................................................................................................................... 111

siteName........................................................................................................................................................................ 111

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 111

GalleryCustomColorOptions................................................................................................................................................. 112

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 112

activeLinkColor............................................................................................................................................................ 112

backgroundColor........................................................................................................................................................ 112

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bannerColor.................................................................................................................................................................. 112

linkColor......................................................................................................................................................................... 112

textColor ........................................................................................................................................................................ 112

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 112

visitedLinkColor........................................................................................................................................................... 112

GalleryImagesOptions............................................................................................................................................................. 113

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 113

border ............................................................................................................................................................................. 113

caption............................................................................................................................................................................ 113

dimension...................................................................................................................................................................... 113

font................................................................................................................................................................................... 113

fontSize........................................................................................................................................................................... 113

imageQuality................................................................................................................................................................ 113

includeCopyright........................................................................................................................................................ 113

includeCredits.............................................................................................................................................................. 113

includeFilename.......................................................................................................................................................... 113

includeTitle ................................................................................................................................................................... 113

numericLinks................................................................................................................................................................ 113

resizeConstraint .......................................................................................................................................................... 114

resizeImages................................................................................................................................................................. 114

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 114

GalleryOptions............................................................................................................................................................................ 115

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 115

addSizeAttributes....................................................................................................................................................... 115

bannerOptions ............................................................................................................................................................ 115

customColorOptions................................................................................................................................................. 115

emailAddress................................................................................................................................................................ 115

imagesOptions ............................................................................................................................................................ 115

includeSubFolders ..................................................................................................................................................... 115

layoutStyle .................................................................................................................................................................... 115

preserveAllMetadata................................................................................................................................................. 115

securityOptions ........................................................................................................................................................... 115

thumbnailOptions...................................................................................................................................................... 115

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 115

useShortExtension ..................................................................................................................................................... 115

useUTF8Encoding ...................................................................................................................................................... 115

GallerySecurityOptions ........................................................................................................................................................... 116

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 116

content ........................................................................................................................................................................... 116

font................................................................................................................................................................................... 116

fontSize........................................................................................................................................................................... 116

opacity............................................................................................................................................................................ 116

text................................................................................................................................................................................... 116

textColor ........................................................................................................................................................................ 116

textPosition................................................................................................................................................................... 116

textRotate...................................................................................................................................................................... 116

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 116

GalleryThumbnailOptions...................................................................................................................................................... 117

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 117

border ............................................................................................................................................................................. 117

caption............................................................................................................................................................................ 117

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columnCount ............................................................................................................................................................... 117

dimension...................................................................................................................................................................... 117

font................................................................................................................................................................................... 117

fontSize........................................................................................................................................................................... 117

includeCopyright........................................................................................................................................................ 117

includeCredits.............................................................................................................................................................. 117

includeFilename.......................................................................................................................................................... 117

includeTitle ................................................................................................................................................................... 117

rowCount....................................................................................................................................................................... 117

size ................................................................................................................................................................................... 117

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 117

GIFSaveOptions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 118

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 118

colors............................................................................................................................................................................... 118

dither............................................................................................................................................................................... 118

ditherAmount .............................................................................................................................................................. 118

forced.............................................................................................................................................................................. 118

interlaced....................................................................................................................................................................... 118

matte............................................................................................................................................................................... 118

palette............................................................................................................................................................................. 118

preserveExactColors.................................................................................................................................................. 118

transparency................................................................................................................................................................. 118

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 118

GrayColor...................................................................................................................................................................................... 119

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 119

gray.................................................................................................................................................................................. 119

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 119

Guide.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 120

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 120

direction......................................................................................................................................................................... 120

coordinate..................................................................................................................................................................... 120

Guides............................................................................................................................................................................................ 121

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 121

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 121

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 121

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 121

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 121

add ................................................................................................................................................................................... 121

getByName ................................................................................................................................................................... 121

HistoryState................................................................................................................................................................................. 122

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 122

name................................................................................................................................................................................ 122

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 122

snapshot ........................................................................................................................................................................ 122

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 122

HistoryStates ............................................................................................................................................................................... 123

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 123

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 123

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 123

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 123

Methods ........................................................................................................................

......................................................... 123

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getByName ................................................................................................................................................................... 123

HSBColor....................................................................................................................................................................................... 124

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 124

brightness...................................................................................................................................................................... 124

hue ................................................................................................................................................................................... 124

saturation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 124

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 124

IndexedConversionOptions .................................................................................................................................................. 125

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 125

colors............................................................................................................................................................................... 125

dither............................................................................................................................................................................... 125

ditherAmount .............................................................................................................................................................. 125

forced.............................................................................................................................................................................. 125

matte............................................................................................................................................................................... 125

palette............................................................................................................................................................................. 125

preserveExactColors.................................................................................................................................................. 125

transparency................................................................................................................................................................. 125

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 125

JPEGSaveOptions ...................................................................................................................................................................... 126

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 126

embedColorProfile..................................................................................................................................................... 126

formatOptions ............................................................................................................................................................. 126

matte............................................................................................................................................................................... 126

quality ............................................................................................................................................................................. 126

scans................................................................................................................................................................................ 126

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 126

LabColor ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 127

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 127

a......................................................................................................................................................................................... 127

b ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 127

l.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 127

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 127

LayerComp................................................................................................................................................................................... 128

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 128

appearance ................................................................................................................................................................... 128

comment ....................................................................................................................................................................... 128

name................................................................................................................................................................................ 128

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 128

position .......................................................................................................................................................................... 128

selected .......................................................................................................................................................................... 128

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 128

visibility .......................................................................................................................................................................... 128

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 128

apply................................................................................................................................................................................ 128

recapture ....................................................................................................................................................................... 128

remove............................................................................................................................................................................ 128

resetfromComp ........................................................................................................................................................... 128

LayerComps................................................................................................................................................................................. 129

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 129

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 129

parent.........................................................................................................................

..................................................... 129

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typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 129

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 129

add ................................................................................................................................................................................... 129

getByName ................................................................................................................................................................... 129

removeAll ...................................................................................................................................................................... 129

Layers............................................................................................................................................................................................. 130

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 130

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 130

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 130

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 130

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 130

getByName ................................................................................................................................................................... 130

removeAll ...................................................................................................................................................................... 130

LayerSet ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 131

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 131

allLocked........................................................................................................................................................................ 131

artLayers......................................................................................................................................................................... 131

blendMode.................................................................................................................................................................... 131

bounds............................................................................................................................................................................ 131

enabledChannels........................................................................................................................................................ 131

layers ............................................................................................................................................................................... 131

layerSets......................................................................................................................................................................... 131

linkedLayers.................................................................................................................................................................. 131

name................................................................................................................................................................................ 131

opacity............................................................................................................................................................................ 131

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 131

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 131

visible .............................................................................................................................................................................. 131

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 132

duplicate........................................................................................................................................................................ 132

link.................................................................................................................................................................................... 132

merge.............................................................................................................................................................................. 132

move................................................................................................................................................................................ 132

remove............................................................................................................................................................................ 132

resize ............................................................................................................................................................................... 132

rotate............................................................................................................................................................................... 132

translate ......................................................................................................................................................................... 132

unlink .............................................................................................................................................................................. 132

LayerSets ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 133

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 133

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 133

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 133

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 133

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 133

add ................................................................................................................................................................................... 133

getByName ................................................................................................................................................................... 133

removeAll ...................................................................................................................................................................... 133

MeasurementLog ...................................................................................................................................................................... 135

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 135

exportMeasurements................................................................................................................................................ 135

deleteMeasurements .............................................................................................................

................................... 135

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MeasurementScale ................................................................................................................................................................... 136

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 136

pixelLength................................................................................................................................................................... 136

logicalLength ............................................................................................................................................................... 136

logicalUnits ................................................................................................................................................................... 136

NoColor......................................................................................................................................................................................... 137

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 137

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 137

Notifier........................................................................................................................................................................................... 138

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 138

event................................................................................................................................................................................ 138

eventClass ..................................................................................................................................................................... 138

eventFile ........................................................................................................................................................................ 138

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 138

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 138

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 138

remove............................................................................................................................................................................ 138

Notifiers......................................................................................................................................................................................... 139

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 139

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 139

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 139

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 139

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 139

add ................................................................................................................................................................................... 139

removeAll ...................................................................................................................................................................... 139

PathItem ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 140

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 140

kind .................................................................................................................................................................................. 140

name................................................................................................................................................................................ 140

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 140

subPathItems ............................................................................................................................................................... 140

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 140

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 140

deselect .......................................................................................................................................................................... 140

duplicate........................................................................................................................................................................ 140

fillPath............................................................................................................................................................................. 140

makeClippingPath...................................................................................................................................................... 141

makeSelection ............................................................................................................................................................. 141

remove............................................................................................................................................................................ 141

select ............................................................................................................................................................................... 141

strokePath ..................................................................................................................................................................... 141

PathItems ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 144

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 144

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 144

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 144

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 144

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 144

add ................................................................................................................................................................................... 144

getByName ................................................................................................................................................................... 144

removeAll ...................................................................................................................................................................... 144

PathPoint......................................................................................................................

................................................................ 145

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Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 145

anchor............................................................................................................................................................................. 145

kind .................................................................................................................................................................................. 145

leftDirection.................................................................................................................................................................. 145

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 145

rightDirection............................................................................................................................................................... 145

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 145

PathPointInfo.............................................................................................................................................................................. 146

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 146

anchor............................................................................................................................................................................. 146

kind .................................................................................................................................................................................. 146

leftDirection.................................................................................................................................................................. 146

rightDirection............................................................................................................................................................... 146

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 146

PathPoints.................................................................................................................................................................................... 148

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 148

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 148

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 148

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 148

PDFOpenOptions ...................................................................................................................................................................... 149

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 149

antiAlias.......................................................................................................................................................................... 149

bitsPerChannel ............................................................................................................................................................ 149

constrainProportions ................................................................................................................................................ 149

cropPage........................................................................................................................................................................ 149

height.............................................................................................................................................................................. 149

mode ............................................................................................................................................................................... 149

name................................................................................................................................................................................ 149

object .............................................................................................................................................................................. 149

page................................................................................................................................................................................. 149

resolution....................................................................................................................................................................... 149

suppressWarnings...................................................................................................................................................... 149

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 149

use3DObjectNumber ................................................................................................................................................ 149

usePageNumber ......................................................................................................................................................... 149

width ............................................................................................................................................................................... 149

PDFSaveOptions........................................................................................................................................................................ 150

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 150

alphaChannels............................................................................................................................................................. 150

annotations................................................................................................................................................................... 150

colorConversion.......................................................................................................................................................... 150

convertToEightBit....................................................................................................................................................... 150

description .................................................................................................................................................................... 150

destinationProfile ....................................................................................................................................................... 150

downgradeColorProfile............................................................................................................................................ 150

downSample ................................................................................................................................................................ 150

downSampleSize ........................................................................................................................................................ 150

downSampleSizeLimit .............................................................................................................................................. 150

embedColorProfile..................................................................................................................................................... 150

embedFonts ................................................................................................................................................................. 150

embedThumbnail.................................................................................................................

...................................... 150

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encoding........................................................................................................................................................................ 150

interpolation................................................................................................................................................................. 150

jpegQuality ................................................................................................................................................................... 151

layers ............................................................................................................................................................................... 151

optimizeForWeb ......................................................................................................................................................... 151

outputCondition......................................................................................................................................................... 151

outputConditionID..................................................................................................................................................... 151

PDFCompatibility........................................................................................................................................................ 151

PDFStandard ................................................................................................................................................................ 151

preserveEditing ........................................................................................................................................................... 151

presetFile ....................................................................................................................................................................... 151

profileInclusionPolicy................................................................................................................................................ 151

registryName................................................................................................................................................................ 151

spotColors ..................................................................................................................................................................... 151

tileSize............................................................................................................................................................................. 151

transparency................................................................................................................................................................. 151

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 151

useOutlines................................................................................................................................................................... 151

vectorData..................................................................................................................................................................... 152

view.................................................................................................................................................................................. 152

PhotoCDOpenOptions ............................................................................................................................................................ 153

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 153

colorProfileName........................................................................................................................................................ 153

colorSpace..................................................................................................................................................................... 153

orientation..................................................................................................................................................................... 153

pixelSize ......................................................................................................................................................................... 153

resolution....................................................................................................................................................................... 153

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 153

PhotoshopSaveOptions.......................................................................................................................................................... 154

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 154

alphaChannels............................................................................................................................................................. 154

annotations................................................................................................................................................................... 154

embedColorProfile..................................................................................................................................................... 154

layers ............................................................................................................................................................................... 154

spotColors ..................................................................................................................................................................... 154

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 154

PICTFileSaveOptions ................................................................................................................................................................ 155

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 155

alphaChannels............................................................................................................................................................. 155

compression................................................................................................................................................................. 155

embedColorProfile..................................................................................................................................................... 155

resolution....................................................................................................................................................................... 155

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 155

PICTResourceSaveOptions..................................................................................................................................................... 156

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 156

alphaChannels............................................................................................................................................................. 156

compression................................................................................................................................................................. 156

embedColorProfile..................................................................................................................................................... 156

name................................................................................................................................................................................ 156

resolution....................................................................................................................................................................... 156

resourceID .....................................................................................................................

................................................ 156

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typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 156

PicturePackageOptions........................................................................................................................................................... 157

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 157

content ........................................................................................................................................................................... 157

flatten.............................................................................................................................................................................. 157

font................................................................................................................................................................................... 157

fontSize........................................................................................................................................................................... 157

layout .............................................................................................................................................................................. 157

mode ............................................................................................................................................................................... 157

opacity............................................................................................................................................................................ 157

resolution....................................................................................................................................................................... 157

text................................................................................................................................................................................... 157

textColor ........................................................................................................................................................................ 157

textPosition................................................................................................................................................................... 157

textRotate...................................................................................................................................................................... 157

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 157

PixarSaveOptions ...................................................................................................................................................................... 158

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 158

alphaChannels............................................................................................................................................................. 158

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 158

PNGSaveOptions ....................................................................................................................................................................... 159

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 159

compression................................................................................................................................................................. 159

interlaced....................................................................................................................................................................... 159

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 159

Preferences .................................................................................................................................................................................. 160

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 160

additionalPluginFolder............................................................................................................................................. 160

appendExtension........................................................................................................................................................ 160

askBeforeSavingLayeredTIFF.................................................................................................................................. 160

autoUpdateOpenDocuments ................................................................................................................................ 160

beepWhenDone.......................................................................................................................................................... 160

colorChannelsInColor ............................................................................................................................................... 160

colorPicker..................................................................................................................................................................... 160

columnGutter............................................................................................................................................................... 160

columnWidth ............................................................................................................................................................... 160

createFirstSnapshot................................................................................................................................................... 160

dynamicColorSliders.................................................................................................................................................. 160

editLogItems ................................................................................................................................................................ 160

exportClipboard.......................................................................................................................................................... 161

fontPreviewSize........................................................................................................................................................... 161

fullSizePreview............................................................................................................................................................. 161

gamutWarningOpacity............................................................................................................................................. 161

gridSize........................................................................................................................................................................... 161

gridStyle......................................................................................................................................................................... 161

gridSubDivisions......................................................................................................................................................... 161

guideStyle...................................................................................................................................................................... 161

iconPreview .................................................................................................................................................................. 161

imageCacheLevels ..................................................................................................................................................... 161

imagePreviews ............................................................................................................................................................ 161

interpolation..................................................................................................................

............................................... 161

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keyboardZoomResizesWindows........................................................................................................................... 161

macOSThumbnail....................................................................................................................................................... 161

maximizeCompatibility ............................................................................................................................................ 161

maxRAMuse.................................................................................................................................................................. 161

nonLinearHistory ........................................................................................................................................................ 161

numberofHistoryStates ............................................................................................................................................ 162

otherCursors................................................................................................................................................................. 162

paintingCursors........................................................................................................................................................... 162

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 162

pixelDoubling .............................................................................................................................................................. 162

pointSize ........................................................................................................................................................................ 162

recentFileListLength.................................................................................................................................................. 162

rulerUnits ....................................................................................................................................................................... 162

saveLogItems ............................................................................................................................................................... 162

saveLogItemsFile ........................................................................................................................................................ 162

savePaletteLocations ................................................................................................................................................ 162

showAsianTextOptions ............................................................................................................................................ 162

showEnglishFontNames .......................................................................................................................................... 162

showSliceNumber ...................................................................................................................................................... 162

showToolTips ............................................................................................................................................................... 162

smartQuotes................................................................................................................................................................. 162

textFontSize.................................................................................................................................................................. 162

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 162

typeUnits ....................................................................................................................................................................... 163

useAdditionalPluginFolder ..................................................................................................................................... 163

useHistoryLog.............................................................................................................................................................. 163

useLowerCaseExtension .......................................................................................................................................... 163

useShiftKeyForToolSwitch....................................................................................................................................... 163

useVideoAlpha ............................................................................................................................................................ 163

windowsThumbnail................................................................................................................................................... 163

PresentationOptions................................................................................................................................................................ 164

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 164

autoAdvance ............................................................................................................................................................... 164

includeFilename.......................................................................................................................................................... 164

interval............................................................................................................................................................................ 164

loop.................................................................................................................................................................................. 164

magnification............................................................................................................................................................... 164

PDFFileOptions............................................................................................................................................................ 164

presentation ................................................................................................................................................................ 164

transition........................................................................................................................................................................ 164

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 164

RawFormatOpenOptions ....................................................................................................................................................... 165

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 165

bitsPerChannel ............................................................................................................................................................ 165

byteOrder ...................................................................................................................................................................... 165

channelNumber .......................................................................................................................................................... 165

headerSize..................................................................................................................................................................... 165

height.............................................................................................................................................................................. 165

interleaveChannels .................................................................................................................................................... 165

retainHeader................................................................................................................................................................. 165

typename .......................................................................................................................

............................................... 165

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width ............................................................................................................................................................................... 165

RawSaveOptions........................................................................................................................................................................ 166

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 166

alphaChannels............................................................................................................................................................. 166

spotColors ..................................................................................................................................................................... 166

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 166

RGBColor....................................................................................................................................................................................... 167

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 167

blue.................................................................................................................................................................................. 167

green ............................................................................................................................................................................... 167

hexValue ........................................................................................................................................................................ 167

red .................................................................................................................................................................................... 167

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 167

Selection ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 168

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 168

bounds............................................................................................................................................................................ 168

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 168

solid ................................................................................................................................................................................. 168

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 168

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 168

clear ................................................................................................................................................................................. 168

contract .......................................................................................................................................................................... 168

copy ................................................................................................................................................................................. 168

cut..................................................................................................................................................................................... 168

deselect .......................................................................................................................................................................... 168

expand............................................................................................................................................................................ 168

feather............................................................................................................................................................................. 168

fill ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 169

grow ................................................................................................................................................................................ 169

invert ............................................................................................................................................................................... 169

load .................................................................................................................................................................................. 169

makeWorkPath ............................................................................................................................................................ 169

resize ............................................................................................................................................................................... 169

resizeBoundary............................................................................................................................................................ 169

rotate............................................................................................................................................................................... 169

rotateBoundary ........................................................................................................................................................... 169

select ............................................................................................................................................................................... 169

selectAll.......................................................................................................................................................................... 169

selectBorder.................................................................................................................................................................. 170

similar.............................................................................................................................................................................. 170

smooth ........................................................................................................................................................................... 170

store................................................................................................................................................................................. 170

stroke............................................................................................................................................................................... 170

translate ......................................................................................................................................................................... 170

translateBoundary...................................................................................................................................................... 170

SGIRGBSaveOptions ................................................................................................................................................................. 173

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 173

alphaChannels............................................................................................................................................................. 173

spotColors ..................................................................................................................................................................... 173

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 173

SolidColor.....................................................................................................................

................................................................ 174

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Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 174

cmyk ................................................................................................................................................................................ 174

gray.................................................................................................................................................................................. 174

hsb.................................................................................................................................................................................... 174

lab..................................................................................................................................................................................... 174

model.............................................................................................................................................................................. 174

nearestWebColor........................................................................................................................................................ 174

rgb.................................................................................................................................................................................... 174

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 174

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 174

isEqual............................................................................................................................................................................. 174

SubPathInfo................................................................................................................................................................................. 175

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 175

closed.............................................................................................................................................................................. 175

entireSubPath .............................................................................................................................................................. 175

operation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 175

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 175

SubPathItem................................................................................................................................................................................ 176

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 176

closed.............................................................................................................................................................................. 176

operation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 176

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 176

pathPoints..................................................................................................................................................................... 176

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 176

SubPathItems.............................................................................................................................................................................. 177

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 177

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 177

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 177

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 177

TargaSaveOptions..................................................................................................................................................................... 178

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 178

alphaChannels............................................................................................................................................................. 178

resolution....................................................................................................................................................................... 178

rleCompression ........................................................................................................................................................... 178

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 178

TextFont........................................................................................................................................................................................ 179

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 179

family............................................................................................................................................................................... 179

name................................................................................................................................................................................ 179

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 179

postScriptName ......................................................................................................................................................... 179

style.................................................................................................................................................................................. 179

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 179

TextFonts...................................................................................................................................................................................... 180

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 180

length.............................................................................................................................................................................. 180

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 180

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 180

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 180

getByName ................................................................................................................................................................... 180

TextItem........................................................................................................................................................................................ 181

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Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 181

alternateLigatures ...................................................................................................................................................... 181

antiAliasMethod.......................................................................................................................................................... 181

autoKerning.................................................................................................................................................................. 181

autoLeadingAmount................................................................................................................................................. 181

baselineShift................................................................................................................................................................. 181

capitalization................................................................................................................................................................ 181

color................................................................................................................................................................................. 181

contents ......................................................................................................................................................................... 181

desiredGlyphScaling.................................................................................................................................................. 181

desiredLetterScaling.................................................................................................................................................. 182

desiredWordScaling .................................................................................................................................................. 182

direction......................................................................................................................................................................... 182

fauxBold ......................................................................................................................................................................... 182

fauxItalic......................................................................................................................................................................... 182

firstLineIndent.............................................................................................................................................................. 182

font................................................................................................................................................................................... 182

hangingPunctuation ................................................................................................................................................. 182

height.............................................................................................................................................................................. 182

horizontalScale............................................................................................................................................................ 182

hyphenateAfterFirst................................................................................................................................................... 183

hyphenateBeforeLast................................................................................................................................................ 183

hyphenateCapitalWords.......................................................................................................................................... 183

hyphenateWordsLongerThan................................................................................................................................ 183

hyphenation................................................................................................................................................................. 183

hyphenationZone....................................................................................................................................................... 183

hyphenLimit ................................................................................................................................................................. 183

justification ................................................................................................................................................................... 183

kind .................................................................................................................................................................................. 183

language........................................................................................................................................................................ 183

leading............................................................................................................................................................................ 183

leftIndent ....................................................................................................................................................................... 183

ligatures ......................................................................................................................................................................... 183

maximumGlyphScaling............................................................................................................................................ 183

maximumLetterScaling............................................................................................................................................ 184

maximumWordScaling............................................................................................................................................. 184

minimumGlyphScaling............................................................................................................................................. 184

minimumLetterScaling............................................................................................................................................. 185

minimumWordScaling.............................................................................................................................................. 185

noBreak .......................................................................................................................................................................... 185

oldStyle........................................................................................................................................................................... 185

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 185

position .......................................................................................................................................................................... 185

rightIndent.................................................................................................................................................................... 185

size ................................................................................................................................................................................... 185

spaceAfter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 185

spaceBefore .................................................................................................................................................................. 186

strikeThru....................................................................................................................................................................... 186

textComposer .............................................................................................................................................................. 186

tracking........................................................................................................................................................................... 186

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 186

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underline........................................................................................................................................................................ 186

useAutoLeading.......................................................................................................................................................... 186

verticalScale.................................................................................................................................................................. 186

warpBend ...................................................................................................................................................................... 186

warpDirection .............................................................................................................................................................. 186

warpHorizontalDistortion........................................................................................................................................ 186

warpStyle....................................................................................................................................................................... 186

warpVerticalDistortion.............................................................................................................................................. 186

width ............................................................................................................................................................................... 186

Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 187

convertToShape.......................................................................................................................................................... 187

createPath ..................................................................................................................................................................... 187

TiffSaveOptions.......................................................................................................................................................................... 188

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 188

alphaChannels............................................................................................................................................................. 188

annotations................................................................................................................................................................... 188

byteOrder ...................................................................................................................................................................... 188

embedColorProfile..................................................................................................................................................... 188

imageCompression.................................................................................................................................................... 188

interleaveChannels .................................................................................................................................................... 188

jpegQuality ................................................................................................................................................................... 188

layerCompression....................................................................................................................................................... 188

layers ............................................................................................................................................................................... 188

saveImagePyramid..................................................................................................................................................... 188

spotColors ..................................................................................................................................................................... 188

transparency................................................................................................................................................................. 188

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 188

UnitValue...................................................................................................................................................................................... 189

xmpMetadata ............................................................................................................................................................................. 190

Properties............................................................................................................................................................................... 190

parent.............................................................................................................................................................................. 190

rawData.......................................................................................................................................................................... 190

typename ...................................................................................................................................................................... 190

3 JavaScript Resource................................................................................................................. 191

JavaScript resource syntax..................................................................................................................................................... 191

Basic JavaScript resource example............................................................................................................................... 192

Enable-info grammar............................................................................................................................................................... 192

Undefined values in enable-info evaluation............................................................................................................. 195

Using the "in" function...................................................................................................................................................... 195

Action Manager automation................................................................................................................................................. 195

Terminology dictionary .................................................................................................................................................... 195

Value type defintions .................................................................................................................................................. 196

Uniqueness rules for terminology entries.................................................................................................................. 197

Terminology definition example................................................................................................................................... 197

4 Scripting Constants .................................................................................................................199

AdjustmentReference............................................................................................................................................... 199

AnchorPosition............................................................................................................................................................ 199

AntiAlias ......................................................................................................................................................................... 199

AutoKernType.............................................................................................................................................................. 199

BatchDestinationType .............................................................................................................................................. 199

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BitmapConversionType............................................................................................................................................ 200

BitmapHalfToneType ................................................................................................................................................ 200

BitsPerChannelType................................................................................................................................................... 200

BlendMode.................................................................................................................................................................... 200

BMPDepthType ........................................................................................................................................................... 200

ByteOrder ...................................................................................................................................................................... 201

CameraRAWSettingsType........................................................................................................................................ 201

CameraRAWSize.......................................................................................................................................................... 201

ChangeMode................................................................................................................................................................ 201

ChannelType ................................................................................................................................................................ 201

ColorBlendMode......................................................................................................................................................... 202

ColorModel ................................................................................................................................................................... 202

ColorPicker.................................................................................................................................................................... 202

ColorProfileType ......................................................................................................................................................... 202

ColorReductionType.................................................................................................................................................. 202

ColorSpaceType .......................................................................................................................................................... 202

CopyrightedType........................................................................................................................................................ 202

CreateFields .................................................................................................................................................................. 203

CropToType .................................................................................................................................................................. 203

DCSType......................................................................................................................................................................... 203

DepthMapSource ....................................................................................................................................................... 203

DescValueType ............................................................................................................................................................ 203

DialogModes ................................................................................................................................................................ 203

Direction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 203

DisplacementMapType ............................................................................................................................................ 204

Dither .............................................................................................................................................................................. 204

DocPositionStyle......................................................................................................................................................... 204

DocumentFill................................................................................................................................................................ 204

DocumentMode.......................................................................................................................................................... 204

EditLogItemsType....................................................................................................................................................... 204

ElementPlacement..................................................................................................................................................... 204

EliminateFields ............................................................................................................................................................ 204

ExportType.................................................................................................................................................................... 204

Extension ....................................................................................................................................................................... 204

FileNamingType.......................................................................................................................................................... 205

FontPreviewType........................................................................................................................................................ 205

FontSize.......................................................................................................................................................................... 205

ForcedColors ................................................................................................................................................................ 205

FormatOptions ............................................................................................................................................................ 205

GalleryConstrainType................................................................................................................................................ 205

GalleryFontType.......................................................................................................................................................... 206

GallerySecurityTextColorType ............................................................................................................................... 206

GallerySecurityTextPositionType.......................................................................................................................... 206

GallerySecurityTextRotateType............................................................................................................................. 206

GallerySecurityType................................................................................................................................................... 206

GalleryThumbSizeType............................................................................................................................................. 206

Geometry....................................................................................................................................................................... 206

GridLineStyle................................................................................................................................................................ 206

GridSize .......................................................................................................................................................................... 206

GuideLineStyle............................................................................................................................................................. 207

IllustratorPathType............................................................................................................

......................................... 207

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Intent............................................................................................................................................................................... 207

Justification................................................................................................................................................................... 207

Language....................................................................................................................................................................... 207

LayerCompression...................................................................................................................................................... 207

LayerKind....................................................................................................................................................................... 208

LensType........................................................................................................................................................................ 208

MagnificationType ..................................................................................................................................................... 208

MatteType ..................................................................................................................................................................... 208

MeasurementRange .................................................................................................................................................. 208

MeasurementSource ................................................................................................................................................. 208

NewDocumentMode................................................................................................................................................. 208

NoiseDistribution........................................................................................................................................................ 209

OffsetUndefinedAreas .............................................................................................................................................. 209

OpenDocumentMode............................................................................................................................................... 209

OpenDocumentType................................................................................................................................................. 209

OperatingSystem........................................................................................................................................................ 209

Orientation.................................................................................................................................................................... 209

OtherPaintingCursors ............................................................................................................................................... 210

PaintingCursors........................................................................................................................................................... 210

PaletteType................................................................................................................................................................... 210

PathKind......................................................................................................................................................................... 210

PDFCompatibility........................................................................................................................................................ 210

PDFEncoding................................................................................................................................................................ 210

PDFResample ............................................................................................................................................................... 211

PDFStandard ................................................................................................................................................................ 211

PhotoCDColorSpace.................................................................................................................................................. 211

PhotoCDSize................................................................................................................................................................. 211

PICTBitsPerPixels......................................................................................................................................................... 211

PICTCompression........................................................................................................................................................ 211

PicturePackageTextType.......................................................................................................................................... 211

PointKind ....................................................................................................................................................................... 212

PointType ...................................................................................................................................................................... 212

PolarConversionType................................................................................................................................................ 212

Preview........................................................................................................................................................................... 212

PrintColorHandling.................................................................................................................................................... 212

PurgeTarget.................................................................................................................................................................. 212

QueryStateType........................................................................................................................................................... 212

RadialBlurMethod....................................................................................................................................................... 212

RadialBlurQuality ........................................................................................................................................................ 212

RasterizeType............................................................................................................................................................... 212

ReferenceFormType .................................................................................................................................................. 212

ResampleMethod ....................................................................................................................................................... 213

RippleSize ...................................................................................................................................................................... 213

SaveBehavior................................................................................................................................................................ 213

SaveDocumentType .................................................................................................................................................. 213

SaveEncoding .............................................................................................................................................................. 213

SaveLogItemsType..................................................................................................................................................... 213

SaveOptions ................................................................................................................................................................. 213

SelectionType............................................................................................................................................................... 214

ShapeOperation.......................................................................................................................................................... 214

SmartBlurMode ..................................................................................................................

......................................... 214