6 Replies Latest reply: Mar 2, 2014 10:18 AM by StrongBeaver

Make a Marquee Selection

StrongBeaver Feb 28, 2014 3:20 AM

I want the variable ArtSet to "selectAll", which would simple just be selecting the entire canvas a rectangular marquee. What am I doing wrong ?

app.documents.add(600,200)

var layerRef = app.activeDocument.artLayers.add()

layerRef.name = "mylayer"

layerRef.blendMode = BlendMode.OVERLAY

var artset = activeDocument.artLayers.add()

artset.name = "goat"

artset.blendMode = BlendMode.SCREEN

// I want the variable artset to be selected or selected all that is not happening ?

artset.activeDocument.selection.selectAll

1. Re: Make a Marquee Selection

c.pfaffenbichler Feb 28, 2014 4:19 AM (in response to StrongBeaver)

An active selection is a property of the file, not of a Layer.
»activeDocument« is no property of Layer, either, so
artset.activeDocument.selection.selectAll
makes no sense.
And even if you remove »artset.« you still miss the brackets.

If you bothered to consult ESTK’s Object Model Viewer you could verify which Properties and Methods exist for an Object (see screenshot for an example for »Layer«).
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2. Re: Make a Marquee Selection

csuebele Feb 28, 2014 6:36 AM (in response to StrongBeaver)

Most people use "docRef" to refer to app.activeDocument, rather than writing that out all the time. So to select all, you would really only need:

var docRef = activeDocument;
docRef.selection.selectAll();
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3. Re: Make a Marquee Selection

Mikaeru69 Feb 28, 2014 7:14 AM (in response to StrongBeaver)

Please try:
artSet.parent.selection.selectAll ()
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4. Re: Make a Marquee Selection

StrongBeaver Feb 28, 2014 8:10 AM (in response to csuebele)

The scripting guides says you can exclude app.document, in this case the word app. Up to this point I haven't dropped the app word when I code.
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5. Re: Make a Marquee Selection

c.pfaffenbichler Mar 1, 2014 1:25 AM (in response to StrongBeaver)

But do you understand why
artset.activeDocument
is nonsensical?
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6. Re: Make a Marquee Selection

StrongBeaver Mar 2, 2014 10:18 AM (in response to Mikaeru69)

It worked. Too much calling the app.document repeatedly.

What if I placed the 'artset' in a function, and I call the function later in the script, could I still use the .parent properties or no because it's no longer the parent ?
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