Can't Run / Debug CEP Panel in Photoshop CC 2018

[moonsicle_matt]

I'm really at a loss. I've been researching all day... Got the SDK setup and working, wrote my first filter. Had a ton of trouble figuring out how on earth the UI hooks were working in the C++ SDK. Then when I realized I needed to use CEP to create my UI modal, I started down that rabbit hole.

What I've done:

- I tried the Eclipse path, but it was so out-of-date, I just started trying to write my own extension by copying one of the samples.

- Then I learned about the brackets extension, and I installed brackets and the Extension Builder plugin

- Created an extension project for Photoshop with my desired bundle id

- Turned on debugging

- triple-checked the registry, looks good

- restarted computer 3 times

- Tried opening photoshop, my extension is not in Window/Extensions

- Since debugging wasn't working, tried signing and installing the extension.

     - signed successfully

     - installed successfully

     - still doesn't appear in window/extensions

Details:
Windows 10 (I've noticed most of the guides are for Mac... I wonder if Windows is less tested?)
Photoshop CC 2018

XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ExtensionManifest Version="8.0" ExtensionBundleId="studio.moonsicle.ColorSwapperUI" ExtensionBundleVersion="1.0.0"
ExtensionBundleName="ColorSwapperUI" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
     <ExtensionList>
          <Extension Id="studio.moonsicle.ColorSwapperUI" Version="1.0" />
     </ExtensionList>
     <ExecutionEnvironment>
          <HostList>
               <!-- Photoshop - I don't need to support anything below 2018, and I don't want my extension to fail next year -->
               <Host Name="PHXS" Version="[19.0,99.0]" />
               <Host Name="PHSP" Version="[19.0,99.0]" />
          </HostList>
          <LocaleList>
               <Locale Code="All" />
          </LocaleList>
          <RequiredRuntimeList>
               <RequiredRuntime Name="CSXS" Version="8.0" />
          </RequiredRuntimeList>
     </ExecutionEnvironment>
     <DispatchInfoList>
          <Extension Id="studio.moonsicle.ColorSwapperUI">
               <DispatchInfo >
                    <Resources>
                         <MainPath>./index.html</MainPath>
                         <ScriptPath>./jsx/hostscript.jsx</ScriptPath>
                    </Resources>
                    <Lifecycle>
                         <AutoVisible>true</AutoVisible>
                    </Lifecycle>
                    <UI>
                         <Type>Panel</Type>
                         <Menu>ColorSwapperUI</Menu>
                         <Geometry>
                              <Size>
                                   <Height>300</Height>
                                   <Width>300</Width>
                              </Size>
                         </Geometry>
                         <Icons>
                              <Icon Type="Normal">./icons/iconNormal.png</Icon>
                              <Icon Type="RollOver">./icons/iconRollover.png</Icon>
                              <Icon Type="Disabled">./icons/iconDisabled.png</Icon>
                              <Icon Type="DarkNormal">./icons/iconDarkNormal.png</Icon>
                              <Icon Type="DarkRollOver">./icons/iconDarkRollover.png</Icon>
                         </Icons>
                    </UI>
               </DispatchInfo>
          </Extension>
     </DispatchInfoList>
</ExtensionManifest>

[Guest]

Moving to Photoshop Scripting

[Kukurykus]

XMP SDK

[Geppetto Luis]

See if so resolve

replace

this

1. <Host Name="PHXS" Version="[19.0,99.0]" /> 
2. <Host Name="PHSP" Version="[19.0,99.0]" /> 

with this

<Host Name="PHXS" Version="[14.0,19.9]" />

<Host Name="PHSP" Version="[14.0,19.9]" />

[moonsicle_matt]

I should have included that in my question. I have tried:

14.0,99.0 (what the simpledissolve sample uses)

19.0,19.9

14.0,19.9

14.0,99.0

Additionally, my project directory is currently located in the brackets default directory for CEP projects:

C:/Users/[me]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/CEP/extensions

However I have also tried

C:/Program Files/Common Files/Adobe/CEP/extensions

C:/Program Files (x86)/Common Files/Adobe/CEP/extensions

[Geppetto Luis · Accepted solution]

try with this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<ExtensionManifest ExtensionBundleId="studio.moonsicle.ColorSwapperUI" ExtensionBundleName="studio.moonsicle.ColorSwapperUI" ExtensionBundleVersion="0.3.0" Version="4.0">
  <ExtensionList>
    <Extension Id="studio.moonsicle.ColorSwapperUI" Version="0.3.0"/>
  </ExtensionList>
  <ExecutionEnvironment>
    <HostList>
         <Host Name="PHXS" Version="[14.0,19.9]" />
            <Host Name="PHSP" Version="[14.0,19.9]" />
    </HostList>
    <LocaleList>
      <Locale Code="All"/>
    </LocaleList>
    <RequiredRuntimeList>
      <RequiredRuntime Name="CSXS" Version="4.0"/>
    </RequiredRuntimeList>
  </ExecutionEnvironment>
  <DispatchInfoList>
    <Extension Id="studio.moonsicle.ColorSwapperUI">
      <DispatchInfo>
       <Resources>  
           <MainPath>./index.html</MainPath>  
           <ScriptPath>./jsx/hostscript.jsx</ScriptPath>  
           </Resources>  
           <Lifecycle>  
              <AutoVisible>true</AutoVisible>  
          </Lifecycle>  
        <UI>
        <Type>Panel</Type>  
                         <Menu>ColorSwapperUI</Menu>  
                         <Geometry>  
                              <Size>  
                                   <Height>300</Height>  
                                   <Width>300</Width>  
                              </Size>  
                         </Geometry>  
          <Icons>  
                              <Icon Type="Normal">./icons/iconNormal.png</Icon>  
                              <Icon Type="RollOver">./icons/iconRollover.png</Icon>  
                              <Icon Type="Disabled">./icons/iconDisabled.png</Icon>  
                              <Icon Type="DarkNormal">./icons/iconDarkNormal.png</Icon>  
                              <Icon Type="DarkRollOver">./icons/iconDarkRollover.png</Icon>  
                         </Icons>  
        </UI>
      </DispatchInfo>
    </Extension>
  </DispatchInfoList>
</ExtensionManifest>

[moonsicle_matt]

That works! I'm going to accept your answer, but... why didn't CSXS version 8.0 work for CC 2018?

NOTE:
- I didn't need to change photoshop version to [14.0,19.9] I left it at [19.0,99.0]

- All I changed was the ExtensionManifest and RequiredRuntime to 4.0

[moonsicle_matt]

@geppettol66959005
Please see my question above. CC2018 should support CEP 8.0, which I believe is CSCX 8.0?

[Geppetto Luis]

I could not tell you

I only know that in the past I had a problem similar to yours

and I solved this way.