Photoshop CS3
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Scripting Guide Action Manager 73
➤ To uninstall the ScriptListener:
1. Close Photoshop CS3.
2. Verify that a copy of the file
ScriptListener.8li still exists in the ..\Adobe Photoshop
CS3\Scripting Guide\Utilities
folder.
3. Delete the file
ScriptListener.8li from the following location:
..\Adobe Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Automate
4. Delete the log files ScriptingListenerJS.log and ScriptingListenerVB.log from your desktop.
Note: In Windows, even though you remove the ScriptListener from the Automate folder, it may continue
to record actions. To prevent the
ScriptingListenerJS.log file from becoming too large, delete it
each time you finish playing a Photoshop CS3 action.
Action Manager Scripting Objects
The objects Action Descriptor, Action List, and Action Reference are part of the Action Manager
functionality. For detailed information about these objects, see the appropriate reference manual, or use
the object browser for the language you are using.
Note: These objects are not available in AppleScript.
Recording a Script using ScriptListener
The section demonstrates how to create a script log file using ScriptListener. We will record the actions
necessary to apply the emboss filter to a document. (By default, the Emboss filter is available only via the
Photoshop CS3 interface.)
Note: ScriptListener must be installed in the
Automate folder before you begin the following procedure.
See ‘Installing ScriptListener’ on page 72
.
➤ To make the Emboss filter scriptable:
1. Open Photoshop CS3, then open a document.
2. Choose Window > Actions, then choose New Action from the Actions palette menu.
3. Name the action, then click Record.
4. Choose Filter > Stylize > Emboss.
5. Using the following settings:
● Angle: 135
● Height: 3
● Amount: 100
6. Click OK.
7. Check for the script log files:
● In Windows, the log files are in your desktop.
