Palette listbox redraw
Hello,
Is there a way to suppress the drawing of a listbox when it is being rebuilt. We are seeing flickering on Win machines and on Macs it can take a long time to rebuild the list. If we set the visible flag to false, we get a fast rebuild on the Mac but the area where the list was goes blank and then redraws when we set the visible flag back to true.
Thanks.
P.
Page 37 in http://www.kahrel.plus.com/indesign/scriptui.html
A method is described there that I saw on hilfDirSelbst, which amnounts to replacing a listbox object rather than rewriting its contents. Amazing speed gains.
Peter
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//==================================================HOBO SWATCHES by Vasily ===========================================//
// BETA
* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ Hobo Swatches_v1.jsx !Version! Sat Jan 18 2014 22:36:40 GMT-0600
function swatchPalette(){
//===================================================Icon Resources========================//
var infoBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:[0.11, 0.18, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[10, 3, 5, 5], ellipsePath:true, closed:true}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0.11, 0.18, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[15, 15], [15, 11], [18, 11], [18, 9], [13, 9], [8, 9], [8, 11], [11, 11], [11, 15], [7, 15], [7, 17], [19, 17], [19, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
var addBtnSrc='({total:1, '+
'group_0:{'+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0, 0.14, 1], pathPoints:[[19, 9], [14, 9], [14, 4], [12, 4], [12, 9], [7, 9], [7, 11], [12, 11], [12, 16], [14, 16], [14, 11], [19, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[1, 1, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[19, 9], [14, 9], [14, 4], [12, 4], [12, 9], [7, 9], [7, 11], [12, 11], [12, 16], [14, 16], [14, 11], [19, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, total:2}})';
var rmvBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0, 0.22, 0], pathPoints:[[20, 9], [6, 9], [6, 11], [20, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true, strokeWidth:3}, '+
'shape_0:{fillColor:[0.27, 1, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[20, 9], [6, 9], [6, 11], [20, 11]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}})';
var rstBtnSrc='({total:2, '+
'group_1:{'+
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'shape_0:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.14, 0.12, 0.13], pathPoints:[[51, 12], [51, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:3}, total:2}, '+
'group_0:{'+
'shape_7:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[5, 16], [5, 5], [11, 5], [11, 10], [7, 10], [12, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
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'shape_4:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[34, 5], [29, 5], [29, 15], [34, 15]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
'shape_3:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[29, 10], [32, 10]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
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'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0.75, 0.36, 0], pathPoints:[[39, 16], [39, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
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var labModelSrc='({total:3, '+
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'shape_1:{fillColor:null, name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:[0, 1, 1], pathPoints:[[12, 3], [12, 8], [9, 8], [9, 5], [12, 5]], ellipsePath:false, closed:false, strokeWidth:2}, '+
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'shape_2:{fillColor:[1, 0, 1], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[10, 3], [9, 3], [9, 4], [8, 4], [8, 3], [7, 3], [7, 2], [6, 2], [6, 3], [6, 5], [6, 9], [7, 9], [7, 5], [8, 5], [8, 6], [9, 6], [9, 5], [10, 5], [10, 9], [11, 9], [11, 2], [10, 2]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
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'group_0:{'+
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'shape_3:{fillColor:[0, 0, 0], name:"", tag:"", strokeColor:null, pathPoints:[[20, 8], [21, 8], [21, 6], [20, 6]], ellipsePath:false, closed:true}, '+
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var rgbModelSrc='({total:5, '+
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var noteMarkSrc='({total:4, '+
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//===================================================Basic Functions========================//
var UIElements=[Window,Group,EditText,Panel];
for(var i=0; i<UIElements.length; i++){
UIElements[i].prototype.setBg=function(rgb){
this.graphics.backgroundColor=this.graphics.newBrush(this.graphics.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [rgb[0],rgb[1],rgb[2]]);
function round2(num){
return Math.round(num*100)/100;
var env=ScriptUI.environment;
function convertAppColor(src,dest,clrArr){
return app.convertSampleColor(ImageColorSpace[src], clrArr, ImageColorSpace[dest], ColorConvertPurpose.defaultpurpose);
function currentTime(){
var time=new Date();
var hours=time.getHours();
var minutes=time.getMinutes();
var seconds=time.getSeconds();
if(seconds<10){seconds='0'+seconds;}
if(minutes<10){minutes='0'+minutes;}
var ampm=function(){
if(hours>12){
hours-=12;
return 'pm';
} else {
if(hours==0){hours=1;}
return 'am';
return (hours)+":"+minutes+":"+seconds+" "+ampm;
function getUIRGB(type, clr){
for(var x=0; x<clr.length; x++){
clr[x]=clr[x]*1;
if(type=="RGB"){
return [round2(clr[0]/255),round2(clr[1]/255),round2(clr[2]/255)];
} else if(type=="CMYK"){
var newArr=convertAppColor("CMYK","RGB",[clr[0],clr[1],clr[2],clr[3]]);
return [round2(newArr[0]/255),round2(newArr[1]/255),round2(newArr[2]/255)];
} else if(type=="GRAY"){
var newArr=convertAppColor("GrayScale","RGB",[clr[0]]);
return [round2(newArr[0]/255),round2(newArr[1]/255),round2(newArr[2]/255)];
} else if(type=="LAB"){
var newArr=convertAppColor("LAB","RGB",[clr[0],clr[1],clr[2]]);
return [round2(newArr[0]/255),round2(newArr[1]/255),round2(newArr[2]/255)];
} else {
return [0.5,0.5,0.5];
//===================================================Advanced Functions========================//
//===================================XML=============//
function wrapCDATA(str, propNm){
str = '<data>'+str+'</data>';
str = str.replace(/(\<data\>)/g, '<'+propNm+'><![CDATA[');
str = str.replace(/(\<\/data\>)/g,']]\>'+'</'+propNm+'>');
return XML(str);
function stringXmlSafe(str){
str=str.toString();
str=str.replace(/&(?!(amp;|gt;|lt;|quot;|apos;))/g,"&");
str=str.replace(/</g,"<");
str=str.replace(/>/g,">");
str=str.replace(/'/g,"'");
str=str.replace(/"/g,""");
return str;
function getXmlSwatchesArr(xmlFile){
var myFile=xmlFile;
myFile.open('r');
myFile.seek(0,0);
var fileStr=myFile.read();
myFile.close();
var xmlObj=XML(fileStr);
var swatchArr=[];
for(var x=0, ln=xmlObj.children().length(); x<ln; x++){
var sw={};
var thisSw=xmlObj.children()[x];
sw.name=thisSw.descendants("name").toString();
sw.aiSwatchKind=thisSw.descendants("aiswatchkind").toString();
var comp=thisSw.descendants("colorcomp");
sw.colorComp={};
sw.colorComp.mode=comp.descendants("mode").toString();
sw.colorComp.comp=[];
for(var y=0, ln_2=thisSw.descendants("colorcomp").descendants("colorvalues").children().length(); y<ln_2; y++){
sw.colorComp.comp.push(thisSw.descendants("colorcomp").descendants("colorvalues").childre n()[y]*1);
sw.notes=thisSw.descendants("notes");
sw.originDoc=thisSw.descendants("origindoc").toString();
swatchArr.push(sw);
return swatchArr;
function getXmlSwatchesXML(swatchArr){
XML.prettyIndent=4;
var xmlBody=new XML('<swatches></swatches>');
for(var i=0; i<swatchArr.length; i++){
var thisSw=swatchArr[i];
xmlBody.appendChild(new XML("<swatch></swatch>")); xmlBody.swatch[i].@order=i+1;
xmlBody.swatch[i].appendChild(new XML("<name>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.name)+"</name>"));
if(thisSw.name!='none'){
if(thisSw.info && thisSw.info.plating){
thisSw.aiSwatchKind=thisSw.info.plating;
thisSw.colorComp.mode=thisSw.colorComp.typename;
thisSw.originDoc=thisSw.info.originDoc;
thisSw.notes=thisSw.info.notes;
xmlBody.swatch[i].appendChild(new XML("<aiswatchkind>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.aiSwatchKind)+"</aiswatchkind>"));
xmlBody.swatch[i].appendChild(new XML("<colorcomp></colorcomp>"));
xmlBody.swatch[i].colorcomp[0].appendChild(new XML("<mode>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.colorComp.mode)+"</mode>"));
xmlBody.swatch[i].colorcomp[0].appendChild(new XML("<colorvalues></colorvalues>"));
for(var j=0; j<thisSw.colorComp.comp.length; j++){
xmlBody.swatch[i].colorcomp[0].colorvalues[0].appendChild(new XML("<value>"+stringXmlSafe(thisSw.colorComp.comp[j])+"</value>"));
xmlBody.swatch[i].notes=wrapCDATA(thisSw.notes, 'notes');
xmlBody.swatch[i].origindoc=stringXmlSafe(thisSw.originDoc);
return xmlBody;
//===================================end XML=============//
// gets type and color array from swatch in swatch palette - for BT
function getAISwatchColor(processColorOrSpot,name){
function round2(num){
return Math.round(num*100)/100;
var result={type:null, name:null, colorArr:null, uiColor:null, plating:null, originDoc:null, creDt:null, rgbClr:null, cmykClr:null, grayClr:null, labClr:null};
var clr=processColorOrSpot;
result.name=name;
if(clr=="[RGBColor]"){
result.type="RGB"; result.colorArr=[round2(clr.red),round2(clr.green),round2(clr.blue)];
result.uiColor=[clr.red/255,clr.green/255,clr.blue/255]; result.plating='Process';
} else if(clr=="[CMYKColor]"){
result.type="CMYK"; result.colorArr=[round2(clr.cyan),round2(clr.magenta),round2(clr.yellow),round2(clr.black )]; result.uiColor=function(){
var newArr=convertAppColor("CMYK","RGB",[clr.cyan,clr.magenta,clr.yellow,clr.black]);
return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
}(); result.plating='Process';
} else if(clr=="[GrayColor]"){
result.type="GRAY"; result.colorArr=[round2(clr.gray)]; result.uiColor=function(){
var newArr=convertAppColor("GrayScale","RGB",[clr.gray]);
return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
}(); result.plating='Process';
} else if(clr=="[SpotColor]"){
clr=clr.spot;
if(clr.colorType==ColorModel.SPOT){
result.plating='Spot';
} else if(clr.colorType==ColorModel.PROCESS){
result.plating='GlobalProcess';
} else if(clr.colorType==ColorModel.REGISTRATION){
result.plating='Registration';
} else {
result.plating="Process";
var intClr=clr.getInternalColor();
for(var i=0; i<intClr.length; i++){
intClr[i]=round2(intClr[i]);
if(clr.spotKind==SpotColorKind.SPOTLAB){
result.type="LAB"; result.colorArr=intClr; result.uiColor=function(){
var newArr=convertAppColor("LAB","RGB",[intClr[0],intClr[1],intClr[2]]);
return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
} else if(clr.spotKind==SpotColorKind.SPOTRGB){
result.type="RGB"; result.colorArr=intClr; result.uiColor=[intClr[0]/255,intClr[1]/255,intClr[2]/255];
} else if(clr.spotKind==SpotColorKind.SPOTCMYK){
result.type="CMYK"; result.colorArr=intClr; result.uiColor=function(){
var newArr=convertAppColor("CMYK","RGB",[intClr[0],intClr[1],intClr[2],intClr[3]]);
return [newArr[0]/255,newArr[1]/255,newArr[2]/255,];
var colorMode=result.type;
if(colorMode=="GRAY"){
colorMode="GrayScale";
var altClrs=[
result.rgbClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "RGB", result.colorArr),
result.cmykClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "CMYK", result.colorArr),
result.grayClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "GrayScale", result.colorArr),
result.labClr=convertAppColor(colorMode, "LAB", result.colorArr),
for(var c=0; c<altClrs.length; c++){
for(var d=0; d<altClrs[c].length; d++){
altClrs[c][d]=round2(altClrs[c][d]);
result.originDoc=app.activeDocument.name;
result.creDt=currentTime();
return result;
function drawPath(shp, canvas){
var thisShp=shp;
if(thisShp.ellipsePath!=true){
var vectorPts=thisShp.pathPoints;
canvas.newPath(); canvas.moveTo(thisShp.pathPoints[0][0],thisShp.pathPoints[0][1]);
for(var j=0; j<vectorPts.length; j++){
var thisAnchor=vectorPts[j];
var x=thisAnchor[0], y=thisAnchor[1];
canvas.lineTo(x,y);
if(thisShp.closed==true){
canvas.closePath();
} else {
var cirPts=thisShp.pathPoints;
canvas.newPath();
canvas.ellipsePath(round2(cirPts[0]), round2(cirPts[1]), round2(cirPts[2]), round2(cirPts[3]));
canvas.closePath();
if(thisShp.fillColor!=null){
var clr=thisShp.fillColor;
var myBrush=canvas.newBrush(canvas.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,clr);
canvas.fillPath(myBrush);
if(thisShp.strokeColor!=null){
var clr=thisShp.strokeColor;
var myPen=canvas.newPen(canvas.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[clr[0],clr[1],clr[2],1], thisShp.strokeWidth);
canvas.strokePath(myPen);
function drawImg(objString, canvasArea){
// using drawPath();
var obj=eval(objString.replace(/(^'|';$)/g,''));
var canvas=canvasArea.graphics;
var counter=obj.total;
while(counter>=0){
for(all in obj){
if(all.match(/\d{1,2}$/g) && all.match(/\d{1,2}$/g)==counter){
var thisShp=obj[all];
if(all.match('group')){
var ctr=obj[all].total;
while(ctr>=0){
for(paths in obj[all]){
if(paths.match(/\d{1,2}$/g) && paths.match(/\d{1,2}$/g)==ctr){
drawPath(obj[all][paths], canvas);
ctr--;
} else {
drawPath(thisShp, canvas);
counter-=1;
function btnSkin(elem,aClr,w,h){
var g=elem.graphics; var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,aClr);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,h-1); g.lineTo(1,h-1); g.closePath(); g.fillPath(brush);
var ltr=[aClr[0]*1.2,aClr[1]*1.2,aClr[2]*1.2];
for(var c=0; c<ltr.length; c++){
if(ltr[c]>1){
ltr[c]=1;
brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,ltr); g.newPath(); g.rectPath(0,0,w,h/2); g.fillPath(brush);
var pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1,1],2);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,1); g.lineTo(w-1,h-1); g.lineTo(1,h-1); g.closePath();
g.strokePath(pen);
function createAltDisp(swObj, uiParent){
var altClrs=swObj.info.altClrs;
var modes=['CMYK','RGB','LAB','GRAY'];
for(var m=0; m<modes.length; m++){
if(swObj.colorComp.typename!=modes[m]){
var altG=uiParent.add('panel',undefined,modes[m]); altG.margins=[2,6,2,2];
altG.size=[80,88]; altG.spacing=2; altG.alignChildren='left';
if(modes[m]=="RGB"){
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'R: '+altClrs.rgbClr[0]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'G: '+altClrs.rgbClr[1]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'B: '+altClrs.rgbClr[2]);
} else if(modes[m]=="CMYK"){
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'C: '+altClrs.cmykClr[0]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'M: '+altClrs.cmykClr[1]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'Y: '+altClrs.cmykClr[2]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'K: '+altClrs.cmykClr[3]);
} else if(modes[m]=="LAB"){
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'L: '+altClrs.labClr[0]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'A: '+altClrs.labClr[1]);
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'B: '+altClrs.labClr[2]);
} else if(modes[m]=="GRAY"){
altG.add('statictext',undefined,'Black: '+altClrs.grayClr[0]);
function swatchInfoBox(swObj, uiParent){
var baseG=uiParent; // usually a group
var g_1=baseG.add("panel",undefined,"Swatch Info"); g_1.size=[340,340]; g_1.spacing=2; g_1.margins=[4,12,4,4];
var nameD=g_1.add('edittext',undefined,swObj.name,{readonly:true}); nameD.characters=20; nameD.justify='center';
if(swObj.name!='none'){
var mode=swObj.colorComp.typename;
var sep=g_1.add('panel'); sep.size=[310,2];
var g_1_0=g_1.add('group');
var txtG=g_1_0.add('group'); txtG.orientation='column'; txtG.spacing=2; txtG.margins=[2,2,2,2]; txtG.alignChildren='left';
txtG.add('statictext',undefined,'Color Model: '+swObj.colorComp.typename);
txtG.add('statictext',undefined,'Illustrator Swatch Type: '+swObj.info.plating);
var swD=g_1_0.add('panel'); swD.size=[34,34]; swD.setBg(swObj.fillColor);
var sep_1=g_1.add('panel'); sep_1.size=[310,2];
var g_1_1=g_1.add('group'); g_1_1.spacing=2;
if(mode=="RGB"){
var rD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Red: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]+',');
var gD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Green: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[1]+',');
var bD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Blue: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[2]);
} else if(mode=="CMYK"){
var cD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Cyan: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]+',');
var mD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Magenta: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[1]+',');
var yD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Yellow: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[2]+',');
var kD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Black: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[3]);
} else if(mode=="LAB"){
var lD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Luminance: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]+',');
var aD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'a: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[1]+',');
var bD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'b: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[2]);
} else if(mode=="GRAY"){
var gD=g_1_1.add('statictext',undefined,'Gray-Scale Black: '+swObj.colorComp.comp[0]);
var g_1_2=g_1.add('group');
createAltDisp(swObj, g_1_2);
var sep_2=g_1.add('panel'); sep_2.size=[310,2];
var originDocG=g_1.add('group'); originDocG.orientation='row';
var originDocH=originDocG.add('statictext',undefined,"Originating Document");
var originDocE=originDocG.add('edittext',undefined,swObj.info.originDoc,{readonly:true}); originDocE.characters=18;
var g_1_3=g_1.add('panel',undefined,'Notes'); g_1_3.margins=[2,8,2,2]; g_1_3.spacing=2;
var notesE=g_1_3.add('edittext',undefined,'',{readonly:true, multiline:true}); notesE.size=[310,60];
if(swObj.info && swObj.info.notes && swObj.info.notes!=''){
notesE.text=swObj.info.notes;
var notesBtnG=g_1_3.add('group');
var viewBigBtn=notesBtnG.add('button',undefined,"View Big");
var editBtn=notesBtnG.add('button',undefined,"Edit Notes");
var clearBtn=notesBtnG.add('button',undefined,"Clear Notes");
viewBigBtn.onClick=function(){
if(notesE.text!=''){
var notesW=new Window('dialog',"Notes in a bigger window:"); notesW.margins=[4,4,4,4];
var bignotesE=notesW.add('edittext',undefined,notesE.text,{multiline:true, readonly:true}); bignotesE.size=[300,360];
var closeNotes=notesW.add('button',undefined,"Ok");
notesW.show();
} else {
alert("There are no notes here.");
editBtn.onClick=function(){
var editResult=function(){
var newNotes=null;
var w=new Window('dialog','Edit Notes');
var inst=w.add('statictext',undefined,"Tip: use Ctrl+Return to enter in a carriage-return.");
var editE=w.add('edittext',undefined,notesE.text,{multiline:true}); editE.size=[310,160]; editE.active=true;
var btnG=w.add('group');
var okBtn=btnG.add('button',undefined,'Set Notes (OK)');
var cclBtn=btnG.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
okBtn.onClick=function(){
if(editE.text.replace(/\s/g)!=''){
newNotes=editE.text;
} else {
newNotes='';
w.close();
w.show();
return newNotes;
if(editResult!=null){
notesE.text=editResult;
swObj.info.notes=editResult;
swObj.noteChange=currentTime();
clearBtn.onClick=function(){
if(confirm("Are you sure you want to clear the notes?")==true){
notesE.text='';
swObj.info.notes='';
swObj.noteChange=currentTime();
function infoWindow(SESSION){ //======================================MINI UI
var noteChange;
var userChoice={showMode:SESSION.options.showMode, showNotes:SESSION.options.showNotes, noteChange:false};
var swatchBox=function(){
if(SESSION.selection.length==0){
return null;
} else if(SESSION.selection.length==1){
return SESSION.selection[0];
} else if(SESSION.selection.length>1){
return "--Multiple Selection--";
var w=new Window('dialog',"Swatch Info & Preferences"); w.margins=[4,4,4,4];
var g_0=w.add('group'); g_0.orientation='column'; g_0.spacing=4;
var g_0_1=g_0.add("group");
if(swatchBox!=null){
if(swatchBox=="--Multiple Selection--"){ // Multi
var msg=g_0_1.add('statictext',undefined,swatchBox);
} else { //Single
if(swatchBox.name!='none'){
noteChange=swatchBox.noteChange;
swatchInfoBox(swatchBox, g_0_1);
} else {
var msg=g_0_1.add('statictext',undefined,"Empty Cell");
} else { // NONE
//var msg=g_0_1.add('statictext',undefined,"NONE");
var g_0_1=g_0.add("panel",undefined,"Main Window Prefrences"); g_0_1.size=[340,44]; g_0_1.orientation='column';
var boxGrp=g_0_1.add('group');
var modelBx=boxGrp.add('checkbox',undefined,"Show Color Mode"); modelBx.value=SESSION.options.showMode;
var noteBx=boxGrp.add('checkbox',undefined,"Show Note Marker"); noteBx.value=SESSION.options.showNotes;
var g_0_2=g_0.add("panel",undefined,"Persistence Options"); g_0_2.size=[340,54];
var saveBtn=g_0_2.add('button',undefined,"Save Current Session");
var okBtn=w.add('button',undefined,'Ok'); okBtn.size=[340,20]; okBtn.margins=[0,0,0,0];
okBtn.onClick=function(){
w.close();
saveBtn.onClick=function(){
var swcs=SESSION.swatchBoxes, swcsLn=SESSION.swatchBoxes.length;
var dir=SESSION.presetFolder;
var saveFl=File(dir+"/HoboSwatchSession.xml");
var blank=function(){
for(var s=0; s<swcsLn; s++){
if(swcs[s].name!='none'){
return false;
return true;
var go=false;
if(blank==true){
if(confirm('Set saved session to all blanks?',true,'Confirm this action:')==true){
go=true;
} else if(confirm('Save current session?',true,'Confirm this action:')==true){
go=true;
if(go==true){
if(!dir.exists){
dir.create();
saveFl.open('w');
saveFl.write('<?xml version="1.0"?>\r'+getXmlSwatchesXML(swcs));
saveFl.close();
if(saveFl.exists){
alert("Successfully Saved in: "+decodeURI(saveFl),'SUCCESS!');
} else {
alert("Sorry, "+decodeURI(saveFl)+"'s save operation was NOT successful!",'Failure... Horrible abysmal failure. :\'(');
w.show();
userChoice.showMode=modelBx.value;
userChoice.showNotes=noteBx.value;
userChoice.noteChange=function(){
if(swatchBox!=null && (swatchBox.noteChange != noteChange)){
return true;
return false;
return userChoice;
//===================================================For Bridge Talk========================//
function asSourceString(func, withArgs){
if(withArgs!=undefined && withArgs==true){
return func.toSource().toString().replace("(","").replace(/\)$/,"");
} else {
return func.toSource().toString().replace("(function "+func.name+"(){","").replace(/}\)$/,"");
function sendBTmsg(func, updateObj, resultFunc, resultFuncArgs){
if(updateObj==undefined){updateObj={self: 'nothing'}};
var updateObjName=updateObj.self;
if(updateObjName!=undefined){
var bt=new BridgeTalk;
bt.target='illustrator';
var btMsg=asSourceString(func);
for(all in updateObj){
if(all!='self'){
var rx=new RegExp(updateObjName+'\\.'+all,'g');
btMsg=btMsg.replace(rx,updateObj[all]);
bt.body=btMsg;
//$.write(btMsg);
if(resultFunc!=undefined){
bt.onResult=function(result){
resultFunc(result.body, resultFuncArgs);
bt.send();
} else {
$.writeln("Error, function 'sendBTmsg(func, updateOb)': the update object should have a 'self' property, indentifying its' name.");
function doNothing(){
var nothing=function(){
return;
function initSwatch(SESSION, sw, name, mode, clrArr, uiClr, info){ // Result of getting document swatches.
sw.fillColor=uiClr;
sw.name=name;
if(mode=="RGB" || mode=="LAB"){
sw.colorComp={typename:ColorComp[mode].typename,comp:[clrArr[0],clrArr[1],clrArr[2]]};
} else if(mode=="CMYK"){
sw.colorComp={typename:ColorComp[mode].typename,comp:[clrArr[0],clrArr[1],clrArr[2],clrAr r[3]]};
} else if(mode=="GRAY"){
sw.colorComp={typename:ColorComp[mode].typename,comp:[clrArr[0]]};
sw.colorComp.name=sw.name;
SESSION.nameDisplay.text=sw.name;
sw.info=info;
sw.addDrawPhase(sw.coloredState);
if(info.plating=="Spot"){
sw.addDrawPhase(sw.spotMark);
} else if(info.plating=="GlobalProcess"){
sw.addDrawPhase(sw.globalMark);
if(SESSION.options.showMode==true){
sw.addDrawPhase(sw[mode+'Model']);
if(SESSION.options.showNotes==true && sw.info && sw.info.notes!=''){
sw.addDrawPhase(sw.noteMark);
if(sw.selected==true){
sw.removeDrawPhase(sw.selectedMark);
sw.addDrawPhase(sw.selectedMark);
sw.refresh();
sw.instantiated=true;
sw.elem.helpTip=sw.getInfo();
//=========<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<BT Function
function bt_func(){
var outcome={swatches:[],};
if(app.documents.length>0){
var doc=app.activeDocument;
var swcs=doc.swatches.getSelected();
if(swcs.length>0){
BTOBJ.func_convertAppColor;
BTOBJ.func_currentTime;
BTOBJ.func_getAISwatchColor;
for(var s=0; s<swcs.length; s++){
var thisSw=swcs[s];
if(thisSw.color!="[PatternColor]" && thisSw.color!="[GradientColor]"
&& thisSw.name!="[Registration]" && thisSw.name!="[None]"){
outcome.swatches.push(getAISwatchColor(thisSw.color, thisSw.name));
outcome=outcome.toSource();
} else {
alert("Please select some swatches from the document's swatches palette.");
} else {
alert("Please open a document with swatches.");
function bt_func_rt(objString, args){ //puts swatches into palette.
var docSws=eval(objString).swatches; var SESSION=args[0];
for(var s=0; s<docSws.length; s++){
var thisSw=docSws[s];
if(SESSION.selection[s]!=undefined){
if(thisSw.name!='none'){
var sw=SESSION.selection[s];
var info={plating: thisSw.plating, originDoc: thisSw.originDoc,
altClrs:{rgbClr:thisSw.rgbClr,cmykClr:thisSw.cmykClr,labClr:thisSw.labClr,grayClr:thisSw. grayClr},
notes: '',
initSwatch(SESSION, sw, thisSw.name, thisSw.type, thisSw.colorArr, thisSw.uiColor, info);
} else {
alert("Sorry, can't have a swatch by the name of '"+thisSw.name+"'");
function bt_func_2(){
BTOBJ.func_currentTime;
var outcome={};
if(app.documents.length>0){
var doc=app.activeDocument;
var swcs=eval(BTOBJ.sessionSelection);
var nonConflictingSwatches=[];
for(var s=0; s<swcs.length; s++){
var thisSw=swcs[s];
try{
doc.swatches.getByName(thisSw.name);
continue;
} catch(e){
nonConflictingSwatches.push(thisSw);
for(var s=0; s<nonConflictingSwatches.length; s++){
var thisSw=nonConflictingSwatches[s];
for(var t=0; t<nonConflictingSwatches.length; t++){
var thisOtherSw=nonConflictingSwatches[t];
if(t!=s && thisSw.name==thisOtherSw.name){
nonConflictingSwatches.splice(s,1);
s=0;
break;
if(nonConflictingSwatches.length>0){
var swG=doc.swatchGroups.add(); var d=new Date();
swG.name="Added at "+((d.getMonth()+1)+"/"+d.getDate()+"/"+d.getFullYear()+" "+currentTime());
for(var s=0; s<nonConflictingSwatches.length; s++){
var thisSw=nonConflictingSwatches[s];
if(thisSw.plating!='Process'){
var dsw=doc.spots.add();
if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="LAB"){
dsw.colorType=ColorModel.SPOT;
dsw.color=function(){
if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="RGB"){
var c=new RGBColor();
c.red=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
c.green=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
c.blue=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
return c;
} else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="CMYK"){
var c=new CMYKColor();
c.cyan=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
c.magenta=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
c.yellow=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
c.black=thisSw.colorComp.comp[3];
return c;
} else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="LAB"){
var c=new LabColor();
c.l=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
c.a=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
c.b=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
return c;
} else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="GRAY"){
var c=new CMYKColor();
c.cyan=0;
c.magenta=0;
c.yellow=0;
c.black=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
return c;
dsw.name=thisSw.name;
if(thisSw.plating=="Spot"){
dsw.colorType=ColorModel.SPOT;
} else if(thisSw.plating=="GlobalProcess"){
dsw.colorType=ColorModel.PROCESS;
swG.addSpot(dsw);
} else {
var dsw=doc.swatches.add();
var color=function(){
if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="RGB"){
var c=new RGBColor();
c.red=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
c.green=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
c.blue=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
return c;
} else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="CMYK"){
var c=new CMYKColor();
c.cyan=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
c.magenta=thisSw.colorComp.comp[1];
c.yellow=thisSw.colorComp.comp[2];
c.black=thisSw.colorComp.comp[3];
return c;
} else if(thisSw.colorComp.typename=="GRAY"){
var c=new GrayColor();
c.gray=thisSw.colorComp.comp[0];
return c;
dsw.color=color;
dsw.name=thisSw.name;
swG.addSwatch(dsw);
outcome=outcome.toSource();
} else {
alert("Please open a document with swatches.");
//===================================================Used Objects========================//
var BTOBJ={
self: "BTOBJ",
doNothing: asSourceString(doNothing),
func_getAISwatchColor: asSourceString(getAISwatchColor, true),
func_convertAppColor: asSourceString(convertAppColor, true),
func_currentTime: asSourceString(currentTime, true),
func_round2: asSourceString(round2, true),
sessionSelection: null,
var ColorComp={
CMYK:{typename:'CMYK', name:'', comp: [0,0,0,0]},
RGB:{typename:'RGB', name:'', comp: [0,0,0]},
LAB:{typename:'LAB', name:'', comp: [0,0,0]},
GRAY:{typename:'GRAY', name:'', comp: [0]},
NULL:{typename:'NULL', name:'None', comp:null},
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this.uiOrder=elem.order;
this.name='none';
this.elem=elem;
this.colorComp=ColorComp.NULL;
this.elem.parentObj=this; // access constructor through UI element.
this.selected=false;
this.instantiated=false;
this.refresh=function(){
this.assignOnDraw(this.currentDrawingState);
this.elem.hide(); this.elem.show();
this.elem.helpTip='none';
this.fillColor=[0.4,0.4,0.4];
this.selectedMark={id: 'selected',
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g.fillPath(brush); g.strokePath(pen);
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var g = elem.graphics;
var pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
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g.strokePath(pen); g.fillPath(brush);
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var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1]), pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(22,13); g.lineTo(22,22); g.lineTo(13,22); g.closePath();
g.fillPath(brush); g.strokePath(pen);
g.newPath();
brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[0,0,0]);
g.ellipsePath(18,18,2,2); g.fillPath(brush);
this.globalMark={id:'global',
func:function(elem){
var g = elem.graphics;
var brush=g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR,[1,1,1]), pen=g.newPen(g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR,[0.7,0.7,0.7,1],1);
g.newPath(); g.moveTo(22,13); g.lineTo(22,22); g.lineTo(13,22); g.closePath();
g.fillPath(brush); g.strokePath(pen);
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drawImg(grayModelSrc, elThank you W_J_T and here is the place where I got my drawing from:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5819478#5819478
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The principles of this method are to draw by reading the string object and that;s how you can change colors and things by changing the eval-led objects and redrawing them with putting an updating function into OnDraw and hiding/showing the element to force the OnDraw. If you end up using this , I'd like to see some examples! -
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Hi all. I have created, with ScriptUI, a palette containing, among other things, a ListBox containing items for every xmlElement in a document. I want the control to read from the front document when there is more than one document open, and to update when there is a new front document.
I've added event listeners for "afterRevert," "afterOpen," "afterNew" and "afterClose" that call the function that populates the ListBox. The ListBox is successfully updated on closing the front document, reverting, or making a new document, or when opening a document when no others are open. However:
1.) The control doesn't update when a second or third document is opened. It "hangs on" to the first document. I've tried defining my document variable, in the function called by the event listeners, as app.documents.item(0) and as app.activeDocument, with no change in behavior. And
2.) I don't know how to update the control when bringing to the front an already-open document. I've tried adding an onActivate listener to my palette window that calls the ListBox population function, but the palette window isn't deactivated when you change the front document using command-~ or the Window menu, so it only works if you switch documents by clicking their tabs in the application window.
Can anyone help me? I think I'm missing something basic in my approach. If not, I can clean up some code to post.
Thanks,
Jeff2.) I don't know how to update the control when bringing to the front an already-open document. I've tried adding an onActivate listener to my palette window that calls the ListBox population function, but the palette window isn't deactivated when you change the front document using command-~ or the Window menu, so it only works if you switch documents by clicking their tabs in the application window.
Perhaps adding an eventListener to the appropriate menuItems (that changes the activeDocument) to update your palette will do the trick? -
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I am trying to open files from selected items in a listbox, but am having some problems.
Here is my code:
var firstLibrary = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\test\\Library1.indl";
var secondLibrary = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\test\\Library2.indl";
var libraryList = [firstLibrary, secondLibrary]; // array filled with file url's
var w = new Window ("dialog");
var myList = w.add ("listbox", undefined, libraryList, {multiselect: true}); // list populated with libraryList array
var print = w.add ("button", undefined, "Print selected items");
myList.selection = 0; // default selection of first index
print.onClick = function () // when button is clicked, should print selections to console, open files and then close the window
for (var i = 0; i < myList.selection.length; i++){
$.writeln (myList.selection[i].text); // <-- correctly prints the selected items to the console
//app.open(File(myList.selection[i].text)); // <-- this line I would assume allows me to open the files because the text is a file url,
// however, uncommenting it breaks the code
w.close();
w.show ();@Sam – Instead of a "dialog" type of Window use a "palette" type:
var w = new Window ("palette");
"palette" creates a modeless type of dialog.
Or close the Window with type "dialog" before opening the file with:
var myFileToOpen = File(libraryList[i]);
w.destroy();
app.open(myFileToOpen);
(Not tested with your code, but should work…)
Uwe -
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I am writing a script that that takes elements from a document and for each element makes a custom object with its own properties and methods. This list of elements is then spat out into a ScriptsUI listbox.
How do I link each listbox item to its associated obejct? i.e. So if I double click on a listbox item it will run a particular method within that object.
P.S. I dont want to have to store array ids in a column or something hacky like that.Yep, it seems that the Translator component of the MVVM pattern wouldn't be very useful in a ScriptUI perspective.
The most asbtract pattern you have to deal with, I think, is the GenericList widget (ListBox, DropDownList, maybe TreeView?) and its relationship with what we may call a DataProvider (following Flex and .NET terminology). But ScriptUI/ExtendScript does not allow a serious level of data binding.
The whole problem is to emulate something of a dynamic link so that the data provider can notify the List widget of some changing. As a response, the List then would update its items accordingly. A skeleton of this approach could be drawn using custom event notification:
const EXTERNAL_EVENT_TYPE = 'myEventType';
var externalProcess = function F()
if( F.targetWidget )
F.targetWidget.dispatchEvent(new UIEvent(EXTERNAL_EVENT_TYPE));
// =====================================
// UI
// =====================================
var w = new Window('dialog', "Example"),
// register the LB as a target:
lb = externalProcess.targetWidget = w.add('listbox'),
b = w.add('button',undefined,"Test Change");
lb.addEventListener(
EXTERNAL_EVENT_TYPE,
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b.onClick = externalProcess;
w.show();
but I'm afraid this code—which, by the way, works!—leads us to an anti-pattern! Indeed, while we have to register and maintain a reference to the List widget in the external object (which is assumed to wrap the data), we still need to tell the list how to access the data provider in order to update the list items. The only benefit of the scheme above is that the external process can notify the list at any moment. Maybe this could make some sense in a non-modal context (palette), but this doesn't solve the original problem.
So, intuitively, I would tend to take the opposite view: instead of making the external process trigger some event in the UI when its data change, let simply provide a generic resync() method to the list widget. The paradigm, here, is that a data provider should always be an array structure whose elements expose a toString() or whatever feature. If the list widget has a reference to some data provider, then it can load and/or resync the list items using always the same abstract routines. Then we have something purely prototypal:
ListBox.prototype.load = DropDownList.prototype.load = function(/*obj[]&*/dp)
// =====================================
// A simple load method based on the assumption that
// all dp items offer a toString() ability
// Manage a reference to the data provider
this.properties||(this.properties={});
this.properties.data||(this.properties.data=[]);
dp?(this.properties.data=dp):(dp=this.properties.data);
// Vars
var CAN_SEP = 'dropdownlist'==this.type,
n = (dp&&dp.length)||0,
i, s;
// Add the ListItem elems
for (
i=0 ;
i < n ;
s=(''+dp[i++]),
this.add(CAN_SEP && '-'==s ? 'separator' : 'item', s)
// One could improve the code to support additional
// keys for: multicol, images, checks, etc.
return this;
ListBox.prototype.resync = DropDownList.prototype.resync = function(/*obj[]&*/dp)
// =====================================
// Resync, or even reload, the data provider items
this.selection = null;
this.removeAll();
return this.load(dp||null);
ListItem.prototype.get = function()
// =====================================
// Return an object instance from the DP (behind this ListItem)
return this.parent.properties.data[this.index] || null;
From that point, what could the client code look like? We basically have two options:
#1 The process is non-modal and then the external object will invoke List.resync(…) when required; in this case it MUST have a reference to the widget.
#2 The process is modal, meaning that the 'external' object in fact is entirely interacted from the UI (e.g. via a button click); in that case no external reference to the list widget is actually required since the UI module itself knows exactly when a List.resync() is required, so why should it delegate the job? Here is a basic example in such a context:
// Let's have some arbitrary 'OOP' stuff available
var MyClass = function(uid,str)
{ // constructor
this.id=uid||0;
this.rename(str||'');
// various methods
MyClass.prototype.rename = function(str){ this.name=str||'<unknown>'; };
// toString()
MyClass.prototype.toString = function(str){ return this.name; };
var myDataProvider = [
// some array of instances
new MyClass(3, "Name 3"),
new MyClass(5, "Name 5"),
new MyClass(7),
new MyClass(11, "Name 11, OK?")
var processChanges = function()
{ // emulate various changes in the data provider
myDataProvider[0].rename("New name (3)");
myDataProvider[2].rename("Finally Born 7");
myDataProvider[myDataProvider.length] = new MyClass(13, "Did you miss 13?");
myDataProvider[myDataProvider.length] = new MyClass(17, "Hello 17");
myDataProvider.splice(1,1);
// Now the User Interface:
var w = new Window('dialog', "Example"),
lb = w.add('listbox').load(myDataProvider),
b = w.add('button', undefined, "Test Changes!");
lb.onDoubleClick = function()
var someInstance = this.selection.get();
alert( "My secret UID is: " + someInstance.id );
b.onClick = function()
processChanges();
lb.resync();
w.show();
Does it make sense?
@+
Marc -
How to Create Listbox in a JSP Application
Hi.
I'm new to JDeveloper. Can someone show me how to create a Listbox (that gets it's values from a database table) in a *.jsp form? This listbox is linked to a database table field. I'm not using BC4J nor EJB. I've created a JSP application with ADF using a Model1 (or MVC pattern) architecture -- which I based on the JDeveloper10i tutorial (http://otn.oracle.com/obe/obe9051jdev/ADFmodel1/ADFmodel1.htm). I've tried using render on the field in the view object entity, refresh the Data Control Palette and then drag the table view entity to a *.jsp page as input form. But I can't see the field in the form being displayed as a list box.
Please help.
thanks,
christinaHi Shay.
Thanks for the quick reply. Sorry for the misuderstanding but I have no clue on terminology used in JDeveloper. The "view object" entity I was referring to is the "<TableName>View" view object (e.g. EmpView) under the Model->Application Sources->Mypackage folder where the "<TableName>" entity object file also resides. I think I'm using the Business Component bec. I have this step in the tutorial that I based my application on.
I have trouble following the tutorial link you gave me (for the ADF Business Component Popup list) bec. when I select the table field in the "Data Control Palette" Panel, the only values I see in the "Drag and Drop As" poplist are "Value","Label","RenderValue" and "Input Render". I can't see the type "Single Select List". Do you why is that?
thanks,
christina -
I am using a Call Library Function Node to start another program. I have a listbox on the front panel and I need to find the hwnd that corresponds to the listbox in order to send debug messages from the other program to LabVIEW. I would appreciate any help I can get. Thanks.
Thanks.
I tried to get the window handler of an activex container, like Greg
McKaskle described in the link Dennis Knutson send. This works fine! Have
you ever tried to subclass a activex component by filtering messages?
Regards,
Wiebe.
"zou" wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> If the listbox is a true window object, then you don't
> have to worry about paint event. Unless you want to do
> some fancy "owner draw".
>
> Use BeginPaint/EndPaint only in window procedure when
> you create your own window, while Listbox is window pre-
> defined class.
>
> In my VIs, there are 2 different types: those create an
> child window,and those draw directly on the front panel.
>
> If o
ne draw something on an exist window, such as a
> front panel, then he has to catch the redraw event of
> that window, and paint again. Otherwise, graphics
> "disappear".
>
> George Zou
> http://gtoolbox.yeah.net -
ScriptUI: How to update Listbox values? (CC2014)
Is there way to update listbox element that filled with JS array elements. If I push more elements to the array, how I can re-render it in ScriptUI? Is there way to do this.
I know there is way just to add elements to listbox like in Peter Kahrel's PDF. But this isn't so dynamic:
var w = new Window ("dialog");
var myList = w.add ("listbox", undefined, ["one", "two", "three"]);
var b = w.add ("button", undefined, "Add");
b.onClick = function () {myList.add ("item", "zero", 0)}
w.show ();
How about if I wan't to update listbox when I have changed my arrays, like below:
// Create example array
var testArr = ['item1', 'item2']
$.writeln(testArr.length);
startGUI();
function startGUI() {
// Window
var win = new Window( "palette", script_name, undefined, { resizeable:true } );
win.orientation = "column";
win.alignChildren = ["fill", "fill"];
// Listbox
var myListbox = win.add ("listbox", undefined, testArr,
numberOfColumns: 1,
showHeaders: true,
columnTitles: ['Name']
// Add Item To Array
var addItem = win.add("button", undefined, "Add Item");
addItem.onClick = function() {
testArr.push ('item3');
$.writeln(testArr.length);
// Quit BTN
win.quitBtn = win.add("button", undefined, "Close");
win.quitBtn.onClick = function() {
win.close();
win.show();
Maybe there is some update funtion on ScriptUI. I tried to search solution without success. Any help?I updated your own script to show how I removed the listbox
I added a group to host the listbox, the purpose of the group is to be used as a placeholder( to add the new listbox in the right place) and to easily get the listbox to be removed
// listboxEditFromJSArray.jsx - Sakari Niittymaa
// https://forums.adobe.com/message/6785515
//#target illustrator
// Create example array
var testArr = ['item1', 'item2', 'item3'];
startGUI();
function startGUI() {
// Main Window
var win = new Window( "palette", "Test Listbox", undefined, { resizeable:true } );
win.orientation = "column";
win.alignChildren = ["fill", "fill"];
// Listbox Group
var grpListbox = win.add('group');
grpListbox.alignChildren = ['fill', 'fill'];
var myListbox = addListBox (grpListbox, testArr);
// add ListBox
function addListBox(container, testArr) {
var listbox = container.add("listbox", undefined, testArr,
numberOfColumns: 1,
showHeaders: true,
columnTitles: ['Name']
return listbox;
// BTN: Add Items To Array
var addItem = win.add("button", undefined, "Add Item");
addItem.onClick = function() {
testArr.push ('item' + (testArr.length + 1));
grpListbox.remove(grpListbox.children[0]);
myListbox = addListBox (grpListbox, testArr);
win.layout.layout(true);
//updateListboxArray(myListbox);
//$.writeln (testArr.length + " " + myListbox.items.length);
// BTN: Remove Selected
var removeSelectedItems = win.add("button", undefined, "Remove Selected");
removeSelectedItems.onClick = function() {
// Remove selected listbox item from array
testArr.splice( myListbox.selection.index, 1 );
updateListboxArray(myListbox);
// BTN: Clear Listbox
var removeAllItems = win.add("button", undefined, "Clear Listbox");
removeAllItems.onClick = function() {
// Clear the array
testArr = [];
updateListboxArray(myListbox);
// Update listbox items
function updateListboxArray(listbox) {
// Clear listbox first
listbox.removeAll();
// Create new listbox items from array
var i = 0;
while (listbox.items.length < testArr.length) {
listbox.add ("item", testArr[i]);
i++;
// Quit BTN
win.quitBtn = win.add("button", undefined, "Close");
win.quitBtn.onClick = function() {
win.close();
// Window Settings
win.onResizing = function () { this.layout.resize(); };
win.onShow = function () { win.layout.resize(); };
win.center();
win.show(); -
In After Effects CC, images added to listboxes fail to appear at first
Given a simple listbox with images, created like so:
function buildUI(this_obj_) {
var winDef = (this_obj_ instanceof Panel)
? this_obj_
: new Window('palette', 'testing listbox',[194,174,644,406]);
winDef.ctl_list1 = winDef.add('listbox', [10,20+10+10,160+10,140+10], ["1 ", "2 ", "3 "]);
winDef.ctl_list1.items[0].image = File("/valid/image/location/test1.png");
winDef.ctl_list1.items[1].image = File("/valid/image/location/test2.png");
winDef.ctl_list1.items[2].image = File("/valid/image/location/test3.png");
winDef.ctl_button5 = winDef.add('button', [332,189,416,215], 'OK');
winDef.ctl_button5.onClick = function () {this.parent.close(1);}
return winDef
var builtWin = buildUI(this);
if (builtWin.toString() == "[object Panel]") {
builtWin;
} else {
builtWin.show();
In After Effects CC, loading this script as a ScriptUI Panel (at least on OSX) initially shows no images, until some interface interaction is made (clicking on listbox, showing about box, sometimes switching apps, etc.).
Is there a way to get these images to show correctly on launch of the script? Anything I add to the script, including phantom buttons with notify("onClick") tricks, seems to run while the script is still being created (even if added after the panel being built/shown), and the initial "no-image" listbox is shown. I'm also curious to know if this behavior is the same on Windows, and if anyone can test this it would be great.Appears to be a bug with CC, I even rewrote a test script using a different coding approach. I've filed bug reports before for listbox. I've gotten times where a multi-column list content will overlap from column to column. It fixes itself once you click on the listbox or attempt to resize a column.
Here's the setup I used:
function TEST(thisObj){
function TEST_buildUI(thisObj){
var pal = (thisObj instanceof Panel) ? thisObj : new Window("palette", "Test", undefined, {resizeable:true});
if (pal != null){
var res ="group {orientation:'column', alignment:['fill','fill'], alignChildren:['fill','top'],\
folderPathListbox: ListBox{alignment:['fill','fill'], properties:{multiline:true, numberOfColumns:1, showHeaders:true, columnTitles: ['TEST']}},\
pal.grp = pal.add(res);
///CONTROL VARIABLES
var folderPathListbox = pal.grp.folderPathListbox;
///POPULATE
try{
var listLen = 5;
var curItem;
for(var i=1; i<=listLen; i++){
curItem = folderPathListbox.add('item', i);
curItem.image = File("~/Desktop/Alert.png");
}catch(err){alert(err)}
pal.layout.layout(true);
pal.grp.minimumSize = pal.grp.size;
pal.layout.resize();
pal.onResizing = pal.onResize = function () {this.layout.resize();}
return pal;
var rPal = TEST_buildUI(thisObj);
if (rPal != null){
if (rPal instanceof Window){
rPal.center();
rPal.show();
TEST(this);
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