Pixel bender filters in Photoshop Panel

Question

Hello,
I'm writing a suite of Photoshop filters with PixelBender and would like to know if there is a way to call them from a Photoshop Panel built with Configurator without embedding these filters in a flash panel.
I tried to build a panel with configurator, but in the filters menu, PIXEL BENDER doesn't show. So, I guess I will have to build a flash panel which is close to Chinese for me (read http://forums.adobe.com/message/37408).
Am I out of luck?
Thanks!
Enrique

Answer 1

Use a 'Run JavaScript' button from ACTIONS/SCRIPTS section of Configurator.
Then use/modify the following code:
try{
var idPbPl = charIDToTypeID( "PbPl" );
    var desc636 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idKnNm = charIDToTypeID( "KnNm" );
    desc636.putString( idKnNm, "Kaleidoscope" ); /*modify the name of your pixel bender filter*/
    var idGpuY = charIDToTypeID( "GpuY" );
    desc636.putBoolean( idGpuY, true );
    var idFPth = charIDToTypeID( "FPth" );
    desc636.putString( idFPth, "/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Pixel Bender Files/kaleidoscope.pbk" ) /*modify the path to your filter*/
executeAction( idPbPl, desc636, DialogModes.ALL );
}catch(e){
     /* catch user cancellations */
I have it so the default settings are populated and the Pixel Bender dialog is shown (DialogModes.ALL). You could use the scripting listener plug-in to populate specific settings and/or not show the dialog (DialogModes.NO)