Win JSX CS3 Ruler Units

Hi all,
Can any of you guide me to how I could change the ruler units to millimeters for an active document?
Thanks in advance
Norbert

When pressed upon specifics, Olav Kvern usually can supply a good reason for just about any peculiarity in scripting (as he's one of its designers). :-)
But I'd really like to see a graphical representation of the entire model.
Where to find stuff: the ESTK 2 help isn't of much use if you're looking for "something like xxx" -- a free text search would really help. Fortunately, someone converted the Javascript help to HTML (well okay, it was me). See also
this discussion.

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Hi Dave,
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I assume that ruler units are set to millimeters, page size to Letter, bleed - 5 mm.
tell application "Adobe InDesign CS3"
set myName to user name
set myDoc to active document
tell page 1 of myDoc
set myTextframe to make new text frame with properties {contents:myName, geometric bounds:[290, 0, 300, 50]}
end tell
end tell
Kasyan

Script to crop (no delete pixel) snap to ruler guide

Hi everyone,
I manually make 1 ruler guide and automatically create 3 ruler guides. These 4 ruler guide form a rectangular.
Could I have a script that crop my image (no delete pixel) to fit that rectangular formed by the 4 guides .
Thank you in advance for your help!

I had a fight scripting it. Strange thing were happing when I was testing. There seems to be a bug in scripting in cs6 -> CC 2014. Re-size layer seems to back up a history step. undoing the last step. When I was using suspend history states I was loosing the last guide I set or the layer mask from my last test that I deleted the mask was restored and the script would fail.
http://www.mouseprints.net/old/dpr/FitImageToGuides.jsx
/* ==========================================================
// 2014 John J. McAssey (JJMack)
// ======================================================= */
// This script is supplied as is. It is provided as freeware.
// The author accepts no liability for any problems arising from its use.
/* Help Category note tag menu can be used to place script in automate menu
<javascriptresource>
<about>$$$/JavaScripts/FitImageToGuides/About=JJMack's FitImageToGuides .^r^rCopyright 2014 Mouseprints.^r^rFour and only four guides are required</about>
<category>JJMack's Script</category>
</javascriptresource>
// enable double-clicking from Mac Finder or Windows Explorer
#target photoshop // this command only works in Photoshop CS2 and higher
// bring application forward for double-click events
app.bringToFront();
// ensure at least one document open
if (!documents.length) alert('There are no documents open.', 'No Document');
else {
// declare Global variables
main(); // at least one document exists proceed
//app.activeDocument.suspendHistory('Fix Image to Guides','main()'); // seems to be a problem layer is resize Photoshop back up a history step ?
//                            main function                                  //
function main() {
// declare local variables
var orig_ruler_units = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
var orig_type_units = app.preferences.typeUnits;
var orig_display_dialogs = app.displayDialogs;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS; // Set the ruler units to PIXELS
app.preferences.typeUnits = TypeUnits.POINTS;   // Set Type units to POINTS
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO; // Set Dialogs off
try { code(); }
// display error message if something goes wrong
catch(e) { alert(e + ': on line ' + e.line, 'Script Error', true); }
app.displayDialogs = orig_display_dialogs; // Reset display dialogs
app.preferences.typeUnits = orig_type_units; // Reset ruler units to original settings
app.preferences.rulerUnits = orig_ruler_units; // Reset units to original settings
//                           main function end                               //
// The real code is embedded into this function so that at any point it can return //
// to the main line function to let it restore users edit environment and end      //
function code() {
if (app.activeDocument.guides.length != 4) { alert("Four and only four Guides are required"); return; } // quit
// get guides;
var theVert = new Array;
var theHor = new Array;
for (var m = 0; m < app.activeDocument.guides.length; m++) {
if (app.activeDocument.guides[m].direction == Direction.HORIZONTAL) {theVert.push(app.activeDocument.guides[m].coordinate)}
else {theHor.push(app.activeDocument.guides[m].coordinate)}
if (theHor.length != 2 || theVert.length != 2) { alert("Four Guides two vertical and two horizontal are required"); return; } // quit
getTarget=getSelectedLayersIdx();
if (getTarget.length!=1){ alert("The number of layers targeted is " + getTarget.length ); return; } // quit
if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer ) { alert("Can not resize the background layer"); return; } // quit
if (!app.activeDocument.activeLayer.visible ) { alert("Active layer is not visible"); return; } // quit
//if (hasLayerMask()) { alert("Active layer is Masked"); return; } // quit
if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.NORMAL || app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT && hasLayerMask()) { deleteLayerMask ();}
if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind != LayerKind.NORMAL && app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind != LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT ) {
alert("Active layer is " + app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind); return; } // quit
// set selection to the ared defined but the guide lines the selectiom may get undone bt the bug in .resize() backing up a steo in histoty ???
app.activeDocument.selection.select([[theHor[0], theVert[0]], [theHor[1], theVert[0]], [theHor[1], theVert[1]], [theHor[0], theVert[1]]]);
// resize current normal layer or smart object layer to just cover selection canvas area aspect ratio and size and mask off any overflow
var SB = app.activeDocument.selection.bounds; // Get selection bounds
var SWidth = (SB[2].value) - (SB[0].value); // Area width
var SHeight = (SB[3].value) - (SB[1].value); // Area height
var LB = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds; // Get Active layers bounds
var LWidth = (LB[2].value) - (LB[0].value); // Area width
var LHeight = (LB[3].value) - (LB[1].value); // Area height
var userResampleMethod = app.preferences.interpolation; // Save interpolation settings
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BICUBIC; // resample interpolation bicubic
try {
if (LWidth/LHeight<SWidth/SHeight) { // layer's Aspect Ratio less the Canvas area Aspect Ratio
var percentageChange = ((SWidth/LWidth)*100); // Resize to canvas area width
app.activeDocument.activeLayer.resize(percentageChange,percentageChange,AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER);
else {
var percentageChange = ((SHeight/LHeight)*100); // resize to canvas area height
app.activeDocument.activeLayer.resize(percentageChange,percentageChange,AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER);
catch(e) {
app.preferences.interpolation = userResampleMethod; // Reset interpolation setting
selectFront(); // Photoshop make top layer current when none are targeted
code(); // Retry with top visible layer selected targeted
return; // rest would have been done during the retry
app.preferences.interpolation = userResampleMethod; // Reset interpolation setting
// Seems to be a bug in resize() the document seems to first be backed up a step in history
app.activeDocument.selection.select([[theHor[0], theVert[0]], [theHor[1], theVert[0]], [theHor[1], theVert[1]], [theHor[0], theVert[1]]]); // redo the selection
align('AdCH'); // align to horizontal center
align('AdCV'); // align to vertical center
addLayermask(); // add layer mask
// Helper Functions
function align(method) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );
desc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Usng" ), charIDToTypeID( "ADSt" ), charIDToTypeID( method ) );
try{executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Algn" ), desc, DialogModes.NO );}
catch(e){}
// Function: hasLayerMask
// Usage: see if there is a raster layer mask
// Input: <none> Must have an open document
// Return: true if there is a vector mask
function hasLayerMask() {
var hasLayerMask = false;
try {
var ref = new ActionReference();
var keyUserMaskEnabled = app.charIDToTypeID( 'UsrM' );
ref.putProperty( app.charIDToTypeID( 'Prpr' ), keyUserMaskEnabled );
ref.putEnumerated( app.charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), app.charIDToTypeID( 'Ordn' ), app.charIDToTypeID( 'Trgt' ) );
var desc = executeActionGet( ref );
if ( desc.hasKey( keyUserMaskEnabled ) ) { hasLayerMask = true; }
catch(e) { hasLayerMask = false; }
return hasLayerMask;
function getSelectedLayersIdx(){
      var selectedLayers = new Array;
      var ref = new ActionReference();
      ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
      var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
      if( desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ) ) ){
         desc = desc.getList( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ));
          var c = desc.count
          var selectedLayers = new Array();
          for(var i=0;i<c;i++){
            try{
               activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
               selectedLayers.push( desc.getReference( i ).getIndex() );
            }catch(e){
               selectedLayers.push( desc.getReference( i ).getIndex()+1 );
       }else{
         var ref = new ActionReference();
         ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ));
         ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
         try{
            activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
            selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ))-1);
         }catch(e){
            selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )));
      return selectedLayers;
function selectFront() {
// Alt+. shortcut select ftont visible layer
var idslct = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );
    var desc250 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref207 = new ActionReference();
        var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
        var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
        var idFrnt = charIDToTypeID( "Frnt" );
        ref207.putEnumerated( idLyr, idOrdn, idFrnt );
    desc250.putReference( idnull, ref207 );
    var idMkVs = charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" );
    desc250.putBoolean( idMkVs, false );
executeAction( idslct, desc250, DialogModes.NO );
function deleteLayerMask (apply) {
// Delet Layer mask default to not apply first
if (apply == undefined) {var apply = false};
try {
var idDlt = charIDToTypeID( "Dlt " );
    var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref5 = new ActionReference();
        var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
        var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
        var idMsk = charIDToTypeID( "Msk " );
        ref5.putEnumerated( idChnl, idChnl, idMsk );
    desc9.putReference( idnull, ref5 );
    var idAply = charIDToTypeID( "Aply" );
    desc9.putBoolean( idAply, apply );
executeAction( idDlt, desc9, DialogModes.NO );
catch (e) {}
function addLayermask(){
// Add layer Mask
var idMk = charIDToTypeID( "Mk " );
    var desc52 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idNw = charIDToTypeID( "Nw " );
    var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
    desc52.putClass( idNw, idChnl );
    var idAt = charIDToTypeID( "At " );
        var ref19 = new ActionReference();
        var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
        var idChnl = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
        var idMsk = charIDToTypeID( "Msk " );
        ref19.putEnumerated( idChnl, idChnl, idMsk );
    desc52.putReference( idAt, ref19 );
    var idUsng = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
    var idUsrM = charIDToTypeID( "UsrM" );
    var idRvlS = charIDToTypeID( "RvlS" );
    desc52.putEnumerated( idUsng, idUsrM, idRvlS );
executeAction( idMk, desc52, DialogModes.NO );
// Un link layer mask just added fron the layers content
var idsetd = charIDToTypeID( "setd" );
    var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref1 = new ActionReference();
        var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
        var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
        var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
        ref1.putEnumerated( idLyr, idOrdn, idTrgt );
    desc2.putReference( idnull, ref1 );
    var idT = charIDToTypeID( "T   " );
        var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idUsrs = charIDToTypeID( "Usrs" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idUsrs, false );
    var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
    desc2.putObject( idT, idLyr, desc3 );
executeAction( idsetd, desc2, DialogModes.NO );

How can I get the ruler tool to show length in inches?

This doc says the units the ruler tool shows length in are changed using preferences:
http://helpx.adobe.com/en/photoshop/using/positioning-ruler-tool.html
This document says the ruler tool always uses pixels unless you change measurement scale on a per image basis:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Photoshop//10.0/help.html?content=WS3D3EF585-502B-49d2-85F F-537E9DC25C21.html
So far, the latter seems to be the case, but that's horribly inconvenient. Is there something I'm doing wrong or is there some setting somewhere that will make the ruler tool display measurement length in inches (or what ever I set in preferences)?
Note that I am not talking about the units shown at the top and left side when the ruler is in view, I'm talking about the ruler tool's position and length data, whether or not the ruler is in view.

Trevor,
Unfortunately, that only changes the ruler units, not the mouse coordinates displayed when taking measurements using the ruler tool.
gener7 nailed it though.
rgr

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