def start():
# Defining necessary variables
app = GetActiveObject("Photoshop.Application")
psApp = win32com.client.Dispatch("Photoshop.Application")
doc = psApp.Application.ActiveDocument
docRef = app.ActiveDocument
# Logs the current layer
previousLayer = docRef.activeLayer.name
# Logs the current tool
with Session() as ps:
tool = ps.app.currentTool
# Goes to the top most layer
docRef.ActiveLayer = docRef.Layers.Item(1)
# Plays the action "Magic Wand for Selection Script" in group "Selection Script Group" in the Actions panel
# Sets the tool to Magic Wand
app.DoAction('Magic Wand for Selection Script',
'Selection Script Group')
# Waits for the left click
# If it a mouse click that is not the left mouse button, does nothing
def on_click(x, y, button, pressed):
while button == mouse.Button.left:
return False
with Listener(on_click=on_click) as listener:
listener.join()
# After left click, sets the tool as the the tool that was selected previously
ps.app.currentTool = tool
# Goes to the layer that was previously active
docRef.ActiveLayer = doc.ArtLayers[previousLayer]
# This script demonstrates how to use the action manager to execute a
# previously defined action liek the default actions that ships with Photoshop
# Or one that you've created yourself. The name of the action comes from
# Photoshop's Actions Palette
from win32com.client import Dispatch, GetActiveObject, GetObject
# Start up Photoshop application
# Or get Reference to already running Photoshop application instance
# app = Dispatch('Photoshop.Application')
app = GetActiveObject("Photoshop.Application")
fileName = "C:\Git\photoshop-scripting-python\PS_Samples_Files\Layer Comps.psd"
docRef = app.Open(fileName)
app.DoAction('Molten Lead', 'Default Actions')
