I have a script that I am trying to update based on selecting a different effect. So let's say for example you have a Box Blur and Curves effect applied to a layer. The script recognises what you have selected. So if you had Box Blur selected in the effects window it would display that in the dockable UI. The problem is if I select another effect (like the Curves), it does not change. How can I update the text (in this case currentEffect) when the user selects a different effect? Thanks!
(There are some omitted arrays from the code below)
var selectedComp = app.project.activeItem;
var selectedLayer = selectedComp.selectedLayers;
var selectedEffect = selectedLayer[0].selectedProperties;
var selectedEffectName = selectedEffect[0].name;
var currentEffect;
var currentEffectDescription;
// check if selected effect is in array, then stores it if/when it finds it
for(var i = 0; i < effectNames.length; i++){ if(selectedEffectName == effectNames[i]){ currentEffect = String(effectNames[i]); currentEffectDescription = String(effectDescription[i]); } }
{
function myScript(thisObj){ function myScript_buildUI(thisObj){ var myPanel = (thisObj instanceof Panel) ? thisObj : new Window("palette", "Effect Updater", undefined, {resizeable:true}); res = "group{orientation:'column',\ groupOne: Group{orientation:'row',\ },\ groupTwo: Group{orientation:'row',\ titleText: StaticText{text:'" + currentEffect + "'},\ },\ descriptionText: StaticText{text:'" + currentEffectDescription +"', properties:{multiline:true}},\ groupFour: Group{orientation:'row',\ buttonOne: Button{text:'Test'},\ buttonTwo: Button{text:'Test 2'},\ },\ }"; myPanel.grp = myPanel.add(res); myPanel.grp.groupFour.tutorialButton.onClick = function(){ } myPanel.grp.groupFour.moreInfoButton.onClick = function(){ } myPanel.layout.layout(true); return myPanel; } var myScriptPal = myScript_buildUI(thisObj); if (myScriptPal != null && myScriptPal instanceof Window){ myScriptPal.center(); myScriptPal.show(); } } myScript(this);
}