Adobe Photoshop CS2 – Applying color to a text item

In this section, we will add a layer to the HelloWorldDoc script, then change the layer to a text object that displays the text Hello, World! in red.

Before you begin, do the following:

• Quit Adobe Photoshop CS2.
• Open the script file HelloWorldDoc in your script editor application.

To create and specify details in a text item:

1. Type the following code into the HelloWorldDoc script immediately before the commented statements that restore original preferences.

   //create a reference to the active document
   docRef = app.activeDocument
   
   //create a variable named textColor
   //create a SolidColor object whose color is red
   //assign the object to textColor
   textColor = new SolidColor
   textColor.rgb.red = 255
   textColor.rgb.green = 0
   textColor.rgb.blue = 0
   
   helloWorldText = "Hello, World!"
   
   //create a variable named newTextLayer
   //use the add() method of the artLayers class to create a
   //layer object assign the object to newTextLayer
   newTextLayer = docRef.artLayers.add()
   
   //use the kind property of the artLayer class to make the
   //layer a text layer
   newTextLayer.kind = LayerKind.TEXT
   
   newTextLayer.textItem.contents = helloWorldText
   newTextLayer.textItem.position = Array(0.75, 1)
   newTextLayer.textItem.size = 36
   newTextLayer.textItem.color = textColor
   

2. Save the script, and then open Adobe Photoshop CS2 and select the script from the Scripts menu (choose File > Script > HelloWorldDoc). Be patient while Adobe Photoshop CS2 executes your commands one by one.
3. After viewing the document in Adobe Photoshop CS2, close Adobe Photoshop CS2 without saving the document.