I was looking through some older batchPlay code that I thought was generated by Alchemist (though not entirely sure) and came across some code that used "$Grn " to designate green. This seemed odd relative to the designation for the other colors. The example below is for making a Black and White a…

Here’s a nice explanation from @simonhenke [image] How to get, set and unset layer color? UXP Plugin API Those color names are correct. They originate from mistakes that were done many years ago, for example the grain/green thing exists due to the accidental double assignm…

They both have exactly the same typeID number. Alchemist for conversion from .ATN file into batchplay uses this alchemist/CharIDToStringID.ts at master · jardicc/alchemist · GitHub Otherwise, you could have much more strings like that and it would be more confusing. I think these might be preferabl…

Thanks for that info @Jarda & @Karmalakas . If they have the same typeID, then it’s my understanding they should work equally well for triggering the correct response in Photoshop.

"$Grn " vs. "grain"

Photoshop

Karmalakas January 5, 2022, 9:21pm 2

Here’s a nice explanation from @simonhenke

Topic		Replies	Views
Green - "grain" typo? UXP Plugin API	2	605	December 22, 2020
Grain is gone! UXP Plugin API uxp	2	225	January 18, 2024
Color picker return error - RGBFloatColor uses 'grain' label instead of 'green' Photoshop	7	527	June 28, 2022
RGB = red, GRAIN(?), blue UXP Plugin API	2	233	February 4, 2024
New Clarity and Grain adjustments layers are missing their layer.kind values Photoshop bug	7	198	February 23, 2026

"$Grn " vs. "grain"

Related topics