Chapter 6. Action Manager

Adobe Photoshop CS2 actions allow you to save time by automating repetitive tasks. You create and run actions in the application interface using the Actions palette.

You can also manage actions in scripts using a utility called the Action Manager. The Action Manager allows you to write scripts that target Adobe Photoshop CS2 functionality that is not otherwise accessible in the scripting interface, such as third party plug-ins and filters. The only requirement for using the Action Manager is that the task that you want to access from the Action Manager is recordable.

This chapter describes how to use the Action Manager and the scripting interface objects it includes.

The ScriptListener plug-in

Before you use the Action Manager, ...

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