Tint-2-Swatch.jsx

// color_XXX.jsx
// this script changes the color of the selection to the disered swatch color
// Copyright (C) 2011 Fabian "fabiantheblind" Morón Zirfas
// http://www.the-moron.net
// info [at] the - moron . net

// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// any later version.

// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.

// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.


main();
function main (){
	
	
	var doc;

		try {
		var doc = app.activeDocument;

		} catch(e){
		alert("No no no, you have no document.\nMaybe you should drink some coffee");
		return;
		}


// Create a list of swatches
var list_of_swatches = doc.swatches.everyItem().name;

// Make dialog box for selecting the swatch
var dlg = app.dialogs.add({name:"Colorize", canCancel:true});
with(dlg) {
	with(dialogColumns.add()){
	
			with(dialogRows.add()){
			staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Swatches:"});

			var selected_swatch = dropdowns.add({stringList:list_of_swatches, selectedIndex:0});
			}
		}
	}

	//Display the dialog box.
	if(dlg.show() == true){
		
		// the color
		// the selected colorswatch 
		var c = doc.swatches.item(selected_swatch.selectedIndex);

		for (var i = 0; i< app.selection.length; i++) {

			// check for bitmaps
			try { var myImg = app.selection[i].images.item(0); } catch (e) {}
			try { myImg.fillColor =  c; } catch (e) {}

				// polygons
				if( app.selection[i] instanceof Polygon ){
					try { app.selection[i].fillColor =  c; } catch (e) {}
					} // end polygon

				// textframes
				if( app.selection[i] instanceof TextFrame ){
					//alert("got a textframe");
					// if there is text in there
					if(app.selection[i].contents.length > 0){
						// alert("I have some text");
						try { var chrs = app.selection[i].characters.everyItem(); } catch (e) {}
						try { var prs = app.selection[i].paragraphs.everyItem(); } catch (e) {}
						try { chrs.fillColor = c; } catch (e) {}
						try { prs.ruleAboveColor  = c; } catch (e) {}
						try { prs.ruleBelowColor  = c;} catch (e) {}
					}else{
						app.selection[i].fillColor = c;
					}
				} // end textframes

				// check for rectangles
				if( app.selection[i] instanceof Rectangle ){
					// alert("Juhu i have a rectangle");
					app.selection[i].fillColor = c;
				}

				// check for ovals
				if( app.selection[i] instanceof Oval ){
					// alert("Juhu i have a rectangle");
					app.selection[i].fillColor = c;
				}

		}

		alert("done");
// 
// 
// for (var i = 0; i< app.selection.length; i++) {
// 	
// try {
// 		var myImg = app.selection[i].images.item(0);
// 
// 	} catch (e) {
// 	
// }
// try {
// 		myImg.fillColor =  doc.swatches.item(selected_swatch.selectedIndex);
// 
// 	} catch (e) {
// 	
// }
// 
// 	if( app.selection[i] instanceof Polygon ){
// 	
// try {
// 		app.selection[i].fillColor =  doc.swatches.item(selected_swatch.selectedIndex);
// 
// } catch (e) {
// 	
// }
// 
// 	
// }
// 
// // if(app.selection[i] instanceof TextFrame){
//  	
// try {
// 			var myChars = app.selection[i].characters.everyItem();
// 
// } catch (e) {
// 	
// }
// 
// 		
// try {
// 			var	myPars = app.selection[i].paragraphs.everyItem();
// 
// } catch (e) {
// 	
// }
// 
// 		
// try {
// 			myChars.fillColor =  doc.swatches.item(selected_swatch.selectedIndex);
// 
// } catch (e) {
// 	
// }
// 
// 		
// try {
// 			myPars.ruleAboveColor  = doc.swatches.item(selected_swatch.selectedIndex);
// 
// } catch (e) {
// 	
// }
// 
// 		
// try {
// 			myPars.ruleBelowColor  = doc.swatches.item(selected_swatch.selectedIndex);
// 
// } catch (e) {
// 	
// }
// 
// 
// 
// 
// }
// 
// alert("done");
// 

	}else{

		dlg.destroy();

	}
}