I am working on two functions, GetToolbar() and SetToolbar() to control Adobe Illustrator's toolbar panel in a much more efficient way and to implement features such as spring loaded tools, which illustrator still does not have.
I figured out everything I am just stuck on this error I that AutoHotkey is throwing at me:
: ==> Expression too long
AutoHotkey closed for the following exit code: 2
The way both functions work, is that they associate a x and y (coordinates) value with each tool on the toolbar. Illustrator has about 90 tools, and I would like to declare all of them:
setToolbar("Lasso")
setToolbar(toolName){
toolIndex:= {"Selection" : {x:17, y:47}
,"directSelection" : {x:47, y:47}
,"groupSelection" : {x:17, y:47}
,"MagicWand" : {x:47, y:71}
,"Lasso" : {x:17, y:95}
,"Artboard" : {x:47, y:95}
,"FreeTransform" : {x:17, y:119}
,"Pen" : {x:47, y:119}
,"AddAnchorPoint" : {x:17, y:143}
,"DeleteAnchorPoint" : {x:47, y:143}
,"AnchorPoint" : {x:17, y:167}
,"Curvature" : {x:47, y:167}
,"LineSegment" : {x:17, y:191}
,"Arc" : {x:47, y:191}
,"RectangularGrid" : {x:17, y:215}
,"PolarGrid" : {x:47, y:215}
,"Spiral" : {x:17, y:239}
,"Flare" : {x:47, y:239}
,"Rectangle" : {x:17, y:263}
,"RoundedRectangle" : {x:47, y:263}
,"Ellipse" : {x:17, y:287}
,"Star" : {x:47, y:287}
,"Polygon" : {x:17, y:311}
,"Type" : {x:47, y:311}
,"VerticalType" : {x:17, y:335}
,"VerticalAreaType" : {x:47, y:335}
,"TypeOnPath" : {x:17, y:359}
,"TouchType" : {x:47, y:359}
,"VerticalTypeOnPath" : {x:17, y:383}
,"AreaType" : {x:47, y:383}
,"Pencil" : {x:17, y:407}
,"Paintbrush" : {x:47, y:407}
,"PathEraser" : {x:17, y:431}
,"BlobBrush" : {x:47, y:431}
,"Smooth" : {x:17, y:455}
,"Shaper" : {x:47, y:455}
,"Join" : {x:17, y:479}
,"SymbolSprayer" : {x:47, y:479}
,"SymbolShifter" : {x:17, y:503}
,"SymbolScruncher" : {x:47, y:503}
,"SymbolSizer" : {x:17, y:527}
,"SymbolSpinner" : {x:47, y:527}
,"SymbolStainer" : {x:17, y:527}
,"SymbolScreener" : {x:47, y:527}
,"SymbolStyler" : {x:17, y:575}
,"ColumnGraph" : {x:47, y:575}
,"StackedColumnGraph" : {x:17, y:599}
,"BarGraph" : {x:47, y:599}
,"StackedBarGraph" : {x:17, y:623}
,"LineGraph" : {x:47, y:623}
,"AreaGraph" : {x:17, y:647}
,"ScatterGraph" : {x:47, y:647}
,"PieGraph" : {x:17, y:671}
,"RadarGraph" : {x:47, y:671}
,"Slice" : {x:17, y:695}
,"SliceSelection" : {x:47, y:695}
,"Rotate" : {x:17, y:719}
,"PerspectiveGrid" : {x:47, y:719}
,"PerspectiveSelection" : {x:17, y:743}
,"LivePaintSelection" : {x:47, y:743}
,"Width" : {x:17, y:767}
,"Mesh" : {x:47, y:767}
,"Gradient" : {x:17, y:791}
,"Crystallize" : {x:47, y:791}
,"ShapeBuilder" : {x:17, y:815}
,"LivePaintBucke" : {x:47, y:815}
,"PuppetWarp" : {x:17, y:839}
,"Warp" : {x:17, y:839}
,"Reshape" : {x:17, y:863}
,"Twirl" : {x:17, y:863}
,"Reflect" : {x:17, y:887}
,"Scale" : {x:17, y:887}
,"Pucker" : {x:17, y:911}
,"Shear" : {x:17, y:911}
,"Bloat" : {x:17, y:935}
,"Scallop" : {x:17, y:935}
,"Eraser" : {x:17, y:959}
,"Eyedropper" : {x:17, y:959}
,"Blend" : {x:17, y:983}
,"Scissors" : {x:17, y:983}
,"Knife" : {x:17, y:191}
,"Measure" : {x:17, y:191}
,"Wrinkle" : {x:17, y:1031}
,"RotateView" : {x:17, y:1031}
,"PrintTiling" : {x:17, y:935}
,"Hand" : {x:17, y:935}
,"Zoom" : {x:17, y:1079}}
print(toolIndex[toolName].x, toolIndex[toolName].y) ; --> 17, 95
}
Attempting to run the above fails with Error:
: ==> Expression too long
AutoHotkey closed for the following exit code: 2
I can run it if I shorten it to something like this:
setToolbar("Lasso")
setToolbar(toolName){
toolIndex:= {"Selection" : {x:17, y:47}
,"directSelection" : {x:47, y:47}
,"groupSelection" : {x:17, y:47}
,"MagicWand" : {x:47, y:71}
,"Lasso" : {x:17, y:95}
,"Artboard" : {x:47, y:95}}
print(toolIndex[toolName].x, toolIndex[toolName].y)
}
It gets even worse in the case of getToolbar(), as I need to check what the active tools is and return a tool name, x, and y value back to the caller. But the expression runs over 50 lines long:
getToolbar(){
hwnd := winExist("Toolbar ahk_class OWL.Dock ahk_exe Illustrator.exe")
pixel_getColor("ahk_id" hwnd, "BDBDBD",x, y)
activeTool := (x = 17 && y = 47) ? {tool : "Selection", x:17, y:47}
: (x = 47 && y = 47) ? {tool : "directSelection", x:47, y:47}
: (x = 17 && y = 71) ? {tool : "groupSelection", x:17, y:47}
: (x = 47 && y = 71) ? {tool : "MagicWand", x:47, y:71}
: (x = 17 && y = 95) ? {tool : "Lasso", x:17, y:95}
....
....
: (x = 17 && y = 1031) ? {tool : "RotateView", x:17, y:1031}
: (x = 17 && y = 935) ? {tool : "PrintTiling", x:17, y:935}
: (x = 17 && y = 935) ? {tool : "Hand", x:17, y:935}
: (x = 17 && y = 1079) ? {tool: "Zoom", x:17, y:1079}
:""
return activeTool
}
I solved it breaking the expression into parts using an if block but this is not desirable at all:
getToolbar(){
hwnd := winExist("Toolbar ahk_class OWL.Dock ahk_exe Illustrator.exe")
pixel_getColor("ahk_id" hwnd, "BDBDBD",x, y)
activeTool := (x = 17 && y = 47) ? {tool : "Selection", x:17, y:47}
: (x = 47 && y = 47) ? {tool : "directSelection", x:47, y:47}
: (x = 17 && y = 71) ? {tool : "groupSelection", x:17, y:47}
...
: (x = 17 && y = 239) ? {tool : "Spiral", x:17, y:239}
: (x = 47 && y = 239) ? {tool : "Flare", x:47, y:239}
if (!activeTool){
activeTool := (x = 17 && y = 263) ? {tool : "Rectangle", x:17, y:263}
: (x = 47 && y = 263) ? {tool : "RoundedRectangle", x:47, y:263}
...
: (x = 17 && y = 455) ? {tool : "Smooth", x:17, y:455}
: (x = 47 && y = 455) ? {tool : "Shaper", x:47, y:455}
}if (!activeTool){
activeTool := (x = 17 && y = 479) ? {tool : "Join", x:17, y:479}
: (x = 47 && y = 479) ? {tool : "SymbolSprayer", x:47, y:479}
...
: (x = 17 && y = 671) ? {tool : "PieGraph", x:17, y:671}
: (x = 47 && y = 671) ? {tool : "RadarGraph", x:47, y:671}
}if (!activeTool){
activeTool := (x = 17 && y = 695) ? {tool : "Slice", x:17, y:695}
: (x = 47 && y = 695) ? {tool : "SliceSelection", x:47, y:695}
...
: (x = 17 && y = 887) ? {tool : "Reflect", x:17, y:887}
: (x = 17 && y = 887) ? {tool : "Scale", x:17, y:887}
}if (!activeTool){
activeTool := (x = 17 && y = 911) ? {tool : "Pucker", x:17, y:911}
: (x = 17 && y = 911) ? {tool : "Shear", x:17, y:911}
....
: (x = 17 && y = 1031) ? {tool : "RotateView", x:17, y:1031}
: (x = 17 && y = 1079) ? {tool: "Zoom", x:17, y:1079}
:""
}
return activeTool
}
I searched quite a bit and have not turned up with anything. Is there a way forward here?
Thanks for any help.