Re: Script that creates Gradients

"Geena" <geena.green@gmail.com> wrote in
news:47c8c6dc$1_2@cnews:

> Is there a script that creates gradients or is this one of those
> processes that PSP does not allow?

You don't need a script.  When you click a swatch in the Materials palette 
the Materials Properties dialogue opens.  Click on the Gradients tab.  You 
can then select a gradient to edit, or create your own.  If editing an 
existing one, make sure you save it as a different name from the original 
so you don't overwrite the original.  It's a good idea to use Windows 
Explorer to set all of your existing gradients to Read Only to avoid the 
issue of accidentally overwriting an existing one.

Regards,

Is there a script that creates gradients or is this one of those processes
that PSP does not allow?

JoeB,

Thank you for the information. I am familiar with this process (editing
scripts to create new ones) and use it on a regular basis, but I would still
like to know if it is possible to script this to automate the process so to
speak.

I have a list of colors collected that I would like to use
as gradients, a very long list so to speak and a script would make it
possible for me to create these gradients quickly.

I could even use the colors that I used to create my color swatches to
create my gradients or even somehow combine the process to get a gradient
and a color swatch of each script.  This would give me gradient and the
preview so that I can refer to it later if needed.

Unfortunately, this process - the creation of a gradient - is a 
non-scriptable process.  Suz

Geena wrote:
> JoeB,
>
> Thank you for the information. I am familiar with this process
> (editing scripts to create new ones) and use it on a regular basis,
> but I would still like to know if it is possible to script this to
> automate the process so to speak.
>
> I have a list of colors collected that I would like to use
> as gradients, a very long list so to speak and a script would make it
> possible for me to create these gradients quickly.
>
> I could even use the colors that I used to create my color swatches to
> create my gradients or even somehow combine the process to get a
> gradient and a color swatch of each script.  This would give me
> gradient and the preview so that I can refer to it later if needed. 

Trev wrote:
> 
> SuzShook wrote:
> > Unfortunately, this process - the creation of a gradient - is a
> > non-scriptable process.  Suz
> >
> 
> As a gradiant is a script That cant be true. LOL

A gradient isn't a script; it's a special kind of .PspImage file.
With that said, there is nothing to stop a skilled person using
Python from writing a binary file conforming to the specifications
of this type of file. These can be (or could be) retrieved from
Corel web site. The format specification I downloaded is a 2.1 MB
file so I can't post it here. However, Geena's objective is not
very clearly defined so it would be hard to create a meaningful