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ARexx Layer Commands
By Cecilia
This is a list of Layer commands used in ImageFX 4.1. It's not meant to
replace the IFX docs, which list all of these commands and have more
info as well. This is just to know which commands are recorded (shift "1") and which
are not.
The first commands listed here are misspelled in the RECORDER. That
means you can record it (shift "1") but you have to go in a text editor and fix the
spelling in your script. The recorder misspells it to say "LayerActive".
- ActiveLayer Layernum (N) (0 to whatever
number that layer happens to be. "0" is the background layer.)
- ActiveLayer First
- ActiveLayer Last
NEW...These commands have been added in IFX version 4.5 ...NEW
It's not really a "misspelling". The program just uses different names for the same effect. I don't
know why this is so, but if you macro a script at least
you won't be 'shocked' by the different name.
- LayerMode Sum
This is the command the recoder makes when you select "AbsoluteAdd"
as one of the Blend Modes.
- LayerMode Difference
This command means "Absolute Subtract" in the menu for the Blend Modes.
The following commands can be RECORDED and are spelt correctly.
Whew.
- CreateLayer FromSwap
- CreateLayer FromBrush
- CopyLayer
...(copies a layer to a new buffer)
- FlattenLayers
- KillLayer
The following commands are not RECORDED by the Recorder and must be
included in your scripts by hand.
...(sets it up to manually move a layer. Not really sure
why you would need this in a script, but what the
heck).
GetLayers selected...(to know how many layers there are or how many have
been selected)
LayerBlend (0 to 255)
LayerMode "choose from list of modes" ,Mask
LayerName "change name"
LayerOffSet x y
LoadLayer "give name and location of files"
NextLayer ...(moves up the list)
PrevLayer ...(moves down the list)
FlattenLayers to swap
Commands used for anims/frames: it makes no real sense to have these
recordable and they are not, but I list them in case some of you didn't
realize they existed and need them in your scripts.
- LayerSelected on
- LayerSelected off
- LoadSequence
"name of file" FirstFrame(N) LastFrame(N) Scale(%) args for loader
- PlayAnim Stop
- PlayAnim Forward
- PlayAnim Backward
- SaveSequenceAs
Format "name of sequence " args for saver
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