I agree that creating scripts from scratch is not a simple or intuitive process for someone not versed in Python. However, there are some users who are quite adept at it and willing to help create scripts when requested, and in the "old days" on the newsgroup there was a fair amount of activity in the scripting group.christinedr wrote:The area of scripting would benefit many. However, even with some programming skills, Python as implemented in PSPScripts does not come to me as intuitive. The Python tutorials I found on line are not tremendously helpful as there are apparently many variants of the language. I finally arrived at the desired results from much searching, applying some awk-like statements in a monkey-see, monkey-do method.
The main advantage is for those with rudimentary or perhaps a bit more knowledge of scripting (I'm in the second category but not anywhere adept
). The "Record Script" feature makes it easy for anyone to record not only simple scripts and some that can achieve quite a lot by a bit more complicated. But for even more complicated ones I can often look at scripts created by others and see how they have been able to implement steps that I want to achieve and then use that code snippet, modifying as necessary for my specific needs. When I can't find what I need then I ask and usually others provide the step I need, and I can usually use that new info with more than one script I may create in future. For something really complicated people often point me to where a template can be found - Gary Barton's Pause script is a great example of that, and something I could never have done myself - but it's a very useful add-on to some scripts!So I see a scripting group as a way to have one place that would allow real scripters a place to show their stuff and share if they like, while providing valuable assistance to those of us who are less talented but willing to learn some basics that improve the PSP workflow experience. There can be a lot of finicky steps required in image editing and processing, and with PSP's workspace being so easy to customize I find that using bound scripts cuts down tremendously on clicking menus and/or various buttons located all over the place to complete repetitive tasks.
