Tint-2-Key.jsx

/*
 * a quick blackener
 */

// 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 d;
// test for a doc
try { var d = app.activeDocument; } catch(e){
	alert("No no no, you have no document.\nMaybe you should drink some coffee");
	return;
	}

// the color

var c = d.swatches.item(2); // this is always black

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");
}