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Adobe Photoshop (2020) - Is there any chance to programmatically change position of "Options/Control Bar" OR edit a "Custom Workspace"?


So… My (very) old 16:10 (1920 x 1200px) monitor died a couple of days ago and I had to replace it in a hurry with a 16:9 one (1920 x 1080px). As I already suspected those missing 120px have caused some troubles in most of my "custom workspaces", as I usually prefer having "options/control bars" at the bottom of the screen. I managed to easily solve the issue in Illustrator, but not in Photoshop.
So, I've tried to edit my Custom Workspace in TextMate, but there doesn't seem to be a way to tell the corresponding ID for the "options/control bar".

Since I saved ALL tools behaviors, shortcuts and other stuff within my Custom Workspace, it doesn't seem an option to rebuild one from scratch (unless I'm not sure there are no other solution, obviously).

I've also tried to dig for an Applescript (I'm on MacOsX 10.13.6) to «tell System Events to tell Photoshop to tell option/control bar»… "Hey! Move yourself UP by 120px!". But, still, I have NO idea how to identify "options/control bar" in a programmatic way.

Wrapping it all up
"I need to move up the Options/control bar, but I can't see it!"

And that's it… Hints?!
TIA! :)
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Solution

  • Ok, guys. Solved in the less "programmatically" way I can think of.

    I just sent the workspace file (".pwd") to a friend who has a 16:10 monitor, asking her to load it in PS, choose it as a workspace, put the "Option/Control Bar" at the top and save it all.

    Then I loaded it back to my PS and… done!

    Thanks anyway ;)
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