Auto copy one pixel row from image....

Question

Can someone help me write a script that:
- from my selection (1 pixel row)
- auto copy selected area to next row into new layer (up or down)... and so on (into the same second layer)... until it reaches the end of the image
- the result is a photos with two layers; in the first is my image and in second is multicolored pattern

Answer 1

I don’t see a problem; naturally the Selection should be a vertical column.
One should include a check for this condition, I guess.
// 2012, use it at your own risk;
#target photoshop
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var originalRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
myDocument = app.activeDocument;
// new layer;
var id14 = charIDToTypeID( "CpTL" );
executeAction( id14, undefined, DialogModes.NO );
var theLayer = myDocument.activeLayer;
var theHeight = theLayer.bounds[3]-theLayer.bounds[1];
var theCheck = false;
var theCounter = 1;
// duplicate, move and merge the layer;
while (theCheck == false) {
if (theLayer.bounds[0] > 0) {
var theCopy = theLayer.duplicate();
theCopy.translate(theLayer.bounds[0] - theLayer.bounds[2], 0);
theCounter++;
var theLayer = theCopy.merge();
//$.writeln(theCounter);
else {theCheck = true};
// reset;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;