Layer Comp

I like the idea using Adobe Bridge also as a font management software. Good. I'd also like to have Bridge be able to view Photoshop Layer Comps directly. I love using Layer Comps and would also like to see the feature in Illustrator. But there's no image viewer software that can view layer comps directly now, and I'd like to see them in Bridge.

> But there's no image viewer software that can view layer comps directly now, and I'd like to see them in Bridge.
And as long as they're adding a viewer, allow it to read PS assests like patterns and brushes so you can manage your collections.

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Layer Comps New Text option!

Hi,
I am using layer comps so much in my work flow.
Can you please add a feature of having the text option same as we have the visibility, position, fx.
Then say if I have the button i can create the different text options with the layer comps.
Thanks
Muhammad Jamal

Can you please add a feature of having the text option same as we have the visibility, position, fx.
This is a user to user Forum, so you are not really addressing Adobe here, even though some Adobe employees thankfully have been dropping by.

Layer Comps should capture changes to a Linked Smart Object's Layer Comp

Normally, I can move things around or change visibility, and use Layer Comps in my master doc to capture these changes.
However, changing which Layer Comp displays from a Linked Smart Object cannot be captured by Layer Comps in my master doc.
Slightly more information: Sorry it's a little convoluted. I have several Linked Smart Objects inside a master doc, and these Smart Objects contain different Layer Comps. It's awesome that I can easily change which Layer Comp each Smart Object displays. But when I make a change, it cascades across the Layer Comps in my master doc. So my master doc's Layer Comps cannot effectively capture a state.
It would be awesome if Layer Comps were able to capture state changes for the display of Linked Smart Object's Layer Comps. #featurerequest

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Scripting layer comp property of linked smart object

How can I through script set the layer comp property of a linked smart object?
More generally, how can I access a smart object and manipulate it as a document? I know that I get smart object layers by looking at the kind property, but I don't know what to do with them once I get them. I'd like to be able to cast the layer to a document object I guess. Thoughts, anyone?

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HOW TO REMOVE HYPHEN IN LAYER COMP EXPORT FILE

HOW TO REMOVE HYPHEN IN LAYER COMP EXPORT FILE IN PNG FORMAT...

I ususally do that type of thing with a state machine... read a token, look for what is next, and if it's the closing token, I don't write it out. You have well defined opening token syntax and closing token syntax, so it should be relatively easy.

How to access the visibility of layer comps in indesign through scripting? [JS][CS5.5]

Hi,
I'm pretty new to scripting in adobe, but I thought this should be a simple one (think again...):
I wanted to go over an array of all the psd-images in a selection or on a page in indesign, and then try to set their layer comp to a specific one (like "Diffuse".
In photoshop I could make an action that would do this for me, but it seems that there are no easy ways in Indesign to do this.
There also seems no way to change the layer comp or layer visibility for multiple selection...
If anyone knows if it is possible at this moment to use layer comps in scripting (and how) or some kind of action for Indesign, I'll try to tackle the rest of the problem myself (and be forever grateful).
If it isn't possible, I how it will be in CS6.
Thanks to anyone interested,
Mattaias
ps: currently trying to solve this in JavaScript for CS5.5.

Thanks for the information so far, but I've been looking at the links you added and haven't found anything about the scripting of layer comps...
Here is the adjusted sample of your code:
function Main() {
    var mySelection = app.selection;
    for(var n=0;n<mySelection.length;n++){
        if(mySelection[n].graphics.length === 1 && mySelection[n].graphics[0].imageTypeName === "Photoshop"){
            //Do your stuff on the selected frame or on the individual placed PSD file:
            // Adjusted Sample code:
            mySelection[n].images[0].graphicLayerOptions.graphicLayers.itemByName("Heat").currentVisib ility = true;
            alert(mySelection[n].images[0].graphicLayerOptions.graphicLayers.itemByName("Heat").curre ntVisibility);
but what I actually need is more like
mySelection[n].images[0].graphicLayerOptions.graphicLayerComps.itemByName("Heat").currentVisibility = true;
It seems a bit strange (or I am looking on the wrong places) but there is no way to access layer comps in Indesign.
Do I have to change the file in PhotoShop and save to get the result I need? Looks a bit strange that there isn't a more logical way then...
The reason I want to script this, is because when there are 100 PSD's on one page and they should al get the same Layer Comp... you have to do this manually for every image.
I like to use this feature to build texture-atlasses and have a dynamic result, but at this moment it would take at least 10 seconds for every picture... for 3 pages, and that for 7 files (and even more in the future).
If anybody has ever scripted something with LayerComps, please let me know. (and something like recording Actions in photoshop is equally usefull)
Otherwise I guess the Adobe programmers just didn't want to share this feature yet in CS5.5.

Layer Comps To Files - Export error: Could not complete this operation. There are no user slices

I have been using the Export Layer Comps To Files scrips that ships with Adobe Photoshop CS5 for a while and found it very useful, apart from the numbers it automatically adds as a prefix to the layercomp name.
A friend pointed me in the direction of a altered version of this scrips which removes the numbers and only exports the layer comp name, gerat I thought. Not great! After using this successfully for a while the scrip started to throw up errors whenever I attempted to export. Either "No layer comps found" or "Adobe Save for Web & Devices Error: Could not complete this operation. There are no user slices." As I knew there were layercomps for the first error and knew that I had not created any slices for the second error I was pretty miffed. Fortunately I had the foresight to make a copy of the original script from the Photoshop presets library.
I have since deleted the offending script out of my presets folder and copied the original script back in however the error still persists. I constantly receive Adobe Save for Web & Devices Error: Could not complete this operation. There are no user slices. I have searched the forums and around the net to try and find a solution for this problem but none seem to present themselves. I am perplex how this error can persist when the original script is now being used.
If there's is anyone out there who can help me resolve this I'd be most grateful. As I say I've tried to resolve this myself and am pretty computer savvy but this one has defeated me
Thanks in advance

The problem seems to be already solved, but I'm commenting this for future reference.
This has happened to me too and I think I know what causes it.
It happens when you...
1) Do "Save for Web" with the "All User Slices" selected in the dropdown menu "Slices".
(This can only be done with a file that has a user slice)
2) Then try to use the "Layer Comp to Files" script to a file that doesn't have any slices.
To avoid this you need to once open a file that "has" a user slice and save with
the "All Slices" option in the "Slices" menu and then go back to the file you want
to run the script to.
When you run the script, the saved "Slices" option from the previous export seems to
be used and causes an error when there are no user slice.
I also found a fix to the script to avoid this error to come out.
This can be also applied to the fix to "remove the numbers" added to the head of the
exported file names.
The number removal script goes something like this...
var fileNameBody = exportInfo.fileNamePrefix;
if (fileNameBody != "") fileNameBody += "_";
fileNameBody += compRef.name;
this should replace the "Layer Comps to Files.jsx" lines 188-190.
In addition to that, the script below needs to be added below line 818 and line 863.
(This line numbers are those before any alterations to the "Layer Comps to Files.jsx" script)
var idSWsl = charIDToTypeID( "SWsl" );
var idSTsl = charIDToTypeID( "STsl" );
var idSLAl = charIDToTypeID( "SLAl" );
desc4.putEnumerated( idSWsl, idSTsl, idSLAl );
The line right above where the above script should be inserted should read as the following...
desc4.putPath( id44, new File( exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png") );
Actually it can be added any where after the "desc4" variable is declared but I specified just
to make it simple.
This sets the "Save for Web" "Slices" settings to "All User Slices".

BUG: FatalError when exporting layer comps to pdf file in PhotoShop CS6

I've been starting to use the File -> Scripts -> Layer Comps to... frequently--it is great for sharing files with clients.
When I used File -> Scripts -> Layer Comps to Files (type: pdf, "selected layer comps only" with about 6 of 12 comps selected) today I got the following error:
"FatalError: General Photoshop error occurred. This functionality may not be available in this verison of Photoshop. - <no additional information available>"
The only other notification I get for this document is a missing font upon opening, which I do not imagine would be a problem.
I am on the latest version of PhotoShop CS6 as confirmed by my CreativeCloud app.
My MacBook Pro is pretty generously outfitted and updated: OS 10.9 (latest update), 16GB RAM, over 100GB free HD space, 1GB VRAM.
I haven't had a chance to do repeated tests to get it to fail like this again as I'm on a deadline so I had it do the same process but exporting ALL layer comps and I removed the unwanted pages in Acrobat Pro.

So I've found a bit in the script that I think might be it (below). Can I remove that whole bit? Or would changing the 4 to a 0 do the trick (I tried and it didn't do anything)... Sorry, but I'm not a coder so don't really know if I'm barking up the wrong tree or not.
Thanks
for ( compsIndex = 0; compsIndex < compsCount; compsIndex++ ) {
                var compRef = docRef.layerComps[ compsIndex ];
                if (exportInfo.selectionOnly && !compRef.selected) continue; // selected only
                compRef.apply();
                var duppedDocument = app.activeDocument.duplicate();
                var fileNameBody = exportInfo.fileNamePrefix;
                fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(compsIndex, 4);
                fileNameBody += "_" + compRef.name;
                if (null != compRef.comment)    fileNameBody += "_" + compRef.comment;
                fileNameBody = fileNameBody.replace(/[:\/\\*\?\"\<\>\|\\\r\\\n]/g, "_"); // '/\:*?"<>|\r\n' -> '_'
                if (fileNameBody.length > 120) fileNameBody = fileNameBody.substring(0,120);
                saveFile(duppedDocument, fileNameBody, exportInfo);
                duppedDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

Layer Comp to Files in CC 2014 is SLLLLOOOOOWWWWW

I updated to CC 2014 from CC when it first was announced but today was the first time I have had to export out my site design via the Layer Comps to File Script that I have loved to use for years. It has saved me so much time when I am working on sites with 20-40 pages. That being said I was startled by the slow speed I noticed instantly with CC 2014.
So I figured I'd do a little test:
My Machine:
15" Macbook Pro running Mac OS 10.8.5
2.6GHZ intel Core i7
16GB 1600mhz DD3
256GB SSD
Using the same 287MB PSD with 24 Layer comps - here are the times to save out each layer comp as a JPG at 8 quality using the script.
CC: 31 Seconds
CC 2014: 3 minutes and 7 Seconds
All my performance settings are identical between the two so I have no idea how it can be a 2.5min difference. I almost feel like I should just default back to CC at this point.
Has any one experience this same thing, or have any clue why CC 2014 it is going so slow compared to CC?
EDIT:
After chatting with a fellow designer, we came to the hunch that it might be do to the new Smart Object Layer comps feature in 2014. Even though I am not using the functionality in my PSD, I would guess PS needs to make that YES/NO check on each and every smart object through out my PSD. I would guess I have 20 or so smart objects. Which I would assume would slow down the process a bit, and when you have 24 times instances of making multiple checks it could add up quickly...
Thanks!

Mine don't even work.

Question on design of new layer comps feature

The new layer comp feature in Photoshop CC 2014 is great. It allows you to access the layer comps within smart objects from another file.
One very important aspect seem to have gone missing though: Imagine you have 1 master document (e.g. website mockup) with several smart objects inside it (e.g. popup menus). Each of the smart objects have layer comps (e.g. folded / unfolded states) that I can access from the master document. Great!
Now I want to save a layer comp in the master object that reconfigures layer comps on the various sub smart objects (e.g. showing menus opened/closed). This doesn't work.
The reason it doesn't work is that a "published" layer comp on a smart object is a property of the smart object. A layer comp can only save visibility/layer styles/position but not properties. So I am forced to manually change the layer comp of all my included smart objects in order to reach the target look of my master document. This makes the feature much less useful.
Am I missing something? It seems like such an obvious feature to have. Have you considered this when you designed the layer comps feature? Will it be an upcoming feature?

I have the exact same problem. I thought this was the whole point of smart objects with layer comp states. Without this feature it seems pointless.
Avoiding having multiple layers is the reason you would use this. Now all we achieve is having smart objects instead of folders. Pretty ridiculous I must say.
It even seemed from the presentation of the "new and improved layer comps" that you could do this. They skip that specific functionality, but it seems implicit in the presentation.
Other thing is that the update position, style and visibility are buggy as hell. And another obvious feature of updating text-fields is missing as well.
So we have to find plugins to help us. BUT cc 2014 doesnt allow for flash plugins and no HTML5 plugins are available. Thank you Adobe!

Why do vector lines appear different in my Photoshop document compared to the PDF that was created using "Scripts Layer Comps to PDF"? And how do I get them to look the same?

Why do vector lines appear different in my Photoshop document compared to the PDF that was created using "Scripts > Layer Comps to PDF"? And how do I get them to look the same?

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How to get active layer comp

Is there a way of getting the active layer comp?
I have a script that applies a series of layer comps saving different versions of the file in between, however it seems that on a very fast machine it the script tries to move onto saving before the layer comp is fully applied, so I would like to check which layer comp is applied and only let the script continue when the value changes from the last layer comp.

Here is an example that get the current tool.
function getCurrentTool()}
   var ref = new ActionReference();
   ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
   return = typeIDToStringID(executeActionGet(ref).getEnumerationType(stringIDToTypeID('tool')));
But for executeActionGet to work you need to create an Action Reference to the class or property you want to get the Action Descriptor for. Here is the scriptlistener log for apply layerComp.
var idapplyComp = stringIDToTypeID( "applyComp" );
    var desc37 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref36 = new ActionReference();
        var idcompsClass = stringIDToTypeID( "compsClass" );
        ref36.putName( idcompsClass, "Layer Comp 1" );
    desc37.putReference( idnull, ref36 );
executeAction( idapplyComp, desc37, DialogModes.NO );
It has been my experence that when null is used in the reference you can not access that class with Action Manager.

Layer Comps to PDF -- Gone? Bridge not working correctly.

I never needed this feature, but decided that it would be handy for a project that I am doing. I have a set of powerpoint slides that are all layer comps (6 slides). I went Export Comps to JPG to get the slides to build my powerpoint, but I also wanted to do a PDF version of the powerpoint. When I export from powerpoint to PDF, the resolutions gets hammered and it looks bad.
I have CS5 and have never used the Layer Comps to PDF that was in previous versions, but found tutorials and that is exactly what I need. It is gone.
The Bridge output to PDF fails because no matter what I do, it adds a margin. I don't want a margin at all. I set all the margins and spacings to zero and no luck.
Here is a screen capture of bridge.
See that black margin? Where is it coming from? I don't want it! It isn't for display purposes only, it outputs that black border.
I know the most sure way to do this is use Export Comps to JPG, then place them in InDesign, then output to PDF from there. That is way too many steps for something that used to be right there.
Kirk

function(){return A.apply(null,[this].concat($A(arguments)))}
kirkdickinson wrote:
When I export from powerpoint to PDF, the resolutions gets hammered and it looks bad.
It's been a couple of years since I used Acrobat to make PDFs from Office products, but I'm sure there was a settings panel somewhere that had to be set up to get your desired resolutions and quality levels for the PDF file. I don't think it has to "look bad" by definition. I was using Word myself, not PowerPoint, though. I did end up being able to create a full-bleed (image to the edges) PDF.
From within Photoshop CS5 you can do File - Save As, PDF. Not sure what part(s) of "Layer Comps to PDF" you needed.
-Noel

How to delete layers not used in any layer comp?

I have a psd with multiple layers and multiple layer comps. Many of the layers are not used in any layer comp. I need to import this file into flash, but I don't want to import anything I don't need. So, I need to delete any layer (particularly text layers) that aren't used in any of the layer comps. I know I could go through and turn on each individual layer comp and manually delete, but the way this file is laid out, that could take years and cost millions of lives.
Is there a more automated way to do this?

You could export the layer comps to files and then re-import them to a fresh file.

Managing PSD Layer Comps within InDesign for digital development

Greetings. I have been making an internal bid in my company to evolve from using all inclusive PSD layer comps for digital development hand off to, creating a PSD layer comp with ONLY unique elemnts then handle content and manage layer within InDesign. I wanted to see if anyone out there has had any experience in using this process for themselves or as part of a company worklfow.

I do it often. Important in InDesign is, that you look into the import options. A trap is that if the options were wrong, when you change a layer's visibility it will change it in InDesign inadvertently.
I think it also important to use RGB images to get out most in aspect of flexibility.

Linked - Smart objects Layer comp

I have one smart object with many layer comps. This smart object is linked inside my master file which in turn has many layer comps.
Is there a way to in the layer comps of the master file affect the layers comps inside the smart object?

Here is a sketch

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