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.

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New Document with Layer Comp & Groups Link ?

I'd like to create a script that creates a new photoshop document that automatically creates a set of layer comps with specific names that are linked with groups with identical names or the same name. I don't know whether to create this in Adobe Configurator but since I want to create a 'new' document that does this automatically I don't know if Adobe Configurator is the best route to go ?
An added bonus it would be benifical to select the layer comp, and save only the selected layer comp or an option to save the entire composition or a layer comp.

What good are Layer Comps that show Groups if one is to add Layers only
later on or should Layers in the Groups be created right away?
In Photoshop when you create a new document File -> New it would create the following layer comps and layer groups.
The layer comps would be linked to the layer groups with the same name or identical name if allowed, for example if the Layer Group name is not Layer Comp A, rather CompyDesignA the script would know to still link it to Layer Comp A.
I don't know how many layers I would add to the layer group so the script wouldn't create these layers, the script would then export the layer comp with the selected layer group.
For example, I select Layer Comp A which is tied to the Layer Group, Layer Group A / or similiar name if I select the layer comp Layer Comp A it would know to save only the Layer Group 'Layer Group A / or similar name' automatically, with the option to save the entire composition with all layer comps and all layer groups, understand ?
I suppose that upon creating the new composition/document each layer group would have a layer created called 'background' and the first layer created above that background layer would have a screen blend mode applied, automate the task.

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!

New stroke options for the layer style "Stroke"

Hi,
The new stroke options are fantastic where you can edit gaps, align and corners. And I love the ability to add layer styles to groups which makes it much easier to work with separate parts in a group that should be treated as a common object.
BUT! Why haven't you updated the stroke (layer style) options to include these new awesome stroke features? I would love to be able to make dashed strokes as a layer style that can be applied to groups, and I don't see why this should be excluded as an option.
Thanks for an otherwise great application!
On twitter: @uxhannes

We are happy that you like the new features in CS6. You can request new features from your ideas here: http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family and people can vote on them.
Note: A shape layer stroke is a vector-based stroke and is applied only to shape layers. This is very different from the layer syle stroke.
You can control the settings for this stroke in the options bar for the vector tools (Shape, Pen, Path Selection, Direct Selection). This stroke is an attribute of the shape layer and will not cause the fx icon to display on the layer in the Layers panel.
A layer style stroke is a pixel-based stroke and can be applied to any layer that accepts layer styles (including shape layers). The settings for this stroke are controlled via the Layer Styles dialog.
Pattie

I just downloaded photoshop elements - have opened an existing pdf drawing - 1) I am trying to create layers; however, the option is not available? (i.e. greyed out rather than black) from the drop down menu - "layer" - "create new"? what do i do

i just downloaded photoshop elements - have opened an existing pdf drawing - 1) I am trying to create layers; however, the option is not available? (i.e. greyed out rather than black) from the drop down menu - "layer" - "create new"? what do i do

You'd better ask here:
https://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop_elements

Different contact options when creating a new text message

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On my Q10, I have the following "issue":
When I want to type a new sms message to somebody listed in my contacts, I get not only the mobile phone number linked to that contact person but also e-mail addresses, fixed number...
Is there any way I can change a setting for this so that only mobile numbers are displayed while creating a new text message (SMS)? Fixed phone number and mail addresses are just not relevant.
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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".

Error Layer comps to files. Layer not available?

Sometime when I use "Scripts/Layers Comp to Files...", I have this error:
Error: General Photoshop error occurred. This functionality may not be available in this version of Photoshop.
- The object "layer comp 952649985" is not currently available.
It arrived when I have more then one files open. In Standard Screen Mode. In 2 Up Tile.
When I close all the open files except the one I will create PNG with, the script works fine.
To me, it seems that the script lose the original file and the focus move to another open file where Photoshop can't find the Layer Comp.
I have CS5 Version 12.1x64. I'm on Windows Seven.

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".

Action won't record new text

Hi,
I am trying to record an action in Illustrator, and most steps work, except when I decide to create a new text layer, I select the type tool, type something into my document, and select another tool to complete the operation, nothing shows up in the action panel, it's as if Illustrator didn't see it. It works fine in Photoshop though. Anyone has an idea of why ?
Thank you very much for your help !
edit : could it be a bug of my version or is this function simply not supported in Illustrator ?

Thank you Kurt Gold for your reply.
Basically, the thing is : I have a lot of images that I want to add a text to (a different text everytime, so I want the program to ask me what text it should be for that specific image), and then I need to save them as pdf with trim marks for offset printing. I used to add the text on photoshop with an action that would ask me what text I wanted, then export all the psd files, open them in illustrator and save them in pdf with the trim marks from illustrator (as photoshop doesn't have the option for trim marks). But now I am trying to do everything in Illustrator as it would be much simpler. But I am stuck with that problem that Illustrator doesn't want to record a new text typed into the image.
any suggestion ?

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() {
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    for(var n=0;n<mySelection.length;n++){
        if(mySelection[n].graphics.length === 1 && mySelection[n].graphics[0].imageTypeName === "Photoshop"){
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            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.

Add date to new text file name and generic text in body

Okay, I hope this is the right forum. To help manage and keep track of incoming assets/files and I created an Automator workflow with the following: "Get Selected Finder Items → Get Folder Contents → New Text File (w/Show this action when the workflow runs so I can give a unique name).
This creates a text file with the folder contents listed in the body.
I would like to know if I can do two things:
1. Automatically add a date/time stamp to the Save as field so it will automatically have a unique file name?
2. I also want to add text before the listed contents within the text file. (e.g.: Let's say the folder contents are Volumes/Mac HD/Generic_movie.mov. I want the final text to read:
"The following file has been moved to the local volume at: Volumes/Mac HD/Generic_movie.mov"
Is there a way to accomplish either one or both of these with Automator or AppleScripts?
Thanks.

I would like to know if I can do two things...
This might address your first concern:
*1) Get Selected Finder Items*
*2) Get Folder Contents*
*3) New Text File* -- select a destination folder and check *Show Action When Run*
*4) Rename Finder Items:*
Choose *Add Date or Time* from the popup
Date/Time: select Created, Modified, or Current - Format: *Month Day Year*
Where: *After name* - Separator: *Forward Slash*
Separator: Space - check *Use Leading Zeros* (optional)
*5) Rename Finder Items:*
Choose *Add Text* from the popup
Add: *" at"* -- put a leading space before "at" (without the quotes), and select *after name*.
*6) Rename Finder Items:*
Choose *Add Date or Time*
Date/Time: Current - Format: *Hour Minute Second*
Where: *After name* - Separator: Dash
Separator: Space - check *Use Leading Zeros* (strongly recommended)
+--- End of Workflow ---+
Save the workflow as an application and use it as a droplet. Drop a desired folder onto the saved applet and enter a name when the dialog appears. The new text file, which will be found in the destination folder, should be appended with a date and time stamp, e.g., *"My Folder List 7/8/2010 at 23-54-09"*
Tested using Mac OS 10.4.11 and Automator v. 1.0.5
Good luck; hope this helps.

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.

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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')));
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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.

Changing the LTS mapping in BMM layer to new Physical Alias table

Experts
I need to change the source table mapping in my BMM layer to new physical tables aliases.
I have finished BMM layer design (column name changes, business friendly names etc.) before actually creating the alias tables in the Physical layer and I know I hv to run for hiding now. I expected changing the logical source mapping to the new aliases will work but it's not the case though it works partially. Since the Column names are changed in the bmm, I have to manually change the Expression, Physical Table in the LTS column mapping tab for each non-matching name logical columns.
Column mapping is intact where both the BMM columns and the new Physical alias names match.
eg: CALENDER_YEAR(BMM) ---> CALENDAR_YEAR(Physical alias) mapping is intact but
Week Day(BMM) ---> WEEK_DAY(Physical alias) need to be changed manually.
Any tips/suggestions will be appreciated.
Regards,
Tom

Hi Tom,
I too do not see any other options here other than manually modifying the individual logical columns. When there is a new logical column, we have to map it manually to the physical column explicitly because the Admin tool will not know which physical column to pick up.
Hope this helps.
Thank you,
Dhar

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