LINK LAYERS WITH SAME STYLE
Hello I am running cs6 PS
And I have 4 layers in my palette that are all linked ( I selected all 4 layers and clicked on the LINK chain to link them, and I see the link on all 4 layers).
My questions is, how do I style all 4 of these layers one time and it displays the same on all 4 layers? I thought once I linked the layers, then I went into styles and started to style a layer, all of them would take on the style uniform across the board. Apparently I am doing something wrong as when I go to style, it just styles one layer only while other 3 are plain.
This would save time so I wouldn't have to do 4 each, but once for 4..
Can anyone help? Thank you
so I got these 4 layers linked by chain icon, and when I check off one of the eyeballs shouldn't all 4 layers go out? not seen in the project?
Right now when I check off an eyeball of 1 of 4, that layer ONLY is not visible but I see the other 3 layers still in my project.
You state they can be turned off and on together, clearly I am not seeing this...
What do you think is wrong here?
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Something that's been bugging me about the way Photoshop links layers now is that I have to use two hands. I'm a WAHM, and I often am working with a baby in my lap and only one hand to work both my mouse and keyboard. It used to be that we could simply click on the link icon to link layers to the active layer, but nowadays it's a shift or ctrl+click to do it. Is there a one-handed method to link layers anymore, or am I out of luck until this kid gets older?
Instead of linking, place layers into a group folder. Layers in a group folder will be just as if linked.
Anytime you need to manipulate the layers in a group folder, either select the folder group in the layers palette or grab the move tool. If you use the move tool, check the box beside "Auto-select" and select "Group" in the pull down menu located to the right of the auto-select box. -
Differentiating layers with same name using script
Hi,
In Illustrator, different layers can have the same name. Is there any unique identifier to differentiate between the layers having same name? Photoshop assigns an id to each layer. But in Illustrator I could not find any such property. I need to be able to extract some unique identifier for layers in Illustrator using scripting. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.Hi Steve,
I am aware that users can assign any name to layers and that's exactly where I am facing the issue, Layer names can be duplicate and I am at a unable to find a unique identifier for layers. I am looking for a layer property that can serve as the unique identifier. It is really urgent and am stuck with this issue,. Hope I am able to communicate the problem -
How do I automate merging multiple layers with same name?
It was suggested I ask this question in this forum - any advise gratefully received!
I have to combine over a 800 files into one photoshop file. Each file has with sixty layers. The 60 layers in each file are named identically: Layer 1, Layer 2, Layer 3 up to Layer 59, Layer 60. My intention is to create a final composite file with 60 merged layers (for an animation). That is, with all the Layer 1's merged, all the Layer 2's merged, all the Layer 3's merged and so on. What I need is a script which will merge all layers with the same layer name, ie all the Layer 1s, all the Layer 2s etc (ideally without having to merge each set of layers separately).
I am using Photoshop CS6 and at present I am merging by using the find/name function, then highlighting all the layers selected and then using 'merge layers'.
Any ideas?
Best
JRThis might be close, it will prompt for a folder containing all the 800 files, it will use tif or psd files.
Once you have selected the folder sit back and watch...
#target photoshop
app.bringToFront();
main();
function main(){
selectedFolder = Folder.selectDialog( "Please select input folder");
if(selectedFolder == null) return;
var fileList = selectedFolder.getFiles(/\.(tif|psd)$/i);
open(fileList[0]);
checkBackGround();
setLayersVisOn();
for(var z = 1;z<fileList.length;z++){
open(fileList[z]);
checkBackGround();
setLayersVisOn();
dupLayers(app.documents[0].name);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
if(z % 9 == 0) mergeSameNamedLayers();
mergeSameNamedLayers();
function checkBackGround(){
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[activeDocument.layers.length-1];
if(activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer){
activeDocument.activeLayer.name=activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
function twoOrMoreSelected(){
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
if( desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ) ) ) return true;
return false;
function mergeSameNamedLayers(){
//Get a list of the layer names
var layerNameList = getNamesPlusIDs();
//create an array for unique layer names
var uniqueName = new Array();
for(var s in layerNameList){
if(layerNameList[s][2] == "false") uniqueName.push( layerNameList[s][1].toString());
//now we should have unique layer names
uniqueName = UniqueSortedList( uniqueName ).sort();
//select all layers with the same name, merge them and set blendmode
var BlendMode = new String();
for ( var w in uniqueName){
deselectLayers();
for(var z in layerNameList){
if(uniqueName[w].toString() == layerNameList[z][1].toString()){
//select these layers and get blendmode.
BlendMode = layerNameList[z][3].toString();
selectLayerById(Number(layerNameList[z][0]), true);
if(twoOrMoreSelected()) activeDocument.activeLayer.merge();
setBlendMode(BlendMode);
function setBlendMode(blendMode) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc2.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Md '), charIDToTypeID('BlnM'), stringIDToTypeID(blendMode) );
desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T '), charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), desc2 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
function deselectLayers() {
var desc01 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref01 = new ActionReference();
ref01.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc01.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref01 );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID('selectNoLayers'), desc01, DialogModes.NO );
function UniqueSortedList(ArrayName){
var unduped = new Object;
for (var i = 0; i < ArrayName.length; i++) {
unduped[ArrayName[i]] = ArrayName[i];
var uniques = new Array;for (var k in unduped) {
uniques.push(unduped[k]);}
return uniques;
function selectLayerById(ID, add) {
add = (add == undefined) ? add = false : add;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), ID);
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref);
if (add) {
desc.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifier'), stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifierType'), stringIDToTypeID('addToSelection'));
desc.putBoolean(charIDToTypeID('MkVs'), false);
executeAction(charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO);
function dupLayers(DocName) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
var ref2 = new ActionReference();
ref2.putName( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), DocName);
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('T '), ref2 );
desc.putInteger( charIDToTypeID('Vrsn'), 5 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Dplc'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
function selectAllLayers() {
var desc29 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref23 = new ActionReference();
ref23.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc29.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref23 );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID('selectAllLayers'), desc29, DialogModes.NO );
function setLayersVisOn(){
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
var count = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID('NmbL')) +1;
try{
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
var i = 0; }catch(e){ var i = 1; };
for(i;i<count;i++){
ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), i );
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
var layerName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm ' ))
if(layerName.match(/^<\/Layer group/) ) continue;
if(!desc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('visible'))){
var list = new ActionList();
list.putReference( ref );
desc.putList( charIDToTypeID('null'), list );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Shw '), desc, DialogModes.NO );
function getNamesPlusIDs(){
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
var count = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID('NmbL')) +1;
var Names=[];
try{
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
var i = 0; }catch(e){ var i = 1; };
for(i;i<count;i++){
if(i == 0) continue;
ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), i );
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
var layerName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm ' ));
var Id = desc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID( 'layerID' ));
if(layerName.match(/^<\/Layer group/) ) continue;
var layerType = typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationValue( stringIDToTypeID( 'layerSection' )));
desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'smartObject' ) ) ? SO = true : SO=false;
var blendmode = typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationValue( stringIDToTypeID( 'mode' )));
Names.push([[Id],[layerName],[SO],[blendmode]]);
return Names; -
Issues with merging layers with layer styles
Just downloaded CS6 Photoshop off the creative cloud and the merge layer command does not work. What is happening is there is one layer with a layer style then a shape layer and when I hit Cmd E it merges the layers but the layer style will not merge with it. I was chatting it up and everything they recommended did not work. It works on all my other co-workers computers and we are all on the cloud. I tried renaming pref. folder, settings folder, re-installing, holding down shft+option+cmd on start up. I also created a test account but that turned out to be a major inconvenience. Once logged into the account there is nothing there. The suggestions just started getting more ridiculous as chat proceeded. Nothing.
Has anyone experienced this issue?
Does anyone have a solution where I don't have to create a whole new admin account just to see if CS6 Photoshop works correctly?
P.S.
Adobe customer portal is about worthless.Get Rich or Die Tryin wrote:
Just downloaded CS6 Photoshop off the creative cloud and the merge layer command does not work. What is happening is there is one layer with a layer style then a shape layer and when I hit Cmd E it merges the layers but the layer style will not merge with it. I was chatting it up and everything they recommended did not work. It works on all my other co-workers computers and we are all on the cloud. I tried renaming pref. folder, settings folder, re-installing, holding down shft+option+cmd on start up. I also created a test account but that turned out to be a major inconvenience. Once logged into the account there is nothing there. The suggestions just started getting more ridiculous as chat proceeded. Nothing.
There are two merge layers type commands one is merge down involves only two layers and another that is merge visible layers. In my opinion there is a problem with the way merge down is implemented. When you use merge down if the bottom layer in the merge down has a layer style the merged layer also has this layer style attached. This means that pixels from the layer merged into it will be effected by this layer style. The result may well not look like the composite looked before the merge. The will also happen in CS5. Merge visibile layer works the correct way in my view as the merge progresses the top two layers are merge by applying any layer masks and layer styles first and merging the two layers the resulting layer has no layer masks and no layer style. This result is then merged with the next lower layer with its masks and style applied first. The result is a single layer without mask and style that looks like the original composite view. If your having the problem with CMD|CTRL+E and the result has a layer style try turning the layer style visibility off see if that helps. If it helps some backup to before the merge down use merge visible or first rasterzise the bottom layer to be merged. -
Create Instruction Manual with same style, different languages?
How to create a book with graphs and tables (instruction manual) in one language and create afterwards many different linked copies where just the language should be manually changed? While editing the original (graphs etc..) the copies now should change the same way except the language.
Best regards,
andreasLayers seems okay, but I'm not sure to work practical on this in fact the book has 400 pages?
So if I unterstand you correctly, you meant that I should create one layer for every language and within e.g. Layer EN I will create every english textfield and so on.
I'm just not sure how to handle the different size/length of the different languages within the same document, to don't destroy formatting.
For example width of tablecolums: FR (language) wording is longer than EN wording.
For one language I need one extra line at the end of one passage..
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Merge layers with their filters?!
Hey Good day,
Is there any method in Flash cs6, we could merge layers with filters?!
I have assigned some filters (Drop Shadow / Glow/etc.) to several MovieClips in my flash design.
Now if I select the "Direct/Cpu" render mode, the speed will dramatically slow down.
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In Adobe Photoshop there is an option (Rasterize Layer Styles) to merge layers with all styles.
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Thanks a lotyou can use a bitmapdata object to create a bitmap of your untransformed movieclip (using the draw method) and use applyfilter method to apply a filter to your bitmapdata object.
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It has nothing to do with have more than one device using that account.
After you purchase it once, you redownload it on other devices by the following, not like purchasing a new app.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If you really got charged twice for purchases the same app twice with the same account contact iTunes again by:
Apple - Support - iTunes - Contact Us
Make sure that they are really the same app first. -
I started with one itunes account for my iphone and ipad, and now have a second ipad linked to the same itunes. Can I set up a new itunes account for one ipad without losing what has already been downloaded on it? I want to stop my husbands downloads appearing on my ipad, and vice versa.
A much simpler solution would be to go into Settings > Store and turn off Automatic Downloads
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Excellent suggestion! I regularly post in those forums too, so I thought I might offer help here, but http://forums.adobe.com/community/dreamweaver?view=discussions would be the best place for a Dreamweaver question.
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How to export 2 different report with a link at the same time
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Thank you very much.
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It will generate 3 script files. Now run them from SQL>
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Transferring photos from your computer has nothing to do with your iTunes account/Apple ID.
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When transferring photos from your computer, what is named the iPod Photo Cache is created on your computer for the photos that are transferred and why you see new photos being transferres are optimized before the actual transfer process. The iPod Photo Cache for these photos on the computer the photos were transferred from is not available on your new computer.
Since all photos on your iPad that were transferred from the old or different computer should remain on that computer, transfer the photos from that computer to your new computer. These photos on your iPad will be erased with the first sync but will be re-transferred along with a new iPod Photo Cache for these photos being created on your new computer. -
UIButton with the same style of default UIAlertView button
Is there a way to get the same style of standard UIAlertView buttons.
I've tried to add an UIThreePartButton (the private class of buttons used in UIAlertView) but it does not work. The result still:
http://www.malcom-mac.com/image1.png
Thank youYou're going about it the wrong way.
A button component doesn't have a "click" property, it dispatches a "click" event.
So what you need to do is assign an event handler to the button click event, just like you did for the VideoDisplay instances.
What you can do is store a reference to the selected VideoDisplay (which is why I mention in your previous thread you don't need the id at all) and use that when a button is clicked.
private var selectedVideo:VideoDisplay = video1;
private function activateControls(event:MouseEvent):void {
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selectedVideo.play();
private function pauseClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
selectedVideo.pause();
etc..
<mx:Button id="play_button" height="40" label="PLAY" click="playClickHandler(event);>
<mx:Button id="pause_button" height="40" label="PAUSE" click="pauseClickHandler(event);" />
<mx:Button id="stop_button" height="40" label="STOP" click="stopClickHandler(event);" />
Alternativly, you could use the selectedVideo in mxml, but that's usually not a good idea.
<mx:Button id="play_button" height="40" label="PLAY" click="selectedVideo.play();>
For instance, in this case, you probably want to stop all other videos before playing the selected one, or some other stuff may need to be done. That can easily be done in the button click event handler.
As a sidenote, you should look into using a different container than Canvas, for easier auto-layout.
A VBox might be better suited for displaying the VideoDisplay instances. No need for all the x, y positioning. Same goes for the Buttons, use an HBox container there.
Control the gaps and padding with verticalGap, horizontalGap, paddingLeft, paddingRight, paddingTop, paddingBottom of the containers, all of which can be set through CSS. -
In webdev it is not unsual that design involves multiple variations like "pages" where mostly header and footer stays the same while its "content" (the page itself) changes. And then simulate a navigation by means of hiding and unhiding each respective "page" folder. Where also the site's menu tranforms as "navigation" evolves.
It is a bit frustrating in order to achieve this to have to create a lot of duplicated menu folders and place'em under every "page" just to represent this selected links. And then if you have to redesign that menu, you have it spreaded throught several folder locations.
I think being able to hide/unhide linked layers at a glance of a click would be nice to have and would allow you a more strealined work while redesigning linked portions.
Any toughts on this or workarounds? Glad to hear.Are you familiar with Layer Comps?
And then if you have to redesign that menu, you have it spreaded throught several folder locations.
Please try using Smart Objects. -
Problem:
In Extract ( Extract for PSD ) a user is unable to access assets or information from smart objects or linked layers.
Usage:
Smart Objects/Linked Layers are useful for templated web workflows
@Sectioning content allows for a holistic view with access to granular information
Possible Solution(s):
Could we create a link between to cloud files.
Could a smart object or linked layer be expanded on upload
Could we create a drop menu like the layer comps that includes related filesHello Martin,
Our current support in Extract for Smart Objects includes showing them in the file, and using them on the backend when you request your layer(s) to be scaled while exporting (i.e., when scaling up, the highest quality image is used). We also display the colors, fonts and gradients from the included Smart Objects in the Extract Styles panel.
We have considered providing a way to open Smart Objects from within Extract, and could use some feedback from you on how this user experience would work best for you. Would you prefer option a) or b) below, and why?
a) When opening a Smart Object, it opens in the current browser window, replacing your current view of the PSD.
b) When opening a Smart Object, it opens in a new browser window, which receives focus (is the frontmost browser tab/window).
Also, if you tried to open a Linked Smart Object when the linked file is not available, what would you expect to happen?
Would you describe in more detail what you mean by: "Could a smart object or linked layer be expanded on upload?" and how you'd use this feature?
Regards,
brucebowman
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