Opening a file in PS from Bridge

It seems like the default behavior when you "Place" a file (e.g. a TIFF) in PS from the Bridge application, it opens as a "Smart Object". Is there some way to just open it from Bridge without making it a Smart Object?

Just double click the file and don't place anything.

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Natdale wrote:
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#target bridge
function getScript ( ) {
var scp = "remoteScript = " + remoteScript + "\n";
scp += "remoteScript();";
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continueOp = function( msg ) {
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AppLauncher.pause = false;
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if ( !BridgeTalk.isRunning( target ) ) {
var launcher = new AppLauncher.Launcher( target, callback, context );
AppLauncher.array.push( launcher );
if ( !AppLauncher.running ) {
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AppLauncher.processId = app.scheduleTask( "AppLauncher._$launch();", AppLauncher.launchCycle, true );
} else {
if ( context ) {
callback.call( context, true, target );
} else {
callback( true, target );
AppLauncher._$launch = function() {
// $.writeln( "launching" );
if ( !AppLauncher.pause ) {
for ( var i = 0; i < AppLauncher.array.length; i++ ) {
AppLauncher.array[ i ].launch();
if ( AppLauncher.array.length == 0 ) {
if ( AppLauncher.processId != null ) {
app.cancelTask( AppLauncher.processId );
AppLauncher.running = false;
AppLauncher.pause = false;
AppLauncher.Launcher = function( target, callback, context ) {
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this.target = target;
this.callback = callback;
this.context = context;
this.calledback = false;
this.launched = false;
this.t1 = new Date();
AppLauncher.Launcher.prototype.timedOut = function() {
return ( ( new Date() - this.t1 ) > AppLauncher.launchTimeout );
AppLauncher.Launcher.prototype.resultHandler = function() {
if ( this.context ) {
this.callback.call( this.context, true, this.target );
} else {
this.callback( true, this.target );
AppLauncher.Launcher.prototype.kill = function() {
AppLauncher.pause = true;
var array = new Array();
for ( var i = 0; i < AppLauncher.array.length; i++ ) {
if ( AppLauncher.array[ i ].id != this.id ) {
array.push( AppLauncher.array[ i ] );
AppLauncher.array = array;
AppLauncher.pause = false;
AppLauncher.Launcher.prototype.launch = function() {
if ( this.timedOut() ) {
this.kill();
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if ( !this.launched ) {
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this.launched = true;
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this.calledback = true;
if ( this.context ) {
this.callback.call( this.context, true, this.target );
} else {
this.callback( true, this.target );
this.kill();
The usage is:
AppLauncher.launch( target, onLaunchedHandler, context );
target is the target app
onLaunchedHandler is a callback to execute when the app has been lauched.
context - is a context object - used ONLY if your onLaunchedHandler is a method of an instance of an object. IF THAT IS THE CASE - include the object as the context. If it is NOT the case, leave as undefined.
onLaunchedHandler = function( success, target ) {
success - boolean -true if app launched and responded
target - target app that launched.
Example:
var ns = {};
ns.continue = function( success, target ) {
// make and execute script
AppLauncher.launch( "photoshop", ns.continue );
fred = fuction( target, script ) {
this.target = target;
this.script = script;
fred.prototype.continue = function( success, target ) {
// make and execute script
var bt = new BridgeTalk();
bt.target = this.target;
bt.body = this.message;
bt.send();
fred.prototype.send = function() {
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f.send();
This on will not freeze bridge while waiting for launch.
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