Z-index/depth to layers

I am recently working on a website with drop down menus. When I add another layer to the page, the drop down menus are below the new layer therefore hiding them to the user. I tried using the z-index numbers but they don't seem to be working. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tara

Tara, it's not possible to help without seeing your code. I can, however,
GUESS what might be happening. I'm thinking that the submenus (with their
z-index) are contained within a parent menu container (with its z-index).
When you have a nested situation like this, the descendent z-idices are all
only effective within the context of the parent z-index. In other words, if
the parent's z-index is 1, then a submenu with a z-index of 5000 will be
higher than any other submenu with a z-index less than 5000, but will still
only be considered to have a z-index of 1 vis-a-vis the page itself. Thus,
adjusting the submenu z-index values will only affect the behavior inside
the parent. To move the menu 'closer to the top', you'd have to adjust the
parent's z-index.
Make sense? It's completely hypothetical, though.
Murray

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FS1 Blocks (0-25) .....................               0
FS2 Blocks (25-50) .....................               6
FS3 Blocks (50-75) .....................               0
FS4 Blocks (75-100).....................               0
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http://www.filedropper.com/0388701die <-sample file.

I recently updated this to delete all but one artboard and make the remaining artboard the same size as the object with the largest area.
// script.name = prepDieFile.js;
// script.description = removes unnecessary layers, vectors, and text. Leaves cross-mark line unpainted. Colors all remaining text and strokes black;
// script.requirements = an opened document;
// script.parent = elDudereno // 10/10/13;
// script.elegant = false;
#target Illustrator
var idoc = app.activeDocument;
var pi = idoc.pathItems;
var tf = idoc.textFrames;
var deletedLayers = 0;
var deletedPaths = 0;
var spotStroke = 0;
var deletedText = 0;
var blackedText = 0;
var deletedBoards = 0;
var boardCount = idoc.artboards.length;
//loop through all artboards deleting all but the first.
for (var i = boardCount - 1; i >= 1; i--) {
var thisBoard = idoc.artboards[i];
thisBoard.remove();
deletedBoards++;
var layerCount = idoc.layers.length;
//loop through all layers deleting hidden layers. Loop from the back, to preserve index of remaining layers when we remove one.
for (var i = layerCount - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
var thisLayer = idoc.layers[i];
if (thisLayer.visible == false || thisLayer.locked == true) {
thisLayer.visible = true;
thisLayer.locked = false;
thisLayer.remove();
deletedLayers++;
unlockPaths();
//locate largest path item (bounding box) set artboard to that size and remove path.
var theBiggest = pi[0];
for (i=1; i<pi.length; i++) {
if (Math.abs(pi[i].area) > Math.abs(theBiggest.area)) {
theBiggest = pi[i];
idoc.artboards[0].artboardRect=theBiggest.geometricBounds;
theBiggest.remove();
deletedLayers++;
//locate second largest path (cross-mark size) remove stroke and lock
var secondBiggest = pi[0];
for (j=1; j<pi.length; j++) {
if (Math.abs(pi[j].area) > Math.abs(secondBiggest.area)) {
secondBiggest = pi[j];
secondBiggest.strokeColor = NoColor;
secondBiggest.fillColor = NoColor;
secondBiggest.locked = true;
// loop through path items delete if hidden, registration, or un-stroked. Change all non-registration spot colors to 100% GrayColor.
for (var j=pi.length -1; j >= 0; j--) {
var ipath = pi[j];
if (ipath.hidden==true) {
ipath.remove();
deletedPaths++;
if (ipath.locked==false) {
var strokeColor = ipath.strokeColor;
if (strokeColor.typename == "NoColor"){
ipath.remove();
deletedPaths++;
else if (strokeColor.typename == "SpotColor"){
if (strokeColor.spot.name == "[Registration]"){
ipath.remove();
deletedPaths++;
} else {
ipath.strokeColor = GrayColor;
ipath.strokeColor.gray = 100.0;
spotStroke++;
unlockPaths();
// delete text frames with first letter set to registration. Turn all other text to black.
for (t=tf.length -1; t>=0; t--) {
var iTxtFrm = tf[t];
var firstLtr = iTxtFrm.characters[0];
if (firstLtr.characterAttributes.fillColor.spot.name == "[Registration]"){
iTxtFrm.remove();
deletedText++;
else {
var chars = iTxtFrm.characters;
for (var c=0; c<chars.length; c++) {
var ltr = chars[c];
ltr.characterAttributes.fillColor = GrayColor;
ltr.characterAttributes.fillColor.gray = 100.0;
blackedText++;
redraw();
alert(deletedBoards + " art board(s), " + deletedLayers + " hidden or locked layer(s), " + deletedPaths + " path(s) & " + deletedText + " text frames, were deleted. " + blackedText + " letters, & " + spotStroke + " stroke(s) were converted to 100% K.");
//unlock all path items
function unlockPaths(){
for (var k=0; k<pi.length; k++){
var lpath = pi[k];
if (lpath.locked == true){
lpath.locked = false;
Credit to @Tom_Friedman for post 13 in this thread Re: Resize Artboard

Security Dialog Box appears in Javascripts

hi all.
I ve some problem with my javascript which is used to present menus at the homepage. I have a dropdown menu also, wherein, whenever I rollover t mouse on dropdown menus, a security dialog box appears(this page works on https), and it doesnot appear until u refresh the page again.
I have 2 menu scripts. In menu1.js, I call a fn which is in menu_main.js
The call in menu1.js, goes like this
startSubmenu("menu_pre_b7","menu_pre_menu",83);submenuItem("Help",loc+"pre_help.htm","_self","menu_pre_plain");submenuItem("Search",loc+"GetPage1Action.do?command=getPage1","_self","menu_pre_plain");submenuItem("DJVU Plugin",loc+"pre_lizardtech_djvu.htm","_self","menu_pre_plain");endSubmenu("menu_pre_b7"); and the menu_main.js has the function for startSubMenu as
function startSubmenu(name,style,sw){var depth=name.split("_").length+1000;if(NS4)return;if(sw>0)menuw=sw;d.write("<div id=\""+name+"\" style=\"z-index:999;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-width:"+bd+"px 0px "+bd+"px 0px;background-color:#ffffff;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;visibility:hidden;z-index:"+depth+";width:"+(menuw+(NS7?bd*2:0))+"px\">");}I hope the problem is with the startSubMenu function. Can someone help me on this?

Unfortunately this forum is for the Java programming language, not for the ECMAScript compliant Javascript.
Sincerely,
Jussi

How does " bringToFront()" work?

I have a movie clip in a game I am making, that replaces the
mouse. I need it to be infront of everything else on the stage, and
some things are attached from the library (so I can't controll
their depth with layers anymore). I thought I had worked it out
when I found the bringToFront(); function, but I don't think I am
using it properly, because it doesn't turn blue like I thought it
should, and it doesn't effect the depth of the movieclip. This is
what i wrote:
var d = my_mc.bringToFront();
I would be greatful for any help. Thanks.
P

You need to be carfeul using getNextHighestDepth() as it can
result in movieclips that don't allow you to remove them (if the
value from that function is ridiculously high - which it often is).
I had this problem and was scratching my head for ages trying to
work out what was going on!
You also need to remember that each clip has to have it's own
depth (that may explain why your cursor disappeared after a short
while if you were still creating movie clips and they hit the same
depth?)
I tend to keep my depths in chunks ... so I reserve them in
groups ... for example, if I was writing a game I might put the
aliens on depths from 1000 to 2000, the player ship on layer 3000,
bullets on 4000 to 5000 .... etc. That way I know what should be
sitting above what and I don't have to keep swapping depths all the
time. Depending on your application this may or may not be
practical.

Fill Array with all possible combinations of 0/1

Hi,
i'm looking for a fast way to fill an array, respectively an int[8], with all possible combinations of 0 and 1 (or -1 and 1, shouldn't make a difference).
I kind of know how to do it using multiple loops but I assume there is a more elegant or at leaster "better" practice.
Thanks,
nikolaus
        static int cnt = 0;
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          int[] element = new int[]{1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1};
          Integer[] x = new Integer[2];
          x[0] = 1;
          x[1] = -1;
          for(int i7:x){
               element[7] = i7;
               for(int i6:x){
                    element[6] = i6;
                    for(int i5:x){
                         element[5] = i5;
                         for(int i4:x){
                              element[4] = i4;
                              for(int i3:x){
                                   element[3] = i3;
                                   for(int i2:x){
                                        element[2] = i2;
                                        for(int i1:x){
                                             element[1] = i1;
                                             for(int i0:x){
                                                  element[0] = i0;
                                                  cnt++;
          }Edited by: NikolausO on Oct 30, 2008 4:21 AM
Edited by: NikolausO on Oct 30, 2008 4:22 AM

pm_kirkham wrote:
No I replied to message number 5. as the ' (In reply to #5 )' above my post indicates, which was in reply to (a reply) to Sabre150's post which wasn't using enhanced loops, nor has any obvious place where you could use that approach to fill the array.
Though you could pass in an array of the values to fill the array with, and loop over those, instead of using 0 or 1, at which point Sabre's approach becomes the same as your OP, but without the manual unrolling:
import java.util.Arrays;
public class NaryCombinations {
public interface CombinationHandler {
void apply (int[] combination) ;
public static void main(String[] args) {
calculateCombinations(new int[]{-1, 0, 1}, 4, new CombinationHandler () {
public void apply (int[] combination) {
System.out.println(Arrays.toString(combination));
public static void calculateCombinations (int[] values, int depth, CombinationHandler handler) {
recursivelyCalculateCombinations(values, 0, depth, handler, new int[depth]);
private static void recursivelyCalculateCombinations (int[] values, int index, int depth,
CombinationHandler handler, int[] combination) {
if (index == depth) {
handler.apply(combination);
} else {
for (int value : values) {
combination[index] = value;
recursivelyCalculateCombinations(values, index + 1, depth, handler, combination);
Which looks to use the same basic approach to the generalization I created shortly after posting the original.
public class Scratch1
     * A 'callback' to be invoked with every combination
     * of the result.
    public interface Callback
         * Invoked for each combination.
         * <br>
         * Each call is passed an new instance of the array.
         * @param array the array containing a combination.
        void processArray(int[] array);
    public Scratch1(final int[] array, final Callback callback, final int... values)
        if (callback == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The 'callback' cannot be 'null'");
        if (array.length < 1)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The array length must be >= 1");
        if ((values == null) || (values.length < 1))
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The 'values' must have be at least of length 2");
        callback_ = callback;
        values_ = values.clone();
        array_ = array;
    public Scratch1(final int order, final Callback callback, final int... values)
        this(new int[order], callback, values);
     * Generates every possible value and invokes the callback for each one.
    public void process()
        process(0);
     * Internal method with no logical external use.
    private void process(int n)
        if (n == array_.length)
            callback_.processArray(array_.clone());
        else
            for (int v : values_)
                array_[n] = v;
                process(n + 1);
    private final Callback callback_;
    private final int[] values_;
    private final int[] array_;
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
        final Callback callback = new Callback()
            public void processArray(int[] array)
                System.out.println(java.util.Arrays.toString(array));
        new Scratch1(6, callback, 2, 1, 0).process();

How do I get the Photoshop layer tags in JavaScript?

I asked this question at graphic design stack exchange but they pointed me here:
http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/35374/how-do-i-get-the-photoshop-layer-ta gs-in-javascript?noredirect=1#comment48962_35374
I want to do actions based on the tagged layer color (these thing 1) in Photoshop. I can't find a property inside the JavaScript documentation or the ExtendScript Toolkit that might contain the value.
I'd prefer not to abuse the name for that, the layer tags look like a very clean solution to my problem. If only I could fetch them.
Any Ideas?
Kind Regards,
Mii

Hi, these functions will select all your layers with the specified color:
use the command: selectAllByColor("red");
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    var ref = new ActionReference();
    var toRet = [];
    try{activeDocument.backgroundLayer;var a=0 }catch(e){ var a = 1; };
    while(true){
      ref = new ActionReference();
      ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), a );
      try{var desc = executeActionGet(ref);}catch(err){break;}
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        cl = typeIDToStringID(cl);
        var ls = desc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerSection"));
        ls = typeIDToStringID(ls);
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            toRet.push(a);
      a++;
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    var layers = new Array();
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    for (var i = 0; i < idx.length; i++) {
          layers[i] = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
          ref.putIndex(layers[i], idx[i]);
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theSameClIDX = getIDXwithsameColor(TheColor);
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//...example::
// selectAllByColor("none");
//selectAllByColor("red");
// selectAllByColor("orange");
// selectAllByColor("yellowColor");
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// selectAllByColor("violet");
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CS4 Upgrade Questions

Hello,
My Dad currently has a version of CS3 witch he hardly uses. I'm wanting too upgrade that too CS4 but I have a few questions.
Firstly when I get the CS4 upgrade disk can I just put it straight into my Mac and install it, all Photoshop will ask of me is the serial number too CS3 too check I am eligible too upgrade correct? That's all the Adobe website is saying I will need. (The current CS3 we have is also a Mac version)
Also can I go on to then register CS4 too myself? Have it as my product with my contact details and email address etc? Or will I not get asked that during installation? Will it automatically register it too the owner of the CS3 serial(my dad?).
And would I be correct in thinking that CS3 serial could not be used again in the future too upgrade from but could still be installed on 2 machine's?
Many thanks for any help in advance.
Ben

You are entitled to one upgrade.
When I installed CS3, I was asked for my previous serial number, which is on the box or in the documentation of the older product.
Were I you, I'm not sure I'd upgrade to CS4 though. There are lots of reports of it having major issues with both Leopard and Snow Leopard. I am sticking with CS3 for now.
CS4 lets you paint directly on 3D models, wrap 2D images around 3D shapes, convert gradient maps to 3D objects, add depth to layers and text, get print-quality output with the new ray-tracing rendering engine, and enjoy exporting to supported common 3D formats; the new Adjustment and Mask Panels. It's a 64-bit application in Windows Vista and not OS X.
Adobe's Facebook page suggests that CS5 will come out this year and they're working to improve the application. I'd like to see a 64-bit Mac application that doesn't crash like CS4 is said to do on Snow Leopard.

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