P: Some actions give warning on flattened images

I read the bug report, but I didn't have your case number, so I hadn't read it yet.

The bug report says that these actions (Fluorescent Chalk and Neon Edges) are working as designed. They include steps to maintain a non-destructive workflow, hiding the target layer so that it doesn't get flattened with the Merge Visible command at the end. There are currently no plans to change the way the action works.

Reading your case, you mention that these actions did not give this warning message back in CS2, but above you mention CS4. I have looked at versions CS3, 4, 5, and 6. In each version the action contains the same steps and exhibits the same behavior when applied to a flattened/background only image.

Looking at the forum post you give, it has nothing to do with either this bug number or this case number.

So I am going to assume that you think I am ignorant of the issue because I was only working from the bug number you supplied. But it seems like the forum post is what you are really wanting to talk about. I can assure you that the works "Adjustment Panel" are not mentioned once in either 2737069 or in 181675168. I'm going to go over you forum post in detail, see if I can reproduce the behavior, and then log a bug (or find if there already is a bug report on this and update with the correct bug number).

Brett N Let me try to help. If you plan on replying to threads pleas try to understand the problem before replying. In the past. Adobe kept databases that the public can not see one where request and bugs reports were received. When a bug was confirmed to be a bug by Adobe, Adobe would close out the thread threads started by users and Log the bug into their Bug database. In Adobe old bug report system which has been not changed to this forum look for Case # 181675168, You will see Adobe assigned it Bug # 2737069 if you look in the Case # 181675168, thread you will see the Adobe suggested the it would fix the problem by adding a new Action Recording setting in Make Adjustment layer. I pointed out that would be the wrong thing to do for the would break all old action the recorded adding adjustment layers applied to all layer. That there was nothing wrong as to how the action were recorded the problem is only in the player. Recording Adding Adjustment Layers clipped or not clipped is not a new feature its been around for as long as I can remember and playing these actions always worked correctly up to CS4 when the Adjustment Panel was added. There is no reason to add a new recording "Without Clipping Mask" and a very good reason not to to remain compatible all actions currently recorded. It now looks like Adobe is h ell bent on breaking old actions.
Please look at Case # 181675168 and Photoshop General Discussion forum
http://forums.adobe.com/message/43956...

If you plan on doing this action, which was designed to work on multiple layer documents, on flattened images, delete the "Hidden current layer" step from the action. This step is there to protect your original layer that you are applying the action to, making the action more "non-destructive".