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skilled_thinking15A8
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skilled_thinking15A8
Adobe Employee
January 17, 2014
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P: Linked Smart Objects enhancement

  • January 17, 2014
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First of all, the new Linked Smart Objects feature in Photoshop CC (14.2) is just so cool 🙂

Here my suggestions to enhance Smart Objects:
• Add Import Options to choose which Layer(s) or Layer Comp you want to show in this "instance".
• This instance need to be like a placed PSD inside InDesign, I mean independent to other instances of the same placed PSD.
• Right+Click on the SO layer to edit the options after the importation.
• Regarding Illustrator SO, add the option to select one specific Artboard like in InDesign.

Here a video to explain the details of my request:
https://vimeo.com/84398033 (PW: request)

That could be, for me, a game changer for Graphic Design or Webdesign.

What do you think about that idea?

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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    January 31, 2014
    This was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the update to linked smart objects. Hope this feature will come soon, it would take it to the next level.
    skilled_thinking15A8
    Adobe Employee
    skilled_thinking15A8Author
    Adobe Employee
    January 17, 2014
    That was effectively one of the use case I had in mind, yes 😉
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    KipH
    Participant
    January 17, 2014
    YES PLEASE!

    I'm an interface designer, and I make dozens of Layer Comps for use in image-based prototypes (I use InvisionApp.com). For things like active and hover states, being able to choose which layer comp is active in the linked object would be incredible.

    My PSD that includes the Linked Smart Object should be able to use its own Layer Comps to specify which Layer Comp is active in the linked object. This would be similar to how the Layer Comp can currently specify Visibility, Position, and Layer Style.

    For example, pretend I'm making a traditional tab-based menu.

    Some example Layer Comps in my main PSD would be:

    - Menu-Tab-1-Active
    - Menu-Tab-1-Hover

    And the Layer Comps within my Linked Smart Object (which contains just the menu itself) would be:

    - Tab-1-Active
    - Tab-1-Hover
    - Tab-1-Disabled
    - Tab-2-Active
    - Tab-2-Hover
    etc.

    So, the "Menu-Tab-1-Active" Layer Comp (which is in my main PSD file) specifies that it wants the Linked Smart Object's active Layer Comp to be "Tab-1-Active".

    Hopefully that makes sense 🙂
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