Bug: Mask command does not work fully as a shortcut

[clevermill.com]

Currently, when you right-click a layer to make it a mask, it will turn the layer to a mask and make the layer below a child of that mask.

I made a command for making a layer a mask.

Then I made a shortcut for that command.

When I execute the shortcut, it makes the layer a mask, but it does NOT make the layer below a child of that mask.

[kglad]

what did you use to "I made a command for making a layer a mask."

[clevermill.com]

Kglad, here's what I did:

1. Make a layer a mask.

2. Open your History window.

3. Select the action you just did.

4. Right-click it, "Save as Command"

4b. You'll see it now in the Command window.

5. Open Keyboard Shortcuts, and assign it a shortcut.

[kglad]

to fix your command, replace that jsfl with:

var selectedLayer = fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().getSelectedLayers();

fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[selectedLayer].layerType = "mask";

selectedLayer++;

fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[selectedLayer].layerType = "masked";

to report the bug, Feature Request/Bug Report Form

[clevermill.com · Accepted solution]

Commands are saved as .jsfl files.  Replace that .jsfl code with this:

var selectedLayer = fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().getSelectedLayers();

fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().setLayerProperty('layerType', 'mask');

fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().setSelectedLayers(++selectedLayer);

fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().setLayerProperty('layerType', 'masked');

You can find the .jsfl file and other commands at:

User/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Animate CC 2019/en_US/Configuration/Commands/”

Please follow below steps to save the command and assign a keyboard shortcut to it:

1. Paste your jsfl file to User preferences commands folder :

e.g. On MacOs: “ ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Animate CC 2019/en_US/Configuration/Commands/”

2. Now in Animate CC, saved jsfl will come under Commands menu.  Whatever you named the file will be the name of the command in the Commands menu.
3. Go to Animate CC  menu >> keyboard shortcut  >> Search for saved command >> Assign Keyboard Shortcut to it. (For win >> Edit menu  >>Keyboard shortcut)

Credit is given to Arvind Singh Tanwar from Adobe.com for this answer.

(I did not test Kglad's code, but it probably works too.  Thank you, Kglad.)

[kglad]

the code's the same, and you're welcome.