Is there a script to change layer colors within the layers palette in illustrator CS5?

[DieselDiesel1234]

For example I would like to make my images layer Green and my copy layer Red in my layers palette.

[Muppet_Mark-phjQ9l]

The RGB selected highlight colors?

[DieselDiesel1234]

In the layers palette whne you create multiple layers each layer is assigned a color by default. I'm looking to change the color for each layer using script. See attched screen grab. I want to change the colors of the layers within the layers palette.

[Muppet_Mark-phjQ9l]

If you have a doc open then you can do this… It will look for a layer by name but you can change that to index or whatever…

#target illustrator
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var lay, layCol;
try {
          lay = doc.layers.getByName( 'Copy' );
          layCol = new RGBColor();
          layCol.red = 255;
          layCol.green = 0;
          layCol.blue = 255;
          lay.color = layCol
} catch (e) {};

[DieselDiesel1234]

Thanks much. Appreciate your help

[DieselDiesel1234]

Actually one more question. There is a drop down menu that contains pre loaded colors. These colors have specific names. Is there a way to change them to the colors within the drop down menu instead of assinging a generic RGB color?

Thanks

[Muppet_Mark-phjQ9l]

Im not sure but don't think so… Think they will all be 'other' no matter what the values… ID does have enumerators for it's UI colors but no such luck here…

[vleadv61686213]

Thanks much helpful. Pls let me know how to change its sub layers color too.

[o-marat]

A recursive call a function.

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Something like this:

//@target illustrator
(function recolLays(lays) {
  for (var i = 0; i < lays.length; i++) {
    if (lays.layers.length) recolLays(lays.layers);
    lays.color = _getRandRgb();
  }
  function _getRandRgb() {
    var rgbCol   = new RGBColor();
    rgbCol.red   = __randInt(0, 255);
    rgbCol.green = __randInt(0, 255);
    rgbCol.blue  = __randInt(0, 255);
    return rgbCol;
    function __randInt(min, max) {
      var rand = min + Math.random() * (max + 1 - min);
      rand     = Math.floor(rand);
      return rand;
    }
  }
}(activeDocument.layers));

[vleadv61686213]

But after breaking symbols am running this script but this doesn't works over there.

[o-marat]

Hmm, now I'm executed the script after breaking symbols – it works in CS5. What exactly isn't working?

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But this is only an example of recursion. And what exactly do you want, I do not know.

[vleadv61686213]

Yeah am working in CC 2017. The layer color was changed using this script buut its sublayers colors doesnt.

[o-marat]

Give me your .ai-files where this doesn't working. What your OS? Are you use my unmodified version of script from this post ​?

I'm tested it in cc 2017 - with multiple (and multiple and multiple...) sub-layers ... all layers and sublayers recolored by script. I'm don't know why you have a problem with.