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a) I want to copy an object in order to copy the layer.
By @Doc Maik
Again - if you want to copy layer's definition - you can copy any object located on any page - that is located on this layer - so for this, you can create, new, temporary object.
If you don't mind copying all layers - it would probably work if you drag&drop any page - but if you need only specific layers - then only scripting.
Again - if you want to copy layer's definition - you can copy any object located on any page - that is located on this layer - so for this, you can create, new, temporary object.
By @Robert at ID-Tasker
Yes, but only this way. If you have 20 layers, you would have to create, assign, copy, change assignment, copy and that 19 times. Who would do that? In the target you would then have the 20 layers, but also 20 temporary objects.
What I didn't know until a few minutes ago, though working with ID for over 10 years now: the objects in a layer are shown page specific
Right, that’s the difference between ID and PS, and probably the reason you won’t see a drag and drop feature.
If you have 20 layers, you would have to create, assign, copy, change assignment, copy and that 19 times.
Given that it’s unlikely to be added as a feature, scripting is the only option to do it in one move. This would loop through the source document’s layers and replicate them as empty layers in the document behind if the layer’s visibility is turned on:
var bd = app.documents[1]
var lyr = app.activeDocument.layers.everyItem().getElements();
var lc;
for (var i = lyr.length-1; i > -1; i--){
if (lyr[i].visible) {
lc = makeLayer(bd, lyr[i].name);
lc.layerColor = lyr[i].layerColor
}
};
function makeLayer(d, n){
if (d.layers.itemByName(n).isValid) {
return d.layers.itemByName(n);
} else {
return d.layers.add({name:n});
}
}
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