P: Straighten Layer: Small problem with script error messages

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

This is a small bug I've noticed.
When I have selected a layer with turned off visibility and I use the ruler straighten command, a message appears saying:
Error 8800: General Photoshop Error occurred. This functionality may not be available in this version of Photoshop. The command "Transform" is not currently available.
Line: 217
-> layerRef.rotate( angle *180.0/Math.PI);

It should be swapped with a different message saying that you can't rotate a turned off layer.

[BrightShade]

Also happening here; occurs with Photoshop CC 2014, Photoshop CC, and Photoshop CS6

[J453]

Thanks. I don't think this is new to CC. Looks like this goes back to CS6 at least. We'll look into it.

[BrightShade]

Thanks for the quick response!

More details: the error happened when trying to straighten a scanned image of a form.

More feedback: the error message is stunningly uninformative and provides the user with the barest minimum of detail to figure out the cause or solution.

My solution: I discovered that the image was a Bitmap and the background layer was locked. When I converted it to Grayscale, the image straightened without the error.

Even more feedback: Since all the Photoshop versions mentioned won't do much with a locked Bitmap image, why not provide your customers with more informative error messages, even "Hey, dummy, Photoshop can't straighten a bitmap image." All jesting aside, offering to convert the image before straightening would be a more user-friendly approach.

[J453]

Correct. The solution is the disable the straighten button if the context doesn't allow it or provide a better user facing error.

[Phil53]

Impossible to use the "Straighten the layer" !
I subscribed for a month, and I have the same problem, I'd like Adobe corrects the error. Thank's

[J453]

This should be fixed in the Photoshop CC (2015) update.

[Mincho_Krastev]

It is NOT fixed in PS CC 2015.

I still have the same problem when I try to run scripts that worked perfectly in PS CC 2014.