welcome everybody
I want to select and activate the group layer by name
I tried this code but it didn't work
It only works on layers, but not on groups
What is the code responsible for identifying the group by name and activating it?
I have tried these lines
var aDoc = app.activeDocument;
aDoc.activeLayer = aDoc.layers.getByName("Hameed")
var set=aDoc.activeLayer
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welcome everybody
I want to select and activate the group layer by nameI tried this code but it didn't work
It only works on layers, but not on groupsWhat is the code responsible for identifying the group by name and activating it?
I have tried these lines
var aDoc = app.activeDocument; aDoc.activeLayer = aDoc.layers.getByName("Hameed") var set=aDoc.activeLayerBy @Mohamed Hameed
Try replacing layers with layerSets:
aDoc.activeLayer = aDoc.layerSets.getByName("Hameed")
var aDoc = app.activeDocument;
var set = aDoc.layerSets.getByName("Hameed");
aDoc.activeLayer = set;So, something like this:
reselect_active_layer();
var aDoc = app.activeDocument;
var set = aDoc.layerSets.getByName("Hameed");
aDoc.activeLayer = set;
function reselect_active_layer()
{
var r = new ActionReference();
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("layerID"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
var id = executeActionGet(r).getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("layerID"))Another option, this selects all layers (except a locked Background image layer), then deselects a single named layer from the selected layers:
// =======================================================
var idselectAllLayers = stringIDToTypeID( "selectAllLayers" );
var desc364 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = stringIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref141 = new ActionReference();
var idlayer = stringIDToTypeID( "layer" );
var idordinal = stringIDToTypeID( "ordinalI was thinking something like this:
// Select All Layers
app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('selectAllLayers'));
// Layer Names to Exclude from Selection
deselectLayer("Test");
deselectLayer("Test 2");
function deselectLayer(layerName) {
var s2t = function (s) {
return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
};
var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
var list = new ActionList();
var reference = new ActionReference();
reference.putName( s2t( "layer" ), layerName );
descriptor.putReference( s2t( "nullThe following isn't pretty, it was just the first method that I explored. There may be a more refined method.
/*
Merge Selected Layers.jsx
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/activate-the-group-layer-by-name/m-p/14006739
Stephen Marsh, 15th August 2023 - v1.0
*/
#target photoshop
var theDoc = app.activeDocument;
theDoc.suspendHistory("Merge Selected Layers", "main()");
function main() {
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var sourceDoc = app.activeDocumentYour descriptions are really hard for me to comprehend.
Screenshots that illustrate what you actually want to achieve might be helpful.
The following Script would select all Layers except the top level Group of a certain name and the Layers within that Group (see screenshots).
I am not sure if this is what you want to achieve, though.
// select all layers except the group of a certain name and the ones in that group;
// 2023, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var th
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welcome everybody
I want to select and activate the group layer by nameI tried this code but it didn't work
It only works on layers, but not on groupsWhat is the code responsible for identifying the group by name and activating it?
I have tried these lines
var aDoc = app.activeDocument; aDoc.activeLayer = aDoc.layers.getByName("Hameed") var set=aDoc.activeLayerBy @Mohamed Hameed
Try replacing layers with layerSets:
aDoc.activeLayer = aDoc.layerSets.getByName("Hameed")
I just want help with defining all layers except for a layer specified by name or a group and layers specified by names
By @Mohamed Hameed
I don't understand what you mean by "defining"?
Please illustrate with before/after screenshots of the layers panel.
@Stephen Marsh
Sorry
I mean to select all layers except for specific layers based on name
I tried the script
( Invert Selected Layers )
And I found the code like this
It does nothing but invert the selection and keep the layer
((Background ))
So you would type into a prompt or something like:
Layer 7, Group 1
Then all other layers would be selected except for Layer 7 and Group 1?
If you can help how can I do this
I found this code and it is for selecting all layers
I just want to add a line where only selected layers are excluded
Is this possible??
selectAllLayers();
function selectAllLayers() {
// Select all layers (doesn't include Background)
try {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID('selectAllLayers'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
} catch(e) {}
// Add Background Layer to the selection (if possible)
try {
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
var bgID = activeDocument.backgroundLayer.id;
var ref = new ActionReference();
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), bgID);
desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref);
desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifier'), stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifierType'), stringIDToTypeID('addToSelection') );
desc.putBoolean(charIDToTypeID('MkVs'), false);
executeAction(charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO);
} catch(e) {}
}Very great sir, thank you for your concern and assistance
But I am facing a slight problem
Those selected layers are within the group and I want to exclude them from the merge, and the other layer is also excluded
I used the (
// Select All Layers) code
It works fine but only selects the group layer without its dependent layers
How can I exclude the layers of the specified group
This image shows the problem
I used the code to select all layers and exclude the group and the selected layer, but I discovered that the layers inside the group were not excluded from the selection
This is the code that I am using
// Select All Layers
app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('selectAllLayers'));
// Layer Names to Exclude from Selection
deselectLayer("Hameed");
deselectLayer("Final");
function deselectLayer(layerName) {
var s2t = function (s) {
return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
};
var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
var list = new ActionList();
var reference = new ActionReference();
reference.putName( s2t( "layer" ), layerName );
descriptor.putReference( s2t( "null" ), reference );
descriptor.putEnumerated( s2t( "selectionModifier" ), s2t( "selectionModifierType" ), s2t( "removeFromSelection" ));
descriptor.putBoolean( s2t( "makeVisible" ), false );
descriptor.putList( s2t( "layerID" ), list );
executeAction( s2t( "select" ), descriptor, DialogModes.NO );
}
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