Create new doc from selection using script.

[karpiyon]

Hi,

I created a script which generate predefined section of an image, each section on a separate layer.
Now I need to cycle those layers, select each and copy to a new image.

I searched this forum and others and the related methods i found, do not work, probably the code does not fir any longer.

My question:

Once I have a selection, how do I copy the selection to a new document with the same settings as the current doc?

Thanks,

Dan

[pixxxelschubser]

The selection itself –

or the contents of the selection?

[karpiyon]

say i have 3 layers: split_1 split_2 & ims2split.

split_1&2 are above img2split and they are a rectangle shape layer.

I select, e.g. split_1 shape using:

function selectSplitByLayerName(lName){
    var x0;
    var x1;
    var y0;
    var y1;
    //select lName layer
    //app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName(lName);
    app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.artLayers.getByName(lName);
    var layer = app.activeDocument.activeLayer; 
    // Calculate length and width based on the rectangular bounds of the selected layer
    x0 = layer.bounds[0].value;
    y0 = layer.bounds[1].value;
    x1 = layer.bounds[2].value;
    y1 = layer.bounds[3].value;
    var shapeRef = [ [x0,y0], [x0,y1], [x1,y1], [x1,y0] ];
    var sel=app.activeDocument.selection.select(shapeRef); 
    return sel;   
}

once i have the selection i make img2split active.

And now i want to copy only the selected content of img2split content, same as CTRL+J

[JJMack]

Ctrl+j is like  copy a layer selection to the Clipboard then Paste it into the dociment. Ctrl+C Ctrl+V you could also do a Copy Merge Paste.  Shift+Ctrl+C Ctrl+V. You can do the same in a script copy from one document and  paste into a second document.  If yoy want in in a new document  create a new document Clipboard size before the paste.

[Chuck Uebele]

I would use scriptListener to generate some action manager code:

Once you make you selection you can copy it, the use AM code to open a new document that is sized to the clipboard contents. Then past into the new document.

You could also use ctrl-J to create a new layer then record using alt-click to turn all the other layers' visibility off, then create a copy of the document and use, merge visible.

[karpiyon]

Thank you all,

i guess there is no strait command for it.

so i think i will duplicate the entire doc and delete the redundant layers and then crop to the selection size.

I tried using the below but the crop is not working.

what should i set it to work properly to fir the cropped image to the selection?

        var splitSize = getSelectionSize(sel)
        app.activeDocument.crop(x0,y0,width,height]);

where the parameters come from here:

function getSelectionSize(sel){
    var size = new Object();
    var x0;
    var x1;
    var y0;
    var y1;
    x0 = sel.bounds[0].value;
    y0 = sel.bounds[1].value;
    x1 = sel.bounds[2].value;
    y1 = sel.bounds[3].value;
    size.x0 = x0;
    size.y0 = y0;
    size.x1 = x1;
    size.y1 = y1;
       size.width = x1-x0;
    size.height = y1-y0;
    return size;   
}

[karpiyon · Accepted solution]

I got it thanks to this: Photoshop Script Crop Resizes Image, Does Not Crop

and I used this:

        var bounds = [splitSize.x0,splitSize.y0,splitSize.x1,splitSize.y1];
        app.activeDocument.crop(bounds);